Department Of Public Works Limpopo

Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province’s western and northern borders

Our Vision

The leader in the provision and management of provincial land, buildings and roads infrastructure.

Our Mission

Optimal utilization of resources in the provision and management of sustainable social and economic infrastructure including implementation and coordination of Expanded Public Works Programme.

Values

The Limpopo Department of Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure prides itself on the following core values:

Accountability Every official will be held responsible for own action and ensuring single point accountability   Integrity All officials will be truthful and honest in execution of duties in their area of competence   Professional Ethics All official will perform diligently with necessary proficiency in the execution of duties in their area of skills backed by acceptable moral codes.   Excellence in Service Delivery All official shall dedicate their energy and time to serve with distinction and offer quality service to the public.   Team work Official in the department will at all times strive to deliver as a joint and cooperate amongst themselves for service excellence   Transparency The department will always uphold Batho Pele Principles and deliver accordingly.   Answerability The department will collectively take liability for poor service delivery

Department Core Mandate

Facilitate and coordinate the provision of provincial government building infrastructure   Management of provincial land and buildings   Coordination and implementation of Expanded Public Works Programme   The programme promotes accessibility, affordable and safe movement of people, goods and services through the construction and maintenance of roads infrastructure.

Core Functions: Government Infrastructure Operations

Government Infrastructure Operations is divided into the following programmes:

1 Design and Construction The sub programme renders an expert built environment function that involves technical planning, design, and construction management of building infrastructure, as per client’s requests. The sub programmes renders its functions within the ambit of the infrastructure development improvement programme (IDIP) whose goal is to improve effectiveness and efficiency of delivery of provincial public sector infrastructure through institutionalizing best practice tools and building capacity.  2 Properties and Facilities The Maintenance sub-programme is responsible for the maintenance of government owned buildings including gardens and grounds. This includes residential accommodation used by members of the Provincial Legislature as well as others which accommodate government officials in the main.  3 Expanded Public Works Programme The levels of unemployment and poverty compelled government to introduce the Expanded Public Works Programme as one of the range programmes aimed at addressing these problems. This is a Programme which is aimed at the promotion of skills development and labour intensive methods.  4 Roads Infrastructure The programme promotes accessibility, affordable and safe movement of people, goods and services through the construction and maintenance of roads infrastructure.