What are the submission requirements for this tender (Ref: )?

Submission method - Electronic submission only, through the National Treasury eTender Publication Portal (eSubmission). No other channel is permitted. - A walkthrough video on submitting via eSubmission is available at https://youtu.be/B7pNseNJYHM. - The Bill of Quantities must be completed in black ink and/or typed electronically, then scanned and included in the electronic Volume 3A submission. Returnable documents - SBD 6.1 (Preference Points Claim): must state the bidder's minimum 30% subcontracting commitment. - Bill of Quantities: FRAMEWORK SUNDAYS RIVER BoQ (22 OCT 2026), issued in PDF and Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) on the eTender portal; the Excel version may be used to price. - Volume 3A: electronic submission volume carrying the completed BoQ. Disqualification risks - Failure to provide the required experience evidence (completion certificates, or a Letter of Award plus signed client recommendation letter) renders the bid non-responsive.

How will bids be evaluated?

Preference point system - Both the 80/20 and 90/10 systems apply, as amended (Clause F.3.11). - Annexure A sets out the specific-goal points for Black Ownership and Women Ownership. Eligibility thresholds - Minimum CIDB grading: 5CE PE/6CE or higher; Grades 7CE, 8CE and 9CE are also eligible. - Joint ventures must meet the combined minimum grading. - Experience: road construction or paved and gravel road maintenance projects completed or currently under execution within the past ten years, subject to the stated project-value thresholds. - A bid without the required experience evidence is non-responsive.

What are the technical specifications?

Scope - Routine road maintenance framework for the Sundays River Valley Local Municipal Area (LMA), Eastern Cape. - Framework term: three years. - Work is released as ad hoc work assignments under the framework. Subcontracting and job creation - At least 30% of each ad hoc work assignment must be subcontracted to qualifying local Micro Enterprises in CIDB Grades 1 to 4, as far as possible. - Each assignment must create at least six job opportunities for locally based persons. - Specific local Micro Enterprises are procured after award, per work package, through the Micro Enterprise forum within the Sundays River Valley LMA. Technical documents - Section 1200: General Requirements and Provisions is amended and included in the new Bills of Quantities: FRAMEWORK SUNDAYS RIVER BoQ (22 OCT 2026).

What financial requirements apply to bidders?

Framework ceiling: R50,000,000.00 over three years. Pricing - Price using the new Bills of Quantities: FRAMEWORK SUNDAYS RIVER BoQ (22 OCT 2026), issued in PDF and Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) format on the eTender portal. - The BoQ must be completed in black ink and/or typed electronically, scanned and included in the electronic Volume 3A submission.

What compliance and legal requirements must bidders meet?

CIDB - Minimum grading: 5CE PE/6CE or higher; Grades 7CE, 8CE and 9CE are eligible. - Joint ventures must meet the combined minimum grading. Experience - Eligible experience: road construction or paved and gravel road maintenance projects completed or currently under execution within the past ten years, subject to the stated project-value thresholds. - Completed projects: completion certificates required. - Current projects: Letter of Award and a signed client recommendation letter required. - Missing evidence renders the bid non-responsive. B-BBEE and preference - Preferential procurement is amended to provide for both the 80/20 and 90/10 systems (Clause F.3.11). - Annexure A sets out the specific-goal points for Black Ownership and Women Ownership. - SBD 6.1 must state the minimum 30% subcontracting commitment.

Who should be contacted for queries about this tender?

Technical enquiries - Mrs. Z. Zuzile - Cell: 082 576 3984 - Email: zezethu.zuzile@ectransport.gov.za - Ms. S. Ncanywa - Cell: 082 076 4780 - Email: sinovuyo.ncanywa@ectransport.gov.za SCM enquiries - Mr. Nqikashe - Cell: 067 419 8001 - Email: philasande.Nqikashe@ectransport.gov.za Submission - Method: eTender Publication Portal (eSubmission)

Eastern Cape Transport: Sundays River Road Maintenance

At a GlanceAI Enhanced

Tender Type

Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

Delivery Location

QONCE - QONCE - QONCE - 5600

Organization Type

GOVERNMENT

Published

21 Oct 2026

OCDS Reference

ocds-9t57fa-176196

Summary

Routine road maintenance under a 36-month framework contract in the sundays river valley local municipal area of the eastern cape, covering gravel and sealed road repairs, drainage and culverts, guardrails, fencing, road signs and markings, vegetation control, structures and emergency maintenance. Work is instructed in site cycles and priced through a full bill of quantities that mixes measured quantities, rate-only items and provisional sums. The dominant cost centre is the r11.4 Million management of micro-enterprises and training of local labour, which obliges the contractor to manage and extend bridging finance to CIDB grade 1 and 2 micro-enterprises. The priced tender totals r16,537,737.15 Including a 10% escalation allowance and 15% VAT, and bids close on 13 november 2026 at 09:00.

Key Requirements

Closing deadline: 13 November 2026 at 09:00.

Contract term and structure: 36 months under a framework contract, with work released in instructed site cycles (3 cycles provided for); mobilisation and demobilisation are priced per cycle and value-related obligations are priced in bands from R0–R4.0m up to above R16.0m.

Pricing: every bill-of-quantity item must be priced by rate and amount, including the many rate-only items carrying no quantity; provisional sums apply to dayworks materials (R200,000), special testing by an external laboratory (R62,000), CLO costs, emergency plant and operator hire, and ME-related items.

Tender value: net R13,073,310 plus a 10% escalation allowance (R1,307,331) and 15% VAT (R2,157,096.15), giving R16,537,737.15; preliminary and general of R327,310 must not exceed 20% of the total value.

Micro-enterprise and local labour obligations: R11,400,000 is allocated to managing micro-enterprises, alongside a skills audit and training plan (R14,000), accredited training courses (R70,000) and a R1,000,000 provisional sum for variance to ME tender rates; bridging finance is restricted to CIDB Grade 1 and 2 micro-enterprises.

Occupational health and safety: a site-specific H&S plan, a full-time Construction Health and Safety Officer for 36 months, 20 each of reflective vests, bibs, hard hats, protective footwear, earplugs and dust masks, 20 baseline and 20 exit medical examinations, induction training, environmental and noise monitoring, and submission of a health and safety file are required.

Environmental and community obligations: compliance with the Environmental Management Programme for the full 36 months, plus a Community Liaison Officer and community PSC representatives for the duration of the contract.

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Technical Specifications

Source: FRAMEWORK SUNDAYS RIVER BoQ (22 OCT 2026).xlsx (unknown)

Scope

Routine road maintenance under a framework contract in the Sundays River Valley LMA, Eastern Cape, for the Eastern Cape Department of Transport.
Contract period: 36 months.
Work is instructed in site cycles; mobilisation and demobilisation are priced per instructed cycle, with 3 cycles provided for.
Value-related obligations are priced in bands: R0–R4.0m, R4.0–R8.0m, R8.0–R12.0m, R12.0–R16.0m and above R16.0m.

Maintenance sections and indicative quantities

1200 General requirements: Community Liaison Officer (R169,050), monthly CLO transport allowance (R96,600), remuneration of community PSC representatives for official meetings (R9,660), protection of existing services (R12,000), hire of plant for departmental emergency work outside the LMA (R20,000), hire of operators (R20,000), contract management to household contractors (rate only), 5 contract name boards.
1700 Clearing and grubbing: 1 ha general clearing; 100 trees or stumps of 0.5–1 m girth; 500 m² at hydraulic structure inlets and outlets; cleaning of hydraulic structures — 150 m³ in pipes up to 750 mm, 50 m³ in pipes over 750 mm, 20 m³ in box culverts up to 1.5 m; 1,000 m² removal of undesirable vegetation.
1800 Debris and litter: clearing 10 km of trunk or main road reserve (30 m wide) and 45 km of district road reserve (25 m wide).
1900 Dayworks (provisional): hourly rates for unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled labour, gangers and flagmen, plus a plant schedule covering tippers, dumpers, loaders, TLB, excavators, graders, rollers, water trucks, dozer, concrete mixers, mobile crusher, milling machine, crane truck and low-bed; materials provisional sum R200,000.
2100 Drains: 100 m³ open drain excavation up to 1.5 m; 5 m³ hard-material excavation; 50 m³ clearing and shaping existing open drains; 50 m³ backfilling eroded side drains; 100 m² clearing concrete side and median drains; 350 m clearing and shaping side and mitre drains by grader; 200 m³-km overhaul.
2200 Prefabricated culverts: 40 m³ excavation up to 1.5 m, 10 m³ between 1.5 m and 3 m, 5 m³ hard material; backfill 40 m³ excavated material, 50 m³ imported selected material, 10 m³ soil-cement; 9 m each of 600 mm and 900 mm class 100D concrete pipe on Class B bedding; 10 m³ cast in situ concrete; 20 m³ floor slabs; 20 m³ inlet and outlet structures; 100 m² formwork; 6 t high-tensile reinforcement and 6,640 kg welded mesh; 14 m removal and re-laying of 600 mm pipes and 14 m removal and disposal.
2400 Asphalt and concrete berms: 50 m cold premix berm where there are no guardrails and 50 m at existing guardrails; 15 m² prime coat and 15 m² tack coat.
3100 Borrow materials: 300 m³ excess overburden; 1 ha finishing-off of borrow areas.
3200 Crushing and screening: 1 single-stage crusher, 1 re-erection, 1,500 m³ single-stage crushing below 53 mm, 200 m³ additional grid rolling, 500 m³ stockpiling for departmental use.
3300 Mass earthworks: 300 m³ cut and borrow to fill compacted to 93% Mod AASHTO; 250 m³ intermediate and 250 m³ hard excavation; 100 m³ each of soft, intermediate and hard cut to spoil; 1,200 m³-km overhaul.
3400 Gravel pavement layers: 1,425 m³ gravel wearing course at 95% Mod AASHTO in 150 mm layers and 1,500 m³ using crushed material; wet blading 25 km each at 6 m and 7 m widths; dry blading 30 km at 6 m and 50 km at 7 m; accessibility grading 20 km at 6 m; special grading, reshaping and heavy maintenance 5 km each at both widths; gravel patching 250 m³ from borrow pits and 150 m³ crushed; light road bed preparation 1 km at each width; gravel shoulder repair 150 m³; removal of edge build-up 5 km and 2 km; 3,000 m³ regravelling in lengths up to 300 m; 1,500 m³-km overhaul.
3900 Patching and edge breaks: 1,500 m sawing asphalt to 50 mm; 300 m³ excavation in asphalt layers and 1,200 m³ in crushed stone base; G2 base course 250 m³ for patches up to 5 m² and 500 m³ for 5–100 m²; 1,250 l tack coat; cold premix 1,400 m², 2,100 m² and 2,100 m² by patch size; hot premix 50 m², 100 m² and 20,400 m² overlay; temporary pothole repair 20 m³ cold premix and 10 m³ C4 stabilised material.
4100 Prime coat: 1,000 l MC-30 cut-back bitumen.
4600 Cape seal: 6,400 m² bituminous single seal with 13.2 mm aggregate and slurry.
4800 Treatment of existing surface: pothole repair P01 — 2,500 m sawing, 88 m³ excavation in seal layers, 1,700 l tack coat, 3,400 m² cold premix; slack and depression repair P02 — 750 l tack coat, 5 t asphalt, 8 m³ coarse slurry, 100 m² chip-out; crack sealing P04 — 100 m geotextile strip and 250 m² geotextile over cracked areas; edge repairs P05 — 350 m cutting back edges, 150 l tack coat, 1.8 t cold premix; slurry seal P06 — 4,800 l tack coat and hand-applied coarse slurry of 100 m², 200 m², 500 m² and 9,600 m² by area band.
5100 Pitching and erosion protection: grouted stone pitching, rate only.
5200 Gabions: 50 m³ foundation trench excavation and backfill; 50 m² surface preparation; 20 m³ of 1 m × 1 m × 1 m gabions with 80 mm mesh; 10 m³ galvanised gabion mattresses; 250 m² Grade 2 filter fabric; 5 m³ dismantling of gabion structures.
5400 Guardrails: 100 m galvanised guardrail on timber posts; 2 end treatments; 30 red and white reflectors on new and 30 on existing guardrails; 30 m removal of existing guardrails; new material — 50 timber posts, 50 reflective plates, 20 spacer blocks, 20 splice bolts, 20 post bolts, 20 reinforcing plates; 100 adjustments of spacer blocks and bolt tightening.
5500 Fencing (emergency repairs): 2 km fence line clearing and 2 km trimming; 8 km zinc-coated barbed wire; 10 km zinc-coated smooth wire; 150 standards; 450 droppers; 20 steel and 20 timber vertical straining posts, 75 inclined steel posts and 20 timber stays; 4 farm gates and 2 pedestrian gates; dismantling 2 km of stock-proof fence and 4 gates.
5600 Road signs: supply and install sign boards with Class 1 retro-reflective background, including R1, R201, W101, W104, W107, W108, W327, W350, WCE.2, W401, W402, W405 and W406 signs in the scheduled quantities; 100 m each of 75 mm and 100 mm timber supports; painting 30 existing kilometre posts and supplying 5 new ones; 20 m³ excavation for sign supports and 10 m³ soilcrete backfill.
5700 Road markings: 15 km solid and 8 km broken 100 mm white lines; 5 km solid 150 mm yellow lines; 100 m² white and 50 m² yellow lettering and symbols; 150 roadstuds; 50 km setting out and pre-marking; 100 m² sandblast removal of markings; 100 roadstud removals.
5900 Finishing of road and reserve: rate only, priced by slope band.
6100–6400 Structures: foundations, formwork, reinforcement and concrete for causeways and structures, all at rate only.
8100 Testing: R62,000 provisional sum for special tests requested by the engineer, including external laboratory acceptance control.
9100 Vegetation control: shoulder mowing 60 km of 3 m strips and 10 km of 11.5 m fenceline-to-fenceline strips; cutting 1,000 m² around signs, marker boards and guardrails, 500 m² at dangerous intersection areas and 1,000 m² of sight triangles.
10300 Emergency maintenance: contractor's mark-up on R70,000.
12000 Environmental management: compliance with the EMPR for 36 months.
13000 Occupational health and safety: site-specific H&S plan, principal contractor's initial and 36-month time-related obligations, 20 each of reflective vests, bibs, hard hats, protective footwear, earplugs and dust masks, a full-time Construction Health and Safety Officer for 36 months, 20 baseline and 20 exit medical examinations, 20 induction training sessions, environmental and noise monitoring, payment of H&S representatives, 3 first aid boxes, 36 months of worker transport and submission of the H&S file.
15000 ME management and local labour training: skills audit and training plan (R14,000), accredited training courses (R70,000), management of micro-enterprises (R11,400,000), bridging finance to CIDB 1 and 2 micro-enterprises, and a R1,000,000 provisional sum for variance to ME tender rates.

