QUESTION 320 Written Reply 03 SEPTEMBER
2010
320. Mr H B Groenewald (DA-NW) to ask the Minister of Public Works:
1) Whether the completion date for the construction of the new
facilities for the SA Police Service in the Mamusa Local
Municipality has been extended; if so, (a) what is the anticipated
date for the completion of these facilities and (b) what measures
have been put in place to ensure that this deadline will be
met;
(2) whether the constructor whose services were initially retained
to complete the work is still contracted to complete the
necessary work; if not, why not; if so, what are the full
particulars of this contractor;
(3) whether a new contractor has been appointed to complete the
work; if not, when will the new contractor be appointed; if so,
what are the full particulars of this new contractor;
(4) whether any third party who has an interest in the business of
the original contractor is related to any employee of the
Department of Transport, Roads and Public Works at a provincial
and/or national level; if so,
(5) whether his department will investigate the regularity of the
process in which the original contractor was awarded the
contract; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY
1. Yes.
a) 15th December 2010.
b) The contractor is placed under tight monitoring and supervision
by the project manager to ensure that the project is completed
by 15 December 2010.
2. Tsoga Developers JV Ilima Projects was initially appointed. In 2008,
Ilima Projects was liquidated and only Tsoga Developers remained on
site.
3. No other contractor has been appointed for the project.
4. The only Managing Member of Tsoga Developers is Mr OD Mosegedi and we
have no knowledge of his relations to any employee of the Department.
5. There was no irregularity on the appointment of the contractor.