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The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) requires security guarding services for the KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden for a period of three (3) years. Award is conditional upon accepting special conditions of contract and submitting signed general conditions of contract. A Service Level Agreement will be concluded upon award. SANBI reserves the right to negotiate with preferred bidders, accept part of a tender, conduct site inspections, correct mistakes, cancel the tender process, or award to multiple bidders. Bidders must declare honesty, fair dealing, due skill, care, diligence, effective resource employment, circumspection, fair treatment in conflicts of interest, compliance with laws, adequate disclosures, avoidance of fraudulent advertising, transparency, and protection of SANBI's information. Misrepresentation may lead to contract termination and claims. Bidders bear all preparation costs. SANBI is not liable for costs or damages incurred by bidders. Tax compliance is mandatory; non-compliance may lead to award withdrawal or contract cancellation. Bidders must not be on the register of tender defaulters or restricted suppliers. South African law governs the bid. Appeals are allowed within 10 working days from the award date.
SANBI reserves the right to award this tender to a bidder that did not score the highest total number of points, only in accordance with section 21f of the pppfa act 5 of ****.
Bidders are required to declare that they will act honestly, fairly, and with due skill, care and diligence, in the interests of SANBI.
SANBI reserves the right to carry out site inspections, product evaluations or explanatory meetings in order to verify the nature and quality of the services offered by the bidders, whether before or after adjudication of the bid.
Bidders are allowed to appeal within 10 working days from the day of the award.
SANBI reserves its right to disqualify any bidder who either itself or any of whose members. . . engages in any collusive tendering, anti-competitive conduct, or any other similar conduct.