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- Rand Water
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- Closes 26 February 2026 at 14:30 (Closed) — The IPP must conduct a feasibility studies and present proposals, for replacing
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Final deadline for submission
Submission Requirements
750 items · 445 mandatory
Rand Water is dependent on the National Power Supplier Eskom and Local Municipalities for
its power requirements. With the power grid stability posing a risk to Rand Water to supply its
Bulk Water to consumers necessitate Rand Water to source alternative Independent Power
Producers. Rand Water is a bulk Energy user of the National grid. Regular power failures at
Local Municipalities destabilize water distribution to bulk consumers hence noncompliance to
National regulations as per the constitution. Contributing to the unstable grid is the
implementation of Load shedding putting the National grid under pressure posing high risk of
power failures.
3. Rand Water objectives
The objective for Rand Water is to have the IPP to supply power to the following pumping and
tertiary sites:
Sites Power production
Zuikerbosch, Vereeniging, Lethabo, Common Power plant (Mixed energy)
Panfontein, Amanzimtoti
Zwartkopjes, Eikenhof, Palmiet, Rietvlei, Common Power plant (Mixed energy)
Central Depot, Pipe manufacturing plant
Trichart, Bloemendal, Mapelton, Small Power plant per site with suitable
Roodepoort, Townlands, Cullinan, technologies
Mamelodi, Libanon, Ironside, Daleside
Reservoir sites Solar plant and or Other suitable
technologies
4. General approach and Strategy
The general strategy will be based on an in-depth understanding of Rand Water's need as
well as the macro-economic environment within which it operates. In developing the
strategy, the IPP's objectives will be substantially guided by the following:
a. Working collaboratively with Rand Water towards common objectives, delivering
added value to Rand Water through strategic partnering meeting the objectives.
b. A constant Willingness to be innovative and progressive.
c. Maximizing the use of leading-edge technology to improve the way in which the
IPP works together through knowledge transfer and training.
d. Working with Rand Water to identify and reduce exposure to technical, business,
and legal risks.
e. Working with Rand Water to define a set of performance metrics focused on
achieving the results Rand Water desires.
f. The fast tracking of the project implementation by to improve Rand Water's
security of electricity supply.
I. Minimizes the impact of exogenous factors.
II. Optimizes revenue potential.
g. Consider proposed IPP solutions that will provide Rand Water demonstrated
tangible value for money (electricity at fair price, an aggressive project
implementation time frame, minimization/elimination of cost over-runs).
h. Develop legal documentation for the projects in such a manner that the risks are
identified.
i. Sufficiently raise capital on the best terms and conditions possible for investors
(tenor, interest rates, rates of return for investors).
a) Risk Management of the power production plant
I. Low voltage control systems
• Low voltage control systems will consist of N-2 backup system to ensure
alternative control to start up and control turbine systems.
▪ All auto control systems shall operate in the fail-safe mode to
secure continues control and protection of the operating
system.
II. Medium and High voltage systems
• The turbine system shall consist of N-2 backup to ensure continues power
production and instant recovery and stability of power in case of failure.
• All Pickup Sub Stations shall consist of N-2 backup for continues
operation and flexibility across the switching systems.
• Ring feed to be created to cater for the invent of transmission line failure
due to natural interference or unforeseen events to stabilize transmission
feed.
Typical Illustrative Power Plant Schematic
Grid ring feed
N-1 TR TR TR TR TR TR N-2
Tur Tur Tur Tur Tur
Tur
bin bin bin bin bin N-2N-1 bin e 2 e 3 e 4 e 5 e 6
e 1
LV LV
TR 400 Volt Control TR
Battery Charger
Solar plant Invertor Battery storage Generator
Figure 1: Power plant Illustration.
b) Rand Water overview of the large sites
Rand Water’s raw water is purchased from the Department of Water Affairs and is gravity fed to
the largest water purification plant, Zuikerbosch station, which is located on the borders of the
Three Rivers suburb in the east of Vereeniging. The Lethabo pumping station (on the bank of the
Vaal River behind the Eskom Lethabo Power Station) supplies most of the raw water to the smaller,
older Vereeniging pumping station, which is embedded in the south of Vereeniging. Both
Zuikerbosch and Vereeniging pumping stations have water treatment and potable water pumping
plant. Zuikerbosch, Vereeniging and Lethabo form the southern node of Rand Water’s major
operations.
The bulk of all treated potable water is pumped from the Zuikerbosch and Vereeniging pumping
stations to four ‘booster’ pumping stations on the southern and eastern outskirts of Johannesburg,
from where the water is pumped to multiple consumer destinations. These booster pumping
stations have potable water pumping plant loads, with minor water disinfection plants attached,
and they form the northern node of Rand Water’s operations.
