Namibian Tender Bulletin 1403
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YEARS No. 1403: 02 - 08 July 2021 ACCLAIMED PROCUREMENT PUBLICATION OF RECORD AND TENDER TRANSPARENCY N$15.00 29 (incl. 15% VAT) www.wegebau.com.na www.wegebau.com.na [email protected] [email protected] BUILDING A BETTER NAMIBIA WITH NEWS THAT MEANS BUSINESS www.tenders24.com / [email protected] ANIXAS II POWER PLAY: NAMPOWER ISSUES ITS OWN INVITATION AFTER CENTRAL PROCUREMENT BOARD & PUTS POWER STATION TENDER WITH FOUR PRE-QUALIFIED CHINESE CONTRACTORS ON HOLD - P. 11 NAMIBIA’S N$3-B NATIONAL BUDGET FOR PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION WORKS Construction IN 2021/22 IS AT A NINE-YEAR LOW, WITH NO ALLOCATIONS FOR PUBLIC HOUSING, WHILE THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SPENDS TWICE AS put to the MUCH ON DEFENCE AND SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE THAN ON BUILDING EDUCATION OR HEALTH FACILITIES – PAGE 2. sword DOMESTIC GOVERNMENT DEBT GROWS 22.3% TO N$81-B - 15 REGISTERED AS A NEWSPAPER ISSN 1027-1813 / TEL: +264-(0)61-222899 / FAX: 239382 / PO BOX 861 WINDHOEK NAMIBIA TEL: +264-(0)61-222899 / FAX: ISSN 1027-1813 / NEWSPAPER A AS REGISTERED Market Namibia Market The existing desalination plant near Wlotzkasbaken, built by Areva, now run by Orano (miningconstruction-sadc.com). SALTY WATER EVERYWHERE, NOT A DROP TO DRINK FOR THE NEXT DECADE THE NAMIBIAN GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERS TO BUILD A SECOND DESALINATION PLANT ALONG THE CENTRAL COASTLINE AT AN ESTIMATED N$3.5 BILLION, INCLUDING A WATER SUPPLY CORRIDOR TO THE INTERIOR, WITH A TIMELINE OF AT LEAST TEN YEARS - PAGES 8 & 9. 93 CLASSIFIED NEW PUBLIC TENDERS & RFQS INSIDE N$56-M ROAD FUND ADMIN TENDER CANCELLED AFTER ADVERTISING & MEDIA - AIRCONDITIONING - BUILDING MATERIALS - CATERING ALL THREE BIDDERS ARE DISQUALIFIED - 8 - CHEMICALS - CONSTRUCTION & WORKS - ELECTRICAL - FINANCIAL - FLEET MANAGEMENT - FURNITURE & APPLIANCES - HOUSEHOLD - ICT N$300-M STATE MEDICAL AID SCHEME STILL ON - INDUSTRIAL - MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING - MEDICAL - PPE - PRINTING & PUBLISHING - SECURITY - SOLAR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT - CRUTCHES AS PSEMAS CONTRACT IS EXTENDED BY STATIONERY - TELECOMS - TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY - UNIFORMS - TRANSPORT - ANOTHER YEAR AFTER TENDER'S CANCELLATION - 11 VEHICLES, PLANT & ACCESSORIES - WASTE MANAGEMENT & CLEANING - WATER INFRASTRUCTURE & INSTALLATIONS THIRTY CONTRACTORS BID FROM N$75-M TO N$243-M PLUS 104 DATE-INDEXED OPEN PUBLIC TENDERS FOR REGRAVELLING ROADS IN KEETMANS DISTRICT - 13 PROCUREMENT GUIDE TO NAMIBIA'S 2021/22 NATIONAL BUDGET: This year’s 21.66% reduction to N$3.124-b for public construction works is far greater than the overall budget’s –5.76% decline, the government’s –0.77% smaller wage Construction put bill, the -17.2% cutback in procurement expenditure as a to the security cluster’s four votes The health and welfare cluster’s whole and the 14% contraction in domestically-financed (defence, justice, veterans, home N$296.66-m construction budget development spending. affairs and security) – virtually across two votes (health and equaling the combined construc- gender equality, poverty eradica- tion budgets of the social cluster’s tion and social welfare) is also a 02 JULY 2021 cutback is in the economic cluster, little over half (53%) of the security amibia’s national budget for where there is a zero allocation to N$578-m, accounting for 18.6% of cluster’s, accounting for 9.56% of public construction works the Urban & Rural Development the N$3.1-b construction total. the total. has been reduced to a nine- Vote compared to last year’s On its own, however, the edu- N cation cluster’s N$281-m budget This means that the security year low of N$3.124-b in 2021/22, revised N$407-m, through which establishment again has a bigger with no funds provided for social funding for public housing pro- for construction across two votes allocation for building courtrooms, housing and the security cluster grammes is channeled to local (education, sport and youth) ac- police stations, prisons and mili- once again walking away with an authorities. counting for only 9% of the total, tary bases than the social sector inordinate share. N$555.6 million or 17.9% of vot- is a little over half the security has for schools, hostels, clinics, The single biggest construction ed construction expenditure goes cluster’s four votes. hospitals and facilities to alleviate poverty - as has been the case in NAMIBIA CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 2021/212 BUDGET recent years, although the gap has narrowed with this year’s unusual - CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATIONS & IMPROVEMENTS decrease in the security cluster’s DIFFERENCE CRI allocation, accompanied by 2020/21 % OF 2021/22 ESTI- BETWEEN % % OF increases in the social clusters. VOTE REVISED 2020/21 MATE 2021/22 & CHANGE 2021/22 And although this excludes 2020/21 foreign funding in the case of educational infrastructure that is 01 President 23,356,000 0.59% 32,322,000 8,966,000 38.39% 1.03% supported by a N$1-b AfDB loan, 02 Prime Minister 900,000 0.02% 16,119,000 15,219,000 1691.00% 0.52% the 21.66% cutback in the central government’s domestically-fi- 03 National Assembly 7,000,000 0.18% 4,587,000 -2,413,000 -34.47% 0.15% nanced construction budget is 04 Auditor General 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% 0.00% four times higher than the 5.76% reduction in the total budget. 05 Home Affairs & Immigration 66,520,000 1.67% 0 -66,520,000 -100.00% 0.00% The security cluster’s N$555.6- 06 Safety & Security 294,240,000 7.38% 0 -294,240,000 -100.00% 0.00% m construction budget in 2021/22 07 International Relations & Cooperation 19,000,000 0.48% 26,500,000 7,500,000 39.47% 0.85% also overtakes the combined N$511.755-m combined alloca- 08 Defence 150,000,000 3.76% 150,900,000 900,000 0.60% 4.83% tions to the administrative and eco- 09 Finance 4,200,000 0.11% 2,999,000 -1,201,000 -28.60% 0.10% nomic clusters – if one excludes the Transport Vote’s N$1.5-b, 10 Education, Arts & Culture 105,430,000 2.64% 265,905,000 160,475,000 152.21% 8.51% which consumes half of the entire 11 National Council 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% 0.00% voted expenditure on construction by itself. 12 Gender Equality & Child Welfare 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% 0.00% On its own, the administrative 13 Health & Social Services 187,852,000 4.71% 265,053,000 77,201,000 41.10% 8.48% cluster’s N$131-m budget for construction across seven votes 14 Labour, Industrial Relations & Empl. Creation 2,500,000 0.06% 8,757,000 6,257,000 250.28% 0.28% (presidency, prime minister, na- 15 Mines & Energy 46,100,000 1.16% 51,115,000 5,015,000 10.88% 1.64% tional assembly, foreign affairs, finance, works and communica- 16 Justice 59,300,000 1.49% 55,131,000 -4,169,000 -7.03% 1.76% tions) is less than a quarter of the 17 Urban & Rural Development 407,000,000 10.21% 0 -407,000,000 -100.00% 0.00% security cluster’s and accounts for 18 Environment, Tourism & Forestry 72,182,000 1.81% 57,586,000 -14,596,000 -20.22% 1.84% only 4.2% of the total. Excluding the Transport Vote, 19 Industrialisation & Trade 42,000,000 1.05% 47,594,000 5,594,000 13.32% 1.52% the economic cluster’s N$372-m 20 Agriculture, Water & Forestry 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% 0.00% across six votes (mines, energy, environment, tourism, forestry, 21 Judiciary 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% 0.00% industrialization, trade, fisheries, 22 Fisheries & Marine Resources 9,000,000 0.23% 17,431,000 8,431,000 93.68% 0.56% agriculture, land reform and wa- ter) is just over two-thirds of the 23 Works 25,242,000 0.63% 25,408,000 166,000 0.66% 0.81% security cluster’s allocation. 24 Transport 1,538,208,000 38.57% 1,487,278,000 -50,930,000 -3.31% 47.61% Procurement 25 Land Reform 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% 0.00% expenditure 26 National Planning Commission 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 27 Sport, Youth & National Service 14,500,000 0.36% 15,429,000 929,000 6.41% 0.49% in 2021/22 amibia’s central government 28 Electoral Commission 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% 0.00% has slashed its procurement 29 Information & Communication Technology 27,000,000 0.68% 23,000,000 -4,000,000 -14.81% 0.74% Nbudget from an all-time high of N$11.8 billion last year, by 30 Anti-Corruption Commission 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% 0.00% over 17% or N$2-b to N$9.8-b in 31 Veterans Affairs 5,000,000 0.13% 8,000,000 3,000,000 60.00% 0.26% 2021/22. The 17.2% reduction in 32 Higher Education, Technology & Innovation 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% 0.00% procurement expenditure is far 33 Poverty Eradication & Social Welfare 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% 0.00% higher than the 5.76% reduction in the national budget to N$68-b 34 Public Enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% 0.00% from 2010/21’s revised N$72-b 35 Attorney General 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% 0.00% and the 0.77% reduction in central 36 Gender Equality, Poverty Erad. & Social Welfare 21,818,000 0.55% 22,853,000 1,035,000 4.74% 0.73% government’s personnel expendi- ture to N$28.46-b from last year’s 37 Agriculture & Land Reform 169,942,000 4.26% 165,235,000 -4,707,000 -2.77% 5.29% revised N$28.68-b, both of which 38 Water 689,440,000 17.29% 33,102,000 -656,338,000 -95.20% 1.06% are in sharp contrast to the 9.85% increase in debt servicing costs to 39 Home Affairs & Immigration, Safety & Security 0 0.00% 341,551,000 341,551,000 100% 10.93% N$8.5-b from last year’s revised TOTAL (N$) 3,987,730,000 100.00% 3,123,855,000 -863,875,000 -21.66% 100.00% N$7.7-b.