PRESENTATION TO PORTFOLIO
COMMITTEE ON THE APPOINTMENT OF
CONSULTANTS
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
ACTING DIRECTOR GENERAL – M
TSHANGANA
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Appointment of Consultants
• The appointment of consultants follows an intense Supply Chain Process.
• Units have to do a gap analysis before approval indicating reason for such appointments of consultants.
• Appointment of consultants now gets reported on the quarterly performance report.
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YEAR NUMBER AMOUNT
2012/2013
2013/2014
42
53
R 102.1m
R 108.6m
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Purpose for the appointed consultants
• Redesign of Website of Human Settlement
• Audio Visual Services for Photography and
DVD Production of Govan Mbeki Human
Settlements Awards
• Facilitation and implementation of a
Multimedia Advertising Campaign
• Management of the Functionality of the
Website of NDHS.
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Purpose for the appointed consultants
• Video Recording of the NMMU Educational
Launch
• Independent Auditor to assist with the Goven
Mbeki Human Settlements National Awards
• Co-ordination and Project Management of
SA’s Participation at the 6 th session of the
World Urban Forum (WUF6)
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Purpose for the appointed consultants
• Pipeline Planning Workshop.
• Debtors System maintenance
• Training on SCM for 7 officials
• The creation of Sustainable Human
Settlements Processes and Capacities Towards
Improved Human Settlements Policy and
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Research and Capacity Building
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Purpose for the appointed consultants
• Update the current Housing Bibliography.
• Training and Development of 16 staff members on Supply Chain Management.
• Training of 30 officials on administration Skills
• Revision of the Current Capacity Development
Strategy.
• Employment Assistance Programme
• IT training for 30 officials
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Purpose for the appointed consultants
• Work-study Investigation and Job evaluation.
• Recruitment including advertisement of Posts
• The Alignment and Final Human Settlements
Strategic Plan 2012-2015 and Annual
Performance Plan 2012-2013
• Security Services for departmental offices
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Purpose for the appointed consultants
• Determination of the Development cost of
Residential Stands and the Design of and
Determination of the Construction Cost of
Various House Typologies
• Implications of assignment of the Transfer of
Staff, Assets and Liabilities from Provincial
Departments Responsible for Human
Settlements to Six Metro’s
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Purpose for the appointed consultants
• Project Management for the establishment of the Programme Management Unit [PMU]
• Determination of the Institutional
Arrangement for a Human Settlements
Development Finance Entity and to project
Manage the its establishment.
• Implementation of the RHIP.
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Purpose for the appointed consultants
• Development and training on the Pieces of
Legislation Administered by the Department.
• Drafting a Bill on Estate Agents Reform Project
• Conduct Due Diligence on Estate Agency
Affairs Board (EAAB)
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• Development of an informal Settlements
Upgrading Programme for municipalities.
• Development of a policy as well as Housing
Co-operative programme and Legislative framework to integrate, align and develop a
Housing Co-operative Policy
•
• Conduct a Regulatory Impact Assessment on the Home Loan and Mortgage Disclosure
Amendment Bill.
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Purpose for the appointed consultants
• Implementation of the RHIP.
• Manage the Functionality of the Website of
NDHS.
• DVD Productions for Govan Mbeki Awards –
6 June 2013
• Debtors System maintenance
• Security Guarding Services for departmental buildings.
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Purpose for the appointed consultants
• Programme Manage the National
Implementation, oversight and monitoring of the
National Rectification Programme in respect of subsidized houses constructed between 1994 and
2010.
• Information System review, Performance review,
Risk Management and investigations
• Independent review of the Govan Mbeki
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Purpose for the appointed consultants
• Revision of the Monitoring, Evaluation and
Impact Assessment (MEIA) Policy and
Implementation Frame-work for the Human
Settlement Sector.
• Independent disciplinary process on SMS members in DHS.
• SCM Review Evaluation, Development, Support and Related Assistance .
• Cleaning and Hygiene Services in the department
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Purpose for the appointed consultants
• Design/Implementation, Evaluation of the
Urban Settlements Development Grant
• Guiding and supporting the identified municipalities in the implementation of basic
Sanitation Implementation Strategy.
• Operational Due Diligence for the National
Housing Finance Corporate [NHFC] The
National Urban Reconstruction and Housing
Agency[NURCHA] and the Rural Housing Loan
Fund [RHLF]
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Purpose for the appointed consultants
• Conduct Training on Mediation to Members of the Rental Housing Tribunals
• The Legal Due Diligence on the Development
Finance Institutions [DFI’s]
• Conduct a Regulatory Impact Assessment on the Rental Housing Amendment Bill.
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Purpose for the appointed consultants
• Recruitment including the advertising of posts.
• Presiding Officer for Disciplinary Hearing for
Two SMS members
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Wellness
Programme
• Investigation: on SMS members in DHS and to assist with Disciplinary Hearings [Deviation]
• Training: Microsoft Office for– 35 officials for 5 days
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Purpose for the appointed consultants
• Training: [Executive] Accelerated
Development Programme
• The Provision of State Subsidised Housing
Addressed Asset Poverty for Households and
Local Municipalities.
• Contribution to Urban Strategies Alignment
Study 2013 project under MOU between
SCAN and DHS.
• Develop a new empowerment strategy for designated groups in Human Settlements
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• SITA services for IT related matters
– HSS Operational System and Assist Provinces.
– Computer Support, HSS Services – SITA
– Wan and Infrastructure Support Services
– LAN/Wan and Desktop Support Services
– Novell MLA Licenses Renewal – Consulting Days of
120 days
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Inadequate capacity within the department in terms of both technical skills and number of personnel (vacant positions)
The need to assist other spheres of government to delivery on human settlements programmes
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• Service Level Agreement (SLA) are signed with all the appointed consultants
• All SLA are vetted by legal services
• The department has established a contract management directorate within the legal service unit
• Respective units are responsible to monitor performance of contracted service provider
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“We have come a long way – Celebrating 20 Years of Freedom!”
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