Community Empowerment

Ekurhuleni to Let Business Facilities for Local Entrepreneurs

By Super User 1266

The City of Ekurhuleni invites township small businesses and cooperatives to apply for use of the Community Enterprise Development Facilities which are let out for a period of 12 months. These facilities will accommodate business entities in smart and light manufacturing, light industrial, agro-processing, automotive services and business services and logistics.

This is a deliberate effort by the City to advance township revitalization and listing entrepreneurship as an important contributor to the economy in terms of creation of employment, economic growth, innovation and competitiveness.

To achieve this end, the City has invested in the development of commercial infrastructure which has enabled the formalisation of informal business. These facilities categorized as Township Industrial Parks, Township Business Hubs and Automotive Hubs, contribute as a driver of township revitalization and the promotion of local business within the City.

Below is a list of facilities that will be available to let:

NAME OF FACILITY

LOCATION

NO & TYPE OF UNITS

Monthly Tariff

Per unit

Fannie Malape Co-operatives Industrial Hive Centre

Stand 3521 corner Moepshe & Mokoena Str, Tokoza (between Tokoza CCC & Dresser Clinic)

4 x 65m2 units

R32/ m2 per unit

Tokoza Traders Market

Erf 12991 Kumalo Street, Tokoza

18 outlets and anchor retail outlet +- 500m2

42/ m2 per unit

Tsakane Business Park

Stand 7522 Hlakwana Street, Tsakane

5 x offices

12 x kiosks

10 x single garage size units

10 x double garage size units

Offices 20,5 @60/ m2 per unit

Block A19,5 @107 m2 per unit 

Block B 63 m2@ 65 m2 per unit

Block C 7 m2@ 98/ m2 per unit.

KwaThema Business Park

Erf 24518 Corner Thabahadi & Rhokana Road, Extension 3, KwaThema

32 x 21m2 Bloch A units 

12 x 42,5 m2 Block B units

R108/ m2 per unit

R100/ m2 per unit

Springs Traders Market

Erf 215, 7 First Street, Springs

21 small shops

All units are measuring 20m2

R665 for 7 m2 per unit

12 m2 @ 1080 per unit

Brakpan Civic Centre Kiosk (single kiosk)

Erf 3266 corner Elliot Road & Escombe Avenue, Brakpan

1 x 9m2 kiosk

56/ m2 per unit

Oscar Mabika Co-operatives Industrial Hive Centre

Stand 31021 corners Marolen & Alliance Rd, Daveyton (between the Daveyton railway station & Isidingo TVET)

8 x 24m2 offices

3 x 80m2 indoor units

4 x 70m2 outdoor roof covered units

1 x 26m2 boardroom

R35.00 m2 per unit

Barcelona Traders Market

Erf 23305 Extension 32, Barcelona (adjacent taxi rank & Barcelona clinic)

21 x small shops

7 m2@ R665.00 per unit

Etwatwa Business Hive

Portion 5 & 6 of erf 27155 Ext 9, Bee –Eater Street, Etwatwa (between Stompie Skosana hall & Harry Gwala School)

12 x 35m2 units

  3 x 17m2 kiosks

27 x 34m2 units

  5 x 57m2 units

  1 x 173m2 admin block with boardroom

R48.00 m2 per unit

Etwatwa Unserviced Portions

Portions 8, 9, 10 & 11 of erf 27155 Etwatwa Ext 9

1 x 4300 sqm

1 x 4840 sqm

1 x 4100 sqm

1 x 3100 sqm

R28.00m2 per unit

Bomba Sibiya Co-ops Industrial Hive Centre

Erf 871 Thami Mnyele Drive West, Mqantsa Section, Tembisa (next to Tembisa Station

7 x 40m2 units

3 x 13m2 offices

R36.00 m2 per unit

Tembisa Business Park

Erf 870 Thami Mnyele Drive West, Mqantsa Section, Tembisa (next to Tembisa train Station)

18 x offices

43/ m2 per unit

Motsu Buy Back Centre

Stand 1773 Ext 5, Letsiakarana & Nkankani Str,  Motsu Section, Tembisa

1 x 322m2 workshop

R36.00 m2 per unit

Sethokga Buy Back Centre

Mbiza Street, Sethokga Hostel, Tembisa (next to Oakmore train Station)

