SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
Briefing to the Portfolio Committee for Safety and Security
27 February 2002
Cape town

State And condition of Police Stations in South Africa
South African Police Service: Division Logistics

Infrastructure Development: Background

The SA Police Service is a National Department
The Department of Public Works is responsible as the custodian of fixes state asserts, to provide all National Departments with adequate and suitable infrastructure

Asset Portfolio

The SA police Service’s current asset portfolio consists of 21 053 Office and Residential related buildings. (5 892 120sq.m)

Asset Breakdown

· Office Accommodation: 917
· Police Stations: 1106
Cells: 6237
· Mortuaries: 139
· Auxiliary Garages: 118
· Training Centres: 38
· Radio Technical Units: 30

General Condition

Critical Areas
· Eastern Cape
· Kwazulu-Natal
· Mpumalanga
· Western Cape
Dilapidated
· Rehabilitation backlog
-Inadequate budget: R 93 278 472
Approximately R4 417/ Building

Infrastructure Programmes

Leasehold
· DPW contracts for accommodation on behalf of the SA Police Service
-Office Accommodation: 917
· Budget Allocation: Vote DPW
-R273 342 881

Capital Works

Capital Project: Fixed Asset Development
· DPW procures construction services on behalf of SAPS
· Budgetary advice:
-DPW assist SAPS in budget motivation
-DPW formulates norms and standards
· Major Projects:
-Services above R 5 000 000
· Regional Projects:
-Services below R 5 000 000

Procedures and Responsibilities
· Role of SAPS:
-Identify need
-Prioritise
-Registering of project
· Role of DPW:
-Register project on Works Control System
-Approve norms and issue planning instruction
-Appoint consultants for planning and cost estimates
-Site verification
-Tender process
-Construction
-First and final delivery

Capital Projects
· Capital projects
-Projects completed: 24 (Past two financial years)
-Projects in planning: 96
-Projects in execution: 18
· Cells
-Projects completed: 64
-Projects in planning: 85
-Projects in execution: 91
· Budget Allocations: Vote SAPS
-Allocation: R 195 678 000
-Expenditure: R 129 765 815 (Feb 2002)

Maintenance

· Planned Maintenance
-Budget on Vote: DPW
*Contracts on behalf of SAPS
· Unplanned Maintenance
- Budget on Vote: DPW
*Contracts out for needs of SAPS above R5 000
- Budget on Vote: SAPS
*SAPS has a delegated authority for needs below R5 000

Planned Maintenance Projects
· Competed: 18 (Past two financial years)
· Current Status
-In planning: 27
In execution: 16
· Budget: Vote DPW
-Allocation: R 93 278 472
*Expenditure: R 67 366 973( Feb 2002)

Unplanned Maintenance Projects
· Budget: Vote DPW
-Allocation: R 26 087 000
· Budget: Vote SAPS
-Allocation: R 53 700 000
-Expenditure: R 43 497 000

Provincial Priority Lists

· Eastern Cape:
Capital Works: Mdantsane, Motherwell, Idutywa
Planned Maintenance: Bolotwa, Hankey, Kleinbulhoek

· Free State
Capital Works: Springfontein, Mmamahabane, Kagisanong
Planned Maintenance: Namahadi, Bloemfontein, Welkom

· Gauteng
Capital Works: Kagiso, Mamelodi East, Laudium
Planned Maintenance: Alrode, Tembisa, Randkom Bldg

· Kwazulu-Natal
Capital Works: Esikhawini, Umkomaas, Lamontville
Planned Maintenance: Vela, Folweni, Ubombo

· Mpumalanga
Capital Works: Grootvlei, Tweefontein, Laersdrift
Planned Maintenance: Trichardt, Laersdrift, Machadodorp

· Northern Cape
Capital Works: Boetsap, Kanoneiland, Sunrise
Planned Maintenance: Gemsbok, Onseepkans, Alexandra Bay

· Northern Province
Capital Works: Jane Furse, Apel, Elandskraal
Planned Maintenance: Soekmekaar, Thohoyandou, Boston Base

· North West
Capital Works: Mothibistad, Itsoseng, Pampierstad
Planned Maintenance: Orkney, Marikana, Vryburg

· Western Cape
Capital Works: Landsdown, Saldanha, Macasser
Planned Maintenance: SAPS Garage Maitland, SAPS Garage Cape Town, Servamus Court Wynberg

European Union

European Union Projects
· Initiative in the Eastern Cape
- Rehabilitation and Provisioning of accommodation for: Police Stations, cells and auxiliary garages
· Project:
-Completed:
Police Stations: 34
Auxiliary Garages and Equipment: 6
· Budget Allocation: R 43 062 991

Community Safety Centres

· Projects
-Completed: 3
Leboeng
Thembalethu
Nsimbini
-In planning: 2
Augrabies
Thabong
In executuion: 4
Galeshewe
Tshidilamolomo
Centani
Khutsong
· Budget allocation: R 340 000 000

South African Police Services: Own Resources

· Projects completed:
-Former RDP: Mzamba, Elliotdale, Qolora, Ehlanzeni, Delft, Illinge, Lady Free, Ekangala, Thumahole, Thembalethu,and Emzinoni
-Capital Programme: Pretoria North, Pretoria West Training College, Richards Bay, Vereeniging, Nkandla, Booysens, Welbekend, Boitekong, Bishop Lavis, Division Logistics and Magobistad

· Projects in execution:
-Capital Programme: Hendrina, Booysens, Port St Johns, Khayelitsha, Nakop, Jakkalsdans, Richmond, Nyanga, Worcester, Hartebeeskop, Phillipi East, Bisho, Klipgat, Mabopane and Dube

Objectives for Next Year
· Pursue further devolution of budgetary function
-Obtain Maintenance and Leasehold Allocations
-Increase rehabilitation of infrastructure under both programmes: Capital and Maintenance
· Pursue best service provider concept
-Department of Public Works White Paper
· Leaseholds
-Downward management

Future Challenges and Opportunities
· Increase budget allocations
Uplift current state of infrastructure
Increase capacity
State Property Management Corporation (Stateprop)
Local authorities involvement