1. PUBLIC HEARINGS ON CONDITIONAL GRANTS AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE:
NORTH WEST PROVINCE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, ROADS AND COMMUNITY SAFETY
PUBLIC HEARINGS ON CONDITIONAL GRANTS AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE:
CAPE TOWN.
28 NOVEMBER 2006

2. ALLOCATION FOR FINANCIAL YEAR (2005/06)
Total Adjusted budget made of:
R,000
Total vote budget: ,501,449
Infrastructure budget: 446,693
Infrastructure allocation translates to 30% of budget.

3. 2005/06 INFRASTRUCTURE ALLOCATION: 30% OF BUDGET
a. Roads Conditional Grant: ,402
b. EPWP Roads Projects: ,500
c. Roads Maintenance: ,791
d. Nelson Mandela: ,000
e. Other Projects: ,000
Total Budget: ,693

4. Financial year 2005/06 Budget and actual expenditure breakdown on Infrastructure Grants:
2005/2006
Rollover:
Received
Additional
Funds
Adjusted
Budget
Expenditure
as at 31
March
2006 In
Percentage
DISCRIPTION
R’000 %
a. Roads Conditional
Grand
140,049
17,853
6,500 
164,402
164,255
100%
b. Expanded Public
Works Programme
8,000
16,000 
24,000
23,484
98%
c. Roads Rehabilitation/
Maintenance
149,617
44,674 
 10,000
204,291
235617
115%
d. Nelson Mandela
Road
35,000
4,871
14%
e. Other Projects (BPM
& Airport)
19,000
12,163
64%
Total
351,666
62,527
32,500
446,693
440, 390
99%

5. 2006/07 INFRASTRUCTURE ALLOCATION
a. Roads Infrastructure grant: 292,000
b. EPWP Roads Projects: ,000
c. Roads Maintenance: ,244
d. Construction Weighbridges: ,000
e. Other Projects: ,303
Total Budget: ,547
- Total budget: R1,526,104
Infrastructure budget translates to 28% of
budget.

6. Expected 6 Months Expenditure
Financial year 2006/07 (Sep) Budget and actual expenditure breakdown on Infrastructure Grants: Target: 50%
Infrastructure Grant
Budget:
2006/2007
Rollover:
Received
Adjusted
Budget
Expected 6 Months Expenditure
Expenditure
as at end of
Sep.
2006 In
Percentage
DISCRIPTION
R’000 %
a. Roads Conditional
Grand
292,000
146,000
174,678
60%
b. Expanded Public
Works Programme
28,000
14,000
4,040
14%
c. Roads Rehabilitation/
Maintenance
91,244
45,622
32,774
36%
d. Weighbridges
2,000
1,000 0%
e. Other Projects (BPM
& Airport)
5,000
6,303
11,303
5,652
6,185
55%
Total Grant
418,244
424,547
212,274
217,677
51%

7. Conditional Grant:
The department’s conditional grant amounts to R320 million and consists of the Infrastructure conditional grant.
The budgeted amount includes R28 million for Expanded Public Works Programme.
Breakdown of R320 million
R,000
a. Roads Infrastructure grant: ,000
b. EPWP Roads Projects: ,000

8. Expenditure:
Spending on the conditional grant increased from 21% during the first quarter to 51% in the second quarter.
The department is expecting to spend 100% of their allocation in the current financial year.

9. Expenditure:

10. Infrastructure Grant
Budgeted infrastructure funds amount to R425 million of which R320 million consists of the Infrastructure conditional grant.
The available funds include an amount of R6,303 million for other projects as rolled-over from the previous financial year (2005/06).

11. Expenditure:
Spending on infrastructure for maintenance increased from 10% during the first quarter to 36% in the second quarter.
The department is under pressure due to increased deterioration after heavy rains in Jan/March 2006.

12. Road Equipment:
The Department has placed an order amounting to R7 million from the budget of R25 million.
R15 million to cater for following minor road equipment:
- Water tankers
- Truck Tractor (Mechanical horse)
- Tripper trucks

13. Weighbridges: Affected by non responsive to the advertised tender.
Contractors are currently on site and work is in progress: Ventersdorp.

14. Expanded Public Works Programme
The Department as part of ASGISA has awarded 238 (40 Women) tenders to SMME`s on the following projects:
Road Marking
Grass Cutting
Fencing and
Cleaning of drainage structure

15. 06/07 Adjustment Estimates
R20 million additional allocation through savings.
R50 million as an advance for Provincial Treasury.
Continues pressure.
Roads Agency:
- Draft legistation
- Roads Acts (to accommodate 3 road
legislative: Bop, Cape and Transvaal)

16. Expected 7 Months Expenditure
Year to date (Oct. 06) Budget and actual expenditure breakdown on Infrastructure Grants: Expected Year to date expenditure: 58%
Infrastructure Grant
Budget:
2006/2007
Rollover:
Received
Adjusted
Budget
Expected 7 Months Expenditure
Expenditure
as at end of
Oct.
2006 In
Percentage
DISCRIPTION
R’000 %
a. Roads Conditional
Grand
292,000
170,333
217,295
74%
b. Expanded Public
Works Programme
28,000
16,333
3,083
11%
c. Roads Rehabilitation/
Maintenance
91,244
53,226
39,764
44%
d. Weighbridges
2,000
1,167 0%
e. Other Projects (BPM
& Airport)
5,000
6,303
11,303
6,593
9,228
82%
Total Grant
418,244
424,547
247,652
269,370
63%

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