PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
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FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 429
Mr J Selfe (DA) to ask the Minister of Correctional Services:
(1) With further reference to his reply to question 2774 on 31 October
2012, have the services of a service provider been procured to repair
and maintain the control rooms; if not, why not; if so, (a) what
service provider has been contracted, (b) when was the contract
awarded, (c) what are the deliverables in terms of the contract, (d)
what is the duration of the contract and (e) what is the cost of the
services;
(2) whether the staff of his department who are currently employed in the
control rooms will continue to be employed in the control rooms; if
not, (a) why not, (b) how many staff members will be affected and (c)
to which capacities will they be reassigned?
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REPLY
(1) (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)
No, the repair and maintenance service provider has not been
appointed yet.
The Independent Development Trust IDT) has been appointed by the
Department to procure a service provider to repair and maintain the
control rooms. This process is currently in process.
It need to be mentioned that the project does not only involve the
maintenance of the control rooms but the repair, maintenance and
integration of all security systems linked to the control rooms, which
include the access the access control systems and security fence systems
previously maintained by separate contractors.
The IDT has appointed a specialist Security Consultant to assist with
the process of auditing the current systems and the development of
tender specifications on completion, of which tenders will be invited
for the appointment of a repair and maintenance service provider.
(2) (a), (b) and (c)
Yes, the staff currently employed in control rooms will continue to
be employed in the control rooms.