REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME

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REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME (RAMP
initiative) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE Progress
update May 2007
Compiled by D R VELDTMAN
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• CONTENT
• RAMP History
• Background
• Priority projects identified
• Priority projects progress to date
• Achievements to date
• Importance of follow-ons
• Feedback from base commanders
• Photo report

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• RAMP HISTORY
• RAMP is continuing to address the backlog of
  repair and maintenance required to provide User
  Clients with effective and efficient facilities
  as to support core functionalities.
• It remains an ever increasing effort to achieve
  a compromise between "technical-economic" and
  "technical-financial" considerations ensuring
  that our facilities are capable of doing what the
  users want them to do.

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• BACKGROUND
• RAMP 1 Investigation August 2001 (28 Status
  Quos)
• Value of work
• 28 Bases/facilities identified by the DOD
• Emergency Repair R41 million
• Repair R575 million
• Maintenance (3 years) R264 million
• R880 million
• Investigation was paid for by DOD corporate
  budget.
• Briefing to the Minister of Defence Oct 2001.
• Briefing to the Minister of Defence February
  2002

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• BACKGROUND
• RAMP 2 Investigation April 2002 (41 Status
  Quos)
• Value of work
• 41 Bases/facilities identified by the DOD
• Emergency Repair R 12 million
• Repair R 790 million
• Maintenance (3 years) R 324 million
• R1 126 million
• Investigation was paid for by SA Army.
• Meeting DG of NDPW and Sec Def May 2002.

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• BACKGROUND
• RAMP 3 Investigation October 2003 (17 Status
  Quos Thaba Tshwane)
• Value of work
• 17 Bases/ facilities identified by the DOD
• Emergency Repair R 385 million
• Repair R 633 million
• Maintenance (3 years) R 327 million
• R1 345 million
• Briefing meeting with Minister of Defence May
  2004.

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• MEETING DG OF NDPW AND SEC DEF MAY 2002
• DG of NDPW accepted responsibility to budget for
  maintenance backlog.
• It was agreed that NDPW would request additional
  funds in order to address the maintenance
  backlog.
• It was agreed that the three ministers (NDPW, DOD
  and Fin) should be requested to meet in order to
  make additional funds available to address the
  maintenance backlog.

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PRIORITY PROJECTS

• R310 million were made available to start repair
  and maintenance work on priority projects that
  were identified from a list of projects compiled
  in September 2004 by the Department of Defence.
• 39 Bases were identified as priority projects but
  with the limited funds made available, only 5 of
  these bases were selected as highest priority.
• On 5 May 2006 confirmation was received from PWD
  that more funds were made available for RAMP
  projects on the priority list and another 12
  priority projects should be incorporated in the
  RAMP.
• Funds allocated were indicated as follows
• R10 million for year 2005,
• R50 million for year 2006
• R330 million for year 2007 and
• R480 million for year 2008
• In February 2007 five(5) additional projects were
  added and additional funds for 2009 was indicated
  as R480 million.

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PRIORITY PROJECTS PROGRESS TO DATE

• First 5 bases (initiated May 2005)
• 19 Contracts identified
• 8 Contracts tendered
• 2 Contractors appointed
• 12 Consulting firms appointed
• R68.231 Expenditure to date

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PRIORITY PROJECTSPROGRESS TO DATE
PRETORIA 1 MILITARY HOSPITAL REPAIR AND 36
MONTH MAINTENANCE OF (3 CONTRACTS)
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PRIORITY PROJECTSPROGRESS TO DATE
WATERKLOOF AIR FORCE BASE REPAIR AND 36 MONTH
MAINTENANCE OF (6 CONTRACTS)
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PRIORITY PROJECTSPROGRESS TO DATE
DUNOTTER 35 ENGINEERING SUPPORT REGIMENT REPAIR
AND 36 MONTH MAINTENANCE OF (3 CONTRACTS)
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PRIORITY PROJECTSPROGRESS TO DATE
WYNBERG 2 MILITARY HOSPITAL REPAIR AND 36 MONTH
MAINTENANCE OF (3 CONTRACTS)
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PRIORITY PROJECTSPROGRESS TO DATE
MIDDELBURG 4 SAI BATALLION REPAIR AND 36 MONTH
MAINTENANCE OF (4 CONTRACTS)
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PRIORITY PROJECTS FUNDS ALLOCATED
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PRIORITY PROJECTSCASH FLOW UPDATE
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RAMP ACHIEVEMENTS

• AFHQ AND BLENNY COMPLEX COMPARISON COSTS
• COST OF 3 YEAR MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS COMPARED TO
  COST OF PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE ON INFRASTRUCTURE

RAMP contract includes kitchen equipment not
in previous maintenance contracts
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RAMP ACHIEVEMENTS

• COMPARISON COSTS
• At 1 Military Hospital the maintenance cost of
  the HVAC system started at R87 683/ month in
  2001/2002 (Day-to-day maintenance)
• In 2004 the same maintenance on the above is
  costing R272 324/ month
• In 2005, the total maintenance on the hospital is
  estimated at R2.0 million per month
• RAMP contract implemented - November 2006
• RAMP maintenance cost to date - a fixed total
  monthly cost of R694 000 / month after repairs
  completed.

