Times Of Swaziland: DU-VAN FOR OVER E5M MAVUSO TENDER

DU-VAN FOR OVER E5M MAVUSO TENDER
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Machawe Fakudze on 23/02/2024 08:52:00


MBABANE – Revealed!
One of the leading contractors, Du-Van Developers, has provisionally won the
tender for the alterations of the Mavuso Trade Exhibition and Sports Centre VVIP
Box. The owners of the facility, the Eswatini Investment Promotion Authority
(EIPA), had invited suitably qualified building contractors registered with the
Construction Industry Council (CIC) for alterations of the VVIP box early last
month.
This publication, after learning about the proposed rehabilitation of the
centre, which hosts most of the MTN Premier League matches in the absence of the
under-renovation Somhlolo National Stadium, contacted Senior Marketing Manager
at the Mavuso Trade and Exhibition Centre Mangaliso Mkhatshwa, who revealed that
they were not renovating the whole facility, but a portion that needed
attention.
He said the current VVIP area had served its purpose and completed its shelf
life and it was time they upgraded and modernised it to add more features that
were not available in the current set-up. Mkhatshwa also said the new area would
have mostly standard modern features available in a stadium hospitality suit.
“In terms of section 45 of the Public Procurement Act No. 7 of 2011 (the Act),
following a competitive bidding process, a notice is hereby given that a
contract award decision has been reached by the approvals authority,” reads an
intention to award notice in part. Du-Van Developers made the cut ahead of
fellow giants in the construction industry with proposed a contract price of
over E5.7 million (E5 706 010.69) and scored 87.06 per cent,” reads an extract
from the notice.
Notice
The notice also highlighted that in terms of Section 45(2) of the Act, the
contract award decision did not constitute a contract. “Further, in terms of
sections 45 (4), 46 and 47 of the Act, all tenderers who submitted bids were
hereby notified that 10 working days is hereby allowed for submission of any
application for review from the above stated date of the first publication of
this notice,”  further read the notice.
Meanwhile, no comment could be reached from EIPA at the time this report was
compiled. This publication wanted to establish when the works were anticipated
to commence. The publication further wanted to ascertain whether the facility
would be closed during the rehabilitation period.