Whether there are plans to build a police station at Tshepisong; if not, why not; if so, (a) by what date will it be completed and (b) what are the relevant details? NW2938E NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR WRITTEN REPLY QUESTION 1582 DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 22 NOVEMBER 2019 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29-2019) 1582. Ms Z Majozi (IFP) to ask the Minister of Police:Whether there are plans to build a police station at Tshepisong; if not, why not; if so, (a) by what date will it be completed and (b) what are the relevant details? NW2938E REPLY: Yes, a need has been identified on the User Asset Management Plan (U-AMP), for the proposed construction of a new police station, at Tshepisong. The site clearance is projected to be initiated, in the 2020/2021 financial year.(a) The completion date of the construction of the Tshepisong Police Station is earmarked for realisation, in the 2028/2029 financial year, due to dependencies during the planning and design phase and project inherent risks, during execution.(b) The table below depicts the actual time frames, per project phase, leading up to the construction of a new police station. Cognisance must be taken that the depicted time frames are based on a straight-line projection, without having taken into consideration the delays encountered, due to interdepartmental dependencies. No Project Phase Process 1 Site clearance --> Site selection (suitability, accessibility and availability).--> Estimated period of completion of this phase (12 to 18 months). 2 Acquisition of land --> Planning phase (12 months): this includes approaching the owners and appointment of consultants, e.g. Property Valuer and the Land Affairs Board (LAB) submission. --> Execution (acquiring and vesting) phase (24 to 36 months): this includes the stages from the signing of the Deed of Sale by the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, until the transfer of property by the appointed conveyancer. 3 Planning and design --> Procurement for the appointment of consultants and preparation of tender documents. --> Estimated period of completion of this chase (12 to 18 months). 4 Construction --> Procurement for the appointment of the contractor. --> Building of police station. --> Occupation of police station --> Estimated period of completion of this phase (24 - 36 months). Reply to question 1582 recommended GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICEKJ SITOLE (SOEG)Date: 2019-12-10 Reply to question 1582 approved GENERAL BH CELE (MP)MINISTER OF POLICEDate: 15-12-2019