Ankerlig 1 power station fire protection system — ESKOM tender e3676gxpou (CIDB 4sf)

Closing

• Date: 05 November 2026
• Time: 10h00
• Late tenders are not accepted.

Compulsory site clarification meeting

• Date: 27 October 2026
• Time: 09h00
• Venue: Ankerlig 1 Gas Turbine Power Station
• Attendance is compulsory; bidders who do not attend are disqualified and not evaluated.
• Confirm intention to attend by 12h00 on 19 October 2026 with the Eskom Representative, giving the company name, position and contact details of each proposed attendee.

Clarification queries

• Deadline: 5 working days before the tender submission deadline.
• All queries in writing to the Eskom Representatives.

Tender validity

• 12 weeks from the closing date and time.

Issue date

• 15 October 2026.

Eskom Representatives (all queries and clarifications in writing)

• Name: Rashaad Sedan
• Email: [email protected]
• Name: Le-Anne Moses
• Email: [email protected]
• Telephone: 021 941 5703
• No query may be addressed to any other Eskom official.

Procurement Manager

• Name: Zodidi Mavume

Fraud and corruption reporting

• Telephone: 0800 11 2722
• Email: [email protected]

Submission

• Method: electronic upload via the Eskom E-tendering site on the Eskom Tender Bulletin.

Site clarification meeting venue

Ankerlig 1 Gas Turbine Power Station

Submission method

• Electronic submission only, via the Eskom E-tendering site on the Eskom Tender Bulletin. No hard copies are accepted.
• Upload documents under the folders Technical, Commercial, Financial and Other.
• All documents in PDF; the price list in PDF plus a copy in Excel.
• Maximum 500 MB per document; total submission capped at 4 GB.
• Zip or compressed files are not permitted.
• If a tender is resubmitted, only the latest version is accepted and all earlier submissions become void.
• The submission status must show as complete.
• Late tenders are not accepted; ensuring submission before the closing time is the supplier's responsibility.

Disqualifiable returnables (must be completed, signed and submitted by closing)

• Annexure A: Authorisation Form — names the person authorised to sign and bind the bidder; a certified board, members, trustee resolution or power of attorney must be attached.
• Annexure B: Acknowledgement Form.
• Annexure C: Tenderer's Particulars.
• Annexure D: Integrity Pact Declaration — confirms the bidder has read and accepts Eskom's Supplier Integrity Pact.
• Annexure E: CPA Requirements for Local Goods/Services.
• Annexure G1–G4: SBD 6.2 Declaration Certificate for Local Production and Local Content, with supporting schedules (only where designated materials apply).
• Annexure H: SBD 1 Invitation to Bid — bidder and contact details, signed as the offer cover page.
• Annexure J: SBD 4 Declaration of Interest — discloses any director or shareholder employed by the state or connected to anyone at the department.
• Tax Evaluation Questionnaire — determines whether the entity is a personal service provider for PAYE.
• Employment Equity compliance proof, including proof of submission of the EE report to the Department of Labour (designated employers, South African bidders only).
• CIDB proof of the required 4SF or higher grading.
• Completed NEC Term Services Contract.
• Completed Pricing Schedule in PDF and Excel (pricing must not be on company letterheads).
• Additional documents where applicable: ECSA/SACPCMP registrations, CVs, permits or licences.
• Joint ventures: letter of intent or JV agreement showing rights, obligations and profit-sharing; confirmation the JV operates as a single entity; details of a single designated JV bank account.

Non-disqualifiable returnable (zero points if omitted)

• Annexure I: SBD 6.1 Preference Points Claim Form under the PPPFA 2022 regulations.
• Specific Goals evidence: valid B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit.

Returnables required before contract award

• CSD registration (CSD number or CSD report) — mandatory for all tenders.
• COIDA certificate of good standing or proof of application (South African bidders).
• Quality documents: List of Tender Returnables Cat 3 Rev 7, Form A Cat 3 Rev 9, Supplier Quality Management Specification, QCP or ITP Rev 2, CQP Template 2021.
• Safety documents: Eskom Acknowledgement Form for OHS Legal and Other Requirements, Annexure C1 Tender Evaluation Template High Risk, OHS Specification.
• Financial statements and supporting documents.

