What are the submission requirements for this tender (Ref: WTE-0531 CS)?

Returnable Documents: 1 Companies must be registered with National Treasury’s Central Supplier, Database must submit CSD report., 2 Tax compliant with SARS (to be verified through CSD and SARS). Attach, a copy of SARS Tax Clearance letter and PIN., be verified through CSD and CIPC). Attach copy of CIPC / CIPRO, 5 A valid letter of Good Standing with the Compensation Commissioner, in terms of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases

How will bids be evaluated?

{ "general": [ "Must be a registered legal entity (company, CC, sole proprietor, etc.) in South Africa or a foreign supplier with RSA compliance (if applicable).", "Must not be listed on the **Register for Tender Defaulters** or **Restricted Suppliers List**.", "Must submit all mandatory documents (see above) by the deadline." ], "taxCompliance": [ "Valid SARS Tax Compliance Status (TCS) PIN or CSD registration.", "Foreign bidders must confirm RSA tax liability or exemption (via SBD1 Part B questionnaire)." ], "bbbee": [ "Valid B-BBEE certificate (or sworn affidavit for Exempt Micro Enterprises (EME) or Qualifying Small Enterprises (QSE)).", "Points awarded for B-BBEE Level 1–2 (QSE/EME) under specific goals (max 3 points)." ], "preferencePoints": { "womenOwnership": "Up to 5 points (pro-rata % ownership by women)", "youthOwnership": "Up to 5 points (pro-rata % ownership by individuals <35 years)", "disabilityOwnership": "Up to 5 points (pro-rata % ownership by persons with disabilities)", "localEnterprise": "2 points if bidder is based in Eastern Cape", "bbbeeLevel": "3 points for B-BBEE Level 1–2 (QSE/EME)" } }

What are the important dates and deadlines for this tender?

{"closingDate":"25 JUNE 2026","closingTime":"11H00"}

Who should be contacted for queries about this tender?

{"name":"Terry-Lee Daniels","email":"danielst@dws.gov.za","phone":"021-8720591","department":"OF WATER AND SANITATION","address":"Sanitation"}

THE SUPPLY OF TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR EMPLOYEES FOR LSGWS CANAL FAILURE REPAIR PROJECT IN THE EASTERN CAPE FOR DWS CONSTRUCTION SOUTH.

16. Payment

17. Prices

18. Contract amendments

19. Assignment

20. Subcontracts

21. Delays in the supplier’s performance

22. Penalties

23. Termination for default

24. Dumping and countervailing duties

25. Force Majeure

26. Termination for insolvency

27. Settlement of disputes

28. Limitation of liability

29. Governing language

30. Applicable law

31. Notices

32. Taxes and duties

33. National Industrial Participation Programme (NIPP)

34. Prohibition of restrictive practices

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General Conditions of Contract

1. Definitions

1. The following terms shall be interpreted as indicated:

1.1. “Closing time” means the date and hour specified in the bidding documents for the receipt of bids.

1.2. “Contract” means the written agreement entered into between the purchaser and the supplier, as

recorded in the contract form signed by the parties, including all attachments and appendices

thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein.

1.3. “Contract price” means the price payable to the supplier under the contract for the full and proper

performance of his contractual obligations.

1.4. “Corrupt practice” means the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of anything of value to

influence the action of a public official in the procurement process or in contract execution.

1.5. "Countervailing duties" are imposed in cases where an enterprise abroad is subsidized by its

government and encouraged to market its products internationally.

1.6. “Country of origin” means the place where the goods were mined, grown or produced or from

which the services are supplied. Goods are produced when, through manufacturing, processing

or substantial and major assembly of components, a commercially recognized new product

results that is substantially different in basic characteristics or in purpose or utility from its

components.

1.7. “Day” means calendar day.

1.8. “Delivery” means delivery in compliance of the conditions of the contract or order.

1.9. “Delivery ex stock” means immediate delivery directly from stock actually on hand.

1.10. “Delivery into consignees store or to his site” means delivered and unloaded in the specified store

or depot or on the specified site in compliance with the conditions of the contract or order, the

supplier bearing all risks and charges involved until the supplies are so delivered and a valid

receipt is obtained.

1.11. "Dumping" occurs when a private enterprise abroad market its goods on own initiative in the RSA

at lower prices than that of the country of origin and which have the potential to harm the local

industries in the RSA.

1.12. ”Force majeure” means an event beyond the control of the supplier and not involving the

supplier’s fault or negligence and not foreseeable. Such events may include, but is not restricted

to, acts of the purchaser in its sovereign capacity, wars or revolutions, fires, floods, epidemics,

quarantine restrictions and freight embargoes.

1.13. “Fraudulent practice” means a misrepresentation of facts in order to influence a procurement

process or the execution of a contract to the detriment of any bidder, and includes collusive

practice among bidders (prior to or after bid submission) designed to establish bid prices at

artificial non-competitive levels and to deprive the bidder of the benefits of free and open

competition.

