1.   The Privatization Unit opened a bid for outsourcing of Sanitation Services on 4th July, 2002. The bid received was from a local company called Cefas  Enterprises. 

2.  The opening followed several  attempts that were made without success from 1999 to outsource WASA's septic tanks and the conservancy tanks (tankering services) and the Ministry of Local Government 's (MLG) Pit Latrine Emptying Services.

3.      The initial advertisements attracted seven (7) local bidders and two (2) from South Africa. One bid was received from a South African company, Sani Tech.  The bid was evaluated and preliminary negotiations were held with the bidder. Sani Tech’s bid proposed tariffs that were deemed too high. Negotiations to lower the tariffs levels downwards with the investor were unsuccessful.

4.      After the negotiations with the bidder failed, efforts were made to revive local interest whereby among others, meetings were held with 7 local investors who had earlier expressed interest in the service. But the interest expressed was never translated into a bid.

5.      In 2000 sanitation services were restructured whereby WASA’s tankering services and MLG’s Pit Emptying Services were combined and run by a unit within WASA, the Sanitation Interim Unit, and tariffs were increased to M150.00 per load for all services throughout the country.  This was an interim measure pending out-sourcing of the services.  The Sanitation Interim Unit commenced its operations on 1 March 2001 for an initial period of 9 months after Cabinet’s approval for both the restructuring and tariff increase was obtained.  The Sanitation Unit was mandated, among others, to provide sanitation services and to collect data. 

6.      Advertisements for the outsourcing of the Sanitation Services were placed in local newspapers in October, 2001 that attracted five (5) local bidders. Letters of invitations were sent to the five local bidders on 24^th May, 2002 and the deadline was set for Thurday, 27^th June, 2002. On close of business that day one bid was received from Cefas Enterprises, which was being opened publicly today.

 Wednesday, 4^th July, 2002

PULO EA MANGOLO A BOIKĒTO PHETISETSONG EA LITŠEBELETSO TSA LIKHOERE-KHOERE SECHABENG

1.      Kajeno Lekala la Phetisetso ea Likhoebo tsa ‘Muso Sechabeng le butse ka molao mangolo a boikĕto a lokisetsang ho Fetisetsa Litšebeletso tsa Likhoere-khoere Sechabeng. Mangolo a ne a tsoa Khamphaning ea Lesotho e bitsoang Cefas Enterprises.

2.      Pulo ena ea mangolo e latela liteko tse entsoeng ho tloha ka selemo sa 1999 ho fetisetsa litšebeletso tsa likhoere-khoere sechabeng. Ka bomalimabe liteko tseo ha lia ka tsa atleha.

3.      Lipapatsong tse ileng tsa etsoa sethathong, baikēti ba supileng (7) ba tsoang kahare ho naha ba ile ba bontša thahasello, ha ba tsoang naheng ea boahelani ba ne ba le babeli (2) ka palo. Moikēti e mong ho ba tsoang naheng ea boahelani e ne e le Khamphani ea Sani Tech. Khamphani ea Sani Tech boikētong ba eona, e ile ea beha litefiso tse holimo.  Lipuisano pakeng tsa ‘Muso oa Lesotho le Khamphani ea Sani Tech ele ho leka ho theola litefiso tsena li ile tsa nyopa.

4.      Kamorao ho moo, liteko li ile sa etsoa ke ‘Muso oa Lesotho ho ntšetsa pele thahasello mosebetsi ona le bo-ramatsete ba supileng (7) ba tsoang kahare ho naha. Bo-ramatsete  ba ile ba bontša thahasello e fokolang.

5.      Selemong sa 2000 litšebeletso tsa likhoere-khoere tsa WASA le tsa Lekala la Puso ea Libaka, li ile tsa matahangoa ‘moho ‘me litefiso tsa nyolleloa ho M150.00. Nyollelo ea litefiso e ne e le ea nakoana ha ho ntse ho lokisetsoa Phetisetso ea Litšebeletso Sechabeng. Litšebeletso tsa Likhoere-khoere tsa Nakoana li qalile ho sebetsa khoeling ea Tlhakubele ngoahola, me tsa kena tšebetsong likhoeli tse robong kamorao ho moo.

6.      Lipapatso mabapi le Phetisetso ea Litšebeletso tsa Likhoere-khoere Sechabeng li phatlalalitsoe maselinyaneng khoeling ea Mphalane ngoahola, ‘me baikēti ba bontšitseng thahasello ene ele matsoalla a mahlano a Lesotho. Limemo li tsoile khoeling ea Motšeanong tse bontšang  letsatsi la ho koala boikēto ele la 27 Phuptjane, monongoaha . ‘Me ho amohetsoe lengolo la boikēto le leng tsoa Khamphaning ea Cefas Enterprises, le neng le buloa kajeno.

 La 4 Phupu, 2002

PRIVATISATION UNIT

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