The realisation of Saldanha Bay’s industrial development zone (IDZ) is moving ahead.
Local businesses need to take note of policy changes to do business with the Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) Licencing Company.
The National Treasury has issued nine instruction notes for the 2016/17 financial year effective from 1 April 2016. Of these changes, only three are applicable to businesses. These changes were communicated at a recent Supplier Awareness Day hosted by the licencing company.
All suppliers who wish to conduct business with the SBIDZ-LC now need to be actively registered on National Treasury’s Central Suppliers Database; tenders above R500 000 can only be accessed via the e-Tender Portal and the Government Tender Bulletin, and lastly, Commissioner of Oath signed B-BBEE Affidavits are acceptable in the absence of a certified BBBEE Certificate.
Abigail Murray, Associate for Enterprise Development with the SBIDZ-LC, says business owners need to take the necessary steps in ensuring that their companies are complaint. She said businesses must remember that in addition to these new changes, businesses must still be registered on the Western Cape Supplier’s Database (WCSD) as that requirement from Provincial Treasury is still in place.
More than 100 delegates attended the supplier day hosted at Protea Hotel in Saldanha.
Feedback was also received on the progress made on IDZ-related infrastructure projects.
Civil works on the land side area located towards the back of the IDZ designated area have commenced, and the civil, mechanical and electrical works on the upgraded Saldanha Bay Wastewater Treatment Works are nearing completion.
The new link road and bridge, connecting the back area of the IDZ to the ports side area, over the existing MR559 has been awarded and construction has commenced. In the months to come tenders for other infrastructure projects will be released.
