Construction of 90 pre-1994 housing units in former r293 towns, ethekwini municipality (contract 37201-1H)

Scope of work description is covered in technicalSpecifications. Additional requirements include:

• Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA): Letter of Good Standing must be provided by the principal contractor, each contractor and each subcontractor before starting work.
• Construction work permit: The principal contractor must assist the client in compiling evidence for the Department of Labour's Construction Work Permit. The permit number must be displayed at the main site entrance, and construction may only commence once the permit is issued.
• Health and safety plan: must be submitted for approval, based on the client's H&S specification, and include the listed items.
• Risk assessments must be performed by a competent person before and during construction.
• Health and safety file: content set out in the specification (policies, plan, legal appointments, risk assessments, method statements, training records, etc.).
• Close-out consolidated H&S file must be handed over to the municipality's Human Settlements Directorate; the close-out is a requirement for retention payment.
• Training: employees must be trained on safe working procedures, risk assessments, emergency procedures, incident management, environmental procedures, fall protection plan, induction, toolbox talks, MSDSs, roof work methodology, demolition method statement, asbestos awareness, and DSTIs.
• Incidents: all incidents/accidents reported, recorded and investigated as per GAR 8 & 9; fatalities/permanent disabling injuries reported to the Provincial Director.

Closing time not stated in this document. The safety specification is dated 29 September 2026.

No submission address, enquiry contacts, or service delivery address are stated in this document.

Returnable documents and safety file content are set out in the site-specific health and safety specification. No submission channel, address or closing time is stated in this document.

No evaluation criteria, scoring split, or minimum qualifying score are stated in this document.

Scope of work (construction of 90 pre-1994 housing units in former R293 towns):

• Demolition of existing buildings as per engineer's instruction
• Site clearing and rubble removal
• Surface grading and building setting out
• Trench excavation for foundations
• Soil improvement, subsoil drainage, retaining walls, and site access as needed
• Concrete foundation casting
• Blockwork wall construction
• Electrical component installation
• Roof installation
• Installation of doors and windows
• Internal and external plastering
• Plumbing installation
• Internal and external painting
• Casting of concrete apron
• Floor screed application
• Final site clearance

Risk assessments must cover: asbestos work, demolition, public safety, blockwork, site clearing, roof work, excavation, use of hand and electrical tools, construction vehicles and mobile plants, and working at height (fall risk positions).

Method statements are required for flammable liquids (safe use, storage, decanting, spill controls) and, where applicable, for roofs, demolition and asbestos. All method statements must be included in the H&S plan and file.

Quality and safety management requirements include:

• Fall protection: risk assessment for all work at height, medical examination for employees working at height, training programme, inspection/testing/maintenance of fall protection equipment, and a rescue plan.
• Scaffolding: must comply with SANS 10085. Scaffolds must be tagged and inspected daily before use and weekly by a scaffold inspector. All scaffolds must be individually identified with safe/not safe signage, accessed only by ladders inside the scaffold, decks fully covered and barricaded, and erectors must wear fall prevention harnesses with scaffold hooks on double lanyards. Access trestles to comply with General Safety Regulation 6.

The principal contractor must make adequate provision in the price for health and safety measures. The health and safety specification lists the items to be costed (safety officer, medicals, PPE, public protection, employee facilities, training, safety file, signage, environmental management, asbestos compliance, and other items). The close-out health and safety file forms part of the project completion requirements for release of retention payment.

Mandatory registrations and appointments:

• COIDA Letter of Good Standing from the Compensation Fund or a licensed mutual association for the principal contractor and each contractor/subcontractor, submitted before starting site work and kept current.
• Construction health and safety officer: part-time, at least 2 years' experience as a CHSO, registered with SACPCMP as a CHSO.
• Construction manager: full-time competent person, experience to match the candidate submitted at tender stage (substituting a less experienced person is deemed manipulation).
• Construction supervisor(s) appointed in writing.
• Other statutory appointments: OHSA 16(1) resolution, CR8(1) construction manager, CR8(7) construction supervisor, CR8(5) CHSO, CR9(1) risk assessor, GAR9(2) incident investigator, CR10(1) fall protection planner, excavation supervisor, demolition supervisor, asbestos work supervisor.
• If electrical work is undertaken, proof of registration as an electrical contractor is required.
• If asbestos work is subcontracted, proof of the subcontractor's registration as an asbestos removing contractor is required.
• The principal contractor must enter into a Section 37(2) Mandatory Agreement with the client and each contractor/subcontractor; these agreements are included in the H&S file.

Health and safety plan contents: objectives, scope, management and supervision, monitoring, subcontractor management, construction work permit application, COIDA, risk assessments, incident management, first aid, fall protection plan, emergency procedures, fire prevention, PPE provision, signage, vehicles and plant, tool management, employee facilities, policies, training, H&S representatives and committee, housekeeping, hazardous chemicals, inductions, medicals, stacking and storage, audits, inspection registers, toolbox talks, public safety, roof work, site security, demolition, asbestos work.

Environmental management plan must cover: water provision, ablution, waste management, concrete works, refuelling and spillage management, hazardous chemicals storage and disposal, environmental awareness training, no-go areas, site demarcation, demolition, and asbestos work.

No evaluation criteria beyond compliance with the health and safety specification are stated. The document requires the H&S plan to be approved by the client before the start of works.

The project involves construction of 90 pre-1994 housing stock units in former R293 towns within eThekwini Municipality. Work includes asbestos work, demolition, public safety, blockwork, site clearing, roof work, excavation, use of hand and electrical tools, construction vehicles and mobile plants, and working in fall risk positions.

Scope of work includes:

• Asbestos work (removal, handling, storage, disposal)
• Demolition (mechanical and manual)
• Public safety measures
• Blockwork
• Site clearing
• Roof work
• Excavation work
• Use of hand-tools and electrical tools
• Construction vehicles and mobile plants
• Working in fall risk positions

Health and safety compliance:

• The project must comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• A baseline risk assessment is required, covering identification, analysis, evaluation, mitigation, monitoring and review of risks.
• The risk assessment must be part of the site health and safety plan.

Health and safety requirements:

• The employer must identify risks and dangers in the workplace and establish safe working procedures as per the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• A baseline risk assessment is required to benchmark potential risks for the whole project.
• The risk assessment must include: identification of hazards, analysis and evaluation based on a documented method, documented safe work procedures, a monitoring plan, and a review plan.
• Risk scoring uses Exposure (E), Probability (P) and Severity (S) to calculate risk score (E x P x S).
• Risk levels: over 400 = very high (discontinue), 200-400 = high (immediate correction), 70-200 = substantial (correction needed), 20-70 = possible (attention needed), under 20 = accepted.
• High-risk activities identified include asbestos work, roof work, construction vehicles/mobile plants, and working in fall risk positions.

Environmental risks identified:

• Asbestos work: environmental damage, illegal dumping of asbestos sheets, public exposure to asbestos dust.
• Site clearing: environmental contamination from petrol and oil spillages, noise induced hearing loss.
• Construction vehicles and mobile plants: environmental contamination from oil leaks.