Objectives

The primary objective is to engage a qualified contractor to execute comprehensive building renovations and waterproofing works at a municipal facility in Ward 53. The project aims to restore structural integrity, enhance weather protection, and upgrade interior finishes through coordinated roofing, masonry, ceiling, flooring, painting, and carpentry interventions, while ensuring strict compliance with municipal procurement and labour regulations.

Scope of Work

• Demolition & Site Preparation: Dismantle and remove collapsed roof sheeting, trusses, and purlins; clear loose rubble and debris daily; stack salvaged materials as directed.
• Roofing & Masonry: Repair damaged brick courses, apply plaster, and repaint affected areas. Supply and install galvanized IBR roof sheets on pine purlins and premanufactured trusses, including flashings and aluminium insulation sheeting.
• Rainwater Systems: Install seamless gutters, downpipes, brackets, stop ends, outlets, bends, hopper heads, and PVC fascia boards to manufacturer specifications.
• Interior Upgrades: Install a suspended gypsum ceiling system on a galvanized steel grid. Remove water-damaged flooring, prepare subfloors, lay sound-reducing underlay, and install click-lock laminated flooring. Fit aluminium Venetian blinds to specified window dimensions across multiple rooms.
• Finishes & Joinery: Prepare and paint internal and external walls, skirting, doors, and frames using specified primers and topcoats. Replace boardroom and bathroom doors, install chrome-plated locksets, and fit timber dado rails with varnish.
• Administrative Duties: Submit a detailed work programme within three days of appointment, maintain a Health & Safety file, track daily staff attendance, enforce designated working hours, and ensure complete site cleanliness upon handover.

Technical Requirements

• Active CIDB registration of 1GB or higher must be provided and verified.
• Mandatory trade test certificates for Carpenter and Painter.
• Fully completed returnable price schedule submitted electronically before the closing deadline.
• All quoted rates are deemed all-inclusive, covering materials, labour, equipment, and site security until project handover.
• A compulsory 10% contingency line item must be priced; this amount is deducted from the final settlement if unused.
• Tender prices must remain valid for a minimum of thirty days from submission.
• Contractor must register on the municipality’s supplier database and comply with the General Conditions of Contract (GP GCC 2010).
• Projects valued at R30,000 or above require submission of Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) verification documentation with invoices.
• Failure to attend the compulsory site meeting or submit required minimum documents will result in immediate disqualification.

Skills Requirements

• Certified proficiency in carpentry and painting trades, supported by valid trade test certificates.
• Proven capability in structural roofing, masonry repair, guttering installation, and suspended ceiling systems.
• Project management competence to coordinate material logistics, waste removal, site security, and subcontractor oversight.
• Ability to conduct accurate quantity surveys, adhere to strict delivery timelines, and produce compliant H&S documentation.
• Familiarity with municipal procurement frameworks, preferential scoring mechanisms, and regulatory compliance reporting.

Explanation of Key Terms

• CIDB Grading: A South African construction industry classification system that assesses a contractor’s financial turnover, operational capacity, and project complexity eligibility. 1GB indicates a general building contractor suitable for low-to-medium complexity projects within a defined monetary threshold.
• 80/20 System: A preferential procurement scoring model where eighty percent of evaluation points are allocated to price competitiveness and twenty percent to historical transformation goals, such as black economic empowerment and local labour utilisation.
• EPWP: Expanded Public Works Programme, a national policy requiring public infrastructure contracts to create temporary employment opportunities. Contractors must submit verification certificates and related documentation when invoicing for qualifying projects.
• GP GCC 2010: General Conditions of Contract issued by the Government Procurement Directorate, establishing standard legal, administrative, performance, and dispute resolution clauses for municipal supply agreements.
• Click Laminated Flooring: Engineered wood-look planks featuring a tongue-and-groove locking mechanism that allows rapid, glue-free installation over prepared subfloors.
• Sisalation FR405: A reflective aluminium foil insulation blanket designed to reduce thermal transfer and prevent moisture condensation beneath roof sheeting, improving indoor climate control.