EXPANDED PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME

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The Contractor Learnership Program of the
Expanded Public Works Programme
Bid No HP05 / 05 Briefing Session

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CONTENTS

• SECTION 1 EPWP LEARNERSHIP CONTRACTOR
  PROGRAMME
• SECTION 2 MENTORSHIP SERVICES
• SECTION 3 TENDER DOCUMENT

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• SECTION 1 EPWP LEARNERSHIP CONTRACTOR PROGRAMME

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LABOUR INTENSIVE CONTRACTOR LEARNERSHIP PROGRAMME

• DPW and CETA designed learnership programme
• Is a support mechanism to provinces and
  municipalities (participation is optional)
• Participation based on province/municipality
  signing an MOU with DPW and the CETA
• Modelled on Limpopos Gundo Lashu programme
  (expansion of best practice)

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• HOW IT WORKS
• Open advert for companies (a contractor and two
  supervisors) to apply go onto the programme
• Selection according to pre-determined criteria
• Selected learners go on 2 year full-time
  learnership, consisting of series of classroom
  training and practical training projects
• Contractors must exit after maximum 2 years,
  compete on open market
• Typically, each contractor will employ 100 200
  people

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CETA-DPW Learnership Programme

• CETA has agreed to fund learnerships for 750
  individuals for the EPWP Labour Intensive
  contractor learnership programme
• DPW will provide a mentor over the two-year
  period to the learner contractor
• Municipality or province will allocate three
  training projects to the learner contractors
• DPW will also provide programme management
  support as required

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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
IDT
CETA
DPW
DOL
Mentors for training providers
Trainers of trainers
Programme Management support
Community Facilitation Support
Training providers for learnerships
Province / municipality
Mentors for Learners
Training projects
Training providers for workers
Learner contractor 2 Learner supervisors
Access to credit
ABSA
Unemployed EPWP beneficiaries
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Objectives and Outcomes

• Increase capacity in the labour intensive
  construction sector to support EPWP
• Start immediate delivery on the EPWP by the
  province or municipality
• Contractors to emerge with
• Recognised SAQA Qualification
• Eligibility to execute EPWP projects
• Project Track Record
• Financial Track Record
• Relationship with a bank

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Typical Contracts to be provided by Province or
Municipality

• Civil Contract (e.g Road or Stormwater) contract
• Duration 4 to 6 months
• Value R0.5 to R3 million
• Awarded on a negotiated price basis. Contractor
  will be awarded three projects over the
  learnership period.

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Programme for Learnerships
Year 1
Year 2
Training
Project 1
Training
Project 2
Training
Project 3
Mentorship
Programme Management Support (DPW CETA)
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• SECTION 2 MENTORSHIP SERVICES

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DPW OBJECTIVES WITH MENTORS

• MINIMISE PUBLIC BODY RISK time,cost,quality
• PROVIDE EXPERTISE - Project Commercial
• CAPACITATE LEARNER CONTRACTING COMPANIES -
  Independent Profitable
• IDENTIFY UNSATISFACTORY LEARNERS

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APPOINTMENT OF MENTORS

• NATIONAL TENDER DPW (APPROVED BY NBC)
• - TENDER DOCUMENT
• - RESPONSIVENESS / TENDER EVALUATION CRITERIA
• ADVERTISED IN NEWSPAPER / GOVERNMENT TENDER
  BULLETIN
• NON COMPULSORY BRIEFING SESSIONS AT VARIOUS
  CENTRES

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APPOINTMENT OF MENTORS (CONTINUE)

• MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS / CRITERIA
• - DIRECT CONSTRUCTION SITE MANAGEMENT (NOT
  LESS THAN 3 YEARS)
• (SITE CONSTRUCTION - MANAGER / AGENT/
  FOREMAN / SUPERVISOR)
• (CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER)
• - OVER LAST 7 YEARS BEEN FULL TIME
  EMPLOYED (NOT LESS THAN 6 MONTHS)
• SITE ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE INVOLVING
  CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS
• - NQF LEVEL 5 MANAGE LABOUR INTENSIVE
  CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
• RESPONSIVE TENDERERS INVITED FOR INTERVIEWS
• - INTERVIEW PANEL DPW / MUNICIPALITY OR
  PROVINCIAL DEPT / CETA
• - EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUAL PROJECT
  MENTORS / FIRMS SUPPORT

