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

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) invites tenders for The Upgrade to National Route 2 Section 24 and Section 25 Between Lovu River (KM 12.0) and Umlaas Canal (Km 2.7), Construction of Malaba Hills Drainage Canal and associated Structures. This project is in the province of of Kwazulu Natal in the district municipality of EThekwini. The approximate duration is 10 months.

CIDB Regulation 25(1B) will not be applicable to this contract”.

Only tenderers with a B-BBEE contributor status level of 1, 2, 3 or 4 and who are registered on the National Treasury Central Supplier Database and meet the minimum threshold designated for local production and content as stated in the Tender Data C.2.1.1, 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 C.2.1.1 of the Tender Data when submitting their tender.

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, or a value determined in accordance with Regulation 25(7A) of the Construction Industry Development Regulations, will not be accepted.

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.

TENDER DOCUMENTS

Tender documents are available from the 9^th of December 2022 at no cost in electronic format downloaded from the SANRAL’s website by the following link: https://www.nra.co.za/sanral-tenders/status?region_id=national.

Tenderers must have access to MS Office ©2013 and Acrobat Adobe ©9.0, or similar compatible software.

Tenderers must submit, via email, the duly completed Form A1.1 Certificate of Intention to Submit a Tender prior to Wednesday 17 January 2023. Failure to submit this certificate would result in the tenderer not receiving addenda or additional issued information and may result in the tenderer being non-responsive.

TENDERER’S MEETING

A tenderer’s clarification briefing presentation is available to be downloaded from the SANRAL website by the following link: https://www.nra.co.za/sanral-tenders/status?region_id=national. A compulsory clarification briefing meeting will be held at Island Hotel, 19 Beach Road, Isipingo Beach (Lat: 29 59’31.35”S, Long: 30 56’55.40”E) on Friday 20 January 2023 at 11h00. Tenderers must pre-book for attendance at the clarification briefing meeting. Due to restrictions on numbers of attendees, only one representative per tenderer/company can attend the briefing meeting. A request to attend the clarification briefing meeting must be sent to the contact person listed on this Tender Notice (ProcurementER6@sanral.co.za). Late arrivals will not be allowed to participate in the meeting and their submissions shall be declared non-responsive.

COMPLETION AND DELIVERY OF TENDERS

The closing time for receipt of tenders is 11h00 on 7 February 2023.

Telegraphic, telephonic, telex, email, facsimile and late tenders 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:

E-mail:........................................................................ ProcurementER6@sanral.co.za