The Alfred Duma Local Municipality is requesting proposals for innovative metering solutions to reduce electricity theft and improve energy efficiency. Bids are invited from qualified organizations. The closing date for submissions is February 13, 2026, at 11:00 AM. A compulsory briefing session will be held on January 19, 2026. Bidders must provide proof of qualifications and attend the compulsory briefing sessions. The evaluation will be based on the 80/20 preferential point system. The contract duration will be three years. A service level agreement will be entered into with the successful bidder. Penalties will be applied for noncompliance with agreed time frames. The price quoted shall be fixed for the duration of the contract. Monthly progress meetings will be held. The issued documents must be returned in the form and order in which they were issued. A period of fourteen days will be set aside for the submission of objections. Bidders must submit three-year audited financial statements and certify that they have no outstanding debts due to the municipality. The service provider will be required to submit a program of confirmed activities to be undertaken in the project which will form an annexure to the service level agreement. The service provider will also be required to submit a monthly progress report.
The bid notice states he service provider will be required to submit a program of confirmed activities to be undertaken in the project which will form an annexure to the service level agreement.
The bid notice states all payments will be made to the service provider within thirty 30 days of verification of an invoice.
The bid notice states he supplier warrants that the goods supplied under the contract are new, unused, of the most recent or current models and that they incorporate all recent improvements in design and materials unless provided otherwise in the contract.
The bid notice states acceptable bids will be evaluated by using a system that awards points on the basis of the **** preferential point system of which 80 points is for price and 20 points is for ownership as specific goal.
The bid notice states bids are hereby invited from suitably qualified and experienced organisationsconsortia in terms ofsection 83 of the municipal systems act, act 32 of **** as amended and sections 110 and 112 of themunicipal finance management act, act 56 of **** for the following: iats ****: innovativemetering solutions to reduce electricity theft and improve energy efficiency.
The bid notice states in the event of noncompliance with the agreed time frames, penalty fees in the amount of **** five hundred rand per day will be deducted in lieu of each day the successful bidder fails to render its service in respect of the project.
The bid notice states 4. compulsory briefing session: monday 19 january 2026 at 10: 00 at the legal services boardroom, lister clarence building, 221 murchison street, ladysmith
The bid notice states as such, in terms of section 4 municipal finance management act 32 of ****, a period of fourteen 14 days will be set aside to allow for the submission of objections.