Supply and installation of palisade fence – port of richards bay tender (kwazulu-natal)

Employer's agent

• Name: Eunita Mfeka
• Role: Contract Specialist
• Email: [email protected]

Submission channel

• Transnet e-Tender Submission Portal
• https://transnetetenders.azurewebsites.net

Works location

• Skoonkaai Port Boundary
• Port of Richards Bay
• KwaZulu-Natal, 3900

Fraud and corruption reporting

• Tip-offs Anonymous: 0800 003 056
• Email: [email protected]

Submission method

• Electronic submission only, via the Transnet e-Tender Submission Portal (https://transnetetenders.azurewebsites.net).
• Closing: 18 November 2026 at 14:00. No late submissions will be accepted.
• Telephonic, telegraphic, facsimile and emailed offers will not be accepted.
• Alternative tender offers will not be considered.
• Tender offers must be in English.

Portal process

• Register a company profile on the portal, then log an intent to bid to activate submission.
• Each bidder must log its own intent and submit under its own registered company profile; a bid submitted through another company's profile will be rejected or disqualified, including between subsidiaries and holding companies.
• Joint ventures: any JV party may submit on behalf of the JV using its own registered profile.
• Upload limit: 30MB per upload; multiple uploads are permitted.
• Submit at least one day before the closing date; Transnet accepts no liability for bidders' internet, bandwidth or upload-size problems.
• All pricing must be captured electronically in the eSupplier portal; no paper pricing schedule will be accepted.
• Submissions must not contain documents relating to any other tender.
• Bidder guide: transnetetenders.azurewebsites.net

Returnable documents (complete, sign and upload)

• SBD 1 (Invitation to Bid): bidder, contact and compliance details, signed as the offer cover page.
• Form of Offer and Acceptance (C1.1) and the completed Bill of Quantities (C2.2).
• T2.2-01 Certificate of Attendance: proof of attendance at the compulsory clarification meeting, signed off by the Employer's representative.
• T2.2-11 Breach of Law: declares whether the bidder was found guilty of a serious breach of law in the past five years.
• Compulsory Enterprise Questionnaire, completed in full.
• Proof of authority to sign (e.g. company resolution).
• SBD 7 contract form is completed and signed by the successful bidder only.

Disqualification risks

• Late submission, or submission through another company's profile.
• Failure to attend the compulsory clarification meeting, or failure to submit the signed Certificate of Attendance.
• Any returnable document or schedule not completed and returned by the closing date and time.
• Bid not signed by an authorised respondent, or missing a signed Form of Offer and Bill of Quantities.
• Failure to meet the CIDB grading or welder-certificate pre-qualification criteria.
• Pricing submitted on paper instead of in the portal.

Evaluation stages

• Stage One, Step 1 — administrative and substantive responsiveness: bid lodged on time, all returnable documents completed and returned, documents valid, bid duly signed by an authorised respondent, signed Form of Offer and Bill of Quantities present, bid materially compliant with scope and specification, and minimum requirements met.
• Stage One, Step 1 — eligibility on attendance: an authorised representative of the tendering entity (or of a JV party intending to form a JV) must attend the compulsory clarification meeting.
• Stage Two, Step 1 — technical pre-qualification: a certified trade-tested welder certificate with at least 2 years of post-certification experience.
• Stage Two, Step 2 — CIDB eligibility: registered with the CIDB at 3GB or 3SQ or higher, or capable of being so registered before evaluation.
• Stage Three — preference points: only tenders meeting the minimum qualifying score for functionality proceed to the 80/20 preference point system.
• Any tenderer failing the pre-qualifying criteria is regarded as an unacceptable tender.

Scoring

• Price: 80 points.
• Specific goals: 20 points.
• Total: 100 points.
• Minimum qualifying score for functionality: not stated in the available text.

Specific goals (20 points)

• B-BBEE Status Level of Contributor 1 or 2: 6.67 points.
• Company majority owned (30%) by black women: 6.67 points.
• Company majority owned (50%) by black youth: 6.67 points.
• Non-compliant and/or B-BBEE Level 3 to 8 contributors: 0.00 points.
• No evidence for a claimed specific goal scores zero for that goal.

Evidence for specific goals

• B-BBEE Level 1 or 2: B-BBEE certificate, sworn affidavit or B-BBEE CIPC certificate; a consolidated scorecard is accepted for a JV.
• 50% black youth owned: certified copies of owners' ID documents plus B-BBEE certificate, sworn affidavit or B-BBEE CIPC certificate.
• 30% black women owned: B-BBEE certificate, sworn affidavit or B-BBEE CIPC certificate.

