PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 359
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21 February 2012
QUESTION PAPER NO: NW445E
DATE OF REPLY: 27 February 2012
Ms M R Shinn (DA) to ask the Minister of Communications:
(1) What is the total cost breakdown for (a) rental cars and (b) shuttle services hired by the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) in the (a) 2010-11 financial year and (b) during the period 1 April 2011 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;
(2) (a) how many (i) rental cars and (ii) hired shuttle services were leased by the SABC from a certain company (name furnished) and (b) what is the total cost breakdown per vehicle;
(3) Whether his department signed a permanent contract with this company; if so, what are the relevant details?
(4) whether a tender was (a) advertised and (b) awarded in this regard in accordance with prescribed tender processes; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(5) in each case, (a) what is the (i) title and (ii) rank of the SABC (aa) officials and (bb) employees for whom (aaa) rental cars and (bbb) shuttle services were hired and (b) how many times and (c) over which period were these vehicles leased for these persons?
NW445E
Reply
(1)(a) The total cost breakdown for car rental companies for the Corporation is as follows:
(i)
|
01 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 |
|
|
First Car Rental |
R 1, 800 246. 96 |
|
Avis Car Rental |
R 3, 874 565. 89 |
|
Budget Rent a Car |
R 96 250.10 |
|
Imperial Car Rental |
R 1, 277 842. 56 |
|
Total |
R 7, 048 905. 51 |
(ii)
|
01 April 2011 to 24 February 2012 |
|
|
First Car Rental |
R 3,369 738. 26 |
|
Avis Car Rental |
R 2,706 283. 74 |
|
Budget Rent a Car |
R 2,485 852. 91 |
|
Imperial Car Rental |
R 548 528. 94 |
|
Total |
R 9,110 403. 85 |
The total cost for car rental is R 16 159 309.00
(b) The total cost breakdown for shuttle services companies is as follows:
Passion Travel and Tour is R61000, with effect from 24 October 2011 to date
Nojua Shuttle Service is R 482 000, with effect from 27 July 2010 to December 2011
The total cost for shuttle is R543 590
(2)(a) Nojua Trading Enterprises does not hire out vehicle, they only provides shuttle services and airport transfers.
(i)To date the SABC has spent R482 590 on Nojua Trading Enterprises, for point of collection and drop off.
(b) The following is the pricing model from Nojua
|
Description |
Quality |
Price |
Total |
|
Pick up, Midrand |
1 |
R540.00 |
|
|
Drop off, Auckland Park |
|
|
|
|
Waiting for 1 hour |
|
R240.00 |
R780.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pick up, Auckland Park |
1 |
R750.00 |
|
|
Drop off, Pretoria |
|
|
|
|
2 extra passengers |
|
R750.00 |
R1500.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pick up, Pretoria |
1 |
R750.00 |
|
|
Drop off, Midrand |
|
|
|
|
2 extra passengers |
|
R750.00 |
|
|
Waiting 3 hours |
|
R720.00 |
R2220.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pick up, Midrand |
1 |
R540.00 |
|
|
Drop off, Auckland Park |
|
|
|
|
1 extra passenger |
|
R270.00 |
R810.00 |
|
|
|
|
R5 310 |
(3) There was no contract signed with Nojua Trading Enterprises, as they were utilised on an adhoc basis.
(4) The SABC Airwave Travel does not procure its services through a tender process due to the nature of the business where-in rates fluctuate periodically. However, the SABC Airwave Travel signed Service Level Agreements (agreeing to rates and timelines) with businesses in the travel and tourism industry.
(5) The used of the shuttle services at the SABC is as follows:
(a)
|
Category |
Period of times |
Amount |
|
Board Members |
10 |
R 331 265 |
|
Group Executives |
5 |
R 193 535 |
|
Portfolio Committee |
1 |
R 12 800 |
|
Unallocated |
5 |
R 4 910 |
|
Guest to 75th Birthday Celebrating |
1 |
R 1 080 |
|
Total |
22 |
R 543 590 |
(b)The rental companies in use by the SABC for the period 01 April 2010 to February 2012, all the Board members, Group Executives and staff members of the SABC utilise the services of rental cars when travelling on SABC Business, the class of vehicles hired is governed by the SABC Travel Policy.
The amount mentioned in paragraph (1) (a) is the amount paid to the rental companies and the period is included as well
Issued by Parliament, March 27 2012
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