Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (B-BBEE Act)
Act 53 of 2003
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Tender Type
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
Delivery Location
93 biccard Street - POLOKWANE - POLOKWANE - 0699
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
29 Jul 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-163894
The south african government is seeking a contractor to provide complete electrical/electronics engineering professional services for the development of ICT infrastructure at the mmsez north site phase 1i in limpopo. Interested bidders should have relevant experience and expertise in electrical/electronics engineering. A briefing session is compulsory.
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Date & Time
Tuesday, 18 August 2026 - 11:00
Venue
MUSINA ANTONVILLA NORTH SITE (30.07527oE; 22.323600S)
Important: Attendance at this briefing session is mandatory. Bids from suppliers who do not attend may be disqualified.
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Source: ICT IJnfrastructure.pdf (TENDER)29 Jul
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
18 Aug
2026
Closing Date
Tender closing date
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Provides the empowerment-compliance context often used in public-sector supplier evaluation.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
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ICT IJnfrastructure.pdf
The tender invites bids for the provision of complete electrical/electronics engineering professional services for the development of ICT infrastructure at the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ) North Site Phase II. The project is managed by the Limpopo Economic Development Agency, with submissions due by 18 August 2026 at 11:00 UTC. The scope includes engineering services for ICT infrastructure, with strict compliance to professional registration, tax, and BEE requirements.
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Contact Information
Source: ICT IJnfrastructure.pdf (TENDER){"name":"Mr. M Ramushu","email":"[email protected]","phone":"+27 67 411 9192","department":"/ PUBLIC ENTITY)","address":"ENGINEERING SERVICES as further fully described in C3 Scope of Services"}
Submission Guidelines
Source: ICT IJnfrastructure.pdf (TENDER)Returnable Documents: C1.1 Form of Offer and Acceptance ..................................... 75, CVs, certified qualifications, ID copies of the proposed technical staff must be attached.
Evaluation Criteria
Source: ICT IJnfrastructure.pdf (TENDER)General
Technical
Compliance
Technical Specifications
Source: ICT IJnfrastructure.pdf (TENDER)Provision of complete electrical/electronics engineering professional services
Methodology
Source: ICT IJnfrastructure.pdfBy submitting a tender in response to T1.1 Notice and Invitation to Tender above, the tenderer binds
himself to a pactum de contrahendo (contract aimed at conclusion of another contract), the terms of
which are contained in the Standard Conditions of Tender and T1.2 Tender Data.
C.1.1 The Employer is the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone
C.1.2 For this Contract the single volume approach is adopted.
approach as contained in table 5 of the CIDB’s “Standard for Uniformity in Construction Procurement.”
The tendering Service Provider’s attention is specifically drawn to the T2 Returnable Documents
identified in the T2.1 List of Returnable Documents and in the T2.2 Returnable Schedules. The
3.1. Ability to provide Three (3) additional technical staff capacity = 5 points
3.2. Ability to provide Four (4) additional technical staff capacity = 15 Points
3.3. Ability to provide more than Five (5) additional technical staff capacity = 25 points
methodology will be assessed across the entire project life cycle as follows:
4.1. Stage 1: Initiation = 1 point
4.2. Stage 2: Concept = 1 point
4.3. Stage 3: Detail Design = 2 points
4.4. Stage 4: Procurement and Documentation = 2 points
4.5. Stage 5: Contract Administration and Construction Monitoring= 2 points
4.6. Stage 6: Close out = 2 points
Total 100 Points
(Weightings will be multiplied by the scores allocated during the evaluation process to arrive at the total
functionality points)
Minimum functionality score to qualify for further evaluation: 70
7.4. Stage 4: price and preference
Experience & Qualifications
Source: ICT IJnfrastructure.pdf5 VAT Registration Certificate from South African Revenue Services (SARS).
6 Entity /JV Partners company profile (s).
7.2. Stage 3: substansive compliance responsiveness criteria
Each completed project listed in Form MMSEZ- 02(PSP) to include a Letter of Appointment
(LoA) OR a Purchase Order (PO) for Professional Services related to
Electrical/Electronic/ICT/Network Engineering Services with a Professional Fee Value of R5
Million (Incl. Vat) or above and each must be accompanied by a signed Letter of
Satisfaction (Reference Letter) from the Client confirming that the service was satisfactorily
completed with dates, and professional fee values.
1.1. One (1) Appointment Letter or PO with Reference Letter Submitted = 6 points
1.2. Two (2) Appointment Letters or PO with Reference Letter Submitted = 12 points
1.3. Three (3) Appointment Letters or PO with Reference Letter Submitted = 18 points
1.4. Four (4) Appointment Letters or PO with Reference Letter Submitted = 24 points
1.5. Five (5) Appointment Letters or PO with Reference Letter Submitted = 30 points
An Electrical/Electronic Engineer (Pr. Eng) who is registered in terms of the Engineering
Profession Act (Act ) and is listed under Clause 7.1.2 of the Contract Data as a
(ECSA), certified qualifications and detailed CV to be submitted.
minimum of BSc/BEng: Electrical/Electronic Engineering or an Equivalent B-Degree in
ICT, and minimum of 15 years post qualification Experience in Network Engineering or
Engineer shall be given a maximum of 20 points as follows:
1.1. Less than Fifteen (15) years post qualification experience in Heavy Current or
Electrification services= 0 points
1.2. Fifteen (15) years or more but less than Twenty (20) Years post qualification experience
in Heavy Current or Electrification r services = 20 points
1.3. Twenty (20) years or more years post qualification experience in Heavy Current or
Electrification services = 35 points
Nb:
each of the members of an evaluation panel according to his/her assessment of the qualifications and
experience of the human resources allocated to the project in terms of the Key Persons (Data provided
by the Service Provider, clause 7.1.2), from information contained in curriculum/curricula vitae submitted
with the tender. Members of the evaluation panel will discuss their respective risk perceptions in order
to reach consensus, failing which the specific risk will be put to the vote. No risk assessment will be
performed for this criterion in the absence of relevant information/ curricula vitae with the tender
and will therefore render the tender as unacceptable and excluded from further consideration.
B The tendering Service Provider’s experience and performance on comparable projects during the
past 5 years. Aspects to be regarded as “comparable” includes (but may be extended according to
circumstances): size of projects (measured against monetary value, or other project quantifying
parameters), nature of projects (building, engineering, high/low rise, etc.), locality/area of execution
(site-specific influences, knowledge of local conditions, etc.), complexity of project, projects for similar
client irrespective of end purpose of buildings/facilities created or in progress of being created and time
scales of projects (normal, fast track, etc.) and stage of its/their development.
Quality Management
Source: ICT IJnfrastructure.pdfTenderer’s name, contact address and telephone number
and in the top left corner on the back of the envelope:
"Tender no"
"Tender for Electrical Engineering Services".
C.2.13.6 A two-envelope procedure will not be followed.
C.2.15 The closing time for submission of tenders is as advertised in the Tender Bulletin.
C.2.16 The tender validity period is 180 days from date of tender closure.
C.2.19 The tenderer shall provide access for inspections to his offices as may be required by the Employer.
C.2.22 Not a requirement.
C.2.23 The tenderer is required to submit with his tender all documents listed in T2 Returnable Documents,
T2.1 and T2.2.
C.3.4 The time and location for opening tender offers are:
Tender No: MMSEZ/INF/2026/07/06
Time: tenders will be opened immediately or as soon as possible after the closing time as advertised
in the Tender Bulletin;
C.3.5 A two-envelope procedure will not be followed.
C.3.9.3 Omit the wording and replace with the following:
“Notify the tenderer of all errors, omissions and/or rate imbalances that are identified in the tender offer
and request the tenderer to, within a stipulated time, accept the total of prices as corrected in
accordance with C.3.9.4.”
C.3.9.4 Omit the wording of the first sentence and replace with:
“In cases where tender offers contain errors, omissions and/or rate imbalances, these are to be
corrected as follows:”
C.3.9.4 Add sub-paragraph c) as follows:
(continued) “c) If the tenderer does not accept the corrected tender offer, or cannot reach consensus with the
Pricing Schedule
Source: ICT IJnfrastructure.pdfC1: agreement and contract data
C1.1 Form of Offer and Acceptance ..................................... 75
C1.2 Contract Data ............................................................... 79
C2: pricing data
C2.1 Pricing Instructions ...................................................... 85
C2.2 Activity Schedule ................................................... 92
C3: scope of services
C3 Scope of Services ............................................................ 95
C4: site information
C4 Site Information ................................................................ 103
C1: Agreement and Contract Data
C1.1 Form of Offer and Acceptance
C1.2 Contract Data
C2: Pricing Data
Tender No: MMSEZ/INF/2026/07/06
C2.1 Pricing Instructions
C2.2 Activity Schedule
C3: Scope of Services
C4: Site Information
MMSEZ-05 (psp):
3 Tender Clarification Meeting Certificate- Form MMSEZ-04 (PSP):
4 Particulars of Tenderer’s Projects- Form MMSEZ- 02(PSP).
5 Pricing Schedule fully completed- Form C2.2.2 or C2.2.3
6 Form of Offer- Completed and signed by authorized person- Form C1.1.
price and the Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2022 (80/20 preference point system). Bids will be evaluated
in terms of 80/20 Preference Points System. All bid offers of bids who met the minimum threshold of 70 points for
Stage 3 Functionality, shall be evaluated based on the following criteria:
7.4.1. The PPPFA prescribes that the lowest acceptable bid will score 80 points for price. Bidders that
quoted higher prices will score lower points for price on pro-rata basis. Pricing should be indicated in
Compliance Requirements
Source: ICT IJnfrastructure.pdf (TENDER)Minimum functionality/qualifying score: 70
Valid Tax Clearance Certificate
Tax compliance
Tax compliance status
Tax compliance requirements
Tax compliance status (tcs) pin may be made via e-filing through the SARS website
Tax Compliance status Pin
Tcs pin is available but the bidder is registered on the central supplier database (csd), a csd
Csd number
Csd number must be provided
Central supplier database (csd), a csd
Central Supplier Database (CSD) report
Company/CC/Trust/Partnership registration certificates
VAT Registration Certificate from South African Revenue Services (SARS)
joint venture agreement with the parties listed under item 1 above, and any
joint venture agreement and the
Power of Attorney in case of Joint Ventures/Consortiums (if applicable)
power of attorney,
power of attorney are to be attached hereto)
Appointment Letter or PO with Reference Letter Submitted = 6 points
Appointment Letters or PO with Reference Letter Submitted = 12 points
Appointment Letters or PO with Reference Letter Submitted = 18 points
Appointment Letters or PO with Reference Letter Submitted = 24 points
Appointment Letters or PO with Reference Letter Submitted = 30 points
This criterion will not result in automatic disqualification. However, the Employer reserves the right to request
3 Original Valid Tax Clearance Certificate.
4 Tax Compliance status Pin.
5 VAT Registration Certificate from South African Revenue Services (SARS).
5 Pricing Schedule fully completed- Form C2.2.2 or C2.2.3
6 Form of Offer- Completed and signed by authorized person- Form C1.1.
Points Allocation: 70 points
B-BBEE Details: oint
4.2. Stage 2: Concept = 1 point
4.3. Stage 3: Detail Design = 2 points
4.4. Stage 4: Procurement and Documentation = 2 points
4.5. Stage 5: Contract Administration and Construction Monitoring= 2 points
4.6. Stage 6: Close out = 2 points
Total 100 Points
(Weightings will be multiplied by the scores allocated during the evaluation process to arrive at the total
functionality points)
Minimum functionality score to qualify for further evaluation: 70
7.4. Stage 4: price and preference
Thereafter, the next stage of evaluation will be according to the preference points claimed for specific goals and
price and the Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2022 (80/20 preference point system). Bids will be evaluated
in terms of 80/20 Preference Points System. All bid offers of bids who met the minimum threshold of 70 points for
Stage 3 Functionality, shall be evaluated based on the following criteria:
7.4.1. The PPPFA prescribes that the lowest acceptable bid will score 80 points for price. Bidders that
quoted higher prices will score lower points for price on pro-rata basis. Pricing should be indicated in
South African Rand, all-inclusive.
7.4.2. Bidders must include a fully completed and signed Preference Points claim form in terms of the
Preferential Procurement Regulations 2022. In the event of failure to fully complete and sign SBD 6.1,
bidders will not be awarded points attributed to specific goals. The following formula must be used to
calculate the points out of 80 for price in respect of a tender with a Rand value equal to or below R50
million, inclusive of all applicable taxes:
Where-
Ps = Points scored for price of tender under consideration;
Pt = Price of tender under consideration; and
Pmin = Price of lowest acceptable tender.
7.4.3. A ma
Health & Safety
Source: ICT IJnfrastructure.pdfUniformity in Construction Procurement as per Government Notice No. 423 published in Government Gazette No.
August 2019 and as amended from time to time. (see www.cidb.org.za).
documentation as in 2 above has been included in the tender, of the tendering Service Provider has been
listed in Clause 7.1.2 of the Contract Data as a Key Persons;
[The Employer retains the right to verify current professional registration required in terms of 2, 3 and 4 above
with the relevant council as part of the tender evaluation process. In the event of any such person not
currently being registered with the relevant council, it will render the tender as unacceptable (i.e.
non-responsive) and excluded from further consideration.]
T2.2 Returnable Schedules) have been included in the tender.
Tender No: MMSEZ/INF/2026/07/06
evaluation panel to perform functionality and risk assessments as described in 6(b) and 6(c) hereafter and
referred to in T2.1 – sub paragraph 4;
(b) Tender offers are judged by an evaluation panel in terms of functionality, which functionality will be
evaluated against the following criteria on a scoring system of 1 to 5, weighted as indicated:
Stage 1: Administrative Compliance
Stage 2: Substantive Compliance
Stage 3: Functionality
Stage 4: Price and Preference
Stage 5: Risk Assessment
7.1. Stage 1: administrtaive compliance responsiveness
this tender
Black people ownership 5 Central Supplier Database (CSD) report
Women equity 3 Central Supplier Database (CSD) report
Youth equity 2 Central Supplier Database (CSD) report
Disability 2 Medical certificate or equivalent
Promotion of small businesses 3 Latest Financial statement
Limpopo Based Enterprise 3 Proof of address in Entity’s name
Military Veterans (MVA) 2 MVA force number
Total 20
7.5. Stage 5: risk assessment
Section 2(1)(f) of the PPPFA provides that “the contract must be awarded to the tenderer who scores the highest
points, unless additional objective criteria justify the award to another tenderer. In this tender these objective
criteria will be in the form of the risk assessment outlined below. Tender offers will be judged by an evaluation
panel in terms of risk to the Employer. Such risk will be evaluated against the criteria listed below. The
each of the members of an evaluation panel according to his/her assessment of the experience and
performance of the tendering Service Provider from information submitted with the tender (in written-,
report- and/or brochure format), and upon further investigations/reference checks that may be
Tender No: MMSEZ/INF/2026/07/06
performed, for which purpose the tendering Service Provider must include names and contact
particulars of present and previous Employers to whom services are/were rendered. The Employer
retains the right to contact references not mentioned by the tendering Service Provider. Members of
the evaluation panel will discuss their respective risk perceptions in order to reach consensus, failing
which the risk assessment will be put to the vote. No risk assessment will be performed for this
criterion in the absence of relevant information with the tender and will therefore render the
tender as unacceptable and excluded from further consideration.]
I, the undersigned (full name) _______________________________________________________________
certify that the information furnished on this declaration form is true and correct.
Contractual Terms
Source: ICT IJnfrastructure.pdfall the parties in the joint venture shall sign the establishment document.
Proof of Professional Indemnity (PI) Insurance which is at least twice the
13 contract amount.
Tender No: MMSEZ/INF/2026/07/06
[If confirmation/proof of professional indemnity insurance is not duly confirmed in the Data provided by
the Service Provider, the risk to Employer will be regarded as unacceptable and render the tender
unacceptable on grounds of not being to specification. The Employer retains the right to request
documentary proof of such insurance as part of the tender evaluation process. Unconfirmed
professional indemnity insurance will render the tender as unacceptable i.t.o. risk and excluded
from further consideration.]
D Attendance of compulsory clarification meeting, if applicable in terms of C.2.7 below, by a
representative of the tendering Service Provider.
[Non-attendance, if compulsory in terms of C.2.7, will be regarded as a risk to the Employer in that
salient information required for tender purposes would not have been to the knowledge of the tendering
providing all the information necessary for the evaluation panel to be able to evaluate
the functionality and risk set out in T1.2 Tender Data, clause C.2.1.
T2.2 Returnable Schedules (all bound into this tender document – to be completed by
tenderer). All documents must be duly completed and signed where applicable.
Form of Offer and Acceptance (C1.1)
Fully Completed Contract Data- Clause 5.4.1
Ownership Particulars, MMSEZ- 01(PSP). Form MMSEZ- 01(PSP) is bound in
hereafter).
is bound in hereafter.
compulsory clarification meeting. Form MMSEZ-04 (PSP) is bound in hereafter).
Form MMSEZ-05 (PSP). Form MMSEZ-05 (PSP) is bound in hereafter.