Typically, Rand Water sites are on portions of land large enough to allow for expansion. In the
southern node, particularly Zuikerbosch Pumping Station with significant areas for sedimentation,
sand filtration, associated raw water, wash water and wastewater pumps. The largest loads are
those of the potable water pump motors in the main engine rooms. Some pumping stations utilize
Variable Speed Drives (VSDs) on the pump motors.
On all sites, motor loads are started sequentially, i.e., one pump set at a time, and, within that
pump set, one stage at a time, five seconds apart. To establish pipeline hydraulic equilibrium, there
is a pause between starting pump sets of between one and three minutes.
Table 1: Present maximum demands for the large sites.
SITE MAXIMUM DEMAND
Zuikerbosch 6.6kV 56.2MVA
Zuikerbosch 11kV 72.0MVA
Vereeniging 11kV 33.1MVA
Lethabo 6.6kV 12.1MVA
Total for Southern node 173.4MVA
Zwartkopjes 11kV 41.0MVA
Eikenhof 11kV 43.4MVA
Palmiet 11kV 50.0MVA
Ancillaries 14.0MVA
Total for Central node 148.3MVA
It is contemplated that Rand Water would have a generating plant for the central node, near the
Zwartkopjes station, with radial feeds via overhead lines to all four stations: or wheeling over the
Eskom transmission network and another generating plant for the southern node, in the proximity
of Zuikerbosch station, again with radial feeds to Zuikerbosch, Vereeniging and Lethabo pumping
Stations.
The IPP must conduct a feasibility studies and present proposals, for replacing present supply
authorities, with Power Plants of the required generating capacities.
The feasibility studies and proposals must address the following aspects, as a minimum:
The proposed power plant (plants) must:
• Ensure secure, reliable, and sustainable supply of electricity.
• Provide long term sustainability of Rand Water operations.
• Have minimal impact on the environment.
• Offer an attractive tariff, the tariff is based on capital and operational and
maintenance costs.
• Reduce electricity costs.
• Give Rand Water better control of its electricity supply and make it independent of
other electrical utilities.
• Have the necessary redundancy to allow for maintenance without compromising
power supply to Rand Water
• Have flexible switching capability on feeders to varies sites.
Table 2: Power generation plant requirements
Technology Rand Water Site System Size
2023 2050
Gas / Coal. / Zuikerbosch, Vereeniging, Lethabo, 173 MW 216 MW
Hydrogen / Panfontein, Amanzimtoti
New Eikenhof, Zwartkopies, Palmiet,
143 MW 184 MW Technologies Mapleton
Solar/Hydro All smaller sites 22 MW 37 MW
Amanzimtoti
Zuikerbosch
Sasolburg
Vaal Southern
Triangle Power Plant
Vereeniging
Panfontein
Lethabo Transmission line
Power plant
Figure 2: Proposed Southern Power Plant.
Sioenkop
Rietvlei
Central
Depot
Palmiet
Central Power
Eikenhof
plant
Pipeplant
Zwartkopjes
Daleside
Transmission line
Power plant
Figure 3: Proposed Central Power Plant.
Mamelodi
Power
Townlands Plant
Culinan
Power
Plant
Individual Power Power
Plant
plant per site due
to distance from
main power plants
Power
Power Plant
Plant
Bloemendal
Trichart
Power
Plant
Mapelton
Figure 3: Proposed Northen Power Plants.
Figure 4: Zwartkopjes power plant Geographical layout
Figure 5: Zuikerbosch(Southern) proposed Power Plant Geographical layout.
Site Power plant Distribution Sites Distance from plant (Km)
Panfontein 5.41
Zuikerbosch Lethabo 5.72
(Southern Power Plant) Vereeniging 9.52
Amanzimtoti 14.78
Sasolburg 22. 0
Central Depot 0.89
Palmiet 5.67
Zwartkopjes
Eikenhof 9.57
(Central Power Plant)
Spieonkop 16.29
Daleside 17.0
Rietvlei 9.50
Table 3: Site distance from proposed power plants.
Bloemendal 51.0
Mapelton 19.5
Zwartkopjes (Reference)
Cullinan 88.0 (Proposed sites for
individual Mamelodi 83.0
Power plant per site) Roodepoort 22.0
Libanon 44.0
Trichart 119.0
Townlands 118.0
Table 4: Site distance with reference from central proposed power plants.
Figure 6: Rand Water Area of supply layout.
Rand Water Electricity Network
Table 4: Below shows the existing respective electricity supplier per pumping station.
