Ski Maintenance Tenders

The bid validity period required is 120 business days from the closing date.

The award will be based on a weighted score of price (**** points) and specific goals (**** points), with Transnet reserving the right to award to the highest scoring bidder unless objective criteria justify otherwise.

Bidders must meet a minimum threshold of **** for technical functionality to progress to the final evaluation.

Bidders agree to penalty clauses that allow Transnet to invoke penalties for non-compliance with material terms of the RFP.

Bidders have been provided with sufficient access to existing Transnet facilities/sites and relevant information to conduct a thorough due diligence.

Unsuccessful bidders have the right to request reasons for the bid not being successful.

The bid notice states that subject to section 21f of the preferentialprocurement policy framework act, the contract must be awarded to the tenderer scoring the highestpoints.

The bid notice states that a valid bbbee certificate or sworn affidavit is a condition for contract award.

The bid notice states that eskom will apply a penalty of 1. 5 of the contract value for failure to meet sdli obligations.

The closing date and time for receipt of tenders is Tuesday, 21 April 2026, at 11:00.

Amounts due to the service provider shall be paid by the employer within thirty 30 days of receipt by him of the relevant invoices and source documents, which are correct in all respects. If the service provider does not receive payment by the due date, he shall be entitled to charge interest on the unpaid amount, at the prescribed rate of interest as determined by the appropriate minister at the time when mora interest is charged.

Tender offers are judged by an evaluation panel in terms of functionality, which functionality will be evaluated against the following criteria on a scoring system of 1 to 5, weighted as indicated: 1. Resources (45 points), 2. Management (35 points), 3. Financial credibility (20 points). Tenderers who fail to achieve the minimum functionality score will render the tender as unacceptable and will be excluded from further consideration.

Tenders will only be considered for acceptance if the tendering service provider is an architectural business undertaking, which is under the full-time supervision of a registered professional architect in terms of the architectural professions act, **** act no 44 of ****, owning the majority shares or voting power, or the tendering service provider is a multidisciplinary professional practice, that also practices architectural work, which architectural division/section is under the full-time supervision of a registered professional architect.

Without prejudice to his other remedies under the contract or in law, the employer shall recover a penalty amount per day, stipulated in the table below per target date for the full period of the delay. In the event that the delay exceeds 30 days, the employer will have the option to either terminate the contract and recover any loss as a result of the termination from the service provider, or allow the service provider to continue with the services after the agreement of a new target date and recover the penalty per calendar day, as stipulated in the table below for the full period of the delay.

A non-compulsory tender clarification meeting will be held on Wednesday, 08 April 2026, at 11:00 AM at the SAPS Polokwane Dog School.

The bid notice mentions payment matters related to EPWP and NYS work, including payment for labour-enhanced components, stipends, and handling costs. It also details payment for provisional sums and prime cost sums, and electronic payments upon submission of banking details.

The bid notice specifies penalties for shortfalls in local labour content achieved and for failure to achieve contract participation goals for subcontracting to targeted enterprises.