RFQ: WHOLE FARM BUSINESS PLAN: WITHOEK BOERDERY

This document is not for sale. Any entity that requests payment must be reported at the contact person indicated in this tender.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Withoek Boerdery is located near the town Calitzdorp, in the Eden District of the Western Cape. The farm is on a lease agreement for the period 9 years 11 months on the farm. The farm has a mix of operations:

1. Fruits: mainly apricots
2. Livestock
3. Vegetables
4. Ponies

The farm plans to have 30 ha of irrigation water under gravitation:

Deliverables:

The service provider will provide a report to the UTA covering the following critical areas:

1. Full farm plan for the farm for the following 10 year period
2. Test the viability of the orchards on the farm block by block
3. It is required of the Service Provider to deliver the outputs as tabled below within the specified timelines as indicated:
4. It is required of the Service Provider to deliver the outputs as tabled below within the specified timelines as indicated:

Expertise needed:

The service provider must have at least a 4 year degree in Agricultural Economics/Agribusiness/Pomology/Agronomy with relevant required experience not less than 5 years involvement in farm planning.

Documents for the purpose of this bid include

1. Conditions to Submit Bid (Form CBD 2.1 or Standard Conditions of Contract can be viewed on the Casidra website at casidra.co.za).
2. Price Form, Bill of Quantities and Schedules (Form CBD 3.1 (Lump Sum/Measured))
3. Scope of Works (Form CBD 4)
4. PPP Evaluation Form (Form CBD 5.1 (80/20)
5. Bank Entity Form (Form CBD 7), unless the banking details of the company indicate “verified” on the Central Supplier Database (CSD).
6. Registration on the CSD for all suppliers is compulsory and registration numbers must be supplied.

In accordance with Casidra’s Preferential Procurement Policy, this bid as further indicated in CBD 5.1 is subject to:

• B-BBEE certified bids will receive preferential scores;
• The successful bidder will be required to fill in and sign a written Contract Form (CBD 8).

RFQ DEADLINE:  The closing date for the request for quote is 21 April 2023 strictly at 12H00.

SUBMISSION OF RFQ

• All RFQ documents to be uploaded onto the Casidra RFQ/Tender portal. No e-mailed or hard copy documents will be accepted.

• Casidra will not be responsible for bidders’ internet connections, mailbox issues, etc.
• The closing date and time is specific and bidders should therefore submit bid documents timeously.

The following documents (including fully completed and signed CBD forms numbered 1 to 5 as supplied) must be valid for a period of 60 calendar days after closure of the bid and submitted as a bid packet: