b) During the construction contract period, the progress on the projects is discussed at regular site meetings. During these meetings, outstanding issues are resolved, decisions are made and instructions are given to the contractors. Although the contractors, provincial departments of Health and Public Works and/or the implementing agents have the responsibility to attend site meetings, in Gauteng, KwaZulu- Natal, Mpumalanga and North West provinces they did not regularly attend such meetings. In some instances, projects were not properly monitored due to capacity constraints. The following serve as examples: