Infrastructure
Our Public Private Investment Partnerships
Vulindlela has a solid background in the following sectors: Healthcare, Facilities Management, Infrastructure Development, Property Development and Correctional Services.
Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital
Making Healthcare More Efficient
Impilo Consortium
Making Healthcare More Efficient
Vulindlela is the lead party in the formation of the Impilo Consortium, and co-sponsor of the 846-bed Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital.
Working alongside the KZN Department of Health, we have facilitated the provision of everything needed to make IALCH more profitable (medical equipment, information management and much more!).
Beginning in 2001, the IALCH was the first healthcare PPP in South Africa, under a fifteen-year contract period.
In 2016, the project was initially extended for three more years. It is currently operating under a further eighteen-month extension.
Other members of the Private Party include Siemens, Omame Investments, Tsebo Solutions Group, Mbekani Health and Wellbeing and Smidek Management South Africa. Vulindlela is also a shareholder in two of the subcontractors which provide the above mentioned services and, therefore, plays an active role in the daily operations of the hospital and the PPP.
Department of Statistics (“Stats SA”)
Springing Stats into Action
Dipalopalo FM Solutions:
Managing Stats SA
Vulindlela participates as a shareholder in Dipalopalo FM Solutions, as the facilities management subcontractor of the project. The company is a ring-fenced entity which was incorporated in September 2013, and started trading in mid 2014, with the sole objective of providing fully integrated facilities management services, including technical services, soft services, and business support service for the new head office accommodation for Statistic South Africa.
Dipalopalo Concessions:
Accommodating Stats SA
Vulindlela is a shareholder in Dipalopalo Concessions. The company operates as special-purpose vehicle, exclusively for the execution of a PPP agreement, for the provision of head office accommodation for Statistics South Africa. Vulindlela is involved at both concessionaire and operator level and Dipalopalo Concessions is responsible for the management and coordination of the design, construction, operations and maintenance of the building
The project consolidates all Statistics South Africa operations under one roof in a state-of the-art, R1.4 billion building located in Salvkop. Other members of the private party include Wilson Bayly Holmes Ovcon (“WBHO”), Royal Bafokeng Astrapak (asubsidiary of Royal Bafokeng Holdings), Servest South Africa, Crowie Concessions and Fikile Projects.
Afgri-Grain Silo Company
A lot to Gain from Grain
Afgri Grain Silo Company
A lot to Gain from Grain
Afgri Grain Silo Company was incorporated to acquire 100% of the grain handling and storage business, including the South African-owned grain silo and bunker facilities, from AFGRI Operations (Pty) Ltd.
Vulindlela participates as a shareholder in this company and views this investment as a positive contribution to the portfolio of infrastructure/ concession-based assets already held. Other shareholders in the consortium consist of Land Bank, STANLIB Infrastructure Investments, WIPHOLD, AFGRI Group Holdings and Izitsalo Employee Investments.
Department of International Relations and Communications (“DIRCO”)
A Place to Relate
Imbumba Aganang Private Party
A Place to Relate
Vulindlela is a shareholder in Imbumba Aganang Private Party (Pty) Ltd (“IAPP”), which is the project company that houses the office accommodation PPP for the Department of International Relations and Communication (“DIRCO”).
The project was procured under the PPP framework (design, construction, operation, maintenance, and finance) under a 25-year PPP agreement.
Department of Agriculture Land Reform and Rural Development (“DALR&RD”)
Keeping the Culture in Agriculture
Tshala Bese Uyavuna Private Party
Keeping the Culture in Agriculture
Vulindlela is part of the consortium that successfully won the bid to design, build, operate, maintain, and finance the new office accommodation for the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform (“DARD& LR”) in a 25-year PPP agreement.
Vulindlela is participating as a 15% equity shareholder, with one of its subsidiaries also participating as a minority shareholder of the construction subcontractor.
How We Can Help Our Public Private Partners Excel:
Hands on experience
We have extensive “hands on” understanding and experience when it comes to starting up and managing successful Public Private Partnerships.
Indepth knowledge
Our experience has taught us many things about the best ways to make public and private relationships work.
Relieve unnecessary pressure
There is a lot of pressure to speed up and improve service delivery in this country. Over the years, we’ve identified ways of accelerating service delivery and making it more efficient and effective, taking the burden off the state.
Cash injection
We give our partners the money they need to boost their chances of bringing in more profit.
