1. PORTFOLIO COMMITTE PRESENTATION
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR
PORTFOLIO COMMITTE PRESENTATION
Presentation by: S Mkhonto
Date: 19 August 2015 1 1

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS Structure of Office Accommodation
Office Per Province
Procurement Process
Challenges and Intervention by DoL and DPW
Strategic Intervention by DoL and DPW
Other Infrastructural Interventions
Clients Department Proposal
Other Interventions by DoL and DPW
Capital Projects Registered with DPW

3. OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT
STRUCTURE OF OFFICE ACCOMMODATION
OFFICES
STATE OWNED
LEASED
Head Office 1
Provincial Offices
2*portion of EC office is in state owned 8
Labour Centres 21
103
Satellite Offices 9 33
Visiting Points 80 60
Total
113
204

4. OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT
OFFICES PER PROVINCE
OFFICES
STATE OWNED
LEASED
Head Office 1
Eastern Cape 20 58
Free State 7 17
Gauteng 12 18
KwaZulu Natal 23 31
Limpopo 11 19
Mpumalanga 25
Northern Cape 10 5
North West 8
Western Cape
Total
113
204

5. PROCUREMENT OF OFFICE ACCOMMODATION
In term of Government Immovable Asset Management Act ( GIAMA) No 19, 2007, the Department of Public Works is entrusted with the responsibility to:-
Provide uniform immovable asset management framework to promote accountability and transparency
ensure effective immovable asset management within government
Ensure coordination of the use of immovable assets with service delivery objects of national or provincial department and efficient utilisation of immovable asset.
Procurement of office accommodation is done through the National Department of Public Works.

6. CHALLENGES AND INTERVENTION OF OFFICE ACCOMMODATION
INTERVENSION
Ulundi
KZN
Maintenance of the office, location; parking and the size
Alternative accommodation identified in the city centre
The Department approved funds to attend to critical maintenance challenges in the current building
Prospection
Maintenance
The Department approved funds for the province to attend to maintenance challenges.
DOL requested DPW to speed the process of vesting to enable the Department to do planned maintenance in the building
Parkryne
The Department approved funds for the province to attend to maintenance challenges
Meeting scheduled for 26 August 2015 with HOD in Provincial DPW to speed us procurement process

7. CHALLENGES AND INTERVENTION OF OFFICE ACCOMMODATION ( Cont...)
Umtata
Maintenance, location and size
DoL applied for alternative accommodation,
DPW tested the market and only bid was received.
DPW is in the process of obtaining deviation to consider the only bid received
Lusikisi
Condition of the buildings and size
DOL applied for alternative accommodation , the process of acquiring the alternative accommodation is with DW
Mt Aliff

8. CHALLENGES AND INTERVENTION OF OFFICE ACCOMMODATION ( Cont...)
INTERVENSION
Sebokeng
Procurement of accommodation since closure in 2012
DoL applied for office accommodation
DPW tested the market but no bids received
Johannesburg Labour Centre
Closure of the office due to non compliance with OHS
Staff distributed to other offices and consultants appointed to deal with OHS non compliance claims
Rustenburg
Small waiting area
DoL and DPW is erecting shelter to be used as waiting area to protect members of public from unfavourable weather conditions

9. CHALLENGES AND INTERVENTION OF OFFICE ACCOMMODATION ( Cont...)
INTERVENSION
Carolina
Procurement of accommodation since closure in 2013
DPW procure the office, the Department approved refurbishment funds and the office is due for occupation in September 2015
Kwamhluswa VP
Office closed
Kriel VP
Office Closed

10. STRATEGIC INTEVENTIONS BY DOL AND DPW
The Department of Labour had a high level meeting with DDG: Regional Coordination in DPW,the CFO and COO of DoL with EC, FS and NW CDPOs whereby the following were resolved:-
DPW Regional Offices to enforce the terms of the leases with the Landlord to ensure maintenance of offices and compliance to OHS;
High level meeting to held monthly to track progress by the DPW Regional Offices;
The Department of Labour set aside money to maintain state owned office accommodation, whereby R1million is already approved for KZN, EC and Mpumalanga Provinces and
The Department is in a process of obtaining exemption from GIAMA to procure office accommodation through the funds ( UIF and CF) on their investment portfolio

11. OTHER INFRASTRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS
Problem Statement
Client departments, including the DoL, have identified, amongst others, the following:
Protracted processes between project identification and implementation;
Funding constraints due to projects rolling over from one financial year to the next;
Budget constraints due to projects continually exceeding initial funding projections; and
Delays in the current DPW processes relating to Site Clearance and appointment of contractors.

12. CLIENT DEPARTMENTS PROPOSAL
The DPW has acknowledged the challenges identified by client departments:
Government Departments, including the DoL have identified funding to address challenges and have approached DPW for delegations in terms of GIAMA.
DPW has developed a Concept Paper to address these requests;
DPW has proposed a meeting with Home Affairs, National Treasury, Labour and the PIC to finalise the Concept Paper by end September 2015;
They further committed to the appointment of a consultant familiar with property development processes to facilitate Project Management by the DPW

13. OTHER INTEVENTIONS BY DOL AND DPW
The Following office are earmarked by DPW to be Part of the Government Precinct Project spearheaded by DPW
Mahikeng LC
Mt Fletcher SO
Mandeni VP
Christiana LC
Idutywa LC
Kwamhlanga LC
Vredendal LC; and
Howick LC

14. CAPITAL PROJECTS LISTED WITH DPW
The Department has approved funds for the construction of the following offices for 2015/16 and 2016/17 financial years
Vredenburg LC
Belfast LC
Swellendam LC;
Bronkhorstspruit LC;
Carolina LC; and
Sabie LC

15. Thank you
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