Name and Location
Saldanha Bay industrial development zone (SBIDZ) project, Western Cape, South Africa.

Client
The project will be managed and operated by SBIDZ Licensing Company, which was established and is funded by the Western Cape’s tourism, trade and investment promotion agency Wesgro.

Project Description
The SBIDZ will be an oil and gas and marine repair engineering and logistics services complex, serving the needs of the upstream exploration and production services companies operating in oilfields and gasfields in sub-Saharan Africa.

It will include logistics, repairs and maintenance, as well as fabrication activities.

The facility will offer a prime value-added service through a contiguous customs-free area.

The infrastructure needed to support operations will include water supply; wastewater systems; waste-disposal facilities; electricity; fencing; road access; bus stops; taxi ranks; petrol stations; a dedicated transshipment and rig-repair quay; dry-docking facilities (floating dock); quay equipment, such as cranes, tugs and forklifts; warehousing; fabrication yards; hard laydown areas; offices; retail, food and medical facilities; training centres; and accommodation.

Value
The feasibility study has estimated that the private sector will need to invest between R5.12-billion and R14-billion in the IDZ.

Over the next 25 years, the SBIDZ is expected to add 86% to the gross geographic product, create about 11 975 direct, indirect and induced jobs and attract R9.3-billion in foreign direct investment. It is also expected to generate an estimated R62-billion in foreign exchange.

Duration
The project is expected to take four years to complete.

Latest Developments
Preparatory site work at the SBIDZ will continue to advance until the end of May in preparation for the start of construction of the pivotal oil and gas hub in August, the Western Cape government has reported.

After preparatory work has been completed, site clearance and earthworks will begin, after which construction activities, such as sewer reticulation installations, water and electrical service installations and roadworks, will advance.

Construction of the zone, which is one of several being driven jointly by the SBIDZ Licensing Company, the Transnet National Ports Authority and investors, will likely continue until September next year.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Demacon Market Studies, Bigen Africa and Plan Associates (prefeasibility study).

On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.

Contact Details for Project Information
Bigen Africa, tel +27 21 919 6976, fax +27 21 919 2508 or email capetown@bigenafrica.com.
Demacon Market Studies, Milinda Brink, tel +27 21 853 6895, fax +27 21 853 6895, cell +27 83 324 7363 or email milinda@demacon.co.za.
Saldanha Bay municipality, tel +27 22 701 7000, fax +27 22 715 1518 or email mun@saldanhabay.co.za.
Wesgro, tel +27 21 487 8600, fax +27 21 487 8700 or email info@wesgro.co.za.
Western Cape provincial government, tel +27 86 142 142 or email questions@capegateway.gov.za.