Request for Quotation (rfq): Service Provider Needed for the Once Off Services of an Approved Inspection Authority to Conduct Hygiene Surveys and Health Risk Assessments Throughout the Kzn Region.

2.1 The organisation to be accredited by SANAS (South African National Accreditation System) and

approved by the department of Employment and Labour.

2.2 Service providers (Approved Inspection Authority) to be within a 40km radius from PRASA KZN

regional office.

2.3 Briefing meeting to be held.

3. TRANSPORT

4. REPORTS

4.1 All reports to be supplied to PRASA KZN electronically and hard copy within a month after

concluding the hygiene surveys and health risk assessments.

4.2 PRASA KZN role-players to be granted a month to peruse the electronic reports and communicate with

the service provider regarding any queries. Once all queries have been addressed final reports to be

submitted before the presentation.

4.3 All reports to be presented in person to all role-players at PRASA KZN premises within a month after

receipt of the final reports.

5. TERMINATION OF CONTRACT

PRASA KZN reserves the right to cancel the agreement at any time during the stipulated period due to

the contractor not performing according to the requirements of the agreement.

6. CONTRACT PERIOD:

This contract shall commence within a month of its award but taking into consideration environmental

conditions that is at its worst-case scenario in KZN, to take measurements, such as heat stress (January

– March). Some measurements can only be done depending on operational and environmental

conditions.

7. PRICE ADJUSTMENTS:

• Prices will be fixed for the duration of the contract.

BILL OF QUANTITIES

IT

E RATE AMOUNT DEPART

M DESCRIPTION UNIT QTY

MENT N

R C R C O

Regional

office

1 complex Vibration (SCM Stores - 1 forklift) Hours 1

(system) (Springfield)

Sample

2 HBA Clinic complex and Regional s & 6 samples

office hours

3 Ergonomics Hours 1

Lab

Sample

4 Drinking water independent water & 3

quality tests testing

Lab

Air Monitoring Dust from Sample

5 surrounding "mining" of sand & 1

SCM stores testing

Rollingst

ock

Exposure to perchloroethylene for

Hours the cleaning person and the

6 & 4 samples

employees in the surrounding sample

area.

Ergonomics- brake block 7 Hours 1

changing (Springfield)

8 HBA survey (Springfield, RM Hours 3

Shop and Fault room)

Ergonomics Survey

9 (Springfield, RM Shop and Fault Hours 3

room)

Air Monitoring Dust and Haz Hours

10 Chem Substances & 2

(Springfield and RM Shop) sample

11 Ventilation Survey – (Springfield, Hours & 3

RM shop) sample

Noise survey (Springfield and 12

RM Shop)

Train sets entering and leaving 13 Hours 2

depot (Springfield)

Compressor on motor coach

14 Hours 2

(Springfield)

Impact machine in (Springfield 15 Hours 2

and RM Shop)

Ergonomics study on train 16 Hours 1

underframe and roof

compressed air to dry filters 17 Hours 1

(Springfield Backshop)

Replacing windscreens at

18 theLifting shop using pneumatic Hours 1

oscilating machine

pneumatic wire brush cylinder19 Hours 1

room (RM Shop)

Using drop pit jack to remove and

20 Hours 1

replace components in Lifting Shop

Lighting survey Springfield pits and

21 Hours 2

platforms and Lifting Shop

Noise - work site Perway-Durban

area - Blow torch, welding

generator, grinder (2 wheel and 4

22 Perway wheel), Punjab, rail cutting Hours 4 work sites

machine (disc cutter), impact

wrench, stumech, hooter (warning

device)

Ergonomics - work site Perway-

Durban area- grinding,

hammering, poonjas, welding.

23 TLB, conveying heavy Hours 4 work sites

machinery/material to and from

site, off-loading rails, lifting slacks,

removing mud holes, slewing

Vibration –Perway TLB,

handheld tamping machine,

24 cobra, ponjab, wacker - work site Hours 2 work sites

-Durban area (Wacker Neuson

EH 25 - WO 23270 Electric)

Heat Stress (torch welding)

working in extreme heat

25 Hours 2 work sites

conditions

Thermal stresses-

Ventilation - offices, ablutions,

26 Hours 2 sites

mess rooms

HCS: welding fumes, thermit

27 fumes, grinding, disc cutter, Hours 2

petrol, diesel, grease, cutting fluid

Hours

28 Electrical and Lab 6

sample Arch chutes- asbestos - electrical

Ergonomics - work site Electrical -29 Hours 2 work sites

Durban area

Hours

30 Paraffin, grease, aluminium paint and Lab 2 work sites

-HCS - work site Electrical sample

31 Hours 4 work sites

Noise - Electrical work site

32 Hours 2 work sites

Heat Stress - weather dependant

33 Hours 4 work sites

Lighting substations

Cleaning signal lenses with diesel Hours

34 Signals -- HCS - work site Durban area and Lab 2 work sites

(petrol, diesel, grease) sample

Ergonomics Signals work site -

Durban area - heavy

35 machinery/material e.g. cable to Hours 2 work sites

and from site, Loading/Off

Loading

36 Noise - Signals -work site - (train Hours 4 work sites

passing ? )

Heat stress - works outside37 Hours 2 work sites

weather dependant

Lighting at night - Durban yard -

Durban

38 shunting of trains Springfield Hours 10 sites Yard

yard, yards A, B, C, D, E

Noise -Durban yard - shunting

(coupling) of trains (Yard officials)

39 Hours 6

and cabins (Yard foreman) ---

diesel and with shunt unit

Hours

40 Diesel fumes during shunting - and Lab 3

shunting personnel sample

Vibration - Diesel Driver and Yard

41 Hours 2

Official

Ergonomics -Durban yard -42 Hours 1

shunting of trains

Heat Stress shunting - weather

43 Hours 2

dependant

Lighting at night on platforms &

Customer

44 offices in stations , point of Hours stations Services

checking tickets

Ergonomics - Customer services

45 Hours 4 stations

personnel

46 HBA swabs Hours 4

Train

Operation

s &

47 Hours cabs

DMOCC

(separate Lighting at night - Train

reports) Operations - (depots & trains)

48 Lights CTC Hours CTC

Noise – data logging for all linear 7 routes -

graphs on all routes, EMU 4 samples

(Electric Multiple Unit) each for

49 & Diesel unit. Also diesel Hours both Train

locomotive driven by Train driver Driver and

used for shunting (Diesel Durban Train guard

yard and going to Bayhead ) per route

Ergonomics – EMU (Electric

50 Multiple Unit)and Diesel units for Hours 6

Train Driver (Durban Yard)

51 Ergonomics DMOCC Hours 1

Vibration - Driver/guard on EMU52 Hours 6

and diesel units

Heat Stress walking to train sets -53 Hours 6

weather dependant

Fatigue management &

54 psychological stressors Hours Department

assessment (+ DMOCC)

Protectio

n

55 Services Lighting at night work areas Hours 4

& JOC (various work sites)

56 Light at visual Display Units Hours 4

57 Ergonomics Hours 4

HBA - possible exposure in

58 Hours 3 swabs

workplaces

Fatigue management &

59 psychological stressors Hours Department