DocumentERRATUM NOTICE - SCMU10-2627-0019 - SUNDAYS RIVER - FRAMEWORK.pdfReview complete

Description

Source: ERRATUM NOTICE - SCMU10-2627-0019 - SUNDAYS RIVER - FRAMEWORK.pdf

PTB No 27 — technical enquiries point for the routine road maintenance framework, Sundays River Valley LMA.

Important Dates

Source: ERRATUM NOTICE - SCMU10-2627-0019 - SUNDAYS RIVER - FRAMEWORK.pdf (TENDER)

Closing: 13 November 2026 at 11:00 (extended by Addendum No. 1)

Written queries: by email no later than Friday, 23 October 2026

Briefing session: declared non-compulsory (Clause F.2.7 amended)

Contact Information

Source: ERRATUM NOTICE - SCMU10-2627-0019 - SUNDAYS RIVER - FRAMEWORK.pdf (TENDER)

Technical enquiries

Mrs. Z. Zuzile
Cell: 082 576 3984
Email: [email protected]
Ms. S. Ncanywa
Cell: 082 076 4780
Email: [email protected]

SCM enquiries

Mr. Nqikashe
Cell: 067 419 8001
Email: [email protected]

Submission

Method: eTender Publication Portal (eSubmission)

Submission Guidelines

Source: ERRATUM NOTICE - SCMU10-2627-0019 - SUNDAYS RIVER - FRAMEWORK.pdf (TENDER)

Submission method

Electronic submission only, through the National Treasury eTender Publication Portal (eSubmission). No other channel is permitted.
A walkthrough video on submitting via eSubmission is available at https://youtu.be/B7pNseNJYHM.
The Bill of Quantities must be completed in black ink and/or typed electronically, then scanned and included in the electronic Volume 3A submission.

Returnable documents

SBD 6.1 (Preference Points Claim): must state the bidder's minimum 30% subcontracting commitment.
Bill of Quantities: FRAMEWORK SUNDAYS RIVER BoQ (22 OCT 2026), issued in PDF and Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) on the eTender portal; the Excel version may be used to price.
Volume 3A: electronic submission volume carrying the completed BoQ.

Disqualification risks

Failure to provide the required experience evidence (completion certificates, or a Letter of Award plus signed client recommendation letter) renders the bid non-responsive.

