Fire Retardant Tenders

The contract period for aerial firefighting support services is for the period ending 30 June 2029.

The bid notice states that payments will be made by the district municipality within thirty 30 calendar days of receiving the relevant invoice statement provided by the supplier. For operational duties, invoices must be submitted on a weekly basis, and payments will be effected within 30 days of receipt thereof. Standby fees per helicopter will be submitted after the lapse of every month, with payments effected within 30 days from receipt thereof.

The bid will be evaluated and adjudicated according to compliance to specifications, value for money, and capability to execute the contract, in addition to the PPPFA associated regulations.

The tenderer must be an accredited aerial support service provider who are fully registered with the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) as a licensed operator to perform G8 fire spotting, control and firefighting and G15 under sling and winching services. The aircraft operators certificate must be in the name of the tenderer.

The bid notice mentions that if the supplier fails to deliver any or all of the goods or to perform the services within the periods specified in the contract, the purchaser shall, without prejudice to its other remedies under the contract, deduct from the contract price, as a penalty, a sum calculated on the delivered price of the delayed goods or unperformed services using the current prime interest rate calculated for each day of the delay until actual delivery or performance. The purchaser may also consider termination of the contract.

The bid notice mentions Site or information meetings, if specified, are compulsory. Bids will not be accepted from bidders who have not attended compulsory site or information meetings. However, it does not specify if a site visit is compulsory for this particular tender.

The bid notice states, delivery period: within 20 calendar days of official purchase order issuance.

The bid notice states, he method and conditions of payment to be made to the provider under this contract shall be specified.

The bid notice states, his warranty shall remain valid for thirty six 36 months after the goods, or any portion thereof as the case may be, have been delivered to and accepted at the final destination indicated in the contract, or for eighteen 18 months after the date of shipment from the port or place of loading in the source country, whichever period concludes earlier, unless specified otherwise.

The bids will be evaluated and adjudicated in terms of **** preference point system prescribed by the preferential procurement policy framework act no. 5 of ****, pertaining to preferential procurement regulations 2022, as well as the joe gqabi district municipalitys supply chain management policy80 points will account for price and 20 points relating to specific goals.

It is a prerequisite that all prospective service providers who are not yet registered on the central supplier databasemust be registered. The csd registration can be done online via their website at https:secure. csd. gov. za

The bid notice states, if delivery is made after the 20calendarday period, a penalty of 2 of the total contract value per calendar day of delay may be imposed, up to a maximum of 10, after which the contract may be cancelled.