Bidders for new green schemes must have N$650m in assets
Local and international bidders interested in developing the Tandjieskoppie, Zone and Katima-Liselo irrigation projects, comprising 5 320 hectares of land, would be required to demonstrate access to or availability of liquid assets worth N$650 million.
This should be in the form of unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, or other financial means sufficient to meet the investment requirements for the projects, as stipulated in an agriculture ministry notice.
The projects are earmarked to be developed on a build, operate, and transfer model and are earmarked for, among others, the production of cereal and horticultural crops, high-value table grapes, dates, and vegetable crops, a bid document by the ministry of agriculture shows.
Available land
The Katima-Liselo irrigation project, once developed, will comprise a commercial section (1 000 ha), a medium-scale section (300 ha) and a small-scale farmers section (300 ha).
The Zone irrigation project will consist of 1 250 ha for a commercial section, 300 ha for medium-scale farmers, and 250 ha for small-scale farmers.
The Tandjieskoppie irrigation project is composed of two locations, one with an area of 102 ha and the other with 242 ha on state land, of a total area of 344 ha and a net irrigable area of 320 ha.
In the listing requirements, the ministry said the investors would be expected to farm on the commercial sections of the farms.
Detailed requirements
Bidders are required to submit audited financial statements for the last three years and must demonstrate a sound financial position.
"All pending litigation shall, in total, not represent more than 10% of the applicants’ net worth and shall be treated as resolved against the applicant," the ministry said.
Suitors would be required to have a minimum average annual turnover of N$10 million, calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress and/or completed within the last three years.
Experience crucial
Contractors employed to build the irrigation facilities would also be required to show previous experience.
"The selected design, build, and operate contracts shall have a minimum design capacity of 100 ha irrigation scheme, and have been operating for at least two years since commissioning, and have been operating satisfactorily since commissioning," the ministry stipulated.
"Experience of at least of one operations contract with a minimum of 100 ha of irrigation scheme as prime contractor, lead member of a joint venture, or management contractor, which are either operational at the date of application or in which the operations period ended," it added.
Bidders who are deemed ineligible by the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank Group, and the World Bank will not be considered.
The deadline for applications is 31 July.
This should be in the form of unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, or other financial means sufficient to meet the investment requirements for the projects, as stipulated in an agriculture ministry notice.
The projects are earmarked to be developed on a build, operate, and transfer model and are earmarked for, among others, the production of cereal and horticultural crops, high-value table grapes, dates, and vegetable crops, a bid document by the ministry of agriculture shows.
Available land
The Katima-Liselo irrigation project, once developed, will comprise a commercial section (1 000 ha), a medium-scale section (300 ha) and a small-scale farmers section (300 ha).
The Zone irrigation project will consist of 1 250 ha for a commercial section, 300 ha for medium-scale farmers, and 250 ha for small-scale farmers.
The Tandjieskoppie irrigation project is composed of two locations, one with an area of 102 ha and the other with 242 ha on state land, of a total area of 344 ha and a net irrigable area of 320 ha.
In the listing requirements, the ministry said the investors would be expected to farm on the commercial sections of the farms.
Detailed requirements
Bidders are required to submit audited financial statements for the last three years and must demonstrate a sound financial position.
"All pending litigation shall, in total, not represent more than 10% of the applicants’ net worth and shall be treated as resolved against the applicant," the ministry said.
Suitors would be required to have a minimum average annual turnover of N$10 million, calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress and/or completed within the last three years.
Experience crucial
Contractors employed to build the irrigation facilities would also be required to show previous experience.
"The selected design, build, and operate contracts shall have a minimum design capacity of 100 ha irrigation scheme, and have been operating for at least two years since commissioning, and have been operating satisfactorily since commissioning," the ministry stipulated.
"Experience of at least of one operations contract with a minimum of 100 ha of irrigation scheme as prime contractor, lead member of a joint venture, or management contractor, which are either operational at the date of application or in which the operations period ended," it added.
Bidders who are deemed ineligible by the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank Group, and the World Bank will not be considered.
The deadline for applications is 31 July.
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