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General enquiries

• Email: [email protected]
• Telephone: +27 (0)12 841 1911
• Fax: +27 (0)12 841 1221
• Website: www.geoscience.org.za

Physical address:

280 Pretoria Street

Silverton

Pretoria

Postal address:

Private Bag X112

Pretoria 0001

No named SCM or technical contact person stated in the extracted document

Closing: 27 October 2026 at 11:00

Submission method: not stated in the extracted document — bidders must confirm channel with the Council for Geoscience

Returnable forms required (complete, sign and submit):

• SBD 1 (Invitation to Bid): bidder and contact details, signed as offer cover page
• SBD 3.1/3.2/3.3 (Pricing Schedule): firm pricing for goods and services
• SBD 4 (Declaration of Interest): discloses state employment or connections to the Council
• SBD 6.1 (Preference Points Claim): B-BBEE points claim under PPPFA
• SBD 6.2 (Declaration for Local Production and Content)
• SBD 7.1/7.2 (Contract Form): purchase of goods / rendering of services
• SBD 8 (Past Supply Chain Management Practices)
• SBD 9 (Certificate of Independent Bid Determination): certifies no collusion
• Authority to Sign / Board Resolution: authorises signatory to bind the bidder

Disqualification risks:

• Any returnable form omitted or unsigned
• Failure to price all line items in the pricing schedule
• Prices submitted after closing time

Evaluation approach: total quoted price used for evaluation purposes only — the full life-cycle cost including 60-month support services cannot be determined upfront due to the nature of the service

Pricing must be: fixed-price, all-inclusive in South African Rand, VAT inclusive

Price conditions:

• All delivery charges, customs duties, customs VAT and clearance from manufacturer to South Africa included
• Delivery charges from warehouse/port to Council for Geoscience included
• Foreign exchange risk remains with the supplier; exchange rate must be stated if applicable
• Exchange control approval is the supplier's responsibility
• All export and import taxes included
• No price variations permitted once price is approved

Arithmetic error treatment:

• Line-item total governs over unit rate × quantity
• Gross decimal misplacement: line-item total governs, unit rate corrected
• Error in overall total: total governs, bidder asked to revise selected item prices to match
• No post-closing competitive advantage through price changes

Supply and delivery of seismological equipment and 60-month support services to the Council for Geoscience

Equipment quantities:

• Digitizers (recorders): 12 units
• Posthole broadband seismometers: 5 units
• Compact broadband seismometers: 7 units
• Posthole broadband seismometer cables: 5 units
• Compact broadband seismometer cables: 7 units
• Ethernet cables: 12 units
• Recorder power cables: 12 units
• Seismometer transportation containers: 12 units
• GPS antennas and GPS cables: 14 units

Support services: 60 months, priced as annual percentage rates for:

• Handling fee at cost plus mark-up (repairs)
• Handling fee at cost plus mark-up (parts)
• Handling fee at cost plus mark-up (freight, duties, customs)

Warranty: 24-month equipment warranty included

Delivery: from manufacturer to South Africa, then to Council for Geoscience premises

Fixed-price schedule in ZAR, VAT inclusive

Line items:

1. Digitizer (recorder): 12 units
2. Posthole broadband seismometer: 5 units
3. Compact broadband seismometer: 7 units
4. Posthole broadband seismometer cable: 5 units
5. Compact broadband seismometer cable: 7 units
6. Ethernet cables: 12 units
7. Recorder power cables: 12 units
8. Seismometer transportation container: 12 units
9. 60-month support services: annual percentage rates Years 1–5 for repairs, parts, freight/duties/customs
10. GPS antennas and GPS cables: 14 units
11. Other charges (taxes, import duties, customs duties) — specify

Subtotal, 15% VAT, grand total VAT inclusive

Price includes delivery, customs duties, customs VAT, clearance, and delivery to Council for Geoscience

Foreign exchange risk: supplier bears all risk; state exchange rate used

Exchange control approval: supplier responsibility

All export and import taxes included

No post-approval price variations permitted

Pricing format: fixed-price, all-inclusive in ZAR, VAT inclusive (15%)

Pricing schedule structure:

• Line items 1–8 and 10–11: unit cost × quantity = total
• Item 9: annual percentage rates for 60-month support services (Years 1–5)
• Item 10: GPS antennas and cables (14 units)
• Item 11: any other charges (taxes, import duties, customs duties) — specify
• Subtotal, 15% VAT, grand total VAT inclusive

Bid security: not stated

Bonds or guarantees: not stated

Retention: not stated

Payment terms: not stated

Financial capacity/turnover requirements: not stated

Foreign currency: exchange rate must be stated if applicable; all forex risk borne by supplier

Customs and import costs: must be included in quoted price

CSD registration: required (implied by standard government procurement — SBD forms reference CSD)

Tax status: valid tax compliance status required (standard for SBD 1)

B-BBEE: SBD 6.1 required for preference points claim; specific level threshold not stated in extracted document

CIDB: not applicable (supply of equipment and services, not construction works)

Local content: SBD 6.2 required; specific percentage threshold not stated in extracted document

Professional registrations: not stated

CIPC registration: required (implied — must be legal entity capable of contracting)

24-month equipment warranty included

60 months of repair support services

Fixed-price contract — no price variations permitted once approved

Arithmetic errors: line-item total governs over calculated total; overall total governs over sum of line items; supplier required to revise selected prices to match declared total without competitive advantage

Total quoted price used for evaluation purposes only — full life-cycle cost including 60-month support cannot be determined upfront due to the variable nature of the service

Bidders must price all line items; failure to comply will lead to disqualification