Name and Location
Tambo-Springs inland port project, Gauteng, South Africa.

Client
Transnet.
Transnet Freight Rail, a subsidiary of Transnet, will be responsible for the operation of the yard, but the chosen operator will be responsible for loading and offloading of containers and marketing of the facility.

Project Description
Transnet has issued a request for proposals inviting private logistics companies to design, build, operate and maintain and eventually hand over an inland container terminal, earmarked for Tambo-Springs, in eastern Gauteng.

The terminal will have an initial capacity of 144 000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) a year, with an option to increase its capacity to 560 000 TEUs.

The project will include the construction of terminal infrastructure, including an arrival and departure yard for cargo trains, and the installation of terminal equipment. It will include a stacking area, warehousing space, a distribution centre and inland reefer facilities.

Tambo-Springs is one of three megaterminals being proposed for Gauteng over the next 20 years.

Value
No capital investment figure has yet been provided; however, South Africa’s National Infrastructure Plan indicates that the project, designated a Strategic Integrated Project 2 development, could involve an investment of about R6.5-billion.

Duration
The deadline for submissions is September 30, 2016, with Transnet expected to award the contract for the project in the last quarter of the company’s financial year, which ends on March 31, 2017.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.

Contact Details for Project Information
Transnet, Viwe Tlaleane, tel +27 11 308 2384 or email view.tlaleane@transnet.net.