Disqualification risks

• Not attending the compulsory site clarification meeting.
• Any disqualifiable returnable missing, unsigned or incomplete at closing.
• Late submission.
• Submitting more than one tender (except as a JV partner).
• Subcontracting 100% of the scope.
• Conflict of interest, restriction by National Treasury or Eskom, or listing on the Tender Defaulters list.

Disqualifiable returnables (must be completed, signed and submitted by closing)

• Annexure A: Authorisation Form.
• Annexure B: Acknowledgement Form.
• Annexure C: Tenderer's Particulars.
• Annexure D: Integrity Pact Declaration.
• Annexure E: CPA for local goods/services.
• Annexure G1–G4: SBD 6.2 Local Production and Content (where designated materials apply).
• Annexure H: SBD 1 Invitation to Bid.
• Annexure J: SBD 4 Bidders Disclosure.
• E-tendering Help Manual acknowledgement form.
• JV documents: letter of intent or JV agreement, confirmation of single-entity operation, and a single designated JV bank account.
• Tax Clearance Certificate (foreign bidders with a South African footprint not on CSD and without a SARS PIN; local bidders without a SARS PIN or CSD profile).
• Tax Evaluation Questionnaire.
• Employment Equity compliance proof (designated employers, South African bidders).
• CIDB proof of 4SF or higher grading.
• Completed NEC Term Services Contract.
• Completed Pricing Schedule in PDF and Excel.
• Additional documents where applicable: ECSA/SACPCMP registrations, CVs, permits or licences.

Non-disqualifiable returnables (zero points if omitted)

• Annexure I: SBD 6.1 Preference Points Claim Form.
• Specific Goals evidence: valid B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit.

Returnables required before contract award

• CSD registration (CSD number or CSD report).
• COIDA certificate of good standing or proof of application.
• Quality documents: List of Tender Returnables Cat 3 Rev 7, Form A Cat 3 Rev 9, Supplier Quality Management Specification, QCP or ITP Rev 2, CQP Template 2021.
• Safety documents: OHS Acknowledgement Form, Annexure C1 Tender Evaluation Template High Risk, OHS Specification.
• Financial statements: latest approved annual financial statements, public interest score, ITA34C for non-audited entities.

Evaluation stages

1. Eligibility and basic compliance — the bidder must meet the eligibility criteria, submit a complete tender (commercial, financial and technical) and submit all mandatory returnables by the deadlines. Failure to upload tender documents renders the bid non-responsive.
2. Functionality/technical evaluation — applicable. Minimum qualifying score: 80%. Bidders below 80% are not evaluated further. Eskom may reduce the threshold to 70% if no bidder reaches 80%.
3. Price and preference points — 80/20 preference point system.

• Price: scored out of 80 points.
• Specific Goals: scored out of 20 points under the PPPFA.
• Ranking: price and specific goals scores are added and bidders ranked highest to lowest.

4. Contractual requirements — assessed after evaluation and ranking, not as evaluation criteria. Proof must be submitted before contract award; failure may render the bid non-responsive.

Price evaluation basis

• Prices evaluated inclusive of VAT.
• Corrected for arithmetical errors.
• Contingencies in any bill of quantities or activity schedule excluded.
• Adjusted for acceptable variations, deviations or alternative tenders.
• Compared on net present value based on the tendered programme and prices, price adjustment factors, exchange rate fluctuations and other risk parameters.
• Unconditional discounts are taken into account; conditional discounts are not (but are applied at payment).

Specific Goals

• Failure to submit evidence of a points claim does not disqualify the bid but scores zero for that goal.

Other

• Alternative tenders are not allowed.
• Objective criteria: not applicable.
• Reverse e-auction: not applicable.
• No public tender opening; tenders are downloaded electronically and prices are not read out.