Evaluation Criteria

Source: ERRATUM NOTICE - SCMU10-2627-0019 - SUNDAYS RIVER - FRAMEWORK.pdf (TENDER)

Preference point system

Both the 80/20 and 90/10 systems apply, as amended (Clause F.3.11).
Annexure A sets out the specific-goal points for Black Ownership and Women Ownership.

Eligibility thresholds

Minimum CIDB grading: 5CE PE/6CE or higher; Grades 7CE, 8CE and 9CE are also eligible.
Joint ventures must meet the combined minimum grading.
Experience: road construction or paved and gravel road maintenance projects completed or currently under execution within the past ten years, subject to the stated project-value thresholds.
A bid without the required experience evidence is non-responsive.

Technical Specifications

Source: ERRATUM NOTICE - SCMU10-2627-0019 - SUNDAYS RIVER - FRAMEWORK.pdf (TENDER)

Scope

Routine road maintenance framework for the Sundays River Valley Local Municipal Area (LMA), Eastern Cape.
Framework term: three years.
Work is released as ad hoc work assignments under the framework.

Subcontracting and job creation

At least 30% of each ad hoc work assignment must be subcontracted to qualifying local Micro Enterprises in CIDB Grades 1 to 4, as far as possible.
Each assignment must create at least six job opportunities for locally based persons.
Specific local Micro Enterprises are procured after award, per work package, through the Micro Enterprise forum within the Sundays River Valley LMA.

Technical documents

Section 1200: General Requirements and Provisions is amended and included in the new Bills of Quantities: FRAMEWORK SUNDAYS RIVER BoQ (22 OCT 2026).

Financial Requirements

Source: ERRATUM NOTICE - SCMU10-2627-0019 - SUNDAYS RIVER - FRAMEWORK.pdf (TENDER)

Framework ceiling: R50,000,000.00 over three years.

Pricing

Price using the new Bills of Quantities: FRAMEWORK SUNDAYS RIVER BoQ (22 OCT 2026), issued in PDF and Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) format on the eTender portal.
The BoQ must be completed in black ink and/or typed electronically, scanned and included in the electronic Volume 3A submission.

Compliance Requirements

Source: ERRATUM NOTICE - SCMU10-2627-0019 - SUNDAYS RIVER - FRAMEWORK.pdf (TENDER)

CIDB

Minimum grading: 5CE PE/6CE or higher; Grades 7CE, 8CE and 9CE are eligible.
Joint ventures must meet the combined minimum grading.

Experience

Eligible experience: road construction or paved and gravel road maintenance projects completed or currently under execution within the past ten years, subject to the stated project-value thresholds.
Completed projects: completion certificates required.
Current projects: Letter of Award and a signed client recommendation letter required.
Missing evidence renders the bid non-responsive.

B-BBEE and preference

Preferential procurement is amended to provide for both the 80/20 and 90/10 systems (Clause F.3.11).
Annexure A sets out the specific-goal points for Black Ownership and Women Ownership.
SBD 6.1 must state the minimum 30% subcontracting commitment.

Health & Safety

Source: ERRATUM NOTICE - SCMU10-2627-0019 - SUNDAYS RIVER - FRAMEWORK.pdf

Briefing session declared non-compulsory (Clause F.2.7 amended).

Only electronic upload through the eTender Portal is permitted; the Bill of Quantities must be completed in black ink and/or typed electronically, scanned and included in the electronic Volume 3A submission (Clause F.2.13.1 amended).

Eligible experience is limited to road construction or paved and gravel road maintenance projects completed or currently under execution within the past ten years, subject to the stated project-value thresholds and supporting evidence.

Completion certificates are required for completed projects; current projects require a Letter of Award and a signed client recommendation letter. Missing evidence renders the bid non-responsive.

Bidders must state the minimum 30% subcontracting commitment in SBD 6.1; local Micro Enterprises are procured after award, per work package, through the Micro Enterprise forum within the Sundays River Valley LMA.

Minimum CIDB threshold: Grade 5CE PE/6CE or higher; Grades 7CE, 8CE and 9CE are eligible, and joint ventures must meet the combined minimum. Framework ceiling remains R50,000,000.00 over three years.

Preferential procurement is amended to provide for both the 80/20 and 90/10 systems, with Annexure A setting the specific-goal points for Black Ownership and Women Ownership (Clause F.3.11 amended).

Section 1200: General Requirements and Provisions is amended and included in the new Bills of Quantities: FRAMEWORK SUNDAYS RIVER BoQ (22 OCT 2026), issued in PDF and Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) on the eTender portal for pricing.

