for public comment. It represents proposed government BEE PPP policy, and gives a practical approach to achieving BEE in these important projects undertaken by national and provincial departments and schedule 3 public entities in terms of the Public Finance Management Act. The Code has been developed from experience of the past three years of PPP projects and from consultations with the private sector during the drafting of Standardised PPP Provisions, currently being finalised.
Once comments on the Code have been incorporated, the National Treasury will request the Minister of Finance to submit the final Code to the Minister of Trade & Industry for consideration by the BEE Advisory Council as a Code of Good Practice in terms of the Broad-base Black Economic Empowerment Bill, once enacted.
The National Treasury is keen to hear the views and responses of all parties engaged in national and provincial government PPPs - both public and private sectors. Written comments can be submitted to sue.lund@treasury.gov.za and sheila.themba@treasury.gov.za by 30 January 2004.
For information please contact Sue Lund on 082 898 5758.
Interested parties are also advised to visit www.treasury.gov.za for the December 2003 issue of PPP Quarterly.