AI helper
This tender is for the provision of services related to Early Childhood Development (ECD), community research, baseline studies, and fieldwork coordination within the Saldanha Bay Municipal area. Key requirements include a minimum of three years of experience, valid CSD registration and tax clearance, and the organization must be apolitical and operate within the Saldanha Bay Municipal area. Tenderers must submit proof of experience through letters of recommendation, organizational constitution, board member lists, recent board meeting minutes, POPAI compliance statement, and a child safeguarding policy. Qualifications of key personnel, including a project lead researcher, data analyst, fieldwork supervisor, and trainer, are also required. The service provider will be responsible for survey design, fieldworker recruitment and training, data collection (household surveys), data analysis, and reporting. A detailed methodology, draft questionnaire, data collection approach, fieldworker recruitment and training plan, data verification and security measures, and a project schedule of 8-12 weeks are required. The pricing schedule outlines costs for different phases including inception, fieldwork, and data analysis/reporting. Compulsory documents include MBD 4, MBD 6. 1, MBD 8, MBD 9, BBEEE certificate or affidavit, municipal accounts or lease agreements for the business and directors, and company registration documents. Preference points will be awarded based on BBEEE status level and locality.
The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the bid submission. However, it mentions a project schedule of 8-12 weeks for the fieldwork phase once the service provider is appointed.
The bid notice mentions that the submission of safe disposal certificates will be a prerequisite for the processing of payment certificates. It also states that failure to comply with Section 204 of the VAT Act will result in payments not being made timeously, and the municipality will not be liable for any late payments due to invalid tax invoices.
The bid notice states that quotations will be evaluated in terms of preferential procurement regulations, 2022, and the preferential procurement policy of council, using an 80/20 preference point system. The municipality does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any bid.
The tender requires a minimum of three years of experience in ECD, community research, baseline studies, or fieldwork coordination. Tenderers must also have valid CSD registration and tax clearance, be apolitical, and operate within the Saldanha Bay Municipal area. Specific qualifications are required for key personnel, including a project lead researcher, data analyst, fieldwork supervisor, and trainer.
The bid notice mentions that non-compliant contractors will be fined for improper waste management during construction projects. It also outlines potential penalties for fraudulent claims of preference points, including disqualification, recovery of costs, contract cancellation, restriction from obtaining business, and criminal prosecution.
The bid notice does not mention the submission of samples.
The bid notice does not explicitly state the estimated total monetary value of the tender.