DESCRIPTION:
The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced consulting company to provide background requirements for a study to investigate the viability of establishing a polysilicon plant in South Africa ("the Project"). The Study should be done to scoping level of confidence, on all the technical, marketing, financial and strategic aspects needed to facilitate the establishment of a polysilicon plant, at an appropriate site, in South Africa.

Detailed RFP documents are available for collection between 08:00 and 16:00, Mondays to Friday, from the Main Reception area of the IDC Building, 19 Fredman Drive, Sandton, or on our website at www.idc.co.za under "Tenders".

Terms and Conditions:
The IDC's terms and conditions of the RFP, which will be stated on the RFP documents to be collected, will apply. Failure to comply with any of the terms and conditions, as set out in the documents, will invalidate the RFP.

Tenders should be submitted in duplicate in a sealed envelope endorsed "Tender Number: T30/10/09: Request for Proposal to investigate the viability of establishing a Polysilicon Plant in South Africa". The sealed envelope must be placed in the tender box at the Main Reception area of the IDC Building, by no later than Friday, 22 January 2010 at 12:00 noon.

Enquiries can be directed to Ms Shirley Mampuru at (011) 269-3583 or e-mail: shirleym@idc.co.za