Professional services for structural, geotechnical and social facilitation for 90 pre-1994 housing units in former r293 towns

Employer's Agent's Representative (for tender queries):

• Contact: Lindani Mnguni
• Email: [email protected]
• Telephone: 031 311 1671

JDE / ESP System queries (general and submission):

• Contact: Lindo Dlamini
• Email: [email protected]
• Telephone: 031 322 7153 / 031 322 7133

JDE / ESP System queries (technical):

• Contact: Kgopotso Maja
• Email: [email protected]
• Telephone: 031 322 3808

Tender box (delivery):

Tender Box, foyer of the Municipal Building

166 KE Masinga Road, Durban

Submission method: hard copy delivered to the Tender Box in the foyer of the Municipal Building, 166 KE Masinga Road, Durban, plus an electronic submission via the eThekwini Municipality JDE System (ESP Module). The hard copy is the ruling version; the offer is invalid without it. Tenders submitted by any other means will be deemed invalid.

Closing time: Friday, 11 December 2026 at 11h00.

Returnable documents (all must be completed, signed, and submitted):

• MBD 5: confirms the bidder's details and lists contracts awarded by organs of state in the past 5 years.
• Compulsory Enterprise Questionnaire: provides enterprise information and attests to compliance with mandatory registrations.
• Declaration of Municipal Fees: certifies that the bidder has no undisputed municipal services arrears.
• Joint Venture Agreements: required if bidding as a JV; each partner's obligations are covered.
• Authority to sign/resolution: authorises the signatory to bind the bidder.

Additional notes: one original plus copies as required; all documents must be signed in non-erasable ink; the tender must remain valid for 12 months after the original validity period.

Evaluation will use the 80/20 Price Preference Point System as per the municipality's SCM Policy, Section 52: Preferential Procurement. Price is weighted 80 points; B-BBEE status contributes up to 20 points. No minimum qualifying score for functionality is stated. The evaluation will verify, via the CSD, that the bidder's tax compliance, CIDB status (if required), and B-BBEE level are valid at closing and before award.

The scope is the provision of professional services (structural, geotechnical, and social facilitation) for the construction of 90 pre-1994 housing stock units in the former R293 towns. The employer is eThekwini Municipality, represented by the Deputy Head: Human Settlements. No further technical detail is available in the extracted text.

No specific pricing format, bid security, guarantees, retention, payment terms, or turnover thresholds are stated in the extract. Audited financial statements are required if the tender offer exceeds R10 million (incl. VAT) — refer to MBD 5.

Registrations required before submission: eThekwini Municipality Supplier Portal, National Treasury Central Supplier Database (CSD), and the eThekwini JDE System. CSD registration yields a MAAA number.

Tax Compliance Status PIN, B-BBEE certificate or affidavit (if applicable), and CIDB registration and status (if required) must be valid at tender closing and before award. These will be verified via the CSD.

Bidders must not have undisputed municipal rates and taxes arrears at the time of award, unless an offset agreement is formalised and in place at tender closing.

For JVs: each partner must hold a separate Tax Compliance Status PIN; a Joint Venture Agreement is required. Requirements for a single entity apply to each JV member.

A non-refundable appeal tariff applies for complaints under Section 49.1.2.