TENDER NOTICE AND INVITATION TO TENDER (SBD1)

DOWN TOUCH INVESTMENTS PTY (LTD) invites tenders from experienced EME or QSE suppliers for Contract SANRAL R.056-080-2023/1 FOR THE REHABILITATION OF NATIONAL ROUTE R56 SECTION 8 FROM MATATIELE (KM 130.15) TO KZN BORDER (KM 168.71) endorsed by The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL). This project is in the province of Eastern Cape and in the Matatiele Local Municipality under the Alfred Nzo District Municipality.

Suppliers are required for the following package:

R.056-080-2023/1-10-DSL1 for SUPPLY OF DIESEL.

Preferences are offered to prospective tenderers from the targeted area, namely the Matatiele Local Municipality.  This tender will be evaluated in terms of functionality as a criterion and the price and preference points system.  Tenderers who satisfy the following criteria are eligible to submit tenders:

An award will only be made to preferred Tenderers that are:

1. Exempted Micro Enterprise (EME) or Qualifying Small Enterprise (QSE).
2. Registered on the National Treasury Central Supplier Database (CSD).
3. Tax Compliant.
4. Ability to supply 250 000 litres monthly.
5. Have storage capacity of 100 000 litres daily on site.

Only tenderers who meet the minimum functionality score as stated in the table below will be evaluated further on price and preference.

Note to Tenderers:

1. Down Touch Investments (Pty) Ltd will reserve the right to negotiate feasible rates with the preferred tenderers if necessary.

A compulsory information briefing meeting and a training session will take place at Cedarville Community Hall on Monday, 14 August 2023 at 14:00 where prospective Tenderers shall meet the Contractor. 

Tender documents will be made available at the information briefing in electronic format via a link.  The link will contain an electronic copy of the tender document, in PDF format.  Only the documents within the folder named “Returnable Document” must be printed, bound and completed with all the relevant supporting documents attached.

Tenderers must be represented at the information briefing meeting by a representative who must be the Tenderer himself or an authorised person in the direct employment of the Tenderer.

Late arrivals to the compulsory information briefing meeting will not be allowed access, and therefore will not be allowed to submit a tender.  Such tenders received, shall be deemed non-responsive.

The tender and supporting documents shall be sealed in an envelope and clearly marked:

“Sub-Contract NRA R.056-080-2023/1-10-DSL1 for Supply of DIESEL” and shall be delivered by hand to 226 High Street, Cedarville, 4720 between the hours 09:00 to 16:00.

Note:  Telephonic, telegraphic, telex, facsimile, e-mailed or electronic applications will not be accepted

The Tender Documentation for the package in this Tender Notice shall reach the stipulated address no later than 11h00 on Monday, 11 September 2023

Queries relating to issues arising from this document may be addressed to:

Contact:                       Tendai Kaduku 

Company Name:           Down Touch Investments (Pty) Ltd        

e-mail:                          matatiele@cgoc.co.za

Tel:                              073 702 8662