Tdr66/2020/2021: Kwanonqaba, Upgrade of Water Reticulation, Phase 3, Mossel Bay

MOSSEL BAY MUNICIPALITY
INVITATION TO TENDER

CLOSING TIME: 12:00 CLOSING DATE: 11 SEPTEMBER 2020

TDR66/2020/2021: KWANONQABA, UPGRADE OF WATER RETICULATION, PHASE 3, MOSSEL BAY

Tenders are hereby invited from Contractors with a CIDB grading of 5 CE or higher for the upgrading of the existing water network in KwaNonqaba, Mossel Bay for and on behalf of the Mossel Bay Municipality for the period ending 30 June 2022. The pipe diameters variate from 75mm to 250mm. Contractors to sub-contract 15% of the contract to a local EME, QSE or Level 1 B-BBEE registered contractor with a CIDB grading of 1 GB. Contractor to use local labourers according to the EPWP method and regulations. This is a multi-year tender.

A set of fully completed tender documents must be submitted on the original documents and remain valid for 90 days after the closing date of the tender. Enquiries about the tender can be addressed to Mr Cobus Louw at telephone (044) 692-0441 or at [email protected].

A set of tender documents can be obtained on the Mossel Bay Municipality’s website at https://www.mosselbay.gov.za/tenders-available free of charge (follow the procurement-link). A set of tender documents can also be obtained at a non-refundable cost of R850.02 including VAT (payable to/at the Mossel Bay Municipality), from Mr Cobus Louw via [email protected].

If bidders wish to reserve a tender document and to make arrangements for collection thereof, it must be done not later than 12h00 on Monday 17 Augustus 2020 from Cobus Louw at (044) 692-0441 or [email protected]. Documents will only be handed to prospective bidders who produce a receipt for the payment and who reserved a tender document.

A non-compulsory online briefing meeting will take place at 11h00 on Wednesday, 19 August 2020 via Microsoft Teams.
Bidders who will attend the online briefing meeting via Microsoft Teams must send their details (Company Name, e-mail address and cell phone number, contact person) to [email protected] before 10h00 on the day of the briefing meeting. Only bidders that indicated attendance will be invited to the arranged Teams meeting.
All potential bidders interested in bidding must provide their detail to [email protected]
before 10h00 on Wednesday 19 August 2020. Potential bidders are requested to submit possible questions before 16h00 on Monday, 24 August 2020 to [email protected]. The minutes of the briefing meeting and all questions and answers will be forwarded to all potential bidders and be published on the Municipality’s website at www.mosselbay.gov.za.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL PARTNERS OF THE JOINT VENTURE ARE CIDB REGISTERED.

Fully completed tender documents must be placed in a sealed envelope and placed in the tender box on the Lower Ground floor (seaside) at the Mossel Bay Municipality Main Building, 101 Marsh Street, Mossel Bay by not later than 12h00 on 11 September 2020 or be mailed to reach the Tender Box, Mossel Bay Municipality, PO Box 25, Mossel Bay, 6500 before the specified closing date and time. The envelopes must be endorsed clearly with the number, title and closing date of the tender as above.

The tender is subject to functionality criteria.

Bids will be evaluated on the following functionality criteria and bids that score less than 80 out of 100 points will be considered as non-responsive:

Functionality criteria and weight:

1. Company (or JV) Experience carrying a weight of 30 points.
2. Relevant references carrying a weight of 15 points.
3. Key Staff and Personnel carrying a weight of 25 points.
4. Plant/Equipment/Machinery carrying a weight of 30 points.

This tender is subject to Regulation 8 “Local Production and Content” of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, 2017: Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2017 submitting of MBD 6.2 is compulsory. Please note that Steel products and components for construction and plastic pipes have been designated with a minimum of 100%, valves products and actuators and residential electricity and water meters have been designated with a minimum of 40-70%, for local content and production.

1. The exchange rate to be used for the calculation of local production and content must be the exchange rate published by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) at 12:00 on Friday, 7 August 2020.
2. Only the South African Bureau of Standards (SANS) approved technical specification number SATS
1286:2011 must be used to calculate local content.

Responsive bids will then be evaluated on the 80/20 or 90/10 Preference Points system as prescribed by the Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2017.

Receipts will be issued on request only for tenders handed in during office hours from Mondays to Fridays. Receipts will not be issued for tenders placed in the tender box after hours or which are received by mail.

The tender box will be emptied just after 12:00 on the closing date as above, hereafter all bids will be opened in public. Late tenders or tenders submitted by e-mail or fax will under no circumstances be accepted.

The Municipality reserves the right to withdraw any invitation to tender and/or to re-advertise or to reject any tender or to accept a part of it. The Municipality does not bind itself to accepting the lowest tender or award a contract to the bidder scoring the highest number of points.

It is expected of all Bidders who are not yet registered on the Central Supplier Database to register without delay on the prescribed form. The Municipality reserves the right not to award tenders to Bidders who are not registered on the Database.

ADV THYS GILIOMEE
MUNICIPAL MANAGER