New management for Market Square stalls

Writer: De Waal Steyn.

“I am very excited about the future of the Hermanus Market Square and all the stalls. I have been a trader in Hermanus myself for the past 25 years and know how much it takes to run a successful business.”

So says Jolene Nel, who last week officially took over the management of the Market Square stalls (often referred to as the red, or pigeon sheds), after she was granted a 10-year management contract by the Overstrand Municipality.

According to documentation that served before Council on 30 September, the tender process was started in November 2019 and was awarded to Nel in August this year by the bid adjudication committee. The tender document called for the lease, management, maintenance, and sublease of 34 of the stalls, as well as the upkeep of the ablution facilities. Only one tender to the value of R76 840 per month was received.

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