1 x 14m2 office

1 x 50m2 workshop

5 x 11m2 roof covered sorting area

R36.00m2 per unit

Sethokga Traders Market

1 George Nyari Street, Xubeni Section, Tembisa

22 x open stalls are measuring 6m2

18 x lockable stalls

7 m2 @ 665 per unit

12 m2 @1080 per unit

Sedibeng Hive Centre

Erf 688 Tuda Crescent, Sedibeng Section Tembisa

1 x 85m2 workshop

1 x 7m2 kitchen

1 x 24m2 office

R32.00 m2 per unit

Katlehong Automotive manufacturing hub

18 Spares sales companies

10 services companies

9 Tyres companies 

8 Panel beaters

NB: The facility is under construction

Erf 585 Rabotapi street

Moshoeshoe section katlehong

Unit A01 128 m2

Unit A02 128 m2

Unit A03 117 m2

Unit A04 117 m2

Unit A05 150 m2

Unit A06    30 m2 

Office     30 m2

Canteen    30 m2

R48.00 m2 per unit

 

Documents required

The following documents must accompany the application:

  1. Correctly filled application form
  2. Business Plan
  3. Company registration documents
  4. Proof of Residence
  5. Recently certified copy of barcoded identity document
  6. Valid Trading /business Permit
  7. Approval by the relevant authority in terms of an activity requiring such approval e.g.       certificate of acceptability in case of food traders.
  8. Letter from the councilor or trade references

CONDITIONS APPLICABLE

  • Units are voetstoots.
  • Tariffs are per square meter per unit payable monthly in advance on the first day of each month.
  • The agreement is for a fixed period of 12 months renewable upon keeping a clean payment record.
  • Tariffs are dependent on facility space usage excluding electricity and water consumption.
  • A deposit of R 1000 is required at signature or the commencement of the user agreement. (which deposit will not exceed an amount of two months’ rental).
  • The tenant will be expected to contribute a standard monthly fee for cleaning common areas.
  • Tenants will be expected to operate on a full-time basis at the allocated unit subject to the user agreement.
  • The tenant will be expected to undertake repairs and maintenance within the units at their own cost subject to pre-approval of the center manager.
  • No application will be accepted from persons in the service of the state.
  • All applications shall be subject to confidentiality protection accorded in law.
  • Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted, qualifying, and recommended applicants
  • Applicants who have not been contacted within 3 months of the closing date should assume that their application was unsuccessful.
  • CoE reserves the right not to make any allocations or withhold any allocations without providing reasons.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

The following selection criteria will be used to assess applications.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

POINTS

Points

Business Sustainability Plan

Demonstrate how will the project assist the municipality to create jobs /facilitate economic development

Strongly

  • Able to create more than 15 jobs = 40
  • Abel to create 2-14 jobs = 30
  • Able to create 0-1 job= 20

40

Residential Location

CoE Township Enterprise =5

CoE Urban Enterprise = 10

Gauteng Enterprise =20

20

Company Experience

Relevant experience of the company operating in the sector 

1-2 year = 5 points

3-4 years = 10 points

5 years and above = 20 points

20

Reference

Trade References.

1 letter/ Support letter form ward councilor = 10 points

2 letters = 15 points

3 letters = 20 points

20

Total

  

100

Average Score

All applicants are required to score an average of 50 of 100 against the qualifying criteria to move to the next level of adjudication.

Stage 2

Qualifying applicants to be subjected to a compulsory interview.

The applicant’s key functional areas shall be those that are aligned to the responsibility of the Municipality, i.e. the applicant must be a non-profit institution/organization/body that is serving the poor

1.Meets expectations – 20

2.Significantly exceeds expectations = 30

3. Outstandingly exceeds expectations= 50

50

Total

( stage 1and stage 2)

 

150

 

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO:            

CEDFacilities@ekurhuleni.gov.za

Application open from 18th May 2021 to 18th June 2021

For more information or inquiries contact the following officials

Vusi Mashile at 011 999 7839 or email: vusi.mashile@ekurhuleni.gov.za

Gugu Shelembe at 011 999-7890 or email: Gugu.shelembe@ekurhuleni.gov.za