Electricity supplier Pumping Stations Booster-Pumping Stations
Eskom Zuikerbosch, Zwartkopjes, Palmiet Daleside, Libanon, Lethabo,
Trichardt, Bloemendal, Mamelodi,
Cullinan, Townlands, Ironside,
Zuurbekom
mfuleni Vereeniging Amanzimtoti
City of Eikenhof Roodepoort
Johannesburg
Ekurhuleni Mapleton
Metsimaholo - Sasolburg
Figure 7: Geographical layout of the raw water, booster, and tertiary pumping stations.
2023 2024 2035 2050 2023
Substation Calc Max Calc Max Calc Max Annual cost
2023 2035 2035
Transformer Capacity max Pumping max Pumping max Pumping Current
size, Qty,
Pump Station Supplier MVA MVA MW MLD MW MLD MW MLD Rands
Lethabo Eskom 2 x 10 20 11.4 1400 11.8 1450 11.8 1450 0
Zuikerbosch Stn 1 & 2 Eskom 40 19.5 900 19.5 900 19.5 900 0
Zuikerbosch Stn 3 Eskom 50 36.7 1100 36.7 1100 36.7 1100 0
Zuikerbosch Stn 4 A + B Eskom 80 58.5 1800 58.5 1800 58.5 1800 0
Zuikerbosch Stn 5 A + B Eskom - 13.3 400 40.0 1200 40.0 1200 0
Zuikerbosch Stn 6A 20.0 600 0
170 128.0 4200 154.6 5000 154.6 5000 1 181 767 854
Vereeniging PS (Vg site) Emfuleni 3 x 20 60 40.6 1200 47.4 1400 47.4 1400 456 472 185
WWTW (Sebokeng potentially) Emfuleni - - - 3.2 100 6.4 200 0
Amanzimtoti PS Emfuleni none 2.8 180 4.2 270 5.7 370 33 787 522
Sasolburg PS Eskom none 0.4 14 0.5 16 0.5 18 3 745 080
Palmiet PS Eskom 4x10, 2x20 80 51.0 1800 68.0 2400 85.0 3000 560 599 340
Northern treatment works
WWTW Various - - - 5.3 200 10.6 400 0
Olifantsfontein WWTW - - - 2.7 100 4.0 150 0
Kensington PS Eskom - - - 1.7 150 1.7 150 0
Mapleton PS Ekuruhleni 3 x 10 30 17.6 800 28.0 1200 35.0 1500 197 965 762
Mamelodi Eskom none 1.2 38 2.4 76 2.4 76 0
Cullinan Eskom none 0.7 25 1.5 50 1.5 50 27 236 215
Bloemendal Eskom 2 x 10 20 12.1 280 12.1 280 16.3 380 37 679 201
Trichardt Eskom none 0.3 15 0.4 18 0.4 18 2 923 837
City
Eikenhof Power 2 x 45 90 37.7 1330 43.3 1530 49.0 1730 718 636 734
Libanon Eskom none 0.0 0 1.6 70 2.5 100 887 530
City
Roodepoort Power none 2.5 150 3.7 225 4.8 290 38 391 023
Goudkoppies WTW - - - 2.0 80 2.0 80 0
Townlands Eskom 2 x 2 1 1.1 55 1.1 55 1.1 55 4 773 968
Zuurbekom Eskom 3 x 1 0.0 0 0.1 5 0.2 10 1 082 684
Zwartkopjes PS Eskom 3 x 20 38.4 700 43.9 800 49.4 900 318 121 937
Daleside Eskom 2 x 10 20 6.3 140 12.6 280 19.0 420 52 146 739
Spioenkop Eskom none 0.1 7 0.1 7 0.1 7 0
Ironside 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 31 621
Barrage - - - - - - 0
341 5,400 440 6,880 500 7,830 3 761 243 808
Table 5: Transformer size, bus voltages the maximum demand and Annual cost at each pumping station.
The maximum demand for the entire Rand Water network is estimated at 341MW, at full
pumping requirements; with a projected electricity usage of 440MW for 2024. This is based
on a combined maximum pumping from 6880ML/day.
Electricity network corridors within main Rand Water system.
Vereeniging-Zuikerbosch-Lethabo
Figure 8: Current Eskom 88kV and Emfuleni 88kV-network around Zuikerbosch,
Lethabo and Vereeniging.
Eikenhof-Palmiet-Zwartkopjes-Mapleton
Figure 9: Eskom 88kV Zwartkopjes and Palmiet network layout.
Figures 4 and 5 illustrates that the majority of Rand Water’s electricity supply is supplied
by Eskom; followed by the City of JHB, Emfuleni and Ekurhuleni. Table 2 shows that Rand
Water’s operations are mainly supplied at a HV voltage of 88kV, except for Libanon and
Bloemendal, which receive power at 44kV.
Figure 10: Zwartkopjes 88kV system and Palmiet 88kV system.
Table 6: Eikenhof 88/44kV system.
EIKENHOF SYSTEM
Power feed Site Service provider
Orlando 1 Eikenhof City of JHB
Orlando 2
Roodepoort Eskom 88kV
Nancefield Zuurbekom Eskom 88kV
Lenazia
Libanon Eskom 44kV
Townlands Eskom 88kV
Table 7: Mapleton 88/44kV system.
Site Service provider
Mapelton Ekurhuleni 88kV
Mamelodi Eskom 88kV
Cullinan Eskom 88kV
Bloemendal Eskom 44kV
Trichart Eskom 88kV
Table 8: Power generation plant requirements.
Technology Rand Water Site System Size
2023 2050
Gas / Coal. / Zuikerbosch, Vereeniging, Lethabo, 153 MW 216 MW
Hydrogen / Palmiet
New Eikenhof, Zwartkopies, Palmiet,
143 MW 184 MW
Technologies Mapleton
Solar/Hydro All smaller sites 22 MW 37 MW
Table 9: Proposed Power Utilities
Power Utility Rand Water Site System Size
2023 2050
Zuikerbosch, Vereeniging, Lethabo,
South Panfontein, Vaal triangle (External 214 MW + X 221 MW + X
consumers)
North Eikenhof, Zwartkopjies, Palmiet 127.1 MW 155.2 MW
Figure 11: Geographical layout for Zwartkopjes and Zuikerbosch
It is required that the successful Independent Power Producer have the resources,
capacity and skills to Design, construct, Build, commission, operate and maintain the
power utilities over long-term supply agreement to purchase power. Are financially
sound to procure materials, resources, and skills to successfully execute projects for
the delivery of reliable and sustainable power to Rand Water needs as the bulk
consumer.
Independent Power Producer to:
Demonstrate necessary expertise to undertake the project and include
details of previous projects undertaken.
Provide indicative overall project cost estimate.
Indicate anticipated timeframes to complete the project.
Indicate any sole rights, intellectual property, and licences.
Provide innovative solutions to meet the key deliverables.
Provide alternatives and additions to the key deliverables.
Incorporate 4IR technologies in designs analysis and management of plant
and equipment.
Interconnectivity to Rand Water networks for power monitoring and
metering.
Provide Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA) as part of deliverables.
The IPP shall form long-term partnership with Gas / coal or other fuel producing entities for
the delivery of sustainable supplies. Long term contractual agreements to produce gas,
coal or other fuel need to be agreed upon, highlighting sustainable supply and capability to
honour contractual obligation. Typical local producers and distributors such as Sasol or
Linde are to be considered.
Regulations and Environmental Compliance/Approvals
All bidders are responsible for acquiring and maintaining government and local
approvals, licenses, permits or variances, and the specific requirements or potential
requirements necessary to construct and/or operate any facilities to generate and/or
deliver energy to Rand Water sites.
Rand Water will only consider bidders who demonstrate that their facilities are sited in
an environmentally responsible and compliant manner and in compliance with
applicable local and governmental laws and regulations in which a secure fuel supply
is documented by the IPP. The cost for obtaining the Environmental and Governmental
Approvals will be borne by the bidder.
It is required that successful IPP bidder be following National and local governmental
regulation and legation as set out by Government with respect to the following:
Application and registration of Independent Power Production Plants with NERSA.
The South African Grid Code
Grid Connection Code for Renewable Power Plants (RPPs) connected to the
Electricity Transmission System (TS) or Distribution (DS) in South Africa
Standard for the Interconnection of Embedded Generation (Eskom)
Government Immovable Asset Management Act, 2007
Schedules to be based on the REIPPP project documents (as issued by the
South African Government for its renewable energy independent power
producers programme) but customised to suit the project.
Environmental impact assessment to determine the EIA requirements for the
sites.
Include initiatives for the disposal or reuse of by-products of each type of
technology where applicable.
Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
Rand Water expects to enter into one or more PPA with the selected bidder(s) at a
preferred agreement to supply power to Rand Water over long term . If a bidder wishes
to enter into an agreement with different terms and conditions, an alternative proposal
can be submitted for consideration and must be clearly labelled as an alternative
proposal.
The PPA(s) shall include provisions that:
Require the supplier to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations
that are in, or may come into, effect during the term of the contract.
Prohibit the supplier from assigning the agreement without the prior consent of
Rand Water.
