Cultural Affairs and Sports

Question by: 
Hon Ayanda Bans
Answered by: 
Hon Anroux Marais
Question Number: 
10
Question Body: 

With regard to the phase 1 economic measures announced by the national Minister of Finance, including (1) the immediate release of fund to where it was needed and (2) Instruction Note 8 of 2019/20 applicable to Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) institutions and Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) Circular 100 for municipalities and municipal entities to speed up the procurement of goods or commodities that are required to reduce and control the spread of the virus:

  1. Whether her department heeded the call to speed up the procurement of the goods or commodities required to reduce and control the spread of the virus; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

whether, with regard to the immediate release of funds to where it is needed, her Department received any allocation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

  1. whether, with regard to the immediate release of funds to where it is needed, her Department received any allocation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Answer Body: 

 

 The Department entered into emergency procurement for the commodities listed below.  Challenges were experienced due to the demand for these items across the country.  The list below provides the details of the procurement entered into for COVID-19 related items.

Nr

Description

Delivery date provided by supplier

Supplier

Cost

Actual delivery date

Comments

 

1

Sign language interpreting services for Premier's video shoot on Covid-19 Frequently Asked Questions

09-Apr-20

Ameera Baker

750,00

09-Apr-20

Completed

 

2

Sign language interpreting services for Premier's media briefing on Covid-19

21-Apr-20

Lana Louw

1 000,00

21-Apr-20

Completed

 

3

Sign language interpreting services for Premier's media briefing on Covid-19

07-May-20

Ameera Baker

1 000,00

Not yet

 

 

4

Sign language interpreting services for the Premier for media briefings on Covid-19

Various dates in May and June 2020

-

-

Various dates in May and June 2020

SCM process in progress

 

5

HAND SANITISER DISPENSERS AND REFILLS
Received from Department of Transport and Public Works

 

 

 

Mar-20

Cost will be claimed from DTPW

 

6

HAND SANITISER AND REFILLS
3340 x 1 litre waterless alcohol based instant hand sanitizer with pump, plus 790 x 5 liter waterless alcohol based instant hand sanitizer refills

ASAP - indicated as 7 May 2020

BFECT

498 710,00

Not yet

Supplier did not honour the agreed delivery date on 29 April 2020 due shortages on his side.  New delivery date was indicated as 7 May 2020.

 

7

HAND SANITIZERS REFILLS
950 x 5 litre BioEarth hand sanitiser refills

24-Apr-20

BioEarth

491 625,00

24-Apr-20

Completed

 

8

HANDS FREE DISPENSERS
450 x hands-free dispensers plus 1 liter contents plus batteries and delivery

Between end May and mid-June two shipments will arrive. But he also indicated that it could take 6 - 8 weeks.

PN Medical

562 350,00

Not yet

Between end May and mid-June two shipments will arrive. But he also indicated that it could take 6 - 8 weeks.

 

9

HAND SANITIZERS  
8 alcohol hand sanitiser dispensers, 8 alcohol free hand sanitiser dispensers, 150 spray cleaner  alcohol hand rub 400 ml, 150 alcohol free hand rub 400 ml, 100 urinal mats

ASAP

Beseti Holdings

48 198,40

Not yet

 

 

10

CLOTH MASKS - 4548 x cloth masks (2 per person)

11-May-20

Zebra Medical

99 373,80

Not yet

Delivery was 11 May 2020 but due to huge quantity, the supplier indicated new delivery date 20 May 2020 but will deliver as from 18 May 2020 - part deliveries (confrmed via email).

 

11

CLOTH MASKS
1200 Dept of the Premier

ASAP

Zebra Medical

30 000,00

Monday 04 May 

Delivered on Monday 04 May faulty masks
Order was returned 04 May to be rectified.
Awaiting delivery.

 

12

THERMOMETERS
108 x infrared forehead temperature gauges / thermometers

13-May

ITS Cape / Karcher

150 660,00

Not yet

 

 

13

PLASTIC BOTTLES FOR HAND SANITIZERS
3340 x 500 ml plastic bottles with a pump or spray cap (only disc top caps available)

ASAP

Rafmir Supplies

31 462,80

Not yet

 

 

14

FACE SHIELDS for frontline staff assisting with food distribution and for officials at cultural facilities that is being used as quarantine facilities.
See-through face shields

 

-

-

Not yet

SCM process in progress

 

15

DISPENSERS
100 hand sanitiser dispensers for quicker delivery than PN Medical - for immediate delivery

 

-

-

Not yet

SCM process in progress

 

The Department did not receive any additional funds from Provincial Treasury or National Treasury. No reason provided at this stage.

 

 

 

Date: 
Thursday, April 30, 2020
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