TENDER NOTICE AND INVITATION TO TENDER – BID NO. 11/FY/24 – CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESS ROADS & REHABILITATION OF STORMWATER STRUCTURES AT MKHAMBATHI NATURE RESERVE

Tenderers should have a CIDB contractor grading designation 5CE ONLY. Bidders with designated grading higher or lower than 5CE will not be considered.

Tenderers will be evaluated on three stages. In Stage 1 bids will be evaluated on compliance with bid requirements. Bidders who comply with all the requirements of Stage 1 will be assessed on Stage 2 for Price and Specific goals utilizing 80/20 Preference Point System. In Stage 3 bids will be assessed for risk.

The Tender documents will only be obtainable as from the 29^th of September 2023 and should downloaded from the following websites: www.visiteasterncape.co.za/procurement/tenders; or www.ectreasury.gov.za;

A COMPULSORY TENDER CLARIFICATION MEETING will be held on the 9^th of October 2023 @ 14h00 at Mkhambathi Nature Reserve- GPS Co-ordinates Latitude -31.276°S Longitude 29.984°E. Tenderers should already be in possession of the tender document and be familiar with the contents thereof.

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted, and the agency reserves the right to accept the Tender as a whole or in part. Bids must remain valid for a period of 150 days after the closing date for the submission of bids, during which period a tender may not be amended or withdrawn and may be accepted at any time by the entity.

The closing date and time for receipt of bids is 31 OCTOBER 2023 at 11:00am. Bids must be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the name of the Tenderer as well as the applicable tender heading, reference number, closing time and due date and must be addressed to, The Chief Executive Officer, and must be submitted in the tender box located at, 17-25 Oxford Street, Corner Oxford and Fleet Street East London, before the closing time and date.

EVALUATION CRITERIA