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Act 53 of 2003
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Tender Type
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
Delivery Location
259 Kingsway Street - Bergville - Bergville - 3350
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
11 Nov 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-177776
Okhahlamba local municipality requires a contractor for the emangwaneni ward 3 electrification project (phase 1), with ESKOM as the principal. The contract covers construction of overhead electrical infrastructure, including site establishment, security, materials management, and environmental compliance. Bidders must price the unpriced bill of quantities (bill 1 – preliminary and general) and comply with extensive contractual, safety, and epwp reporting obligations. The most consequential consideration is the comprehensive set of compliance and reporting requirements, which must be met throughout the contract.
Bidders must price the unpriced Bill of Quantities (Bill 1 – Preliminary and General) covering contractor facilities, site establishment, security, time-related items, contract management, environmental compliance, signboards, and re-pegging/re-survey.
The contractor must establish a fenced site office (at least 1.8m high with lockable gate), provide office accommodation for meetings and a Clerk of Works (including furniture and telephone/email), and provide a project signboard ordered from Eskom.
Bidders must provide 24-hour security for the site, offices, storage sheds, and all Eskom materials, and manage receipt, off-loading, and stacking of free-issue materials; unused non-free-issue materials must be reconciled and returned to Eskom eMpangeni stores.
A Community Liaison Officer conversant in Zulu or Xhosa and local cultural norms must be provided, covering all three areas.
Compliance with the OH&S Act and Construction Regulations (including Covid-19 regulations), the Environmental Management Plan/EMPR, and the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) is mandatory; EPWP monthly reports must accompany the contractor's monthly invoice.
A Construction Programme in MS Project must be updated fortnightly, and a Quality Assurance Programme is required; weekly progress reporting, project programming, outage management, materials management, meetings, and quality/environmental management are contractual obligations.
Bidders must provide PPE for all staff, safety measures (e.g., fall arrest, shoring), and As-Built drawings on completion; all work must comply with contractual requirements.
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Date & Time
Friday, 20 November 2026 - 12:00
Venue
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Categories
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
259 Kingsway Street - Bergville - Bergville - 3350
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Description
11 Nov
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
20 Nov
2026
Closing Date
Tender closing date
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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)
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Addendum11-11-2026-123656.pdf
EMANGWANENI WARD3 PHASE 1 Unpriced BOQ - Revised P&Gs Page (1).xls
Okhahlamba Local Municipality invites bids for the electrification of Emangwaneni in Ward 3, KwaZulu-Natal, under an addendum to the original tender. The scope includes preliminary and general items such as site establishment, facilities for the contractor, safety and environmental compliance, and adherence to the Expanded Public Works Programme.
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The document is an unpriced Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for the Emangwaneni Ward 3 Electrification project, Phase 1, with revised preliminary and general pages. It is an addendum to the main tender TEC 04 2026. The BOQ covers preliminary and general items such as site establishment, facilities, security, contract management, environmental management, and compliance with EPWP and OH&S requirements.
Evaluation Criteria
Source: EMANGWANENI WARD3 PHASE 1 Unpriced BOQ - Revised P&Gs Page (1).xls (unknown)Compliance with all contractual requirements is mandatory, covering project programming, outage management, weekly progress reporting, materials management, meetings, and quality and environmental management.
Compliance with the Occupational Health & Safety Act and Construction Regulations, including Covid-19 regulations, is required.
Compliance with the Expanded Public Works Programme requirements is required; related reports must be submitted with the contractor's monthly invoice.
Provision of personal protective equipment and clothing for all contractor and sub-contractor staff is required.
Provision of safety measures such as fall arrest systems and shoring is required.
Compliance with the Environmental Management Plan/EMPR is required.
A Community Liaison Officer conversant in Zulu or Xhosa and local cultural norms must be provided, covering all three areas.
Site security, including offices, storage sheds, and all Eskom material, must be provided 24 hours a day.
On completion, unused Eskom-supplied non-free issue materials must be reconciled and qualified; once authorised by the Consultant/Project Co-ordinator, they must be transported to Eskom eMpangeni stores.
As-Built drawings must be provided.
The site must be maintained for the duration of the project, including time-related items (tools, equipment, water, power, communications, safety items).
A fenced space with a fence at least 1.8m high and a lockable gate must be established for a temporary site office and stores.
Samples of materials supplied by the contractor must be provided, along with construction of a sample line and board.
A Construction Programme must be compiled in MS Project and updated fortnightly; a Quality Assurance Programme must also be provided.
The contractor must receive, off-load, and stack free-issue materials supplied to the contract, and implement and maintain a materials management system for the contract duration.
Office accommodation for site meetings and a Clerk of Works, including furniture and telephone/email, must be provided.
A project signboard bearing the project name, Eskom name and logo, and the contractor's name must be ordered, collected from Eskom, and maintained.
Re-pegging, re-survey, and environmentalist services are required.
Provision for legal and contractual compliance is required.
Technical Specifications
Source: EMANGWANENI WARD3 PHASE 1 Unpriced BOQ - Revised P&Gs Page (1).xls (unknown)Preliminary and General (Bill 1) costs must be priced, including: facilities for the contractor (offices, storage sheds, ablution/latrine facilities, tools and equipment, water, power, communications); site establishment and removal; time-related items; security; contract management and full-time supervision; project signage; re-pegging and re-survey; environmental management; and compliance with EPWP, OH&S, and contractual requirements.
The project is the Emangwaneni Ward 3 Electrification (Phase 1). The bill of quantities is unpriced and is part of the revised preliminary and general pages.
Eskom is the client for this electrification work.
Materials management includes receiving, off-loading, stacking, and securing Eskom-supplied materials; unused non-free issue materials must be returned to Eskom eMpangeni stores.
Duration-related items must be priced as they run for the entire project (time-related items).
Compliance Requirements
Source: EMANGWANENI WARD3 PHASE 1 Unpriced BOQ - Revised P&Gs Page (1).xls (unknown)Compliance with the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) requirements is required; monthly reports must accompany the contractor's monthly invoice.
The contractor must comply with the Occupational Health & Safety Act and Construction Regulations, including Covid-19 regulations.
Compliance with the Environmental Management Plan/EMPR is required.
All contractual requirements, including project programming, outage management, weekly progress reporting, materials management, meetings, and quality and environmental management, must be met.
General note: No specific B-BBEE, CIDB, CSD, or tax compliance requirements were identified in the provided document.
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
Supports anti-corruption controls and supplier integrity in procurement processes.
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Act 28 of 2024
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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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Act 38 of 2000
Important for public-sector construction and infrastructure tenders that require contractor grading or construction procurement standards.
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Act 85 of 1993
Sets health and safety duties for contractors, employers and service providers working on public-sector sites.
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Act 46 of 2000
Relevant where professional engineering services or regulated engineering work may be required.
Relevant because this tender appears to involve engineering, technical design, maintenance, or regulated built-environment work.
Address
259 Kingsway Street - Bergville - Bergville - 3350
Source confidence
High source confidence
Official source
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Documents found
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Last checked
12 Nov 2026
AI status
Enhanced
Data conflicts
None detected
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Median Estimate
R 1 800 000
Range
Based on CIDB grading. Companies with similar profiles typically bid near the median.
* Estimates are based on historical data and do not guarantee actual award values.
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