N.002-250-2009/9 Capacity Improvements to the EB Cloete Interchange (km 17,21) on National Route 2 Section 25

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROADS AGENCY SOC LIMITED

CONTRACT No. NRA N.002-250-2009/9

CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EB CLOETE INTERCHANGE (km 17,21) ON NATIONAL ROUTE 2 SECTION 25

T1.1            TENDER NOTICE AND INVITATION TO TENDER (Incorporating SBD1)

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) invites tenders for CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EB CLOETE INTERCHANGE (km 17,21) ON NATIONAL ROUTE 2 SECTION 25 WHICH INCLUDES THE N2 FROM WIGGENS ROAD UNDERPASS (km 16,0) TO UMGENI ROAD INTERCHANGE (km 20,7) AND NATIONAL ROUTE 3 SECTION 1 BETWEEN SHERWOOD INTERCHANGE (km 8,4) TO WESTVILLE VIADUCT (km 11,8). This project is in the province of KwaZulu Natal in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality  The approximate duration is 63 months (Including the 3 month mobilization period).

Only tenders with a B-BBEE contributor status level of 1, 2, 3 or 4, are eligible to tender.

Only tenderers who comply with the elligibility criteria for: key persons; Environmental, Social, Health, and Safety (ESHS) past performance; financial capability; experience and past contract performance, as stated in the Tender Data, are eligible to tender.

Only tenderers who are registered on the National Treasury Central Supplier Database, are eligible to tender.

It is estimated that tenderers should have a CIDB contractor grading designation of 9CE, However tenderers attention is drawn to clause 4.1.1 of the Tender Data when submitting their tender.  Tenderers should note that their proposed electrical subcontractor shall be registered with the CIDB as Grade 8EP or higher.

Tenders from tenderers registered as potentially emerging enterprises but with a CIDB contractor grading designation lower than a contractor grading designation determined in accordance with the sum tendered, determined in accordance with 25(7A) of the Construction Industry Development Regulations, will not be accepted.

Only locally produced or locally manufactured goods with a stipulated minimum threshold for local content and production as stated in the Tender Data will be considered.

It is a requirement of this project that the successful tenderer subcontract a minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the work by the end of the contract to Targeted Enterprise(s) as defined in the Contract Data.

Preferences are offered to tenderers who comply with the criteria stated in the Tender Data.

TENDER DOCUMENTS

Tender documents are available at no cost in electronic format on CD. Tenderers must have access to MS Office ©2013 and Acrobat Adobe ©9.0, or similar compatible software.

The physical address for collection of tender documents is 58 Van Eck Place, Mkondeni, Pietermaritzburg, 3201 where documents may be collected during the hours 09h00 to 16h00 (Monday to Friday), from 27 September 2019.

TENDERER’S MEETING

A compulsory tender clarification meeting with representatives of SANRAL will take place at  Westville  Country Club at 1 Link Road Westville on 21 October 2019 starting at 10:00 Tenders from late arrivals will not be allowed and their submissions shall be declared non-responsive.

COMPLETION AND DELIVERY OF TENDERS

The closing time for receipt of tenders is 14h00 on 12 December 2019.

Telegraphic, telephonic, telex, email, facsimile, late tenders and submissions from tenderers who arrived late at the tender clarification meeting will not be accepted.

Tenders may only be submitted in the format as stated in the Tender Data.

Requirements for sealing, addressing, delivery, opening and assessment of tenders are stated in the Tender Data.

Queries relating to issues arising from these documents may be addressed to the following: