Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (B-BBEE Act)
Act 53 of 2003
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Issuing Organization
South African National Roads Agency Soc Limited (SANRAL)Location
KwaZulu-Natal
Closing Date
19 Nov 2026
Documents available on tender detail page
Tender Type
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
Delivery Location
58 Van Eck Place - Mkondeni - Pietermaritzburg - 3201
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
16 Oct 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-174470
SANRAL requires consulting engineering services for flood mitigation measures on national route n11 section 1 at ladysmith, covering km 0.0 To km 10.0 In kwazulu-natal. The appointed consultant must deliver the design and supervision work in line with sanral's road safety audit policy, which requires independent audits at preliminary and detail design stages, and must carry out any survey work to tmh11 version 3.0 (April 2017). Bids close on 19 november 2026 at 12:00, and the returnable pack must include a full csd report, a b-bbee verification certificate supporting the form d1 claim, a tax compliance permission declaration and an original signed indemnity letter confirming bank details. The most consequential point for bidders is that the b-bbee verification certificate attached to form a12 prevails over the contributor level claimed on form d1.
Closing: 19 November 2026 at 12:00.
B-BBEE: the contributor status level is claimed on Form D1 and supported by a B-BBEE verification certificate attached to Form A12; where the claimed level and the certificate differ, the certificate prevails.
CSD and tax: a full Central Supplier Database report is required, plus a CSD report for every joint venture partner; a Tax Compliance Permission Declaration authorises SANRAL to verify and continuously track tax compliance through the SARS TCS system for the contract term, and the income tax and VAT registration numbers must be supplied.
Banking: an original signed indemnity letter on the bidder's letterhead must confirm bank details that match the CSD report.
Pricing and guarantee: pricing is submitted on the Pricing Schedule, where the Pricing Schedule Summary total prevails over the stated amounts, and a Form of Guarantee (C1-39) is required.
Road safety audits: the independent audit team comprises a team leader plus at least two members, with a minimum of 3 audits on new projects (Stages 1 to 3) and 2 audits on strengthening and improvement projects (Stages 2 and 3).
Survey work: surveys may only be carried out by a registered surveyor, or under the supervision of a registered partner or director of a survey organisation (TMH11 Chapter 1.18).
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Date & Time
Thursday, 19 November 2026 - 12:00
Venue
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3310902912032866?p=7kUeCKDbXFpNnqLCt5
Important: Attendance at this briefing session is mandatory. Bids from suppliers who do not attend may be disqualified.
A compulsory clarification briefing meeting will be conducted virtually on 26 october 2026 at 11:00 for a period of ± 2 (two) hours. The briefing session will start punctually and information will not be repeated for the benefit of tenderers arriving late.
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
58 Van Eck Place - Mkondeni - Pietermaritzburg - 3201
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Description
Source: Final Tender Document.zip (TENDER)16 Oct
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
19 Nov
2026
Closing Date
Tender closing date
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These rules commonly apply to South African public-sector procurement.
Act 53 of 2003
Provides the empowerment-compliance context often used in public-sector supplier evaluation.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
Act 108 of 1996 (s217)
This is general procurement context, not legal advice. Always verify requirements in the official tender documents and issuing authority notices.
Final Tender Document.zip
SANRAL requires consulting engineering services for the provision of flood mitigation measures on National Route N11 Section 1 in Ladysmith, from km 0.0 to km 10.0. The scope includes survey work (topographical, monitoring, site, and structural surveys) in accordance with TMH11, and the project involves a memorandum of agreement with the local municipality regarding road reserve responsibilities.
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Road safety audit policy
Important Dates
Source: Final Tender Document.zip (TENDER)Closing
Submission Guidelines
Source: Final Tender Document.zip (TENDER)Returnable documents
Evaluation Criteria
Source: Final Tender Document.zip (TENDER)Evaluation
Technical Specifications
Source: Final Tender Document.zip (TENDER)Scope
Road safety audits
Survey work
Financial Requirements
Source: Final Tender Document.zip (TENDER)Pricing
Guarantee
Compliance Requirements
Source: Final Tender Document.zip (TENDER)Statutory and database registration
B-bbee
Banking
Professional registration
Section
Source: Final Tender Document.zip (TENDER)Evaluation
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.
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Act 12 of 2004
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Act 28 of 2024
Provides the national framework for public procurement across government.
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Act 2 of 2000
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Act 3 of 2000
Supports lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair administrative tender decisions.
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Address
Kuisis St, Val-De-Grace, Pretoria, 0184, South Africa
Source confidence
High source confidence
Official source
eTenders.gov.za
Documents found
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Last checked
16 Oct 2026
AI status
Enhanced
Data conflicts
None detected
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Contact
041-398-3200[email protected]www.nra.co.zaKuisis St, Val-De-Grace, Pretoria, 0184, South Africa
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