Vote 10 : Transport and Public Works
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Vote 10 Department of Transport and Public Works 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 To be appropriated MTEF allocations R3 686 548 000 R3 800 202 000 R3 975 298 000 Responsible MEC Provincial Minister of Transport and Public Works Administering Department Department of Transport and Public Works Accounting Officer Head of Department, Transport and Public Works 1. Overview Core functions and responsibilities To lead the provincial strategic objective of increasing access to safe and efficient transport. To support other provincial strategic objectives through interventions related to provincial infrastructure and property management and the co-ordination of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) within the Western Cape. To conduct the overall management and administrative support of the department, as well as the respective programmes within the department in accordance with the Public Service Act, 1994, the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (as amended), and other applicable legislation. To utilise the Expanded Public Works Programme as one of the methods to deliver the services described below and to contribute to skills development and the fight against poverty. To plan, regulate and facilitate the provision of accommodation for client departments and related entities; manage the provincial property portfolio for the optimum benefit of all concerned; render professional, technical and implementing agent services in respect of buildings and other related infrastructure and facilitate infrastructure planning in the Province of the Western Cape. To promote accessibility and the safe, affordable movement of people, goods and services through the delivery and maintenance of roads infrastructure that is sustainable, integrated and environmentally sensitive, and which supports and facilitates social and economic growth through socially just, developmental and empowering processes. To plan, regulate and facilitate the provision of public and freight transport services and related infrastructure, through own resources and partnerships in order to enhance the mobility of people and commodities and provide access to safe and efficient transport through an integrated public transport network. To provide an appropriately authorised transport environment through the registration and licensing of vehicles; the issuing of driving licences; the certification of motor vehicles as roadworthy for use on public roads; the issuing of permits for abnormal load vehicles and events on public roads and to record accident data, exercise overload control and promote safety on public roads. To coordinate, monitor and evaluate the implementation of the EPWP and to develop and empower communities and contractors. Vision The Provincial vision drawn from the departmental Strategic Plan for the fiscal years 2010 – 2014 is: “An open opportunity society for all.” 363 2010 Estimates of Provincial Expenditure _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mission The Provincial mission drawn from the departmental Strategic Plan for the fiscal years 2010 – 2014 is: “The Western Cape Provincial Government will promote freedom and opportunity for all the people in the Province through: Policies and practices that strengthen the Constitution Create the conditions for sustainable economic and employment growth Alleviate poverty by providing a welfare safety net for those unable to provide for themselves Ensure the safety of every person Attract, develop and retain skills and capital Develop and maintain infrastructure Deliver clean, efficient, cost effective, transparent, and responsive public administration.” The Department of Transport and Public Works mission in support of that of the Province, also drawn from the departmental Strategic Plan for the fiscal years 2010 – 2014, is: “The Department of Transport and Public Works develops and maintains appropriate infrastructure and related services for sustainable economic development which generates growth in jobs and facilitates empowerment and opportunity.” Main services Corporate Support and Strategic Management Strategic planning facilitation and support services Integrated planning facilitation and support services Human capital management support services Human capital development support services Human capital relations support services Management accounting support services Financial Accounting support services Financial Control support services Risk management support services Supply chain management support services Enterprise content management support services Communication support services and events management support services Monitoring and evaluation support services Coordinating support services Knowledge management support services Employee Assistance Programme services Offering of bursaries Public Works Buying and selling of immoveable assets Property management regulatory services Accommodation provisioning services (own assets) Accommodation leasing (in) services 364 Vote 10: Department of Transport and Public Works _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Accommodation leasing (out) services Auxiliary services such as telecommunication for the Provincial Government; cleaning services for general provincial government buildings; horticultural services and management of the Premier’s residence with regard to facilities management. Implementing agent services (construction, upgrading and maintenance of infrastructure) Professional, technical and support services (property development, planning, construction, upgrading and maintenance of infrastructure) Infrastructure strategic planning facilitation and planning support services (development, partnerships and immoveable assets) Facilitation of building audit services Roads Infrastructure Constructing, rehabilitating and maintaining of the provincial proclaimed road network Subsidising the construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of the municipal proclaimed roads Offering of learnerships Provision of plant and equipment for road maintenance Provision of soil laboratory services Provision of road signage services Public and Freight Transport Subsidising public transport services Public transport operator licensing services Empowering the public transport industry Conflict resolution services in the public transport domain Registering of minibus taxi operators associations Traffic Management Registering of motor vehicles Licencing of motor vehicles Licencing of competent drivers Roadworthiness certification of motor vehicles Issuing permits for abnormal load vehicles and events on public roads Provision of overload control services Recording of accident data Community Based Programmes Expanded Public Works Programme facilitation and support services Contractor development services Demands and changes in services Alignment between national, provincial and local spheres of government Spatial focus of infrastructure investment Facilitating high impact and complex social and economic infrastructure Construction and Property Charters, requiring change in the methodology and processes to deliver and manage infrastructure. 365 2010 Estimates of Provincial Expenditure _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Growing demand for accommodation Impact of climate change on infrastructure Reduction of infrastructure maintenance backlogs Infrastructure that promotes sustainable development Safe and maintained roads Operations related to the 2010 FIFA World Cup event Increased demand for learner driving licence testing and driving licence testing Periodic vehicle testing in respect of vehicles older than 5 years Improved services and eradicating fraudulent activities at Driving Licence Testing Centres (DLTC’s) Introduction of the National Land Transport Act, 2009 Implementation of GIAMA; need for alignment of planning and budgeting cycles in terms thereof A growing demand for work opportunities and skills development Implementing of phase two of the Expanded Public Works Programme Growing demand for public transport systems and services that are integrated and complementary Acts, rules and regulations Core legislation regulating the department's activities is the following: Advertising along Roads and Ribbon Development Act, 1940 (Act 21 of 1940) [being redrafted as part of the WC Transport Infrastructure Bill – published for comment] Cape Roads Ordinance, 1976 (Ord. 19 of 1976) [being redrafted as part of the WC Transport Infrastructure Bill – published for comment] Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act 108 of 1996) Constitution of the Western Cape, 1998 (Act 1 of 1998) Construction Regulation R1010 of 2003 (for compliance to occupational health and safety within the construction industry) Construction Industry Development Board Act, 2000 (Act 38 of 2000) Division of Revenue Act (an annual Act of Parliament) Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act 55 of 1998) Government Immoveable Asset Management Act, 2007 (Act 19 of 2007) Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 (Act 56 of 2003) National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act, 1977 (Act 103 of 1977) National Land Transport Act, 2009 (Act 5 of 2009) National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act 93 of 1996) Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act 85 of 1993) Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, 2000 (Act 5 of 2000) Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act 2 of 2000) Promotion of Administrative Justice