T1.1            TENDER NOTICE AND INVITATION TO TENDER (Incorporating SBD1)

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) invites tenders for the upgrade of National Route 2, Section 32 from km 47.40 to the Mpumalanga Border (km 70.16). This project is in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in the district municipality of Zululand and local municipality of uPhongola. The approximate duration is 54 months including 4 Months for the Mobilisation Period.

CIDB Regulation 25(1B) will not be applicable to this contract.

Only tenderers who are registered on the National Treasury Central Supplier Database as stated in the Tender Data C.2.1, are eligible to tender.

It is estimated that tenderers should have a CIDB contractor grading designation of 9CE, however tenderers attention is drawn to clause C.2.1 of the Tender Data when submitting their tender.

Tenders from tenderers registered as potentially emerging enterprises but with a CIDB contractor grading designation lower than a contractor grading designation determined in accordance with the sum tendered, or a value determined in accordance with Regulation 25(7A) of the Construction Industry Development Regulations, will not be accepted.

It is a requirement of this project that the successful tenderer subcontract a minimum of thirty percent (30%) or higher as tendered of the work by the end of the contract to Targeted Enterprise(s) as defined in the Contract Data.

TENDER DOCUMENTS

Tender documents are available from 10 May 2024 at no cost in electronic format downloaded from the SANRAL’s website by the following link: https://www.nra.co.za/sanral-tenders/status?region_id=national.

Tenderers must have access to MS Office ©2013 and Acrobat Adobe ©9.0, or similar compatible software.

Tenderers must submit, via email to ProcurementER2@sanral.co.za , the duly completed Form A1.1 Certificate of Intention to Submit a Tender prior to 17 May 2024. Failure to submit this certificate would result in the tenderer not receiving addenda or additional issued information and may result in the tenderer being non-responsive, if “any material amendment/s” contained in the addenda or additional information is not included in the tender offer/submission.

TENDERER’S MEETING

Compulsory briefing meeting (in person)

A tenderer’s clarification briefing presentation is available to be downloaded from the SANRAL website by the following link: https://www.nra.co.za/sanral-tenders/status?region_id=national. A compulsory clarification briefing meeting will be held on 24 May 2024 at Pongola Country Lodge, 14 Jan Mielie St, Pongola, 3170 at 10:00. Tenderers must pre-book for attendance at the clarification briefing meeting. Due to restrictions on numbers of attendees, only one representative per tenderer/company can attend the briefing meeting. A request to attend the clarification briefing meeting must be sent to the contact person listed on this Tender Notice. Late arrivals will not be allowed to participate in the meeting and their submissions shall be declared non-responsive.

COMPLETION AND DELIVERY OF TENDERS

The closing time for receipt of tenders is 11h00 on 19 July 2024.

Telegraphic, telephonic, telex, email, facsimile and late tenders will not be accepted.

Tenders may only be submitted in the format as stated in the Tender Data.

Requirements for sealing, addressing, delivery, opening and assessment of tenders are stated in the Tender Data.

Queries relating to issues arising from these documents may be addressed to: