Rfi - Operation and Use of the Floreum Venue at the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens (emmarentia Dam) & for the Revitalisation, Rehabilitation and Sustainable Development of Westdene Dam

The purpose of this document is to source a service provider to conceptualise, implement

and manage the comprehensive revitalisation and sustainable development of Westdene

Dam, addressing environmental rehabilitation, public safety, infrastructure development,

eco-tourism, community programmes and revenue generation.

3. SCOPE AND DELIVERABLES

JCPZ expects the appointed service provider to provide the following deliverables for the

Westdene Dam revitalisation project:

Environmental Rehabilitation & Compliance:

- Aquatic invasive species eradication and long-term control programmes;

- Water quality monitoring and improvement methodologies;

- Indigenous vegetation restoration and ecosystem recovery;

- Wetland and shoreline stabilisation;

- Environmental compliance and regulatory permitting.

Public Safety & Infrastructure Improvement:

- Security infrastructure (fencing, lighting, CCTV, access control);

- Pathway improvements, signage and universal-access features;

- Waste management and stormwater inflow interventions;

- Public amenities rehabilitation (ablutions, seating, picnic areas).

Socio-Economic Development:

- EPWP and local employment programmes;

- Skills development and SMME participation strategies;

- Community-led programmes and activation;

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- Youth development and school excursion management.

Sustainable Revenue Generation:

- Eco-tourism operations (guided eco-walks, birdwatching, nature photography);

- Water-based recreation (kayak/canoe rentals, paddle-boats, controlled fishing);

- Event hosting (marathons, markets, charity walks, concerts);

- Environmental education centre operations;

- Commercial concessions (eco-friendly cafés, bicycle rentals, merchandise); and

- Research and innovation partnerships.

Management & Operations:

- Communications and marketing plan;

- Stakeholder engagement plan;

- Risk management and disaster response plan;

- Reputational management plan;

- Compliance with JCPZ policies on Finance, IT and operations;

- Monitoring and reporting systems;

- Public liability insurance and statutory compliance.

Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo will provide:

- Access to the Westdene Dam site;

- Support with regulatory approvals and government liaison;

- Brand guidelines;

- Coordination with relevant City of Johannesburg entities;

- Marketing and promotional support through JCPZ channels.

Additional information requirements

- The Westdene Dam precinct is a municipal public asset of ecological, historical

and social significance.

- Current challenges include extensive aquatic invasive species coverage,

compromised water quality, inadequate security, deteriorating pathways and

insufficient waste management.

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legislation and water resource management regulations.

operational cost to JCPZ.

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phases.

integrity.

design.

- Public liability insurance is the responsibility of the service provider.

quality, biodiversity and operational performance.

- Renewable energy solutions (solar lighting, solar-powered security) should be

prioritised.

- Smart-park technologies may be incorporated where appropriate (AI surveillance,

ecological sensors).

- Research partnerships for water quality and biodiversity monitoring are

encouraged.

4. FUNCTIONALITY TABLE

Proposals will be evaluated in terms of functionality and experience. Only bidders who

score 60 points or more on functionality will be able to proceed to be further evaluated in

terms of experience and financial model competitiveness.

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Evaluation Criteria Evaluation Description Points

Functionality: • A system implemented at

The service provider will be assessed NO

according to their proposed overall CAPITAL/OPERATIONAL

strategy, concept and approach based on COST OR RISK to

the following deliverables to be allocated Johannesburg City Parks

the points assigned to each deliverable. and Zoo

Maximum of 70 points - 0 = requires any

evaluated on qualifications, expertise and - 10 = 0% funding

• Environmental

rehabilitation plan

(invasive species, water 70

quality, ecosystem

restoration) (10)

• Public safety and

infrastructure improvement

plan (10)

• Public liability insurance

(5)

• Eco-tourism and recreation

development strategy (5)

• Environmental compliance

and regulatory permitting

experience (5)

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• Community development

and EPWP integration plan

(5)

• Communications and

marketing plan (5)

• Staffing plan with local job

creation through EPWP (5)

• Partnership and funding

plan with detailed budget

(5)

• Risk management and

disaster response plan (5)

Qualifications, Expertise and Experience: - The operating company

Maximum of 30 points should be experienced in

environmental

rehabilitation, eco-tourism

or similar projects with a

track record of 3 years (10)

- CVs and qualifications of

up to 3 key staff (5) 30

- Proof of successful

environmental or eco-

tourism project delivery

(case studies and financial

records) (5)

- Financial model of revenue

sharing with JCPZ.

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part of evaluation (10)

TOTAL 100

NB: Only bidders who score a total of 80 points or more will be considered for further evaluation

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