Request for information: hire of jetting trucks for johannesburg water

Closing date: 18 June 2026 at 13:00

Bidding procedure enquiries:

• Contact: Maria Chirrindze
• Telephone: 011 688 6610
• Email: [email protected]

Technical enquiries:

• Contact: Nosipho Mokoena
• Telephone: 011 688 1585
• Email: [email protected]

Submit your response via email to [email protected] or upload it on the Etender portal at https://www.etenders.gov.za/Home/opportunities?id=1.

Required supplier information to include:

• Name of bidder
• Street address
• Telephone code and number
• Cellphone number
• Email address
• VAT registration number
• Central Supplier Database (CSD) number
• Manufacturer or third-party details (if applicable)

Submission method:

• Email to [email protected]
• Upload on the Etender portal: https://www.etenders.gov.za/Home/opportunities?id=1

Required supplier documentation:

• Company name
• Street address
• Telephone and cellphone numbers
• Email address
• VAT registration number
• Central Supplier Database (CSD) number
• Manufacturer or third-party details (if applicable)

Scope: Hire of jetting trucks for use at various Johannesburg Water (JW) sites.

Chassis requirements:

• Double rear axle (compliant with South African road regulations)
• Minimum wheelbase: 5500mm or 5885mm
• Engine operates at low/high idle up to 1500rpm
• Drive line splitter box with PTOs
• SABS chevron board with lights
• 3CR12 rear mudguards

Jetting tank requirements:

• Located on top of the chassis
• Volume: 8000 litres or 12000 litres
• Internal baffles to prevent excessive water movement during travel

Accessories and fittings:

• Steel mudguards
• SABS underrun bumper and chevron with lights
• 3CR12 stainless steel hose racks (full length of the tank)
• Toolbox
• 304 stainless steel lockable control panel for operations
• Two revolving strobe lights
• Rear work light on hose reel

Safety features:

• Fast-reacting pneumatic e-stops for high-pressure and vacuum operations
• Hydraulic locking door clamps to prevent accidental door opening while traveling
• Lock-out gearbox switch mechanism to prevent accidental gearbox switch-over while driving
• Automatic PTO lockout while driving
• Automatic tank isolation valve while driving
• Warning decals where necessary
• Walkway on the driver side for on-site maintenance and operator safety

Legal compliance:

• Homologated for on-road use in Southern Africa

Nozzles:

• Must include an assortment of jetting nozzles:
• Penetrator nozzles (front-facing high-pressure jet)
• Bomb nozzles (heavy nozzles for stubborn blockages)
• Rotary/spinning nozzles (to clean the entire internal circumference of pipes)
• Root cutters (to cut roots in sewers)

Pricing must be provided as follows:

• Unit rates for normal time and overtime per hour (excl. and incl. VAT) for:
• Jetting trucks (8000L capacity)
• Jetting trucks (12000L capacity)
• Indicate whether prices are firm or non-firm.
• Price breakdown required for: raw materials, direct labour, direct overheads, transport, indirect labour, indirect overheads (total = 100%).
• Specify if each component is impacted by the Rate of Exchange (ROE) index.
• Provide typical price adjustment formula (if applicable), including intervals and supporting documentation.

Pricing structure:

• Provide unit rates for normal time and overtime per hour, excluding and including VAT.
• Separate rates required for:
• Jetting trucks (8000L capacity)
• Jetting trucks (12000L capacity)

Pricing details:

• Indicate whether prices are firm or non-firm.
• Complete a price breakdown for the following cost components (and specify if impacted by Rate of Exchange (ROE) index):
• Raw materials
• Direct labour
• Direct overheads
• Transport
• Indirect labour
• Indirect overheads
• Total must equal 100%.

Additional pricing information (if applicable):

• Typical price adjustment formula, including intervals
• Documentation submitted in support of a request for a price adjustment

B-BBEE and demographic requirements:

• Percentage of Black Ownership and whether it is 51% or more (Yes/No)
• Percentage of Black Youth Ownership and whether it is 51% or more (Yes/No)
• Percentage of Women Ownership and whether it is 51% or more (Yes/No)
• Business location:
• Located in Gauteng Province (Yes/No)
• Located in City of Johannesburg (COJ) Municipality (Yes/No)
• Located within the region of COJ (Yes/No)
• Percentage of Ownership by Black People Who Are Military Veterans and whether it is 51% or more (Yes/No)
• Percentage of Ownership by Black People with Disabilities and whether it is 51% or more (Yes/No)

Enterprise type (for SMMEs owned by 51% or more Black People):

• EME (turnover < R10m)
• QSE (turnover between R10m and R50m)
• Generic (turnover ≥ R50m)

Joint Venture (JV), Consortium, or Equivalent:

• Percentage of ownership for each party

Subcontracting:

• Percentage to be subcontracted to companies at least 51% owned by Historically Disadvantaged Individual (HDI) groups (Black People, Black Youth, Women, Military Veterans, People with Disabilities)

General compliance:

• VAT registration number required
• Central Supplier Database (CSD) number required

B-BBEE and demographic requirements for analysis:

• Black Ownership: Percentage and whether ≥51% (Yes/No)
• Black Youth Ownership: Percentage and whether ≥51% (Yes/No)
• Women Ownership: Percentage and whether ≥51% (Yes/No)
• Location: Gauteng Province, COJ Municipality, or COJ region (Yes/No for each)
• Black Military Veterans Ownership: Percentage and whether ≥51% (Yes/No)
• Black People with Disabilities Ownership: Percentage and whether ≥51% (Yes/No)
• Enterprise Type: EME (<R10m), QSE (R10m–R50m), or Generic (≥R50m)
• Joint Venture/Consortium: Ownership percentage per party
• Subcontracting: Percentage to HDI-owned companies (Black, Youth, Women, Military Veterans, Disabilities)

Source of raw materials:

• Provide country of origin for raw materials used.

Associated risks and mitigation measures:

• Economic risks:
• Security of Supply
• Supply and Demand
• Rate of Exchange
• Operational risks:
• Capacity
• Logistics

The RFI aims to collect data for:

• Budget and cost-effectiveness analysis
• Risk assessment
• Specific goals for the future tender
• Award and allocation strategy recommendations
• Non-firm pricing and pricing schedule details
• Special conditions of tender