PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON THE OVERVIEW OF THE NDPW

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PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON THE
OVERVIEW OF THE NDPW

• PRESENTED BY THE TOP MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
• 26 MAY 2004

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INTRODUCTION

• Since it is the first meeting between the Top
  Management and the Portfolio Committee some
  background on the function of the different
  branches is necessary.
• The constitution defines the National Department
  of Public Works function as providing for
  accommodation needs of other National departments
  only. Therefore the NDPW is responsible for
  National Government Office Accommodation,
  Correctional Services facilities, Military
  facilities, justice facilities and Police
  facilities.
• Provincial Public Works is autonomous and is
  responsible for Provincial Public Works functions
  such as schools, clinics, hospitals etc

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OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION

• BRANCHES
• Regional Operations
• Policy
• EPWP
• Asset Management

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REGIONAL OPERATIONS

• Provision of Land Accommodation
• To ensure that national departments have suitable
  accommodation to enhance their respective service
  delivery mandates through regionalised service
  delivery mechanisms supported and coordinated by
  Head Office

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REGIONAL OPERATIONS CONT.

• Key Sub-Programmes
• Capital Works
• Repair/Renovation and Maintenance
• Regular (planned/unplanned) Maintenance
• Facilities Management (cleaning, gardening
  security services)
• Leasing of premises (on behalf of other)
• Payment of municipal services Property rates

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REGIONAL OPERATIONS CONT.

• Key Challenges
• Improving service delivery to client departments
• Reduction and/or optimisation of operational
  costs
• Human Capacity skills shortage in the built
  environment (property) industry
• Paradigm shift to impact positively on
  departmental objective (e.g EPWP,BEE)

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POLICY

• Core Functions
• Providing strategic leadership to the
  construction Property Industries to promote
  sustainable economic growth, transformation and
  development
• Contributing to African Renaissance/NEPAD

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POLICY CONT..

• Achievement
• Working on bilateral agreement
• GIAMF
• Development of procurement policy
• Transformation of the construction industry eg.
  CIDB
• Incubator programme

• Challenges
• Uncoordinated BEE programmes
• Obstacles such as access to credit for the
  emerging sector
• Lack of skills in the industries

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EPWP

• Nation-wide programme
• Objective to utilise public sector budgets to
  alleviate unemployment through the four sectors
  Infrastructure, social, environmental and
  economic
• Overall programme is coordinated by Public Works
• Total of R20 billion allocated for projects over
  the first 5 years of the programme
• Target to provide 1 million employment
  opportunities
• Training linked to exit strategies

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EPWP CONT..

• Progress to date
• Cabinet memorandum approved in November 2003
• Conditionalities requiring the use of labour
  intensive construction methods have been placed
  on the Municipal and provincial infrastructure
  grants
• Infrastructure, Environmental and Social Sector
  plans have been finalised
• EPWP DG steering committee has been established
• EPWP unit will be established in DPW by 1 July
  2004
• Arrangements to train all workers employed in the
  EPWP have been put in place together with the
  Department of Labour

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EPWP CONT..

• Training programmes to build capacity in the
  infrastructure sector have been put in place
  together with CETA
• Guidelines for the implementation of labour
  intensive infrastructure projects under the EPWP
  have been finalised and distributed to all
  municipalities, provincial and National
  Departments
• Contractor learner ship programme has commenced
  and 750 contractors and site supervisors will be
  trained over the next two years in labour
  intensive construction
• HSRC has designed monitoring and Evaluation
  Framework for EPWP and this is currently being
  put in place.
• Facilitation fund to support the EPWP

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ASSET MANANAGEMENT

• The asset management branch consists of the
  following functions
• 1. Key Account Management
• Purpose
• To manage specific clients portfolio with the
  emphasis on understanding the clients needs and
  the nature of service expected to be provided.
• Ensure that not only is the correct quantity of
  accommodation is supplied when required, but also
  that the operational management of the clients
  property portfolio is effectively and efficiently
  utilised

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ASSET MANAGEMENT CONT...

• 2. Portfolio Performance and Monitoring
• Purpose
• To serve the interests of the State in the
  management of State property portfolio by
  ensuring that the property portfolio within DPW
  meets the delivery of Government Services.
• 3. Portfolio Analysis
• Purpose
• Provide a base for investment and disinvestments
  decisions
• To provide relevant property research and data as
  well as providing competent, comprehensive and
  cost effective valuation services

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ASSET MANAGEMENT CONT..

• 4. APOPS
• Brainchild of the Department
• PPP initiative to acquire fixed assets on behalf
  of Client Departments cost effectively at a
  lesser cost to the taxpayers.
• 5. Professional Services
• To render professional services to the Regional
  Offices on built environment functions

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THANK YOU