EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: Concession for the design, construction and operation of a fish processing plant at the fish market in marsa.
The Privatisation Unit (PU), on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Malta, intends to proceed with the award of a concession on emphyteutical basis for a specified time, whereby the Government will be granting the first floor above the Fish Market auction hall in Marsa to a private sector operator to design, construct and operate a Fish Processing Plant. This will have an area of approximately 1,200 square meters. The area to be developed as a Fish Processing Plant for this project is located a few meters away from the New Fish landing base facility in Marsa that will be in operation in the near future.
Objectives of the Privatisation
To develop, operate and manage on a timely basis the allocated area. The facility is to be run profitably and in a way that ensures that users and the Government are satisfied with the level and quality of the services and facilities provided to acceptable local regulatory and international standards and to assist the development of the Maltese economy;
To permit, in the interest of competitiveness and long-term sustainability, the facility to be managed and operated in a leaner dimension and on the basis of private sector management principles and efficient work practices;
The concession for the Design, Construction and Operation of a Fish Processing Plant in Marsa is designed to attain the following benefits: