PRIVATE PARTNER FOR MATSAPHA BUS RANK DEADLINE EXTENDED

MBABANE – The Matsapha Town Council has extended the deadline for submission of sealed bids from eligible, reputable, qualified partner with sound technical and financial capabilities for the development of a bus rank and public market.

The proposal ought to have been deposited in the tender box situated at the Matsapha Town Council, corner Police College and Airport Road, Matsapha at the latest by 10:00am on October 31, 2018. However, the deadline has been shifted to December 11, 2018 to allow for more companies to tender for the multimillion projects. 

The intent of the request for proposal (RFP) had been issued to development companies and investors either as individual firm or consortiums with the requisite capabilities to submit proposals for the development of the site into a convenient public facility.

“The envisioned public private partnership (PPP) procurement is a design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) model,” reads the RFP in part.
The project for the development of the Matsapha Bus Rank and main market is not a new concept.

Valuation

In the RFP, it was explained that the project planning begun in 2010 where council completed the valuation report for plot 187 and portion 2 of lot 188, Matsapha. The valuation was conducted in 2011.

It was mentioned that town planning services were sought from a consultant to provide an assessment through a town planning perspective if the site which had already been identified was suitable for the intended project.

Undertaking the survey was to come up with recommendations as to how traffic would flow smoothly within the vicinity of the proposed area and from and into the public facilities in relation to the town’s streets and the existing MR3 and MR 103 main roads.

Consultant

The consultant was to also recommend how effectively and efficiently satellite bus stops and satellite vending sites could be located within the urban area in relation to the proposed bus rank and public market site.
It was disclosed that the Eswatini Environmental Authority approval has since expired.

In 2012, Council published an invitation for pre-qualification of development partners for the development of the Matsapha bus rank and main market through public private partnership (PPP) Agreement.

“The best private partner was awarded in 2014, however, in 2017; the award was terminated due to non-action in executing the project in a timeous manner, and thus delaying the project,” the municipality disclosed.

Hope

Due to the continuing need for a bus rank and main market, council has decided to again request for proposals (RFP) in the hope of finding a private entity that would be interested in partnering with council.

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