Allowance Tenders

The subsistence allowance must be claimed at least three working days before the planned trip to facilitate its timeous payment.

If any representative fails to arrive on time and attend until the conclusion of an event, the municipal manager or delegate may recover all allowances and disbursements paid, provided the delegate is afforded the opportunity to submit reasons.

The bid notice states that the closing date and time for submission is indicated on the RFQ, and submissions received after the closing date and time will not be evaluated. The specific closing date is 04 June 2026 at 10:00.

The tenderer is required to insert the warranty period in weeks.

The bid notice states that the 80/20 scoring system in the PPFA regulations 2022 are applicable to this enquiry, with 20 preference points allocated to specific goals.

Tenderers are required to be registered on the national treasury central supplier database CSD prior to order/contract award and must fully complete SBD 1 (Invitation to Bid). Local tenderers and foreign tenderers with a local footprint are required to be tax compliant and must submit their CSD number, CSD report, eFiling PIN number, or copy of tax clearance certificate. Mandatory technical requirements include valid proof of registration with the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) with a grading of 2GB or higher, valid proof of registration with the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) certificate, and asbestos waste handling and management accreditation or an agreement with an approved company.

Failure to comply with the rules for submission via the Eskom eTendering site, failure to submit mandatory returnables and/or fully complete such mandatory returnables by the deadlines stipulated, failure to fully complete and submit the deviation schedule, or having a conflict of interest will result in disqualification.

The bid notice states that the appointed service provider will be required to start immediately after award and provide the services within two months.

The bid notice states that payments will be made within 30 days from the date of invoice, linked to specified deliverables after such deliverables have been approved by the IDC.

The bid notice states that the contract will be awarded to the bidder scoring the highest points unless an objective criterion justifies the award of the tender to a bidder other than the highest scoring bidder.

The bid notice states that bidders must have relevant experience in South African corporate tax, specifically in advising financial institutions, and must provide two references where they have done technically motivated submissions to SARS to increase doubtful debt allowances in the past five years.

The bid notice states that should a bidder have reason to believe that the functional requirements are not open/fair and/or are written for a particular service provider, the bidder must notify IDC Procurement within five days after publication of the RFP.