REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Agriculture emerging businesses to apply for chicken egg layers and agriculture disc ploughs

December 4, 2024

Background

The Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) is a purpose-built and secure industrial estate on the North-Eastern coast of KwaZulu-Natal, linked to the international deep-water port of Richards Bay.

It is a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) tailored for manufacturing of goods and production of services to boost beneficiation, investment, economic growth and the development of skills and employment through domestic and foreign direct investments.

Objectives

The objective of this call for expressions is to assist agriculture emerging businesses with support of chicken egg layers and agriculture disc ploughs to maximize production in the agriculture sector.

Proposal

The Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone calls for expression of interests from agriculture emerging businesses who are involved in farming that are aimed at community upliftment and development as well as creation of sustainable agri-businesses.

The agriculture emerging businesses must demonstrate capabilities to develop in the agricultural space for the benefit of the communities. They must also have a track record of projects or businesses that they have undertaken of similar nature; as well as demonstrate future sustainability on current and future projects that they intend to undertake and execute.

Application Procedure

A standard CSI Application Form must be requested from RBIDZ offices and completed in full (see contact details below).

Expressions of interest and proposals must be attached to the Application Form and submitted by post, hand delivered or scanned to email at the following address:

Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone Office Complex

Address: 4 Harbour Arterial, Richards Bay, 3900

Contact Person: Thandazile Nene

Email: Thandazile.Nene@rbidz.co.za

Tel: 035 797 2600//0744377828

Selection Process

The RBIDZ will have a selection team who will review each proposal.

Should you not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. Correspondence will be made for successful proposals only.

Exclusion Criteria

Applicants will be excluded from participation if their proposals are not attached to the RBIDZ CSI Application Form.

Closing Date of Submissions

Expressions of interest must be received by no later than 31 January 2025, at 16:00pm