It underpins the project by providing the necessary liquidity related securities and
guarantees required by the lenders (such as escrow accounts and debt service
coverage ratios. It is aimed at mapping the way forward with the implementation of the
project. The foregoing elements give both potential lenders, investors, and other
stakeholders the required comfort and credibility, and improves their level of certainty
that the project can be implemented.
Format and content of the proposal
Bidders are requested to follow format and content instructions when completing and
submitting their proposals. Each section of this tender must be comprehensively
addressed and supporting documentation must be attached accordingly. Doing so will
allow the corporation to expedite the evaluation and selection processes.
Executive summary
This section must include an executive summary discussing the highlights of the
proposal. If the proposal includes multiple sites or different energy sources at these
site as, each should be described as a separate project.
Introduction
In this section, provide any information that your company wishes to submit about the
nature of
your business and primary business focus. Include information about what makes your
company.
(Not the product) different from your competitors.
Company profile
Please include the following information about your company: the nature of your
business and
primary business focus, your company’s major differentiator (i.e., what makes your
company
different from your competitors), the mailing address and contact information for your
head office.
In-house skill sets facilities and capabilities.
Describe in-house skill sets and capabilities.
Past-project experience
In this section, include a brief description of completed IPP projects that are
similar in nature and size as those expected to result from this project,
a few pictures of the installations can be included in not more than 2-
pages of the proposal.
Project technical description
This section should include a detailed description of the project, including:
Location of the project and site
Provide details about where the project will be located and list Rand Water sites which
will receive electricity from that power generation plant.
Size of power generation plant in MW and description of its
respective generation equipment
Provide the size of the proposed power plants in MW and its energy source. Describe
the type of equipment that will be used, how it will be operated and maintained and
include any other relevant equipment information.
Energy analysis
This section should be based on the maximum pumping requirements at each of the
Rand Water sites and consider the motor start-up requirements for pumping. The
energy production from each power plant, based on the availability of the energy
source especially the renewable energy sources, must be shown as follows:
o A calculation of gross monthly and annual energy production
in MWh.
o A calculation of energy losses, all sources of losses
considered should be listed and individually quantified.
o A calculation of projected net energy output monthly.
o A guaranteed monthly net megawatt hour energy
production.
o A calculation power capacity on site and the balance
between externally and self-generated power.
o Determine the capital, operational, maintenance and
eventual disposal costs per technology and the plant life
cycle.
o Explore other alternatives that have not yet been
considered: HEP, solar diesel/HFO hybrid technologies.
o Indicate investment opportunity and risks of IPPI rental
options vs. owner operated power plant.
o Calculate the return on investment considering the savings
on energy costs from Eskom/City Power/Other and the
survival as a going concern due to the substantial costs
which may be involved.
Siting issues
Provide a brief description of any siting issues/concerns and any plans of assessing
local community siting issues.
Transmission plans
Provide a description of the means of delivering the energy to the transmission system,
including any distribution system related issues, if applicable. This should include the
location, route, and voltage level of the transmission and/or distribution facilities. The
design shall be in accordance with NRS 034, NRS 069, Occupational Health & Safety
Act and all power transmission regulations and standards.
The bidder must ensure that the current power distribution network within Rand Water
and
respective electricity suppliers (Eskom and Municipalities) are not compromised. The
bidder will be responsible for all costs involved in interconnecting with the local utility
or transmission system, and transmitting the energy to Rand Water or to such point
where energy can be delivered to Rand Water via network transmission service with
ESKOM or municipalities. The purpose of the project is to allow for independence to
Eskom or municipalities electricity supplies, thus preference will be given to proposals
with minimal transmission lines and no connection onto the current supplier’s electricity
network.
Should the tenderer wish to submit bids for power plants located at multiple sites, a
separate project technical description is required per site. Furthermore, if the proposal
covers multiple types of energy sources (i.e., Solar, Hydro, Gas) at a site, a project
technical description is required for each type of power plant for this site.
Indicate the distribution routes to the sites to be supplied and possible wheeling
arrangements with Eskom/Others.
Regulatory and Environmental compliance
Provide information on regulatory and environmental compliance for each proposal
submitted.
The bidder is exclusively and entirely responsible for meeting and satisfying all
regulatory and
environmental approvals, permits, licenses, approvals and/or variances that are
currently, or
become in the future, required for the operation of the power generation plant and the
delivery of energy in accordance with the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Please
list all the
abovementioned documents that may be required for the project and status regarding
the
progress to obtain the documentation.
Financial Information
Please provide the following information
Describe how you will finance the project.
Are there any past, current, threatened, or proposed lawsuits
related to your IPP plants or your ability to deliver power under a
PPA?
Has your company/organization or any of the principals ever
declared bankruptcy?
Credit references including the Institution, Address, Contact Name,
Phone number.
Provide a matrix determining the costs of all options +/-20% NPV.
Provide cost benefit matrix based on the proposed power
solutions.
Power supply contract duration, pricing and time
This section should include the following information:
Energy generation
This section should state the amount of energy generated by the power generation
plant proposed as follows:
Anticipated amount of energy capable of being delivered annually
in MWh/year.
Anticipated amount of energy to be delivered per month in MWh;
and
Anticipated guaranteed minimum energy production per month in
MWh.
Energy delivery and pricing
Rand Water receives electricity from Eskom at different tariff rates and from various
municipalities at an escalated rate. In this section state the bid price in R/kWh. This is
a competitive bidding process and preference will be given to bidders that will bid at a
tariff lower than the projected target cost of electricity in R/kWh.
Using the format shown in table 3 below, indicate the monthly energy production and
energy prices in year of occurrence. Minimum energy production values must be
shown as the guaranteed energy production.
Monthly Energy Production
Month Projected Guaranteed
(MWh) (MWh)
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Annual
Prices in year of occurrence
Year R/kWh Year R/kWh
2025 2038
2025 2039
2026 2040
2027 2041
2028 2041
2029 2042
2030 2043
2031 2044
2032 2045
2033 2046
2034 2047
2035 2048
2036 2049
2037 2050
2038
Table 8: Energy generation and pricing
Commercial date of operation
The bidder must provide the anticipated duration for construction and date of
commercial operation assuming that financial close is reached by November 2023.
Other information
Provide any other information that is relevant to the project.
Risk analysis
Provide the following information regarding risk taking in consideration all Legal,
regulatory and partnerships.
Identification and description of the risks
Consequences of the risks
Possible mitigations
Residual risk after mitigation
Project risk
Evaluation criteria
In addition to other pre-qualifiers and other qualifiers listed in the document the
proposal will be selected based on the following technical qualifiers:
Low cost of energy in R/kWh - LCOE
Compliance to all relevant standards and codes such as IEC, SANS,
and ISO.
Economical, feasible and viable options for meeting Rand Water’s
energy needs.
Duration to commercial date of operation.
Energy generation (kWh/year), power plants with high energy yield
will be preferred.
Other Project Agreements
Agreements the IPP's entered with third parties to implement the project:
These include, but are not limited to:
Construction Contract (EPC)
Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA)
Operation and Maintenance Contract (O&M Contract)
Finance Documents of agreements
Should it be necessary and only if requested by Rand Water, the Technical Advisor
(TA) may assist the Preferred Bidder to negotiating and conclude some of these
agreements.
Project prioritization
Project prioritization shall be based on amongst others:
o Rand Water's strategic objectives.
o The cost effectiveness of the proposed solutions.
o The availability of fuel sources.
o Project readiness of bids received.
Legal advice.
IPP to appoint independent legal advisor to assist with:
Electrical Regulatory issues
Compliance with Governmental regulations and IPP regulations
Heritages issues
Geo-tech issues
Land ownership
Land use rights
Regulatory framework
Consents, authorities, and signatories
Operational matters
Environmental matters
Competition matters
Assets currently owned by ESKOM and Municipalities on Rand Water
sites
Presently, Rand Water is being supplied from Eskom and local municipalities and has
contractual obligations towards these entities, regarding investments made to upgrade
or augment existing infrastructure on site.
The IPP should negotiate with these entities for the purchase of this infrastructure or
make provision for the construction of new. All necessary steps must be taken to reach
normal agreement or compensation agreements.
Project Objectives
It is for the IPP to consider a phased approach on implementation of the project where
phase one will be the two proposed Power Stations and phase two the Solar or best
technology for Reservoirs and small stations. The second phase may be implemented
partial parallel to phase one. The above-mentioned phased approach is to meet Rand
Water objectives to mitigate loss of power at its sites. The critical part will be the phase
one of the project to be implemented to reach commercial operation of plant.
PART C4: SITE INFORMATION
Site Long Lat
Airfield Break Pressure Tank Site 28° 13' 18.466"" E 26° 8' 33.152"" S
Amanzimtoti Pumping Station 27° 53' 50.410"" E 26° 35' 48.840"" S
Barnardsvlei Reservoir Site 27° 30' 44.255"" E 25° 46' 27.346"" S
Barrage Site 27° 40' 51.824"" E 26° 45' 52.812"" S
Benoni Reservoir Site no.1 28° 18' 38.215"" E 26° 9' 39.051"" S
Benoni Reservoir Site no.2 28° 18' 29.461"" E 26° 9' 47.707"" S
Bloemendal Pumping Station 28° 34' 0.775"" E 26° 20' 34.413"" S
Blyvooruitzicht Reservoir Site 27° 24' 32.570"" E 26° 22' 40.715"" S
Borehole ZM30 27° 47' 24.983"" E 26° 19' 16.705"" S
Brakfontein Reservoir Site 28° 9' 40.655"" E 25° 55' 27.833"" S
Bronberg Reservoir Site 28° 20' 30.620"" E 25° 47' 34.161"" S
Buffelshoek Break Pressure Tank Site 27° 33' 54.348"" E 25° 48' 32.119"" S
Cullinan Pumping Station 28° 31' 44.252"" E 25° 40' 48.885"" S
Daleside Reservoir Site 28° 1' 58.728"" E 26° 30' 31.080"" S
Driefontein Reservoir Site 27° 26' 33.635"" E 26° 24' 43.764"" S
Eikenhof Pumping Station 27° 58' 28.167"" E 26° 18' 32.971"" S
Esselen Park Break Pressure Tank & Re28° 15' 21.743"" E 26° 1' 8.457"" S
Forest Hill No1 & No3 Res. Sites 28° 2' 28.850"" E 26° 15' 43.795"" S
Forest Hill Res. Site No 2 28° 2' 34.063"" E 26° 15' 28.625"" S
Germiston Reservoir Site 28° 8' 59.990"" E 26° 11' 12.603"" S
Hartebeesthoek Reservoir 28° 4' 50.176"" E 25° 40' 29.202"" S
Ironsyde Pumping Station 27° 54' 46.831"" E 26° 29' 22.363"" S
Isando Reservoir Site 28° 12' 8.685"" E 26° 7' 57.800"" S
Klipfontein Reservoir Site 28° 11' 11.863"" E 26° 4' 41.943"" S
Klipriviersberg Reservoir Site 28° 4' 13.784"" E 26° 16' 13.592"" S
Krugersdorp Reservoir Site 27° 48' 30.098"" E 26° 6' 43.510"" S
Langerand Reservoir Site 27° 52' 56.631"" E 26° 35' 9.015"" S
Lethabo Pumping Station & Barrier 27° 59' 34.900"" E 26° 43' 52.302"" S
Libanon Reservoir Site 27° 37' 32.927"" E 26° 21' 35.780"" S
Mamelodi Booster Pumping Station 28° 26' 14.410"" E 25° 41' 10.908"" S
Mapleton Pumping Station 28° 15' 21.959"" E 26° 21' 36.957"" S
Meredale Reservoir Site 27° 58' 27.475"" E 26° 16' 59.742"" S
Meyer's Hill Reservoir Site 28° 4' 53.221"" E 26° 15' 30.189"" S
Modderfontein East Reservoir Site 28° 25' 26.481"" E 26° 10' 36.729"" S
Northridge Reservoir Site 28° 11' 1.499"" E 26° 10' 10.975"" S
Olifantsfontein- Pretoria -Anode Site 28° 14' 28.763"" E 25° 49' 11.040"" S
Palmiet Pumping Station 28° 5' 21.492"" E 26° 18' 22.227"" S
Panfontein Sludge Disposal Site 28° 2' 45.261"" E 26° 43' 6.724"" S
Roodepoort Booster Pumping Station 27° 55' 41.802"" E 26° 11' 45.955"" S
Sasolburg Reservoir Site 27° 50' 33.719"" E 26° 48' 45.975"" S
Spioenkop Reservoir Site 27° 55' 18.998"" E 26° 25' 39.231"" S
Townlands 27° 13' 21.322"" E 25° 36' 44.905"" S
Trichardt Pumping Station 29° 14' 10.322"" E 26° 27' 35.325"" S
Vereeniging Pump Station 27° 54' 33.278"" E 26° 41' 14.423"" S
Vereeniging Pumping Station 27° 54' 54.156"" E 26° 41' 18.387"" S
Vlakfontein Reservoir Site 28° 22' 15.656"" E 26° 8' 35.895"" S
Waterkloof Break Pressure Tank Site 27° 39' 56.253"" E 25° 57' 57.970"" S
Waterval Reservoir Site 27° 57' 14.076"" E 26° 9' 38.541"" S
Wildebeestfontein Reservoir Site 29° 9' 4.196"" E 26° 26' 55.109"" S
Witpoortjie Reservoir Site 27° 47' 30.813"" E 26° 9' 20.696"" S
Zuikerbosch Control Works 28° 4' 38.124"" E 26° 49' 37.555"" S
Zuikerbosch Pumping Station 28° 1' 0.904"" E 26° 41' 13.519"" S
Zuurbekom No. 2 PS-Borehole Pumpho27° 47' 29.662"" E 26° 18' 48.490"" S
Zwartkopjes Pumping Station 28° 4' 36.465"" E 26° 22' 39.023"" S
Sites with capacities smaller than 10 MW
Power plant (Solar /
Site Hydro potential)
Airfield Break Pressure Tank Site Solar / Hydro
Barnardsvlei Reservoir Site Solar / Hydro
Barrage Site Solar / Hydro
Benoni Reservoir Site no.1 Solar
Benoni Reservoir Site no.2 Solar
Blyvooruitzicht Reservoir Site Solar
Borehole ZM30 Solar
Brakfontein Reservoir Site Solar / Hydro
Bronberg Reservoir Site Solar
Buffelshoek Break Pressure Tank Site Solar / Hydro
Cullinan Pumping Station Solar
Daleside Reservoir Site Solar (12MW) Note*
Driefontein Reservoir Site Solar
Esselen Park Break Pressure Tank & Reservoir depot