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APPOINTMENT OF MENTORS (CONTINUE)

• EVALUATION OF RESPONSIVE TENDERS
• - POINTS PRICE 50, HDI STATUS 10,
  FUNCTIONALITY 40
• HDI STATUS PDIs (5) WOMEN (3) DISABLED
  (2)
• FUNCTIONALITY - RISK MINIMISATION (10)
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  UNDERSTANDING OF OFFER (10)
• - FIRM
  /SUPPORT (10)
• -
  INDIVIDUALS (10)
• SUBMISSION TO DPW NATIONAL BID COMMITTEE TO
  APPOINT HIGHEST POINT SCORING TENDERER

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MENTOR COMPETENCE AREAS

• GENERALIST able to draw in support to cover
• COMPANY MANAGEMENT statutory operational
• CONTRACT MANAGEMENT apply the contract terms
• CONTRACT COMMERCIAL pricing, procurement
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT planning motivating
• TECHNICAL work execution

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MENTORS ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
MAIN ROLE - SUPPORT / IMPART KOWNLEDGE

• WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORT AND ADVICE FUNCTIONS
• - FINANCE DEALINGS WITH BANK
• - BUSINESS / COMMERCIAL / CONTRACT
  MANAGEMENT
• - PROCUREMENT OF MATERIALS
• - TECHNICAL / QUALITY
• - TENDERING
• - CONSTRUCTION PLANNING / SUPERVISION
• - FULFILLING OF STATUTORY AND TAX
  OBLIGATIONS
• - LABOUR AND HUMAN RESOURCE ADVICE
• NEEDS TO ACT AS THE LEARNERS TRUSTWORTHY PARTNER

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MENTORS ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
(CONTINUE)

• REPORT TO DPW AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
• COMPILE PROGRESS REPORTS
• CONDUCT WORKSHOPS
• (TENDERING / SITE ESTABLISHMENT / PROJECT
  MANAGEMENT / MATERIAL
• MANAGEMENT)
• ATTEND MEETINGS
• BUILD UP AN WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH TRAINING
  SERVICE PROVIDER / MUNICIPALITY / CETA / ABSA

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MENTOR ARRANGEMENT
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MENTOR PROGRESSION

• THE HAND THAT DOES TO
• THE HAND THAT HOLDS TO
• THE HAND THAT SUPPORTS TO
• THE HAND WHICH WAVES GOOD BY

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LEARNER LEVELS
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MENTOR PERFORMANCE
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MENTOR RATE LOAD FACTOR
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• SECTION 3 BID HP 05/05 - TENDER DOCUMENT

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• BID NO HP O5/05 GENERAL INFORMATION
• PROVISION OF MENTORING SERVICES (GT, NW, LP)
• CLOSING DATE 31 MARCH 2005 AT 1100
• TENDER VALIDITY PERIOD 180 DAYS
• ENQUIRIES JOHANN WATERMEYER (012) - 337 2074
• RENE FRITZGERALD
  (012) - 337 2651
• www.epwp/gov.za

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• TENDER DOCUMENT
• BID FORM
• PRICING SCHEDULE (FORM SBD 3.3)
• PREFERENCE POINTS CLAIM FORM IN TERMS OF THE
  PREFERENTIAL PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS 2001
  (FORM SBDF 6.1)
• LIST OF RETURNABLE SCHEDULES
• - Original Valid Tax Clearance Certificate
• - Mentor/s details
• - Proposed mentoring approach
• - Curricula Vitae of proposed mentoring team
• - Contract Data (Part 2 Data provided by
  Service Provider)
• - Pricing schedule (Form C2.2)

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