Preference point system

• 80/20 applies to this tender; the 90/10 system applies where one or more responsive tenders are valued at R50 million or more including all applicable taxes.
• Transnet uses the lowest acceptable bid to determine which preference point system applies.
• Transnet may audit the bidder's scorecard components at any stage from close of tenders until contract completion.
• Transnet reserves the right to award to the highest-scoring tenderer unless objective criteria justify another award, and may run a due diligence exercise covering technical and professional qualifications, financial resources, equipment, managerial capability, experience, legal capacity, solvency and conflicts of interest.

Scope

• Supply and installation of palisade fencing along the Skoonkaai port boundary in the Port of Richards Bay.
• Contract period: five (5) months.
• Contract form: NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract.
• Detailed scope is set out in the Works Information (C3.1) and Site Information (C4.1).

Technical pre-qualification

• A certified trade-tested welder certificate with at least 2 years of post-certification experience must be submitted.

Site access conditions

• Site walk attendees must wear safety shoes, goggles, long-sleeved shirts, high-visibility vests and hard hats.
• Bidders without the required PPE will be refused entry to the site walk.
• Visitors to Transnet offices, depots, workshops and stores undergo breathalyser testing; firearms are prohibited.
• Identity document, passport or driver's licence must be carried for inspection at access control gates.

Pricing

• Pricing is submitted on the Bill of Quantities (C2.2) and must be captured electronically in the eSupplier portal; no paper pricing schedule is accepted.
• Pricing instructions are set out in C2.1.
• No changes to tender rates will be accepted after the closing date.

Guarantees and security

• A Form of Guarantee is included in the contract documents (C1.3).
• No bid security amount is stated in the available text.

Contract and payment

• Contract form: NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract.
• The Employer provides one (1) paper copy of the signed contract.
• Tender validity: 12 weeks from the closing date, extendable on the same terms and conditions.

Financial due diligence

• Transnet may request audited financial statements or other documentation for due diligence.
• Transnet may perform a risk analysis on the preferred tenderer, including on unduly high or low tendered rates, contract data and tender returnables.
• Transnet will not reimburse any bidder for preparatory costs, whether or not a contract is awarded.

Mandatory registrations and status

• Central Supplier Database (CSD): self-registration required; provide the supplier number and unique registration reference number.
• Tax: a valid Tax Clearance Certificate issued by SARS, or a SARS Tax Compliance Status PIN; consortia, joint ventures and subcontractors must each submit a separate TCS certificate, PIN or CSD number.
• CIDB: contractor grading designation of 3GB or 3SQ or higher, or capable of being so registered before evaluation; a valid CIDB certificate in the correct grading must be submitted.
• Joint ventures: every member must be CIDB-registered; the lead partner must hold a grading not lower than one level below the required class and the required recognition status; the combined grading must meet 3GB or 3SQ or higher; a certified copy of the signed joint venture agreement must be provided.
• Workmen's Compensation: Letter of Good Standing from the Compensation Fund, or separate letters from all members of a newly constituted JV.
• Company registration: CIPC registration details required.

B-bbee

• A valid B-BBEE certificate from a SANAS-accredited verification agency, or a sworn affidavit confirming annual turnover and level of black ownership for EMEs and QSEs with 51% or more black ownership.
• B-BBEE Level 1 or 2 scores 6.67 preference points; Level 3 to 8 and non-compliant contributors score 0.
• A consolidated scorecard is accepted for a joint venture.

Exclusion and integrity

• No bid will be considered from persons in the service of the state, companies with directors in the service of the state, or close corporations with members in the service of the state.
• Bidders must not be listed on the Register of Tender Defaulters under the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004, on Transnet's restricted tenderers list, or on National Treasury's list of tender defaulters.
• Transnet may exclude bidders convicted of a serious breach of law in the preceding five years, including breaches of the Competition Act.
• The Compulsory Enterprise Questionnaire must be fully completed and free of conflicts of interest.
• All information relating to the RFQ and any resulting contract must be treated as confidential; bidders must confirm they have acquainted themselves with the Non-Disclosure Agreement.
• The bid is subject to the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, 2000, the Preferential Procurement Regulations and the General Conditions of Contract.