North West Government provides a transparency report on the R780 0000 donkey-drawn carts procurement. Photo: North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management/ Facebook.
Transparency Report on R780 0000 donkey-drawn carts purchase
In their transparency Report, the department stated that the carts were manufactured by LKT BUSINESS ENTERPRISE who agreed on the deal
North West Government provides a transparency report on the R780 0000 donkey-drawn carts procurement. Photo: North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management/ Facebook.
The North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management has released a report to prove its transparency over the procurement of donkey-drawn carts for R780 000.
PROCESSES FOLLOWED ON THE PROCUREMENT OF THE ANIMAL DRAWN CARTS
In the latest statement, the Department attached proof of the agreement with the service provider to prove the legitimacy of the project.
Two and half weeks ago, on Thursday, 3 November 2022, the Department of Community Safety and Transport Management handed over the animal-drawn carts to twenty beneficiaries in the Dibono and Mmanawana villages outside Mafikeng.
This was in line with Rural Transport Strategy (2016 p 37 and 38) on the Transport Policies and Strategies recommendation and support of the use of Non-Motorised Transport as a sustainable mode in rural areas, according to the department.
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PROCUREMENT DETAILED IN TRANSPARENCY REPORT
The department stated that the carts were manufactured in Lonely Park village near Mafikeng by LKT BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
“The Bid for the project was advertised on the 11th of February 2022 and closed on the 04th of March 2022. The advert for bidding was published on the Government Tender Bulletin, National Treasury Tender Portal.”
“When the Bid closed on 04 March 2022, only 10 Bid documents were received,” stated the department.
“The agreement as the per contract with the company that won the bid (LKT BUSINESS ENTERPRISE) is to maintain and fix the carts for the next three years at no cost to either the owners nor the Department. The twenty carts were procured for a total of R 780 000. The 2 seater is R32 500 each and the 4 seater is R45 500.
The bidding processes were completed within the validity period of the Bid and all applicable processes of Section 217 of the Constitution of RSA were applied,” the department further clarified.
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REACTION ON THE PROJECT BY THE DA
However, the DA reacted with shock over the purchase of the carts, saying, “the province has failed to invest in critical infrastructure and public transport”.
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