OPENING
OF BIDS FOR MALUTI HIGHLANDS ABATTOIR AND FEELDOT COMPLEX|
For immediate Release Monday, 5th July 2004 1. The Privatisation Unit opened the bid for Maluti Highlands Abattoir and Feedlot Complex today. The bid received was from a local company called Maluti Cut-Rite Butchery. This opening followed an extension for deadline for submission of bids from Friday 2nd July to 9th July 2004 in response to requests from several interested groups. 2. The Government has changed the restructuring of the Abattoir and Feedlot Complex from outright sale to long term lease of the enterprise. The intention is still to encourage as much participation of local investors as possible as was envisaged in the original Privatisation Scheme. The strategy envisages an anchor investor or investment group that would have the majority shareholding with the rest sharing the balance. 3. As a way forward, the company would be registered with an initial ownership by Government. The Government shareholding in the company would then be sold to bidders who have expressed interest in the enterprise, in proportion to their financial strength through unequal shareholding in the Company. 4. Advertisements for leasing of the Abattoir and Feedlot Complex were placed in the local media in Mid-May 2004. Ten (10) expressions of interest were received by the set deadline of 28th May 2004. Letters requesting proposals were subsequently sent to potential investors specifying that: A technical proposal detailing any particular skills or relevant experience that will be brought to the operations of the business be shown; A financial proposal outlining the amount of funds that would be available for purchase of shares; if shares were offered at M1. 00 per share be indicated; and Any other business contribution such as association with potential producers (lihoai) or markets be mentioned. 5. Only one expression of interest was received from Maluti Cut-Rite Butchery by the set deadline of Friday 9th July 2004. 6. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security was also represented at the bid opening. 7. It is to be noted that the transaction leading to the restructuring of the Maluti Highlands Abattoir and Feedlot Complex is being handled in accordance with the Privatisation Act of 1995 BŌIKETO MALEBANA LE SELAKHAPANE SE SEHOLO SA ‘MUSO 1. Bōiketo malebana le Selakhapane se Seholo sa ‘Muso bo butsoe letsatsing lena ke Lefapha la Phetisetso ea Likhoebo tsa ‘Muso Sechabeng. Bōiketo bo amohetsoeng ke bo tsoang sehlopheng se le seng sa Basotho se bitsoang ka hore ke Maluti Cut-Rite Butchery Bōiketo ba latela ho chechisoa ha letsatsi la nehelano ea likōpo ho tloha ho la 2 Phupu ho isa ho la 9 Phupu monngoaha ho latela likōpo tse entseong ke baiketi. 2. ‘Muso o fetoletse Moralo oa phetisetso ea Selakhapane matsohong a ikemetseng ho khiriso ea nako e telele. Morero o khothaletsa bōiketo bo tsoang ho bo-rakhoebo lihlpopha tsa Basotho ho latela Moralo oa Phetisetso o ileng oa etsoa pejana. Moralo o reretsoe hore moiketi ea bontšang bokhoni ho latela lipehelo, a tle a nke bongata bo kaholimo ba liabo ha tse setseng li tla abeloa baiketi ba bang. 3. Moralo o tla ntšetsoa pele ka hore khoebo e ngolisoe ka molao ele ea ‘Muso, ‘me baiketi ba bontšitseng thahasello, batla rekisetsoa liabo ho latela matla a bona a bōiketo. 4. Liphatlalatso malebana le phetisetso ea Selakhapane li phatlalalitsoe maselinyaneng le li-ea-le-moeeng mahareng a khoeli ea Motšeanong monongoaha, moo ho amohetsoeng bōiketo ho tsoa lihlopheng tse leshome (10) letsatsing la la 28 Motšeanong 2004. Ka morao ho moo, baiketi a kopuoe hore ho nehelana ka likōpo tse bontšang boiphihlelo ba bona malebana le tsamaiso ea Selakhapane esitana le Setsi sa Nontšo ea Liphoofolo. 5. Ka letsatsi la nehelano ea likōpo, ho amohetsoe bōiketo bo tsoang sehlopheng sa Maluti Cut-Rite Butchery. 6. Lekala la Temo le Kanetso ea Lijo le ne le emetsoe pulong ea bōiketo. 7. Phetisetso ea Selakhapane se Seholo sa ‘Muso matsohong a ikemetseng e laoloa ke Molao oa Phetisetso ea Likhoebo tsa ‘Muso Sechabeng oa Selemo sa 1995. Director, Privatisation Unit Maseru 100 PRIVATISATION UNIT |
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