Section

Source: ERRATUM NOTICE - SCMU10-2627-0019 - SUNDAYS RIVER - FRAMEWORK.pdf

Preferential procurement provides for both the 80/20 and 90/10 systems. Annexure A sets out the specific-goal points for Black Ownership and Women Ownership.

DocumentFramework Sundays River FINAL BOQ (22 OCT 2026).pdfReview complete

Description

Source: Framework Sundays River FINAL BOQ (22 OCT 2026).pdf

Routine road maintenance framework for the Sundays River Valley LMA in the Eastern Cape, delivered as instructed site cycles over a 36-month period. The works cover general requirements and provisions, contractor establishment on site, clearing and grubbing, collection and removal of debris and litter, dayworks, drains, prefabricated culverts, asphalt and concrete berms, borrow materials, crushing and screening, mass earthworks, gravel pavement layers, patching and edge-break repair, prime coat, Cape seal, treatment of existing surfaces, stone pitching and erosion protection, gabions, guardrails, fencing, road signs, road markings, finishing of roads and reserves, structure foundations, formwork, steel reinforcing, structural concrete, testing of workmanship and materials, vegetation control, emergency maintenance, environmental management programme implementation, occupational health and safety, and management and training of local labour.

Submission Guidelines

Source: Framework Sundays River FINAL BOQ (22 OCT 2026).pdf (unknown)

Returnable forms

SBD 1 (Invitation to Bid): bidder and contact details, signed as the offer cover page.
SBD 4 (Declaration of Interest): discloses whether any director, shareholder or controlling-interest holder is employed by the state or connected to anyone at the department.
SBD 6.1 (Preference Points Claim): claims B-BBEE preference points.
SBD 8 (Declaration of Bidder's Past Supply Chain Management Practices): discloses prior tender defaults or restrictions.
SBD 9 (Certificate of Independent Bid Determination): certifies the price was set independently and without contact with competing bidders.

Pricing submission

The bill of quantities must be priced in full, with a rate entered against every item and amounts carried forward to the summary.
Items marked 'Rate Only' carry no quantity and are priced for work instructed later.
Provisional sums are set by the department and are not priced by the bidder.
The summary adds a 10% escalation allowance and 15% VAT to the net tender total.

Technical Specifications

Source: Framework Sundays River FINAL BOQ (22 OCT 2026).pdf (unknown)

Scope

Routine road maintenance framework for the Sundays River Valley local municipal area (LMA), Eastern Cape.
Contract period: 36 months, with works instructed in site cycles; three mobilisation and de-mobilisation cycles are provided for.
Value-related obligations are banded from R0–R4,0 million up to above R16,0 million.

General requirements and provisions (1200)

Community Liaison Officer: provisional sum R169 050, monthly transport allowance R96 600, and R9 660 for PSC community representatives attending official meetings.
Protection of existing services: provisional sum R12 000.
Plant hire for departmental emergency work outside the LMA: provisional sum R20 000; operator hire: provisional sum R20 000.
Contract management to household contractors within the LMA: rate only.
Five contract name boards to be installed.

Establishment and general obligations (1300)

Initial framework contract registration and setup, plus mobilisation and de-mobilisation for three instructed site cycles.

Clearing and grubbing (1700)

Clearing and grubbing: 1 ha.
Removal of large trees and stumps with girth over 0,5 m up to 1 m: 100; girths above 1 m: rate only.
Clearing at inlets and outlets of hydraulic structures: 500 m².
Cleaning hydraulic structures: pipes up to 750 mm diameter 150 m³; pipes over 750 mm 50 m³; box culverts up to 1,5 m 20 m³.
Removal of undesirable vegetation: 1 000 m².

Debris and litter (1800)

Road reserve clearing: 10 km of trunk and main roads (30 m reserve) and 45 km of district roads (25 m reserve).
Rest area cleaning and litter removal, banded by distance from the main site camp (within 50 km, 50–150 km, beyond 150 km): rate only.

Dayworks (1900)

Provisional labour hours: unskilled 40, semi-skilled 10, skilled 10, ganger 10, flagman 20.
Plant rates for tippers, dumper, loader, TLB, excavators (20 t, 25 t, 30 t and hammer), grader, rollers, water trucks, jumping jack, dozer, concrete mixer, mobile crusher, milling machine and skidsteer, crane truck, roll-back truck, personnel transport truck (30 people minimum) 500 km, light delivery vehicle 5 000 km, low-bed truck 500 km.
Materials: provisional sum R200 000.

