Tender Summary: Supply and Delivery of Mobile Trailer Mounted Cherry Picker

Objectives

The primary objective is to procure a reliable, compliant, and fully operational mobile trailer-mounted cherry picker to support municipal infrastructure maintenance, utility repairs, and elevated access tasks. The municipality aims to secure a vendor capable of delivering equipment that enhances operational efficiency while meeting strict safety, performance, and socio-economic procurement criteria.

Scope

The scope covers the complete supply and physical delivery of one mobile trailer-mounted cherry picker to the designated municipal facility. Deliverables include the equipment itself, all necessary operational and safety documentation, manufacturer warranties, and initial commissioning support. The municipality reserves the right to modify, reduce, or omit portions of the scope prior to contract award. Delivery timelines, inspection procedures, and acceptance criteria will be governed by the attached general and special conditions of tender.

Technical Requirements

• Equipment Type: Trailer-mounted aerial work platform (cherry picker) designed for safe personnel elevation and tool handling.
• Compliance: Must meet applicable national engineering, manufacturing, and occupational health and safety standards.
• Safety Features: Integrated overload protection, emergency descent mechanisms, stability controls, and certified hydraulic systems.
• Condition & Documentation: Equipment must be new, fully tested, and supplied with operator manuals, maintenance schedules, certification plates, and warranty documentation.
• Transport Readiness: Designed for safe towing on public roads, including appropriate lighting, braking, and coupling systems.

Detailed dimensional, capacity, and performance specifications are provided in the official bid documentation and must be strictly adhered to.

Skills Requirements

While specific skill matrices are not detailed in this notice, bidders are expected to demonstrate:

• Proven logistical capability for transporting and delivering heavy, specialized municipal equipment.
• Certified knowledge of aerial platform operation, safety protocols, and routine maintenance procedures.
• Qualified personnel available for delivery coordination, site handover, and basic operator familiarization.
• Ability to provide post-delivery technical support, spare parts availability, and compliance with warranty obligations.

Key Procurement Terms & Definitions

• 80/20 Preference Point System: An evaluation framework allocating 80% of scoring to price and technical compliance, and 20% to socio-economic transformation and local economic development goals.
• B-BBEE Compliance: Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment is a national policy aimed at redressing historical economic disparities. Bidders must submit a completed Annexure MBD 6.1 form and valid verification certificates to claim transformation-related preference points.
• Proof of Locality: Documentation verifying the bidder’s operational base within a defined municipal area, required to qualify for local economic development preference points.
• Annexure MBD 6.1: A standardized municipal declaration form used to assess and certify a company’s B-BBEE status level. Incomplete submissions result in zero preference points.
• Cherry Picker: Industry terminology for a hydraulic boom lift mounted on a trailer or vehicle, used to safely elevate workers to heights for maintenance, pruning, or utility work.

All bids are subject to the municipality’s Preferential Procurement Policy, general conditions of tender, and the principle that the authority is not bound to accept the lowest or any tender.