Liability Tenders

The bid notice states that successful bidders must ensure compliance with section 204 of the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act, 89 of ****, and that failure to comply will result in payments not being made timeously. 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 the relevant printers are under warranty and that if equivalent items are quoted on, bidders must ensure that these items are compatible with the different copier machines. Bidders will be liable for all damages to the copier machines as a result of cartridges/toners not being compatible in terms of the specifications as set out in the pricing schedule.

The bid notice states that quotations will be evaluated in terms of preferential procurement regulations, 2022, and the preferential procurement policy of council, using an 80/20 preference point system. Points are awarded for price and specific goals such as BBEEE status level contribution and locality.

The bid notice requires tenderers to submit compulsory documents including MBD 4 (Declaration of Interest), MBD 6. 1 (Preference Points Claim Form), an original or originally certified BBEEE certificate or affidavit, a municipal account for business or lease agreement, and MBD 9 (Certificate of Independent Bid Determination). Company registration documents (CIPC) are also required.

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 disqualify the person from the tendering process, recover costs, losses or damages, cancel the contract, recommend restriction from obtaining business from any organ of state, and forward the matter for criminal prosecution.

The bid notice states that it is a requirement of this contract that the scope of works shall be completed within a period of 8 eight calendar weeks from the date of receipt of the order but excluding adverse weather, rain, the yearend break and special nonworking days such as public holidays falling outside thereof or as agreed with by the project manager.

The bid notice states that the service provider must provide a written warranty with each purchase order, that guarantees that each product and workmanship comply with the specifications as set out in the tender document below and will repair or replace defective products, or its parts within the relevant warranty period and that quality of workmanship is guaranteed to minimum of 2 years. This commitment must be submitted with the invoice.