Premier
Question by:
Hon Peter de Villiers
Answered by:
Hon Alan Winde
Question Number:
4
Question Body:
With reference to the reply to question 1 of 25 March 2022:
With reference to the limited-bidding requirements set out in Chapter 16A of the Provincial Treasury Instructions:
- (a) On what legal basis was his Department competent to award the tender to the company in question on a limited-bidding basis and (b) what is the specific provision under paragraph 5.5.4(a) of Chapter 16A of the Provincial Treasury Instructions, 2019, relied on in this regard;
(2) how did the Premier and his Department (a) first come to know about and (b) first became engaged with the company in question prior to the awarding of the tender;
- given that the tender was awarded to the company in question on a limited-bidding basis in circumstances where the Western Cape Government had already become engaged with the company prior to the tender being awarded, whether the expenditure incurred in terms of the tender is irregular expenditure; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what has his Department done in this regard?
Answer Body:
- (a)NTR 16A6.4 and PTI 16A5.5.4.
(b) PTI 5.5.4(a)(iii)
- DOTP held various meetings with knowledgeable and expert persons, including representatives of the company, to seek advice on innovative ways to (i) make more of the fiscus available for the delivery of services and to reduce duplication and wastage and (ii) collaborative practices for economic recovery and growth.
- The expenditure incurred in terms of the tender is not irregular expenditure as the tender in question was for deep-dive work related to the redesign of the Western Cape Government’s macro-organisational structure so that it is best able to respond to the changed economic and global climate we find ourselves in, toward the best possible delivery of services for our residents – a separate process to that descibed in (2) above.
Date:
Thursday, June 15, 2023
