This tender is for the provision of routine and safety maintenance on various roads within the Applesbosch Zone, Umshwathi Area Office, for a duration of 36 months. Tenderers must have a minimum CIDB contractor grading designation of 8CE or higher. A compulsory clarification meeting will be held on Tuesday, 14 April 2026, at 10:00. Tenders must be submitted by Monday, 11 May 2026, at 11:00, in both electronic and hard copy formats. The evaluation will be based on price and preference points. The tender also emphasizes job creation through the employment of local labour, with specific targets for women, youth, and disabled individuals.
The closing time for receipt of both the electronic and hard copies of the tenders is Monday, 11 May 2026.
The evaluation of tender offers will be based on administrative compliance, price and preference in accordance with the preferential procurement regulations, 2022, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport KZNDoT Interim Preferential Procurement Policy January 2023, as amended and the CIDB Inform Practice Note 5, Version 3 September 2020, or as amended.
Tenderers must have a minimum CIDB contractor grading designation of 8CE or higher. Tenderers must also be registered on the Central Supplier Database (CSD).
A penalty shall be applied to any shortfall in the local labour content achieved when measured against the specified minimum local labour content, as set out in Part E: Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) of the Project Specifications.
A compulsory clarification meeting with representatives of the employer will take place at Department of Transport Cost Centre Transporter Bay, 1 Woodlands Road, Mountain Rise, Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday, 14 April 2026, starting at 10h00. No latecomers will be admitted.
Any appeals regarding the award of this bid should be lodged within 5 working days from the date of the publication of bid results.