The Health and Social Services Ministry (MoHSS) has put out an open bid for the construction of a state-of-the-art district hospital in Katutura.

The bid calls for bulk electrical services for farm 1024, a portion of the remainder of farm 508, bordering the Havana residential area.

Part of the bid is for an access road and water bulk services on the same land that has been earmarked for the development.

The cost of the bidding document is N$300,000.

All bidding documents are available from Tuesday, October 15, at the Procurement Management Unit's Help Desk at the entrance of the Ministry of Health and Social Service. 

The Open National Bidding will close on November 15.

Earlier this year, Health Minister Dr. Kalumbi Shangula revealed that the envisaged hospital would provide general outpatient and inpatient care to reduce the workload and referrals to Katutura Intermediate Hospital.

The minister said the hospital would serve as a Class B facility in the referral pathway, would receive patients from district hospitals countrywide, and would be used as a training centre for interns in different health disciplines.