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Annual Report 2022-2023

8. SCOPA RESOLUTIONS The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) Report on the Auditor-General’s Report on the financial statements and performance information of the DID for the year ended 31 March 2023. Scopa resolutions Resolution No. Subject Details Response by the department Resolved (Yes/No) SCOPA RESOLUTIONS EMANATING FROM THE REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL TO THE GAUTENG LEGISLATURE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 1 Significant Uncertainty Relating to Litigation That the Department must submit a quarterly progress report on the finalisation of the lawsuits reported for the period to 31 March 2020 by 31 January 2022 and a quarterly progress continuing up until finalisation thereof. The report is attached hereto, Annexure “A”. Yes 2 That the Department must submit a quarterly progress report on the finalisation of the lawsuits reported for the period to 31 March 2020 by 31 January 2022 and a quarterly progress continuing up until finalisation thereof. Not applicable. The question is the same as question (1) above. Yes 3 That the Department must investigate alternative measures to reduce the occurrence of lawsuits and submit the plan to the Committee by 31 January 2022. The Department has implemented the following measures: • Utilisation of the Electronic Invoicing System (EIS) system. • Supplier registration and submission of invoices through EIS. • Direct payments by Client Department of Health of service provider invoices on EIS system. • Standard Operating Procedures drafted to streamline payments between DID and Client Departments. • Training sessions have been held on Contract Management being: (i) Project Management Webinar on Contracts held on 20 August 2021 dealing with: • The role of Contract Management in the successful delivery or failure of infrastructure projects. • Choice of contracts. • Contract disputes. • Performance monitoring and evaluation/poor contractor performance. • Management of poor contractor performance. • Project scope change or variation orders or Compensation Events management. • Late payments of contractors and sub-contractors. Yes

Compliance, Contract Management and Project Management Infrastructure Delivery Management System (IDMS) related content.

(ii) Workshop held on 5 November 2021 for Project Managers on procurement processes and variations, Financial Management (iii) Integrated Construction Management workshop held on 6 December 2021 with a focus on Construction law principles.

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