Warehouse Equipment Tenders

The successful bidders are to ensure compliance with section 204 of the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act, 89 of **** invoices received from registered VAT vendors must bear specific information, and failure to comply will result in payments not being made timeously. Saldanha Bay Municipality will not be liable for any late payments due to invalid tax invoices.

Quotations will be evaluated in terms of preferential procurement regulations, 2022, and the preferential procurement policy of council. The 80/20 preference point system is applicable, with 80 points for price and 20 points for specific goals (BBBEE status level and locality).

Compulsory documents to be submitted include MBD 4 (Declaration of Interest), MBD 6. 1 (Preference Points Claim Form), MBD 8 (Declaration of Bidders Past Supply Chain Management Practices), MBD 9 (Certificate of Independent Bid Determination), original or certified BBBEE certificate or affidavit, municipal account for business or lease agreement, and company registration documents (CIPC).

Law enforcement will conduct regular inspections, and non-compliant contractors will be fined for improper waste management. If specific goals have been claimed or obtained on a fraudulent basis, or if conditions of contract are not fulfilled, the organ of state may disqualify the person, recover costs, cancel the contract, and/or recommend restrictions from obtaining business from any organ of state.

The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the equipment. It mentions a lead time from the date of purchase order, but this is to be completed in the pricing schedule.

The bid notice states that the award will be based on a combination of price and specific goals, with price weighted at 80 points and specific goals at 20 points. The evaluation methodology includes testing for responsiveness, a minimum threshold for technical criteria, and final weighted scoring.

Bidders must ensure tax compliance and register on the Central Supplier Database (CSD). They must also meet minimum technical and functional requirements, with a minimum threshold of 70 points for technical criteria.

The bid notice mentions that if a bidder fails to deliver the goods/services within the quoted lead time after notification of acceptance, Transnet may cancel the order and recover expenses incurred.

A non-compulsory pre-proposal Teams briefing will be conducted on 24 March 2026, at 11:00.

The bid notice does not require sample submissions.

Specific complaints relating to this RFP should be formally submitted by emailing to ***@***. *. * before or after the closing date.

The bid response proposals must be uploaded by 16h00 CAT on 10 April 2026. bidders are to upload their bid response proposals onto the transnet system against each tender selected by 16h00 cat on 10 april 2026

Transnet and its operating divisions will utilize the DTIS BBBEE balanced scorecard for the accreditation of all RFP responses. ransnet and its operating divisions will utilize the dtis bbbee balanced scorecard for the accreditation of all rfp responses.

Prospective applicants are required to be accredited by one of the various accreditation agencies available, who complete their BBBEE ratings in accordance with the latest DTI codes of good practice. ransnet national ports authority thus requires prospective applicants to be accredited by one of the various accreditation agenciesavailable, who complete their bbbee ratings in accordance with the latest dti codes of good practice.

A noncompulsory briefing session will be held on Wednesday, 18 March 2026 via Microsoft Teams. oncompulsory briefing session will be held on wednesday, 18 march 2026 via microsoft teams meeting, at 09h00 10h00 cat.

Requests for clarification must be emailed by 27 March 2026 at 16:00 CAT. equests for clarification closing date: requests to be emailed by 27 march 2026 at 16: 00 cat to be emailed to rcbrealestatetenders@transnet. net.