PRESENTATION BY PRESENTATION BY THULAMELA MUNICIPALITY THULAMELA MUNICIPALITY

MULTI YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE MULTI YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT

February February 20132013

Presenter: LG Davhana Presenter: LG Davhana

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BACKGROUND• Thulamela is one of the four local

municipalities of the Vhembe District• Population = 618 000• 20% Urban and 80% Rural• Received its direct mig funding from 2005/6

financial year.• Received the Neighbourhood Development

Partnership Grant (NDPG) in 2008 and started with implementation in 2010.

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INFRASTRUCTURE BACKLOGS• Roads & Stormwater:

→ Urban Streets (About 259.7 km gravel; 123.36 km tarred)

→ Rural areas: upgraded the access collectors to uplift the living standards

• Sports Facilities:→ Have 9 centres: to develop various sporting codes. We

have done 6. → Scope: Grassed soccer field, roofed pavilion with change rooms and ablutions, swimming pool, one volley + basket ball court, one netball + tennis court, borehole with storage and irrigation, fencing and parking.

• Other public infrastructure: Solid waste disposal and transfer stations, taxi and bus ranks, and cemeteries.

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INSTITUTIONAL SET-UP • A committee based PMU was established in

2005/6, with technical specialization in consideration

• Additional personnel for special municipal focuses were included, e.g. EIA and IDP

• In-house PMU Manager is almost full time with no additional remuneration. Other members support on part time basis.

• Currently PMU unit has two full-time staff members, and one seconded staff member.

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TRAINING CAPABILITIES

No. of personnel

Type of training Institution Outcome

2 Integrated SHEQ Internal Auditors Advantage ACT OHS auditing1 Environmental Impact Assessment North West University Co-ordinate EIA and

get ROD (Record of decisions)

5 GIS Intergraph Systems SA

Update maps

1 Advanced Programme in Project Management

Continue Education at University of Pretoria

Management of projects

15 Contract Management CE at UP Evaluate contracts6 Project Management Principles and

Practices CE at UP Assist in the Mana-

gement of projects1 Environmental Law for

Environmental Managers North West University Environmental

management3 Programme in Project

Masnagement CE at UP Management of

projects 1 Programme in Engineering

ManagementCE at UP Management of

Engineers / Consultants

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CHALLENGES • To meet some of the programme requirements of the Capital

Grant (CG) of NDPG was a challenge, like Business Plan (BP) approval (with economic focus), Project Plan (PP) and Milestone Payment Schedule (MPS).

Appoint the specialist service providers like Economists. • Poor performance by emerging service providers.

Mix experienced with emerging.• Under estimation.

Appoint project consultants to do detailed cost estimates; Budget adjustment.

• Project identification and community involvement.Co-ordinate all stakeholders, like civics and traditional leaders, through Ward Councillors.

• Lots of hiccups in the initial years, because of no planning / not clear on what’s required. Plan ahead

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OUR STRENGTH/ FORWARD PLANNING• Conduct EIA a year before – have a budget. • Feasibility study and Designs approval prior

implementation financial year – have a budget.

• Monthly meetings of the PMU as preparation for monthly meetings with consultants.

• On-going capacity building. • Use of different consultants.• Planned appointments of students for in-

service training in the projects.• Full support by management.

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EXAMPLE OF NEW PROJECT FROM PLANNING TO IMPLEMENTATION

• Thohoyandou Unit G Streets: Appointed Consultant = 08 March 2011 Geotech & Survey appointments = 23 March 2012 EIA consultant appointed = 17/04/2012 EIA ROD = 01/06/2012 Payment of special services = 15/06/2012 Project status: Recently appointed contractor to spend at

least 25% of budget in 2012/13 and the balance

in 2013/14 financial year.

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IMPACT MADE BY MIG • 72 km of tarred streets, 15 km gravel roads, 5.5

km concrete strips road, one solid waste disposal site, and six sport facilities were constructed from 2005/6.

• Projects under implementation: Makhuvha sports facility, Thulamela Information Centre, and 5 x Solid waste transfer stations, Streets rehabilitations.

• NDPG projects under implementation: Acacia link Road, Streets Lighting, Sibasa Bus & Taxi Rank, Malamulele Internal Streets.

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OVERALL MUNICIPAL PROGRESS ON INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND LESSON LEARNED

• Spent mig allocations within given period since inception in 2005/6.

• Partnership with CESA (Consulting Engineers South Africa)• Engagement/Involvement with IMESA (Institute of Municipal

Engineering of Southern Africa)• Partnership with communities on infrastructure development.• Capacity to manage other programmes like Neighbourhood

Development Partnership Grant (NDPG) from National Treasury; and Electrification for DOE.

• THANK YOU

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TSHIKOMBANI BASIC SPORTS FIELD

Pavilion under construction

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MAKHUVHA SPORTS FACILITY

Pavilion under construction

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TSHIFUDI SPORTS FACILITY

Completed Sports Facility

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MAKWARELA TO HOLLYWOOD ROAD

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THOHOYANDOU UNIT J MAIN STREET

SASELAMANI RING ROAD

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TRAFFIC CIRCLE IN THOHOYANDOU

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