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The wildlife-loving public can look forward to another upmarket venue in the Kruger National Park after Concor Buildings recently completed a new three-star safari lodge at Skukuza camp.

PPP Opportunity – For the rights to manage the Food and Beverage Facility at the Skukuza Safari Lodge in the Kruger National Park
South African National Parks (SANParks) intends to form a public private partnership (PPP) whereby it grants a selected Private Party the rights to manage the Food and Beverage Facility at the Skukuza Safari Lodge in the Kruger National Park. The Food and Beverage Facility includes the Conference Catering required at the Nombolo Mdhluli Conference Centre. The opportunity will be for a 2-year term.

5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION – FOOD AND BEVERAGE FACILITY AT THE SKUKUZA
SAFARI LODGE

5.1 Introduction
SANParks has developed the Skukuza Safari Lodge adjacent to the Conference
Facility in the Kruger National Park. The Design is based on the following:

5.1.1 A 3-star facility offering 4-star service and price;

5.1.2 128 keys (256 bed) with a combination of 8 luxury suites, standard rooms and
family rooms including universal access rooms;

5.1.3 Staff accommodation facilities in Skukuza only for essential staff, majority of
staff will stay outside of the Park.

5.1.4 Green building initiatives to ensure the greenest lodge possible within the
framework of international best practice; and

5.1.5 Community beneficiation through economic opportunities in the construction
and operation of the lodge.

5.2 Opportunity

5.2.1 SANParks requires a Private Party to manage the Food and Beverage Facility
at the Skukuza Safari Lodge. The Food and Beverage Facility includes the
Conference Catering required at the Nombolo Mdluli Conference Centre. The
opportunity will be for a 2-year term.

5.2.2 The appointed Private will have exclusive rights to operate and manage the
Food and Beverage Facility.

5.2.3 No room service is offered.

5.3 Lodge Vision
The bigger Kruger National Park offer a wide range of accommodation choices;
from camping to luxury concession lodges. Skukuza Camp currently offer camping,
chalets and corporate style houses. The number of ‘rooms’ are limited. A modern
conference centre has been built. It is currently under-utilised as the current
accommodation available cannot provide adequately for conference guests.
Skukuza Safari Lodge has been built to develop additional accommodation choices
that plans to:

5.3.1 Provide accommodation for conferences and attract the MICE market with its
own requirements and needs; and through them attract guests who would for
the first time be exposed to the Kruger National Park;

5.3.2 Meet the needs of the local emerging tourist market that would be exposed to
Kruger (perhaps for the first time) and may become loyal to Kruger Park;

5.3.3 Draw the International Group Tourist and FIT market for whom camping or
self-catering would not be attractive; and

5.3.4 Attract the corporate and business market.
The vision of the Skukuza Safari Lodge is to widen the guest base for SANParks
and Kruger National Park; and to provide an acceptable hotel style accommodation
option for tourists and delegates of the conference centre.

5.4 Underlying Principles
The following underlying principles needs to be taken into consideration:
 Skukuza Safari Lodge and the adjacent Conference Centre are designed to
operate as one business entity. It is managed independently from other
services and products of the camp.
 Rooms are loosely based on a 4-star standard, but graded as 3-star.
 The lodge complies with all the relevant Universal Access legal requirements.
 Green principles have been applied in the construction process and the
Operator is expected to apply green principles in the Management of the Food
and Beverage Facility.
 Minimising noise is important in the Kruger National Park. The Private Party is
responsible for controlling noise levels on the property.
 The Private Party shall ensure that condiments sachets, paper serviettes, butter
tubs/pads, straws and any packaging that may pollute the environment is not
used at Skukuza Safari Lodge or Nombolo Mdluli Conference Centre.