Site Solar / Hydro
Forest Hill No1 & No3 Res. Sites Solar
Forest Hill Res. Site No 2 Solar
Germiston Reservoir Site Solar
Hartebeesthoek Reservoir Solar / Hydro
Ironsyde Pumping Station Solar
Isando Reservoir Site Solar
Klipfontein Reservoir Site Solar / Hydro
Klipriviersberg Reservoir Site Solar
Krugersdorp Reservoir Site Solar
Langerand Reservoir Site Solar
Libanon Reservoir Site Solar
Mamelodi Booster Pumping Station Solar
Meredale Reservoir Site Solar
Meyer's Hill Reservoir Site Solar
Modderfontein East Reservoir Site Solar
Northridge Reservoir Site Solar
Olifantsfontein- Pretoria -Anode Site Solar
Sasolburg Reservoir Site Solar
Spioenkop Reservoir Site Solar
Townlands Solar
Trichardt Pumping Station Solar
Vlakfontein Reservoir Site Solar
Waterkloof Break Pressure Tank Site Solar / Hydro
Waterval Reservoir Site Solar
Wildebeestfontein Reservoir Site Solar
Witpoortjie Reservoir Site Solar
Zuikerbosch Control Works Solar / Hydro
Zuurbekom No. 2 PS-Borehole Pumphouse Solar
Rand Water thus invites IPPs and/or interested parties to put forward proposals to supply
electrical power to the afore-mentioned stations.
Queries will be discussed at a compulsory clarification meeting to be held at Rand Water’s
Rietvlei Head Office as advised by the Procurement function.
The Bidder must refer to ANNEXURE A - Scope of Work (including drawings, where
applicable and related available information) provided with this bid document.
The Bidder must refer to C4: Site Information provided with this bid document.
PROCUREMENT (in relation to in the Standard for Developing Skills through
Infrastructure Contracts (published in GN March 2020):
The successful contractor may employ part/full occupational qualification
learners, trade qualification learners, work integrated learners or
candidates directly or through a Skills Development Agency (SDA), (A1 -
List of cidb accredited SDAs).
The successful contractor shall ensure that no single method shall
contribute more than 75% of the CSDG for the contract.
The successful contractor may only place 33% employed employees or
that of his subcontractors contributing to the CSDG.
The successful contractor must employ at least 60% of the learners from
an FET / TVET college should the contractor select to have part/full
occupational qualification learners and trade qualification learners
contributing to the CSDG.
The successful contractor shall employ at least (0.25%) from eligible
part/full occupational qualification learners, work integrated learners or
candidates in the employment of the employer.
MANAGEMENT (in relation to in the Standard for Developing Skills through
Infrastructure Contracts (published in GN March 2020):
The successful contractor must keep site records regarding the part/full
occupational qualification learners’, work integrated learners’ or
candidates’ progress, site attendance, hours worked and other relevant
information as required by the Standard.
The successful contractor shall provide the required number of
appropriately qualified mentors to the maximum number of part/full
occupational qualification learners, trade qualification learners, work
integrated learners in the proportion as specified in the Standard.
The successful contractor shall provide a supervisor to manage the training
of the part/full occupational qualification learners, work integrated learners,
candidates.
Rand Water
Rand Water is a public entity responsible for the bulk supply of potable water to Gauteng Province and parts of Mpumalanga, North West, and the Free State. As the largest water utility in Africa, Rand Water's procurement spans water treatment infrastructure, engineering services, chemicals, ICT, and plant maintenance.
Contact Information
www.randwater.co.za/Key Personnel
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Sandisile Zulu
Phone
011-682-0708
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Website
www.randwater.co.za/
Address
522 Impala Rd, Dikole Section, Johannesburg South, 2058, South Africa
26 February 2026 at 14:30
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Gauteng
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