Procurement of Personal Protective Equipment
In the spirit of transparency, Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) Speaker Masizole Mnqasela wishes to disclose its activities in respect of the purchasing of personal protective equipment (PPE) in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
The PPE that has been purchased by the WCPP since the start of the lockdown has been both in order to ensure compliance with workplace readiness requirements for employees as well as for the protection of Members of the Provincial Parliament who have been actively engaged in working and providing ongoing support in communities out in their constituencies since the declaration of the National State of Disaster on 15 March 2020 and the national lockdown on 26 March 2020.
PPE items procured included three-layer reusable cloth face masks, hand and surface sanitiser, social distancing markers, disposable gloves and face masks, infrared thermometers, face shields and hands-free sanitiser dispensers. In addition to the PPE procured for officials and Members of the Provincial Parliament, the WCPP has also procured a generous quantity of reusable cloth face masks and bottles of hand sanitiser for distribution in communities across the province.
Altogether 12 businesses have benefitted from this procurement of PPE, with a total cost of R328 814.20. The breakdown is as follows:
Description | Supplier | Cost |
Hand sanitiser | Dischem | R7 500.00 |
Cloth face masks | Mike's Sports | R34 500.00 |
Gloves and masks | Dischem | R1 928.26 |
Gloves and masks | Dischem | R8 474.50 |
Hand sanitiser | Stelmed CC | R3 200.00 |
Cloth face masks | Mike's Sports | R33 294.00 |
Social distancing floor decals | Triple Peaks Commodities Pty Ltd | R5 900.00 |
Cloth face masks | Golfbizniz Cc | R137 500.00 |
Hand sanitiser | Unlimited Supply Services Uss (Pty) Ltd | R59 350.00 |
Social distancing carpet decals | Creda Communications | R14 555.50 |
Hand sanitisers | Val-U-Pac Distributors Pty | R11 250.00 |
Handheld thermometers | Puresonic Investment Cc | R3 000.00 |
Hand sanitiser | French Corner Shuttles | R580.00 |
Foot-operated dispenser | French Corner Shuttles | R4 900.00 |
Face shields | Nu Angle Medical (Pty) Ltd | R207.00 |
Privacy screen | Western Cape Physio And Medical Equipment Cc | R2 674.94 |
TOTAL | R328 814.20 | |
Speaker Mnqasela says: “In keeping with our stellar track record of having achieved seven consecutive clean audits from the Auditor General of South Africa, we have ensured that this procurement has complied with the procurement regulations and requirements prescribed by the Financial Management of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act (FMPPLA) and the Accounting Officer’s delegated authority”.
