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Department: Public Works and Infrastructure
x Concluding 65 per cent of leases focusing on black developers;
x Supporting 100 emerging contractors; and
x Implementing various Enterprise Development programmes including incubator programmes (ICDP
and Property Development Incubator Programmes) through:
o Supporting 160 contractors from the ICDP, and
o Supporting 30 enterprises in the Property Incubator Programme.

Sustainable Infrastructure Investment:

The department will contribute towards economic growth and recovery in the province, by optimally utilising
the provincial immovable asset portfolio to increase investment though interventions that facilitate revenue
generation, retention, district development, addressing spatial justice, small town revitalisation as well as
mobilisation of public investment as a lever for growth (i.e. investor mobilisation). The interventions on the
optimal utilisation of the provincial immovable asset portfolio shall be provided and updated in these
categories:
a) Nature and extent of the immovable property portfolio;
b) Revenue streams and current status;
c) Catalytic projects as well as their direct and indirect impact in the Province; and
d) An update on the proceedings of the annual Property Development and Investment conference and
key considerations.

Therefore, the following will be undertaken in 2023/24:
x Revenue to be generated is estimated at R79.157 million, whilst savings made through retention
strategies are estimated at R20 million. Various cost reduction mechanisms include retrofitting of
30 buildings thus reducing utility bills, utilisation of internal instead of external services at 30/70 thus
reducing consultant fees as well as continuous termination of leases due to relocating User
departments in Office precincts;
x Continue to release property portfolio that has been selected and included in a provincial Bid Book for
advertisement on open tender to attract investors (domestic and foreign) for long-term leasing for
development and revenue generation. These properties include inter alia, vacant provincial state land,
existing buildings, which can be used for commercial, industrial and various other uses. The project is
aimed at benefiting mainly black-owned developers;
x Planning, designing, and implementing 105 infrastructure projects on behalf of client departments like
Education, Health and Other (COGTA, Social Development, DSRAC, etc.) of which:
o 60 projects under construction;
o 20 projects planned for completion; and
o 25 projects planned for maintenance (refurbished / renovation).

Integrated Planning and Coordination:

This entails improving the infrastructure development and delivery regime in the Province by ensuring
integrated coordination of planning, delivery, operation and maintenance of infrastructure throughout its
lifecycle across all spheres of government. This includes, amongst others:
x Embarking on coordinating integrated infrastructure investment portfolio planning including
identification, ranking, prioritisation and packaging Public sector infrastructure in collaboration with the
department’s PIMO; and
x Surveying 150 un-surveyed State Land parcels.

Optimised work opportunities:
Through this outcome, the department will focus on the restructuring some of its programmes to amass
the creation of work opportunities through the delivery of infrastructure using the Expanded Public Works
Programme (EPWP), thereby contributing towards poverty alleviation and the reduction of unemployment.

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