Tender No: MMSEZ/INF/2026/07/06
07 plus special resolution, MMSEZ- 08 for multiple Service Providers tendering in
consortium or joint venture herein. Forms MMSEZ- 06 to 08 are bound in hereafter.
bound in hereafter.
Preference Points Claim Form, MMSEZ-10. Form MMSEZ-10 is bound in hereafter).
Activity Schedule for Value Based Fees (C2.2.2) – only if remuneration is stipulated
as “value based” in C2.1.1.1.
as “time based” in C2.1.1.1.
a. A close corporation, incorporated prior to 1 May Copies of the Founding Statement – CK1
2011 under the Close Corporations Act, 1984
(Act , as amended)
b. A profit company duly registered as a private Copies of:
company. i. Certificate of Incorporation – CM1;
ii. Shareholding Certificates of all Shareholders of
[including a profit company that meets the the company, plus a signed statement of the
criteria for a private company, whose company’s Auditor, certifying each
Memorandum of Incorporation states that the Shareholder’s ownership / shareholding
company is a personal liability company in percentage relative to the total; and/or
terms of Section 8(2)(c) of the Companies Act, iii. Memorandum of Incorporation in the case of a
2008 (Act , as amended)]. personal liability company.
c. A profit company duly registered as a private Copies of documents referred to in a. and/or b.
company in which any, or all, shares are held above in respect of all such close corporation(s)
by one or more other close corporation(s) or and/or company(ies).
company(ies) duly registered as profit or non-
profit company(ies).
d. A profit company duly registered as a public Copy of Certificate of Incorporation – CM1, and a
company. signed statement of the company’s Secretary or
(list all the legally correct full names and registration numbers, if applicable, of the Enterprises forming the consortium/joint venture)
to the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone in respect of the following project:
(project description as per Tender Document)
Tender Number: __________________________________________(Tender Number as per Tender Document)
1 *Mr/Mrs/Ms: __________________________________________________________________________
in *his/her Capacity as: ______________________________________________(Position in the Enterprise)
and who will sign as follows: ____________________________________________________________
be, and is hereby, authorised to sign a consortium/joint venture agreement with the parties listed under item 1 above, and any
and all other documents and/or correspondence in connection with and relating to the consortium/joint venture, in respect of the
project described under item 1 above.
2 The Enterprise accept joint and several liability with the parties listed under item 1 above for the due fulfilment of the obligations of
the joint venture deriving from, and in any way connected with, the Contract to be entered into with the MMSEZ in respect of the
project described under item 1 above.
Section
Source: ICT IJnfrastructure.pdfwith the relevant council as part of the tender evaluation process. In the event of any such person not
evaluation panel to perform functionality and risk assessments as described in 6(b) and 6(c) hereafter and
(b) Tender offers are judged by an evaluation panel in terms of functionality, which functionality will be
Stage 1: Administrative Compliance
Stage 2: Substantive Compliance
Stage 3: Functionality
Stage 4: Price and Preference
Stage 5: Risk Assessment
7.1. Stage 1: administrtaive compliance responsiveness
1 Preference Points Claim Form in terms of The Preferential Procurement
7.2. Stage 3: substansive compliance responsiveness criteria
4.5. Stage 5: Contract Administration and Construction Monitoring= 2 points
4.6. Stage 6: Close out = 2 points
Total 100 Points
(Weightings will be multiplied by the scores allocated during the evaluation process to arrive at the total
functionality points)
Minimum functionality score to qualify for further evaluation: 70
7.4. Stage 4: price and preference
Thereafter, the next stage of evaluation will be according to the preference points claimed for specific goals and
price and the Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2022 (80/20 preference point system). Bids will be evaluated
in terms of 80/20 Preference Points System. All bid offers of bids who met the minimum threshold of 70 points for
Stage 3 Functionality, shall be evaluated based on the following criteria
7.4.1. The PPPFA prescribes that the lowest acceptable bid will score 80 points for price. Bidders that
quoted higher prices will score lower points for price on pro-rata basis. Pricing should be indicated in
Sets the constitutional standard for fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective public procurement.
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Act 5 of 2000
Covers preferential procurement and preference-point systems used in public tenders.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
Act 12 of 2004
Supports anti-corruption controls and supplier integrity in procurement processes.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
Act 28 of 2024
Provides the national framework for public procurement across government.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
Act 2 of 2000
Supports access to tender records, award decisions and public-sector procurement information.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
Act 3 of 2000
Supports lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair administrative tender decisions.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
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