REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP): Concession for the Design, Build, Maintain and Operate of the Natatorium Complex in Victoria Gozo
The GoM has announced its intention
to proceed with the award of a concession whereby it will be granting
the identified Planned Location in Victoria Gozo to a private sector
operator on the basis of a temporary Emphyteutical deed to design,
build, maintain and operate a Natatorium complex.
The main rationale underlying this decision is the belief that, in
the hands of a private operator, the Natatorium complex can be optimised
to take advantage of invaluable business opportunities presented by the
educational sports sector and a growing and dynamic health services
industry in Gozo, particularly in enhancing the services offered to the
public.
Objectives
In its consideration in awarding the Concession for the Planned
Location, the GoM aims to attain the following strategic objectives from
this RFP process and the eventual grant of the concession:
To develop, operate and manage
the Natatorium Complex Planned Location. The Natatorium complex is to be
run profitably and in a way which ensures that users and the GoM are
satisfied with the level and quality of the services and facilities
provided to acceptable local, European and international regulatory
standards and the FINA regulations;
To enhance sports tourism in Gozo;
To ensure that no revenue or capital
support for the development, maintenance and operation of the complex
will be required from the GoM;
To maximise proceeds to GoM and to generate employment;
To ensure that the Natatorium Complex will conduct the projection capacity required by the GoM;
To permit, in the interest of
competitiveness and long-term sustainability, the facilities to be
managed and operated in a leaner dimension and on the basis of private
sector management principles and efficient work practices;
To complement the existing facilities
and proposed expansion, foster the strategic commitment, vision and
capability of experienced international players in order to tap new
opportunities for on-going business growth;
To provide support to the national physical education curriculum;
To accommodate people with
disabilities like mobility limitations, and include staff members with
medical experience and physical therapy training;
To ensure that future operations
within the facilities are supported by sustainable manpower levels,
skill base and work practices as may be further developed through
training opportunities and apprenticeship schemes;
To render the Natatorium complex
complete and fully operational within 12 months from the signing of the
Concession Agreement; and
To maximize the spill-over benefits
to the Maltese economy through increased investment opportunities and
sustainable employment prospect activities.
Benefits
The Concession for the Design, Build,
Maintain and Operate of the Natatorium Complex in Victoria Gozo , is
designed to attain the following benefits:
To provide a state of the art
Natatorium Complex to the local and international sports industry as
well as to the local community and general public;
To maximise the benefits to the
Maltese economy through inter alia increased investment, employment
prospects, sports facilities, educational, health and therapeutical
opportunities; and
To support people recovering from
injuries as well as individuals with chronic pain, poor coordination,
and medical conditions. A warm pool can be beneficial for deep tissue
pain and soreness. Therapies can allow people to stretch and move more
deeply in the water to provide benefits that may transfer to dry land as
well, such as increased stamina and flexibility.
Timetable
2 November 2015: Issue of RFP
6 January 2016: Closing date for
requests for Planned Location visits
11 January 2016: Closing date for
submission of requests for clarifications
22 January 2016: Replies to
clarifications
8 January 2016 : Closing date for the collection of
RFP Document
29 January
2016 extended to 29 February
2016: Closing date for the submission of RFP