South African National Parks (SANParks) is finalising a second tender for the rebuilding and operating of the Rhodes Memorial Restaurant and Tea Room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SANParks shared this news with People\u2019s Post<\/em><\/span> this week, adding that the body responsible for managing South Africa\u2019s national parks was in the final stages of assessing the tender\u2019s viability regarding the rebuild, tenure, and return on investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSANParks can communicate further once this process (including water connections, sewerage systems, road maintenance, and the revamping of the parking area) has been finalised locally and approved by our delegated authority and National Treasury,\u201d says Lauren Clayton, Regional Communications Manager: Cape Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The heritage building was severely damaged in a wildfire that broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain on Sunday 18 April 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Located within Table Mountain National Park, the tea room is under the management of SANParks but the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) is the custodian of the land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Clayton says the first tender for rebuilding and operating was \u201csubsequently\u201d put out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut there were too few respondents, which meant that the process needed to be started from scratch again. As a Schedule 3A public entity, SANParks is required to put out all commercial opportunities in national parks in an open tender process once approval has been obtained from National Treasury,\u201d says Clayton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n