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June 2016
Infrastucture & Mixed Use
T
he City of Cape Town Executive
Mayor, Patricia de Lille recently
told media that Supply Chain
Management may request quota-
tions directly fromcommunity-based
vendors for the procurement of goods
and services for up to R30 000. This
includes construction, goods and
services.
De Lille explains that when goods
and services are sourced fromservice
providers outside of the community
ward, or sub-council, this creates an
uneven spread in the creation of and
access to economic opportunities.
“We understand the financial
strain that is placed on community-
based suppliers in order to comply
with mandatory legislative require-
ments.”
She says, “We want to provide
small companies and individuals
with an opportunity to provide ser-
vices. In order to address this, the
city has drafted a StandardOperating
Procedure (SOP), step by step guide
on how small businesses can access
such opportunities.”
This includes what they need to
do to ensure that they are compliant
with the City’s Supply Chain Manage-
ment Policy.
The SOP will also require con-
tractors to make use of local labour
through the Expanded Public Works
Programme database.
The city needs service providers
for: cleaning and waste removal;
catering; laundry and hygiene and
general maintenance.
Sub-council managers will invite
local vendors to submit applications
and register on the City of Cape
Town’s database.
The sub-council will also oversee
the process together with various
departments, who allocate work to
service providers.
City invests in community-based business
“Our vision is to level the playing
field, but also to get into a position
where the person running a cleaning
or construction company lives in the
area. This will help to build a sense of
community pride in uplifting the area
– whether it is cleaning, construction,
alterations or renovations.”
De Lille notes that more impor-
tantly it will bring a greater sense of
financial security, which in turn un-
locks other opportunities for contrac-
tors. “Job creation is the single big-
gest challenge and our main priority.”
For this financial year, the number
of B-BBEE service providers who
have conducted business with the
city rose to 2 796, or 84,2% of service
providers.
A total of 177 660 purchase orders
were issued to B-BBEE vendors,
which equates to 93,75%, worth
R11,7 billion, representing 92,3% of
the total expenditure for the period.
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T
ransport for Cape Town (TCT)
has prioritised informal settle-
ments and open drainage sys-
tems.
According to Brett Herron, Mayoral
Committee Member Transport for
Cape Town, “We do more frequent
inspections of the infrastructure and
increase cleaning operations as far
as possible in the run-up to the rainy
season.
The budget for maintenance and
cleaning projects in informal settle-
ments is R11,5 million for the cur-
rent financial year (2015/16), with
expenditure currently standing at
R8,4 million. A further R1,95 million
will be spent this month.
Almost 7 500 km of pipes, culverts
and underground conduits across
the city are cleaned on a monthly
basis. Every three months 180 000
catch-pits are cleaned. There are over
85 000 stormwater manholes, which
are cleaned quarterly.
A further 850 stormwater reten-
tion ponds are cleaned every three
months.
The city has 1 200 km of rivers,
canals and open channels, which are
cleaned at least twice a year.
The budget for the cleaning and
maintenance of stormwater infra-
structure andwater sources includes:
Blaauwberg District: R8,1 million;
Kraaifontein District: R9,7 million;
Bellville District: R11,9 million; Som-
erset West District: R10,8 million;
Cape Town District: R10,2 million;
Athlone District: R12,8 million; Khay-
elitsha District: R12,6 million and
Plumstead District: R8,1 million.
Herron notes that expenditure
currently stands at R60,8million, with
another R17,6million to be spent this
month. As part of its maintenance
activities, TCT hires specialised river
The City of Cape Town’s transport authority has spent more than 90%
of the budget for major projects, maintenance and cleaning of storm
water infrastructure.
Stormwater infrastructure
and stormwater network cleaning
equipment with long-reach excava-
tors and also use wheeled loaders
to remove rubbish. It is difficult and
costly to remove silt and other debris
from underground infrastructure.
The inlets along roads and the con-
nection pipes are cleaned regularly.
This is mostly done by hand crews
and in areas with high pollution
levels, such as in the informal settle-
ments and high-density housing.
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