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RAMP ACHIEVEMENTS

• EXPOSING DANGEROUS, INEFFECTIVE AND SERIOUSLY
  UNDER MAINTAINED INFRASTRUCTURE
• Replacing existing incorrect Halon gas with 1301
  Halon (Blenny)
• UPS to ensure air flow and power supply to under
  ground buildings
• Air quality tests, etc
• AFB Makhado Rehabilitation of the environment
  due to fuel leak
• Jet A1 fuel leaked over a period of 15 years into
  the sub-soil. The fuel floats on the groundwater
  and in terms of the Water Act needs to be
  rehabilitated. It is now estimated that
  approximately 15 000 m3 has leaked into the
  sub-soil polluting the groundwater. As an
  emergency interim measure fuel was bailed from
  the groundwater after drilling 70 boreholes. To
  date 500 000 litres of fuel were removed. A
  contract started in May 05 to drill a further 50
  plus boreholes. Thirty boreholes will be equipped
  with pumps to lower the groundwater level and
  remove the fuel more effectively. Separators will
  be used to separate the fuel and water. The fuel
  will be removed and disposed off by a licensed
  organization. The water will be used to recharge
  the area, irrigate an area over the polluted site
  or used for irrigation purposes . Total
  rehabilitation cost for three years R18
  million.

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EXPOSING DANGEROUS, INEFFECTIVE AND SERIOUSLY
UNDER MAINTAINED INFRASTRUCTURE
RAMP ACHIEVEMENTS

• Makhado and Waterkloof AFB As the quality of
  aviation fuel is non-negotiable, the RAMP
  contract ensured proper operation of the system
  and therefore more confidence in respect of the
  quality control of the fuel.
• Waterkloof AFB is currently responsible for the
  handling of the movements of the State President,
  other VIPs and visiting Heads of State and
  therefore strategically of national importance.

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• IMPORTANCE OF FOLLOW ON CONTRACTS

• Prevents fruitless expenditure
• Prevents further deterioration of infrastructure
• Ensures optimum utilisation of facilities
• Cost effective
• Delays causes high additional costs to reinstate
• Lack of funding due to termination of all
  previous maintenance

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FEEDBACK FROM BASE COMMANDERS

• Hoedspruit Air Force Base
• The maintenance contract of the access control
  system at our depot will be expiring in February
  2004. We want to explain to you the impact this
  system has had on the state of security within
  the depot sing it came into operation in
  September 2000. Although the system is mainly an
  access control system, it has had a significant
  influence on the decrease of burglaries en theft
  in general.
• It is therefore of utmost importance that the
  contract be maintained Col. Gareseitse
• We hereby request that this contract be renewed
  in due time. ..we would appreciate it if
  service of this standard to the Depot can be
  continued Col. Gareseitse
• In order to ensure that Hoedspruit AFB maintain
  its primary functions, it is imperative that a
  RAMP be installed/ re-instated Mr
  van Dyk
• Kimberley Air Force Base
• It would be highly appreciated if your
  department can look into the possibility to avail
  funds to assist this unit in safeguarding the
  SANDF property effectively in cooperation with
  the new (follow-on) RAMP contract Col.
  Marais

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FEEDBACK FROM BASE COMMANDERS

• 93 Ammunition depot Jan Kempdorp
• The Broekskeur system is the only RAMP contract
  at 93 Ammo depot and has been successfully
  reinstated from a previous totally non
  functioning system to a 100 operational
  installation operating successfully for the
  last 5 years under RAMP.
• It would be beneficial if the total base could
  be placed under RAMP as the existing day to day
  maintenance does not allow for one single
  contractor and follow-up responsibility. Col van
  As
• Mariepskop Reporting Post
• The maintenance team on site have done a
  thorough task of keeping the road in top shape
  during good and bad weather. .we have
  reliable access to our Radar site. WO1 Leak

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FEEDBACK FROM BASE COMMANDERS

• AFB Makhado
• The fire detection system at Makhado forms an
  integral part of the operational capability of
  the base. The maintenance contract of this system
  has expired which leads to the system being
  totally unserviceable. The unserviceability of
  the system could lead to devastating consequences
  of either personnel or property loss..
• The previous project performed a professional
  service on the system. Lt Erasmus
• WATERKLOOF AFB

It is of concern to me that the possibility of
the current maintenance contract on the fuel
system may not be renewed. The serviceability of
the fuel system is detrimental to the operational
status of AFB Waterkloof. The expertise and
knowledge in maintaining and repairing the fuel
system is not currently available within the
SANDF. The maintenance of mechanical equipment
such as hydrant valves, PRVs Thermal relief
valves, MOVs etc. require specialist knowledge
not to mention the tank gauging system, fuel
level alarms, electrical starters and contracts,
PLC, computer control system etc. is beyond the
maintenance abilities of Air Force personnel.
WO1 Britz
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WAYFOWARD

• Linkage with the CIDB Contractor Development
  Programme
• Broadening the BBBEE participation in RAMP
• Massification of the Learnerships and mentorships
  programe within the RAMP Programme
• Marshalling additional funds for RAMP to achieve
  optimal functional and operational efficiency of
  the defence portfolio
• Review of RAMP Programme
• Linking RAMP to EPWP

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BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS
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..optimum functionality of state-owned
facilities