No Takers for Hawassa Industrial Park Sheds
Nine companies bought the tender documents but none show up on the D-day The Ethiopian Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) has decided to announce the bid again, after the Monday, April 04, 2016 the blow at the tender opening where none of the offerers appeared. The IPDC tendered a bid for the Hawassa Industrial Park factory sheds only for local investors but failed after nine companies bought the detailed documents of the tender and never issued an offer. "This is our pilot project following the policy direction adopted encourage local industrialists" Arkebe Oukubay (Phd) , told Fortune. "Since this is the first trial, we have learnt a lot and adopt a mechanism to ensure participation of locals" He also said that an immediate bid would be announced by the end of this week. Owner of one pioneering garment manufacturing plant told Fortune that the bid invitation came as a surprise. "The time given was so short that we could not meet the deadline,&quo