Scope

• Fire protection system for Ankerlig 1 Power Station, Western Cape.
• The tender is for the whole of the contract; the scope of work is contained in the NEC Term Services Contract (Attachment 1).
• Contract conditions: NEC3 Term Services Contract.

Deliverables and requirements

• Pricing Schedule/BOQ (Attachment 2) must be completed.
• Cataloguing: the successful bidder may be required to provide cataloguing information per item after award and must label all materials to Eskom's labelling specifications. Where cataloguing applies, the Pricing Schedule must include a line item for it; Eskom pays for cataloguing.
• Quality requirements: Supplier Quality Management Specification, Quality Control Plan or Inspection Test Plan (QCP or ITP) Rev 2, CQP Template 2021, List of Tender Returnables Cat 3 Rev 7, Form A Cat 3 Rev 9.
• Safety requirements: OHS Specification, OHS&Q Management Plan, OHS Risk Assessment Procedure Rev 5, Work at Height Standard, Management of Substance Abuse in the Workplace, OHS Incident Management Procedure, Life-Saving Rules Standard Rev 7, Vehicle and Driver Safety Management Procedure, Eskom PPE Standard, Working in Confined Spaces, Employees Right of Refusal to Work in Unsafe Situations Procedure, PPE Non-Compliance Memo.
• Contract Skills Development Goals (CSDG): 0.25% for the SF class of works, included in the BOQ/Pricing Schedule.
• Contract Participation Goals: not applicable.

Quality returnables (submit by the tender closing date)

• List of Tender Returnables Cat 3 Rev 7.
• Form A Cat 3 Rev 9.
• Supplier Quality Management Specification.
• Quality Control Plan or Inspection Test Plan (QCP or ITP) Rev 2.
• CQP Template 2021.

Pricing

• Complete the Pricing Schedule provided in the tender attachments/NEC contract; pricing on company letterheads is not permitted.
• Submit the price list in PDF and a copy in Excel.
• Prices are evaluated inclusive of VAT, corrected for arithmetical errors, contingencies excluded, and adjusted for acceptable variations.
• Unconditional discounts are taken into account; conditional discounts are not.

Pricing

• Pricing must be completed on the Pricing Schedule provided in the tender attachments/NEC contract; pricing on company letterheads is not permitted.
• Submit the price list in PDF and a copy in Excel.
• Prices are evaluated inclusive of VAT.

Payment terms

• Contracts below R50 000 000 including VAT: payment within 30 days of receipt of undisputed invoices.
• Contracts above R50 000 000 including VAT: payment within 60 days of receipt of undisputed invoices.

Other

• Provision of security for performance: not applicable.
• Eskom reserves the right to negotiate with preferred bidders if tendered prices are not market-related.
• Financial viability evidence (annual financial statements) may be required as a contractual requirement before award.

Eligibility

• Bidders (single company, or incorporated or unincorporated JV/consortium) must meet the eligibility criteria in the Tender Data.
• The bidder or its principals must not be restricted from doing business with Eskom or State-Owned Companies.
• Ineligible: bidders with the nationality of a country on an international sanctions list (also applies to proposed subcontractors and suppliers); bidders submitting more than one tender individually or as a JV/consortium partner; JV/consortium agreements that do not state joint and several liability; bidders with a conflict of interest; tenders signed by unauthorised persons; bidders restricted by National Treasury; bidders on the Tender Defaulters list; bidders or directors restricted by Eskom; bidders subcontracting 100% of the scope.

CSD registration

• Proof of CSD registration (CSD number or CSD report) is mandatory for all tenders.

Tax

• Local bidders must provide a SARS e-filing PIN for verification and/or their CSD profile or CSD number.
• Foreign bidders with a South African footprint but not on CSD and without a SARS PIN must submit a certified copy of a tax clearance certificate.
• Foreign suppliers with no South African footprint must complete SBD 1 but need not provide proof of tax compliance.

