1. NDPW’s Annual Report for 2002-2003
Presentation to the Public Works Parliamentary Portfolio Committee
by the Director-General, J Maseko

2. Presentation Outline Purpose Spending of Budget Programmes:
Capital and Maintenance
Community-Based Public Works Programme
Asset Management
Emerging Contractor Development Programme Women-in-Construction and progress
Construction Industry

3. Purpose
To share with the Committee progress made by the National Department of Public Works for the year 2002/2003

4. Budget Programme Spending
Programme 2: Provision of Land & Accommodation
% spending for second consecutive year
- Capital Works
- Planned Maintenance
Programme 3: National Public Works Programme
- Community-Based Public Works
Programme (CBPWP)
- 100% for third consecutive year

5. Community-Based Public Works Programme (CBPWP)
Deliverables:
R274 million spent on 638 community projects and jobs created
Facilitated capacity enhancement initiatives for 27 District Municipalities
Published a policy guide for implementation of CBPWP addressing the following:
- programme clustering to promote sustainability
and integrated approach to development
- asset ownership and maintenance by
communities
CBPWP an integral part of Integrated Sustainable Rural Development Programme (ISRDP) operated within the nodal framework of ISRDP

6. Capital Works & Maintenance
Deliverables
Conceptualised New Generation Prisons Initiative with DCS
Piloted RAMP for SAPS
Handed over 3 major Justice projects (courts):
- Blue Downs, Khayelitsha and Leeu-
Gamka in W Cape
Initiated 2 new court buildings:
- Randburg and Tembisa in Gauteng

7. Capital Works & Maintenance cont’d
As part of our heritage commissioned the Nkosi Albert Luthuli Museum
Total amount spent on RAMP over 3 years was R2, 8 billion on 654 contracts
Out of R2,8 billion R656 million specifically spent on RAMP year under review
Out of 253 contracts awarded by August 2003, 182 awarded to Affirmable Business Enterprises (ABES) value of R1,165 billion
RAMP encourages appointment of Affirmable Professional Service Providers

8. Asset Management (AM)
The following Immovable Asset Management principles for asset life cycle management were approved by Cabinet in March 2003:
- Immovable AM strategic planning
- Acquisition of immovable assets
- Maintenance and management of
immovable assets
- Disposal of immovable assets

9. Asset Management (AM) cont’d
Disposal of eight commercial properties in extent of 456 hectares worth R6, 6 million
Disposal of 825 non-commercial properties in extent of hectares with an estimated market value of R36, 8 million for land reform
Leaseholds:
5 500 lease agreements entered into to date
Out of 442 new requests received – 80% were successfully concluded

10. Women-in-Construction
Under the announced Strategic Empowerment Projects conceptualised (in 2001) women have completed following the critical projects:
- RAMP project in Leeukop Prison worth
R19 million
- RAMP project at Krugersdorp Prison
worth R3 million
- Reconstruction of additional accommodation at Strandfontein Police Station worth R2 million

11. Emerging Contractor Development Programme (ECDP)
Developed a database of 3200 emerging contractors
Facilitated training of 300 emerging contractors through the Contracting Entrepreneurial Training Programme (CET)
Facilitated access to finance for emerging contractors through the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) for tenders to the value of R74 million
Women-owned Businesses were awarded contracts worth R

12. The Construction Industry
Construction Industry Development Programme(CIDP) 2. Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)
First Construction Stakeholder Forum was convened in November 2003
Developed a transformation framework – focus on empowerment, link built-environment to socio-economic development and service delivery
Developed HIV/AIDS awareness strategy
Developed CIDB governance procedures
Implemented an integrated industry development strategy
Implemented procurement best practice strategy

13. Financial Management
Financial management has significantly improved as indicated by the last AG report
However, some areas such as the clearing of suspense accounts with National Treasury is currently being attended to; and
Uniform documentation control is being implemented

14. Challenges To mobilise adequate funding for municipal accounts
To recruit and retain qualified project and property management staff and address the scarce and aging professional staff problem – comprehensive HR plan is being developed
Addressing the issues that gave rise to the qualification of the AG’s report

15. Challenges cont’d
Successfully coordinate the implementation of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP)
Valuation of State-owned properties
Emerging contractors faced with lack of sustainable opportunities, access to finance and other problems