NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

QESTION 3178(WRITTEN REPLY) DATE: 21 OCTOBER 2011

3178. Mr J J Mc Gluwa (ID) to ask the Minister of Public Works:

(1)    With regard to maintenance of infrastructure of (a) Parliament and (b) parliamentary villages including the maintenance of (i) parks, (ii) tree and (iii) recreational facilities, (aa) what are the relevant details of the contractors providing these services, (bb) how many jobs have been created by each contractor and (cc) what is the breakdown of the cost concerned for each job in each case in the 2010-11 financial year;

(2)    Whether he intends to take over these contracts in future; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?                NW3704E

REPLY:

1.       (a) and (b) With regard to the maintenance and repairs of infrastructure, inclusive of horticulture and recreational facilities, at Parliamentary Complex, and at the Parliamentary Villages these services are undertaken as part of a Facilities Management maintenance contract.

(aa) The relevant details pertaining to these contractors are that various sub-contractor services were created via the facilities management contract, namely cleaning services, civil services, electrical/ mechanical services, handy man and porterage services, horticulture services, hygiene services, irrigation services, pest control services, plumbing services, specialist electronic surveillance and detection services, swimming pool maintenance services and waste removal services.

(bb) A total amount of three hundred and ninety one (391) jobs were created via the Facilities Management contract,   of which forty (40)  jobs were created  in the facilities management contract; one hundred and twenty four (124) sub-contract jobs were created at the Parliamentary Complex, one hundred and nineteen (119) sub-contractor jobs were created at the Parliamentary Villages.

(cc) A total of R27 971 694.45 was spent as a direct result of the jobs created.

2.       It is envisaged that a new Facilities Management contract will be appointed with effect from April 2012 covering the Parliamentary complex and Ministerial residences. The Arcacia Park Parliamentary Village will be in-sourced and the Department will be utilising their workshop personnel to carry out all maintenance, cleaning and horticultural services in this area. It is envisaged that these services will run parallel with the new facilities management contract planned for April 2012.

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