CIDB

• Required grading: 4SF or higher (based on estimated contract value over the 5-year period).
• Bidders must be registered with the CIDB, or capable of registration within 21 working days of the closing date.
• Joint ventures: every member must be registered with the CIDB; the lead partner must have a grading in the 3SF class or not lower than one level below the required grading; the combined grading must be 4SF or higher.

B-bbee

• Proof of B-BBEE status level: a certificate issued by an authorised body or person, a sworn affidavit as prescribed by the B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice, or any other requirement prescribed under the B-BBEE Act.
• Failure to submit B-BBEE evidence does not disqualify the bid but scores zero for Specific Goals.

Employment Equity

• Designated employers (South African bidders) must provide proof of compliance with the Employment Equity Act, including proof of submission of the EE report to the Department of Labour.

Local content

• SBD 6.2 Declaration Certificate for Local Production and Local Content, with Annexures G1–G4, applies where designated materials are included.

Other

• Main contractors are discouraged from subcontracting to their own subsidiaries; any such subcontracting must be declared in the tender.
• A list of potential subcontractors can be drawn from www.csd.gov.za.

Safety returnables

• Eskom Acknowledgement Form for OHS Legal and Other Requirements.
• Annexure C1 Tender Evaluation Template High Risk.
• OHS Specification Requirements.
• OHS&Q Management Plan.
• OHS Risk Assessment Procedure.
• PPE Non-Compliance Memo.
• Work at Height Standard.
• Management of Substance Abuse in the Workplace.
• OHS Incident Management Procedure.
• Life-Saving Rules Standard.
• Vehicle and Driver Safety Management Procedure.
• Eskom PPE Standard.
• Working in Confined Spaces.
• Employees Right of Refusal to Work in Unsafe Situations Procedure.
• Acknowledgement Form Life-Saving Rules.
• COIDA certificate of good standing required for South African bidders.

Contract

• Conditions of contract: NEC3 Term Services Contract.
• Mandatory contractual requirement: proof of CSD registration (applies to all tenders).
• Additional contractual requirements may include SHEQ, financial viability (financial statements), B-BBEE requirements and any other as stipulated.
• Contractual requirements are assessed after evaluation and ranking; proof must be submitted before contract award. Failure to meet them by the deadlines may render the bid non-responsive and ineligible for award.

Payment terms

• Contracts below R50 000 000 including VAT: payment within 30 days of receipt of undisputed invoices.
• Contracts above R50 000 000 including VAT: payment within 60 days of receipt of undisputed invoices.

Other

• Eskom reserves the right to negotiate with preferred bidders if tendered prices are not market-related.
• Main contractors are discouraged from subcontracting to their own subsidiaries; any such subcontracting must be declared.

Financial viability

• Submit the latest approved annual financial statements of the tendering company (not the parent or ultimate holding company). Draft statements or management accounts are not accepted.
• Statements must include: background to the company; signed director's report; signed auditor's/reviewer's/compiler's/accounting officer's report; statement of financial position; statement of comprehensive income; statement of changes in equity; statement of cash flows; notes to the financial statements.
• Non-audited South African entities: a signed public interest score (actual score, whether owner-managed, whether statements were externally prepared) and copies of ITA34C for the current and previous years of assessment.
• Unincorporated JV or SPV: each partner must submit its annual financial statements with all the above items.
• Start-up enterprises formed within the last 12 months are exempt but must submit statements for the first year once available.

Functionality/technical evaluation

• Applicable. Minimum qualifying score: 80%.
• Bidders below 80% are not evaluated further.
• Eskom may reduce the threshold to 70% if no bidder reaches 80%.

Price and preference points (80/20 system)

• Price: scored out of 80 points.
• Specific Goals: scored out of 20 points under the PPPFA.
• Ranking: price and specific goals scores added and bidders ranked highest to lowest.

Price evaluation basis

• Inclusive of VAT; corrected for arithmetical errors; contingencies excluded; adjusted for acceptable variations, deviations or alternative tenders; compared on net present value.
• Unconditional discounts are taken into account; conditional discounts are not.

Specific Goals

• Failure to submit evidence of a points claim scores zero for that goal but does not disqualify the bid.