NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO.: 1780
DATE OF QUESTION: 01 JULY 2011
1780. Mrs D A Schäfer (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development:
(1) Whether his department is leasing Erf 2908, 255 Schoeman Street, Pretoria, or a part thereof; if so, (a) who (i) owns this property and (ii) is the landlord, (b) what is the (i) gross monthly rental amount being paid for this property and (ii) extent of the leased premises and (c) on what date did (i) the lease commence and (ii) his department take possession of the property;
(2) whether his department is paying for any security services for the premises; if so, (a) how much is being paid each month, (b) for what time period and (c) how many security guards are stationed at the premises;
(3) whether his department has taken occupation of the premises; if not, (a) why not and (b) for how long will this continue to be the situation; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY:-
(1) I wish to inform the Honourable Member that the building on Erf 2908, 255 Schoeman Street, Pretoria is being leased by the Department of Public Works on behalf of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development.
(1)(a)(i)&(ii) In terms of the lease agreement, the lessor is Phomella Property Investments PTY LTD, who is also the landlord.
(1)(b)(i)T he gross monthly rental for this property is R3,662,426.81 and the total m2 leased is 29000m².
(1)(c) In terms of the lease agreement, the commencement date was 1st January 2010.
(2) My Department is paying for the provision of the security services at the said leased building. In the security tender that was awarded to six (6) various security service providers, a provision for eleven (11) security guards for the dayshifts and six (6) for nightshifts to the total monthly value of R171, 346.96, was made. However, due to the tenant installations on site and the contracted service providers with the landlord, the security services commenced with effect from 01 April 2011 on a very minimal scale of deployment.
(2)(a) During the month of April 2011 and May 2011, amounts of R82,930.06 and R73,203.13 were paid respectively.
(2)(b) The payments cover services rendered for the period of 01 April 2011 until 30 May 2011.
(2)(c) In April 2011, there were only six (6) security guards for dayshifts and two (2) security guards for nightshifts. In May 2011, there were only three (3) security guards for dayshifts and two (2) security guards for nightshifts and the payment effected was R73 203.13. The total number of security guards stationed at the premises currently is five (5), which will be increased as per the approved needs, once the building is fully occupied.
(3)(a) My Department has not taken occupation of the premises as yet as we are busy with the required tenant installations.
(3)(b) All sections will have relocated to the premises by 30 November 2011.
Statement issued by Parliament, August 3 2011
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