This tender is for the supply and delivery of medication. Only registered pharmaceutical companies are eligible to quote. The municipality reserves the right to order any quantity, including none, and the quantities listed are estimates for evaluation purposes. Bidders must submit compulsory documents including MBD 4 (Declaration of Interest), MBD 6. 1 (Preference Points Claim Form), MBD 9 (Certificate of Independent Bid Determination), BBBEE certificate or affidavit, municipal account or lease agreement for business, and company registration documents. Preference points will be awarded based on BBBEE status level and locality. Failure to submit required documentation may invalidate the quote or result in zero points for specific goals. Quotations must be valid for at least 90 days from the closing date. Successful bidders must comply with Section 204 of the VAT Act for tax invoices.
The bid notice states that failure to comply with Section 204 of the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act, 89 of ****, will result in payments not being made timeously, and the Saldanha Bay Municipality will not be liable for any late payments as a result of invalid tax invoices submitted by suppliers.
The bid notice states that quotations will be evaluated in terms of preferential procurement regulations, 2022, and the preferential procurement policy of council. It also mentions that the municipality does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any bid.
The bid notice states that only registered pharmaceutical companies are to quote.
The bid notice states that if specific goals have been claimed or obtained on a fraudulent basis or any of the conditions of contract have not been fulfilled, the organ of state may, in addition to any other remedy it may have, disqualify the person from the tendering process, recover costs, losses or damages, cancel the contract, recommend restriction from obtaining business, and forward the matter for criminal prosecution.