1.14. “GCC” means the General Conditions of Contract.

1.15. “Goods” means all of the equipment, machinery, and/or other materials that the supplier is

required to supply to the purchaser under the contract.

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1.16. “Imported content” means that portion of the bidding price represented by the cost of components,

parts or materials which have been or are still to be imported (whether by the supplier or his

subcontractors) and which costs are inclusive of the costs abroad, plus freight and other direct

importation costs such as landing costs, dock dues, import duty, sales duty or other similar tax or

duty at the South African place of entry as well as transportation and handling charges to the

factory in the Republic where the supplies covered by the bid will be manufactured.

1.17. “Local content” means that portion of the bidding price which is not included in the imported

content provided that local manufacture does take place.

1.18. “Manufacture” means the production of products in a factory using labour, materials, components

and machinery and includes other related value-adding activities.

1.19. “Order” means an official written order issued for the supply of goods or works or the rendering

of a service.

1.20. “Project site,” where applicable, means the place indicated in bidding documents.

1.21. “Purchaser” means the organization purchasing the goods.

1.22. “Republic” means the Republic of South Africa.

1.23. “SCC” means the Special Conditions of Contract.

1.24. “Services” means those functional services ancillary to the supply of the goods, such as

transportation and any other incidental services, such as installation, commissioning, provision

of technical assistance, training, catering, gardening, security, maintenance and other such

obligations of the supplier covered under the contract.

1.25. “Written” or “in writing” means handwritten in ink or any form of electronic or mechanical writing.

2. Application

2.1. These general conditions are applicable to all bids, contracts and orders including bids for

functional and professional services, sales, hiring, letting and the granting or acquiring of rights,

but excluding immovable property, unless otherwise indicated in the bidding documents.

2.2. Where applicable, special conditions of contract are also laid down to cover specific supplies,

services or works.

2.3. Where such special conditions of contract are in conflict with these general conditions, the special

conditions shall apply.

3. General

3.1. Unless otherwise indicated in the bidding documents, the purchaser shall not be liable for any

expense incurred in the preparation and submission of a bid. Where applicable a non-refundable

fee for documents may be charged.

3.2. With certain exceptions, invitations to bid are only published in the Government Tender Bulletin.

The Government Tender Bulletin may be obtained directly from the Government Printer, Private

Bag X85, Pretoria 0001, or accessed electronically from www.treasury.gov.za

4. Standards

4.1. The goods supplied shall conform to the standards mentioned in the bidding documents and

specifications.

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5. Use of contract documents and information; inspection.

5.1. The supplier shall not, without the purchaser’s prior written consent, disclose the contract, or any

provision thereof, or any specification, plan, drawing, pattern, sample, or information furnished by

or on behalf of the purchaser in connection therewith, to any person other than a person employed

by the supplier in the performance of the contract. Disclosure to any such employed person shall

be made in confidence and shall extend only as far as may be necessary for purposes of such

performance.

5.2. The supplier shall not, without the purchaser’s prior written consent, make use of any document or

information mentioned in GCC clause 5.1 except for purposes of performing the contract.

5.3. Any document, other than the contract itself mentioned in GCC clause 5.1 shall remain the property

of the purchaser and shall be returned (all copies) to the purchaser on completion of the supplier’s

performance under the contract if so required by the purchaser.

5.4. The supplier shall permit the purchaser to inspect the supplier’s records relating to the performance

of the supplier and to have them audited by auditors appointed by the purchaser, if so required by

the purchaser.

6. Patent rights

6.1. The supplier shall indemnify the purchaser against all third-party claims of infringement of patent,

trademark, or industrial design rights arising from use of the goods or any part thereof by the

purchaser.

7. Performance security

7.1. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of the notification of contract award, the successful bidder shall

furnish to the purchaser the performance security of the amount specified in SCC.

7.2. The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to the purchaser as compensation for

any loss resulting from the supplier’s failure to complete his obligations under the contract.

7.3. The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the contract, or in a freely

convertible currency acceptable to the purchaser and shall be in one of the following forms:

(a) a bank guarantee or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a reputable bank located in the

purchaser’s country or abroad, acceptable to the purchaser, in the form provided in the

bidding documents or another form acceptable to the purchaser; or

(b) a cashier’s or certified cheque

7.4. The performance security will be discharged by the purchaser and returned to the supplier not later

than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the supplier’s performance obligations

under the contract, including any warranty obligations, unless otherwise specified in SCC.

8. Inspections, tests and analyses

8.1. All pre-bidding testing will be for the account of the bidder.

8.2. If it is a bid condition that supplies to be produced or services to be rendered should at any stage

during production or execution or on completion be subject to inspection, the premises of the bidder

or contractor shall be open, at all reasonable hours, for inspection by a representative of the

Department or an organization acting on behalf of the Department.

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8.3. If there are no inspection requirements indicated in the bidding documents and no mention is made

in the contract, but during the contract period it is decided that inspections shall be carried out, the

purchaser shall itself make the necessary arrangements, including payment arrangements with the

testing authority concerned.

8.4. If the inspections, tests and analyses referred to in clauses 8.2 and 8.3 show the supplies to be in

accordance with the contract requirements, the cost of the inspections, tests and analyses shall be

defrayed by the purchaser.

8.5. Where the supplies or services referred to in clauses 8.2 and 8.3 do not comply with the contract

requirements, irrespective of whether such supplies or services are accepted or not, the cost in

connection with these inspections, tests or analyses shall be defrayed by the supplier.

8.6. Supplies and services which are referred to in clauses 8.2 and 8.3 and which do not comply with

the contract requirements may be rejected.

8.7. Any contract supplies may on or after delivery be inspected, tested or analyzed and may be

rejected if found not to comply with the requirements of the contract. Such rejected supplies shall

be held at the cost and risk of the supplier who shall, when called upon, remove them immediately

at his own cost and forthwith substitute them with supplies which do comply with the requirements

of the contract. Failing such removal the rejected supplies shall be returned at the suppliers cost

and risk. Should the supplier fail to provide the substitute supplies forthwith, the purchaser may,

without giving the supplier further opportunity to substitute the rejected supplies, purchase such

supplies as may be necessary at the expense of the supplier.

8.8. The provisions of clauses 8.4 to 8.7 shall not prejudice the right of the purchaser to cancel the

contract on account of a breach of the conditions thereof, or to act in terms of Clause 23 of GCC.

9. Packing

9.1. The supplier shall provide such packing of the goods as is required to prevent their damage or

deterioration during transit to their final destination, as indicated in the contract. The packing shall

be sufficient to withstand, without limitation, rough handling during transit and exposure to extreme

temperatures, salt and precipitation during transit, and open storage. Packing, case size and

weights shall take into consideration, where appropriate, the remoteness of the goods’ final

destination and the absence of heavy handling facilities at all points in transit.

9.2. The packing, marking, and documentation within and outside the packages shall comply strictly

with such special requirements as shall be expressly provided for in the contract, including

additional requirements, if any, specified in SCC, and in any subsequent instructions ordered by

the purchaser.

10. Delivery and documents

10.1. Delivery of the goods shall be made by the supplier in accordance with the terms specified in the

contract. The details of shipping and/or other documents to be furnished by the supplier are

specified in SCC.

10.2. Documents to be submitted by the supplier are specified in SCC.

11. Insurance

11.1. The goods supplied under the contract shall be fully insured in a freely convertible currency against

loss or damage incidental to manufacture or acquisition, transportation, storage and delivery in the

manner specified in the SCC.

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2 Tax compliant with SARS (to be verified through CSD and SARS). Attach

a copy of SARS Tax Clearance letter and PIN.

3 Active registration with Company Intellectual Property Commission (to

be verified through CSD and CIPC). Attach copy of CIPC / CIPRO

certificate.

in terms of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases

Act No and or third parties’ insurance registered with

4.3. Name of company/firm...............................................................................

4.4. Company registration number: .....................................................................

4.5. Type of company/ firm

 Partnership/Joint Venture / Consortium

 One-person business/sole propriety

 Close corporation

 Public Company

 Personal Liability Company

 (Pty) Limited

 Non-Profit Company

 State Owned Company

[Tick applicable box]

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4.6. I, the undersigned, who is duly authorised to do so on behalf of the company/firm,

certify that the points claimed, based on the specific goals as advised in the tender,

qualifies the company/ firm for the preference(s) shown and I acknowledge that:

i) The information furnished is true and correct;

ii) The preference points claimed are in accordance with the General Conditions as

indicated in paragraph 1 of this form;

iii) In the event of a contract being awarded as a result of points claimed as shown

in paragraphs 1.4 and 4.2, the contractor may be required to furnish documentary

proof to the satisfaction of the organ of state that the claims are correct;

iv) If the specific goals have been claimed or obtained on a fraudulent basis or any

of the conditions of contract have not been fulfilled, the organ of state may, in

addition to any other remedy it may have –

(a) disqualify the person from the tendering process;

(b) recover costs, losses or damages it has incurred or suffered as a

result of that person’s conduct;

as a result of having to make less favourable arrangements due to

such cancellation;

(d) recommend that the tenderer or contractor, its shareholders and

directors, or only the shareholders and directors who acted on a

fraudulent basis, be restricted from obtaining business from any

organ of state for a period not exceeding 10 years, after the audi

alteram partem (hear the other side) rule has been applied; and

(e) forward the matter for criminal prosecution, if deemed necessary.

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Signature(s) of tenderer(s)

Surname and name: ................................................................

Date: ...............................................................

Address: ...............................................................