Drains (2100)

Open drain excavation 0–1,5 m: 100 m³; hard material: 5 m³.
Clearing and shaping existing open drains: 50 m³; backfilling eroded side drains: 50 m³.
Clearing concrete drainage channels: 100 m² for side and median drains, 100 m² for inverts under 1,0 m, 50 m² for inverts 1,0–2,0 m.
Grader clearing and shaping of side and mitre drains: 350 m.
Subsoil drainage items (pipes, geotextile, backfill, outlet structures): rate only.

Prefabricated culverts (2200)

Excavation 0–1,5 m: 40 m³; 1,5–3,0 m: 10 m³; hard material: 5 m³.
Backfill with excavated material 40 m³, imported selected material 50 m³, soil-cement 10 m³.
600 mm and 900 mm diameter class 100D pipes on Class B bedding: 9 m each.
Cast in situ concrete: Class 25/19 10 m³; portal culvert floor slabs 20 m³; inlet and outlet structures 20 m³; formwork 100 m².
Steel reinforcement: high tensile 6,0 t; welded mesh 6 640 kg.
Remove and re-lay existing 600 mm pipes: 14 m; remove and dispose of existing pipes: 14 m.

Asphalt and concrete berms (2400)

Asphalt berms (cold premix) with and without guardrails: 50 m each.
Prime coat and tack coat: 15 m² each.

Borrow materials (3100)

Excess overburden: 300 m³; finishing off borrow areas: 1,0 ha.

Crushing and screening (3200)

Single-stage crushing and screening plant provided and re-erected once each.
Single-stage crushing (<53): 1 500 m³; additional grid rolling: 200 m³; stockpiling for departmental use: 500 m³.

Mass earthworks (3300)

Cut and borrow to fill compacted to 93% Mod AASHTO: 300 m³.
Intermediate excavation 250 m³ and hard excavation 250 m³.
Cut to spoil: 100 m³ each of soft, intermediate and hard material.
Overhaul beyond 1,0 km free haul: 1 200 m³·km.

Pavement layers of gravel material (3400)

Gravel wearing course at 95% Mod AASHTO, 150 mm layer: 1 425 m³; crushed material: 1 500 m³.
Wet blading: 25 km at 6 m width and 25 km at 7 m width.
Dry blading: 30 km at 6 m and 50 km at 7 m.
Accessibility grading: 20 km at 6 m.
Special grading, reshaping and heavy maintenance: 5 km each at 6 m and 7 m widths.
Gravel patching: 250 m³ from borrow pits and 150 m³ crushed material.
Light road bed preparation: 1 km each at 6 m and 7 m.
Gravel shoulder repair: 150 m³, plus 70 m³ additional material and 55 m³ stabilising.
Removal of edge build-up: 5 km loaded for spoil and 2 km disposed alongside the road.
Regravelling in lengths up to 300 m: 3 000 m³.

Patching and edge breaks (3900)

Sawing asphalt to 50 mm average depth: 1 500 m.
Excavation in asphalt layers 300 m³ and crushed stone base 1 200 m³.
G2 base course backfill: 250 m³ for patches up to 5 m² and 500 m³ for patches 5–100 m².
Tack coat: 1 250 l.
Cold premix 35 mm: 1 400 m², 2 100 m² and 2 100 m².
Hot premix 35 mm: 50 m², 100 m² and 20 400 m² overlay.
Temporary pothole repair: 20 m³ cold premix and 10 m³ C4 stabilised material.

Prime coat (4100)

MC-30 cut-back bitumen: 1 000 l; other prime types: rate only.

Cape seal (4600)

Bituminous single seal with 13,2 mm aggregate and slurry: 6 400 m².
Binder and aggregate variations: rate only.

Treatment of existing surface (4800)

Pothole repair P01: sawing 2 500 m, excavation 88 m³, tack coat 1 700 l, cold premix 3 400 m².
Slack and depression repair P02: tack coat 750 l, medium asphalt 5 t, coarse slurry 8 m³, chip out 100 m².
Crack sealing P04: 200 mm geotextile strip 100 m; cracked areas 250 m².
Edge repairs P05: cutting back 350 m, tack coat 150 l, cold premix 2 t.
Slurry seal P06: tack coat 4 800 l; hand-applied coarse slurry 100 m², 200 m², 500 m² and 9 600 m².

