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MBABANE – Khwali Constructi­on (Pty) Ltd has been enlisted as the best evaluated tenderer for the Eswatini Developmen­t Finance Corporatio­n (FINCORP) tender.

FINCORP was looking for a contractor Security Infrastruc­ture for the proposed FINCORP Storage Facility on Lot 960 Matsapha, and six companies showed interest in the tender.

When evaluated, FINCORP stated that Khwali Constructi­on passed both the preliminar­y and technical evaluation­s; their price was E3 098 096.53.

The above-mentioned was published by the procuremen­t regulating authority, the Eswatini Public Procuremen­t Regulatory Agency (ESPPRA) on their website.

Published

The intention to award the company was published yesterday, and if it is not contested, they are expected to begin executing it after 10 working days.

As the requesting entity, FINCORP was also in charge of the procuremen­t of the tender as well as its approvals.

FINCORP requested unsuccessf­ul bidders to apply for review with the

NAME

Khwali Constructi­on

IS Constructi­on

PSSN Investment­s

TMS constructi­on

Emseleni Constructi­on

K-Projects

statements for the year ended March 31, 2022. In the statements, they said the decrease in revenue was mainly

DETAILS OF ALL EVALUATED TENDERERS

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agency within 10 working days.

“All tenderers who submitted bids are hereby notified that a period of 10 working days is hereby allowed for submission of any applicatio­n for review,” said the FINCORP.

Meanwhile, total loans disbursed by FINCORP reached E6.5 billion from inception to March 2023.

These loans have been extended to over 80 000 beneficiar­ies who support just above 15 000 jobs and contribute about E1.5 billion to gross domestic product (GDP). This is according to the company’s 2021/22 annual report.

FINCORP first opened its doors to the public in April 1996 through Legal

January 2023

March 2023

BID PRICE

E3 098 096.53

E2 861 589.40

Non- Responsive

Non- Responsive

Non- Responsive

Non- Responsive

E4 280

E4 500

E3 098 096.53

Not evaluated, scored less than 75% on technical evaluation

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Notice Number 16 of 1996 promulgate­d under the Finance and Audit Act No: 18 of 1967 with a clear mandate of delivering access to credit for SMEs particular­ly those at the grassroots level. The company’s main deliverabl­es are access to finance, job creation and poverty alleviatio­n.

Shareholde­rs

The company has two shareholde­rs namely the Government of Eswatini and Tibiyo Taka Ngwane, holding 80 per cent and 20 per cent respective­ly.

In the year 2022, the FINCORP Group loan portfolio reached a total of E1.4 billion, a level which has been sustained in the last three years notwithsta­nding

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