1 Ethekwini Municipality: Small Medium and Micro Enterprise (SMME) Fair: September 2010 Business Opportunities Presentation: by MEC for KZN Human Settlement and Department of Public Works – Mrs. M. Govender

2 Content: KZN Department of Public Works core business Business Opportunities

3 KZN Department of Public Works core business Two core business for KZN DOPW: –Delivery of Infrastructure –And Property Management The department is responsible for delivery of its own infrastructure and Client departments (DOE, DOH & Other), Typical infrastructure delivered by DOPW: –Capital projects i.e. New School, Clinics, Hospitals etc –Repairs & Rehabilitation i.e. Repair to existing structure i.e. School, Clinics etc –And Maintenance projects

4 Cont… The stakeholders/ partners involved in the delivery of infrastructure: –Contractors: emerging & established contractors, –Professional Built Environment Consultants: Architects, Quantity Surveyor, Engineers, Land Surveyor ETC, –Client Departments: DOE, DOH and Other

Partnerships cont’d… Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) The CIDB promotes best practice across the industry. The cidb promotes partnerships with stakeholders and organisations to realise the integral objectives of industry development, namely growth, delivery, performance, capability and empowerment. 5

6 Business Opportunities: Masakhe Emerging Contractor Development Programme (ECDP) Professional Service Provider Programme

7 Masakhe Emerging Contractor Development Programme (ECDP): Masakhe Emerging Contractor Development Programme (ECDP) for Emerging Contractors CIDB grade 1 to 5, Requirements for the database: –Compliant with CIDB/ registration, –Registration with Provincial Suppliers Database, –Valid Tax Clearance, –Masakhe ECDP application, –And Company Founding statement/ CK document

8 Masakhe ECDP Opportunities: Bidding/ tendering opportunities, Capacity Building: Training i.e. Filling of tender documents, Contracts, OHSA, etc. Mentorship Programme Access to finance, through partnerships: –DOPW/ DEDT –DOPW/ NURCHA Accredited training: Construction Contractor Learnership Programme.

9 Cont… Masakhe ECDP Fixed Rate Period Contract Programme –Closed pre-approved database of emerging contractors to deal with Urgent/ emergency services, for work under R 1million i.e. Storm damages etc. Contractor Forum to deal with issues affecting Contractors and Departmental Programmes

10 Masakhe ECDP: Achievement 5662 Emerging Contractors registered on the database and 3341 (59%) are Women owned companies. 8 Contractors mentored in 2009/10 fy Capacity building: –1053 Trained in 2008/09 fy –547 Trained in 2009/10 fy. 40 Contractors trained on NQF 2 training.

11 Cont… Masakhe ECDP: Achievement 132 Emerging contractors benefited on the FRPC and 268 projects in 2009/10 fy, Women 48% R222 million Youth 22% R103 million Contractor Forums were established in 2008/09 fy: –Provincial Contractor Forum –District Contractor Forum

12 Professional Service Provider Programme: Database of Professional services provider has been developed: –Professional Architect, –Professional Quantity Surveying And Engineers (Electrical, Civil, Structural and Mechanical) Currently we have 389 Registered companies in PSP Database, which 70 (18%) companies are women Companies.

13 THANK YOU