Pitching and erosion protection (5100)

Grouted stone pitching, with and without a concrete bed: rate only.

Gabions (5200)

Foundation trench excavation and backfill: 50 m³; surface preparation: 50 m².
1 m × 1 m × 1 m gabions: 20 m³; galvanised gabion mattresses: 10 m³.
Filter fabric: 250 m²; dismantle and remove gabion structures: 5 m³.

Guardrails (5400)

Galvanised guardrails on timber posts: 100 m; end treatments: 2.
Reflectors: 30 on new guardrails and 30 on existing guardrails.
Removal of existing guardrails: 30 m.
New material: timber posts 50, reflective plates 50, spacer blocks 20, splice bolts 20, post bolts 20, reinforcing plates 20.
Adjusting spacer blocks and tightening bolts: 100.

Fencing, emergency repairs (5500)

Fence line clearing and trimming, 2 m strip: 2 km each.
Zinc-coated barbed wire: 8 km; zinc-coated smooth wire: 10 km.
Standards: 150; droppers: 450.
Straining posts and anchors: steel vertical 20, timber vertical 20, steel inclined 75, timber stays 20.
New gates: 4 farm gates and 2 pedestrian gates.
Dismantling: 2 km of stock-proof fence and 4 gates.

Road signs (5600)

Sign boards on prepainted galvanised steel with Class 1 retro-reflective background: R1 (1), R201 (2), W101/W104/W107/W108/W327/W350 (2 each), WCE.2 combination (1), W401 and W402 hazard markers (30 each), W405 and W406 (30 each).
Timber supports: 100 m each of 75 mm and 100 mm diameter.
Paint 30 existing kilometre posts; supply and install 5 new kilometre posts.
Excavation for sign supports: 20 m³; cement-treated backfill: 10 m³.

Road markings (5700)

White 100 mm lines: 15 km solid and 8 km broken.
Yellow 150 mm lines: 5 km solid.
White lettering and symbols: 100 m²; yellow lettering and symbols: 50 m².
Road studs: 150.
Setting out and pre-marking: 50 km.
Removal of existing markings by sandblasting: 100 m²; removal of existing road studs: 100.

Finishing roads and reserves (5900)

Finishing by slope band (0–15°, 15–30°, 30–45°): rate only.

Structures (6100–6400)

Foundations, falsework and formwork, steel reinforcing and structural concrete for concrete-lined causeways: rate only.

Testing workmanship and materials (8100)

Special tests requested by the engineer, including external laboratory acceptance control: provisional sum R62 000.

Vegetation control (9100)

Shoulder mowing: 60 km with a 3 m strip each side and 10 km with an 11,5 m strip each side.
Cutting around road signs, marker boards and guardrails: 1 000 m².
Dangerous areas at intersections: 500 m²; sight triangles at intersections: 1 000 m².

Further contract sections

Emergency maintenance (10300), environmental management programme implementation (12000), occupational health and safety (13000), and management and training of local labour (15000).

Financial Requirements

Source: Framework Sundays River FINAL BOQ (22 OCT 2026).pdf (unknown)

Pricing format

Bill of quantities: a rate is entered against each item and amounts are carried forward to the summary.
Summary build-up: net tender total, plus a 10% escalation allowance, plus 15% VAT.
Items marked 'Rate Only' are priced without a quantity; provisional sums are fixed by the department.

Provisional sums

Community Liaison Officer: R169 050.
CLO monthly transport allowance for the contract period: R96 600.
Remuneration of PSC community representatives at official meetings: R9 660.
Protection of existing services: R12 000.
Plant hire for departmental emergency work outside the LMA: R20 000.
Operator hire for the department: R20 000.
Daywork materials: R200 000.
Special testing and external laboratory acceptance control: R62 000.
Handling costs and charges are added as a percentage on the provisional sums above.

Value-related obligations (Section 1300)

Banded by works assignment value: R0–R4,0 million, R4,0–R8,0 million, R8,0–R12,0 million, R12,0–R16,0 million, and above R16,0 million.
Time-related obligations run over 36 months.

Health & Safety

Source: Framework Sundays River FINAL BOQ (22 OCT 2026).pdf

Occupational health and safety is included as Section 13000 of the framework's schedule of contract sections.

Routine road maintenance framework (36 months) — sundays river valley lma, eastern cape

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