FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NO:  2736  (NW3197E)

PUBLISHED IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29-2011 OF 16 SEPTEMBER 2011

Mr DC Ross (DA) to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation;

1. (a) Who is the preferred service provider that is used by her department for the hiring of vehicles and (b) why is the specified service provider preferred;
2. whether her department has a fixed contract with the specified service contractor; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
3. what is (a) the name of the service provider and (b) reason for using the specified service provider in each case where vehicles have been hired for use by her or her Deputy Ministers since march 2010?

REPLY:

1. 
   (a) The Department does not have any preferred service provider that is used for the hiring of vehicles, three (3) quotations are obtained whenever the Minister or Deputy Ministers needs to hire vehicles, and the most appropriate/suitable quotation is utilised.
   
   (b) Not applicable
   
   
2. Not applicable
   
   
3. (a) There is no preferred service provider, quotations are always obtained for each request and the most appropriate / suitable quotation is utilised.
   
   (b) The vehicles were hired for official purposes.