Construction of shikisha road and vehicular bridge, ward 33, mbombela (civil engineering open tender)

• Project: Construction of Shikisha Road with a vehicular bridge in Ward 33.
• The drawings provide detailed civil engineering specifications for:

• Road layout, pavement, and typical sections.
• Culverts, guardrails, gabions, bus stops, speed humps, and subsurface drainage.

• All work must adhere to the detailed drawings and referenced notes (SG001, SG002, SG003).

• Closing date: 23 December 2022 (as per drawing date). Note: This may be a design date; verify against official tender notice.

• Consulting Engineer: Apollo Engineering (for drawings).
• Address: 5 Russel Street, Nelspruit, 1201.
• Tel: (013) 752 6187.
• Email: [email protected].
• Municipality: Mbombela Local Municipality.
• Municipal Address: 1 Nel Street, Mbombela, 1201.
• Municipal Tel: (013) 759 9111.
• Municipal Fax: (013) 759 2070.
• Website: www.mbombela.gov.za.
• Note: Refer to Notes Drawings SG001, SG002, SG003 for further details.

Document does not explicitly state eligibility criteria. Typically for such municipal infrastructure tenders: CIDB Grade 7CE or higher, proven experience in road/bridge construction, valid tax clearance, B-BBEE certification, financial capacity, and key personnel with relevant qualifications. Refer to full tender document for complete requirements.

• Scope: Construction of Shikisha Road with a vehicular bridge in Ward 33.
• Drawings: Refer to drawing numbers SG001, SG002, SG003 for all notes and specifications.
• Key components include:

• Road layout, pavement layerworks, and typical section details.
• Culvert details (precast concrete pipes, headwalls, wingwalls).
• Guardrails with specifications for bolts, timber posts, galvanizing, and reflective plates.
• Gabion details for pitching and mattress construction.
• Bus stop and bus shelter details.
• Speed hump and platform hump construction details.
• Subsurface drainage systems.

• Materials and Standards:

• Concrete: Class 30/19 for structures, Class 15/19 for pipe bedding, Class 25/19 for drains.
• Reinforcement: According to SABS 920; high tensile steel (450 MPa).
• Guardrails: Must comply with SABS standards for timber (SABS 530, 538, 539) and galvanizing (SABS 763).
• Drainage pipes: uPVC, precast concrete, with specific bedding classes.
• Compaction: Selected backfill material to 93% Modified AASHTO density.

• Reinforcement must comply with SABS 920.
• Concrete surfaces require specific finishes (F1, U2, F2) and chamfered corners.
• Construction tolerances and methods are specified for culvert wingwalls, bedding, and compaction.

• Materials must comply with South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) specifications as detailed in the drawings.
• Specific references include:

• SABS 920 for reinforcement.
• SABS 530, 538, 539 for timber posts and treatment.
• SABS 763 for galvanizing.
• SABS 677 for concrete pipe culverts.

• No explicit B-BBEE, CIDB, tax, or CSD requirements are stated in the provided drawings.

• Safety features include guardrails meeting SABS specifications.
• Construction methods for stone pitching and gabions include stability measures to prevent movement.
• General safety: Exposed corners must be rounded (10mm radius) to prevent injury.

The project involves the construction of Shikisha Road with a vehicular bridge in Ward 33. The Bill of Quantities outlines general requirements including environmental management, stakeholder liaison, safety, and dayworks. It details specific construction activities across multiple sections: general provisions, site establishment, traffic accommodation, clearing, earthworks, drainage, culverts, road layers, stabilisation, paving, and ancillary works like fencing and signage.

The provided document is a Bill of Quantities (BoQ) and does not contain explicit evaluation criteria. However, based on standard municipal tender practice and the nature of the works, the following are likely to apply:

• Bidders must be registered with the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) in a suitable grading for civil engineering works (typically 7CE or higher, given the scale of road and bridge construction).
• A valid Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) from SARS is mandatory.
• Bidders must be registered on the Central Supplier Database (CSD) of National Treasury.
• B-BBEE status level certificate must be submitted for preference point scoring.
• Proof of compliance with the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA) is required.
• Bidders must demonstrate a proven track record of at least three similar road and/or bridge construction projects completed within the last five years.
• Key personnel must include a registered Professional Engineer (Pr.Eng) or Professional Technologist (Pr.Tech) as project manager, a qualified site agent, a safety officer, and an environmental officer.
• Financial references or audited financial statements may be required to demonstrate capacity.
• Bidders must have access to the required plant and equipment, either owned or leased.
• Local content and targeted labour requirements (e.g., EPWP, CETA training) are likely to apply, as evidenced by the inclusion of training and community liaison items in the BoQ.
• The evaluation will likely be a two-stage process: first, a functionality/qualification stage (e.g., CIDB grading, experience, personnel), followed by a price and preference point stage (80/20 or 90/10 depending on the estimated value).

The scope of works includes the construction of Shikisha Road with a vehicular bridge in Ward 33. Key technical requirements extracted from the Bill of Quantities are:

• Environmental Management: Appoint a dedicated Environmental Officer for the 12-month project duration and monitor compliance with the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) on a monthly basis.
• Stakeholder Liaison: Appoint a Community Liaison Officer for 12 months and establish a Project Steering Committee to manage community engagement.
• Safety: Develop and implement a comprehensive Health and Safety Plan for the duration of the works.
• Traffic Accommodation: Manage vehicular and pedestrian traffic for 12 months, including liaison with traffic authorities, maintenance of temporary deviations, and provision of traffic control measures (delineators, cones, flagmen, traffic calming devices).
• Site Establishment: Provide and maintain site accommodation for the Engineer, including offices, conference room, ablution units, and associated furniture and equipment.
• Earthworks: Clearing and grubbing of the site (approx. 1.7 ha), loading and hauling of materials, and excavation for services, drainage, and roadbed.
• Drainage: Construction of subsoil drainage systems (pipes, geotextiles, outlet structures), open drains with concrete or stone-pitched linings, and culverts (concrete pipe culverts, prefabricated portal culverts, cast-in-situ concrete).
• Road Construction: Construction of roadbed, fill, pavement layers (G6, G7, chemically stabilised base), and stabilisation works.
• Paving: Installation of segmental block paving (80mm and 60mm thick blocks) in a herringbone pattern on a sand bedding layer.
• Ancillary Works: Provision of road restraint systems (guardrails), fencing (diamond mesh), road signs (regulatory, warning, danger plates), and erosion protection (stone pitching, gabions).
• Materials: Use of specified materials including G5/G6/G7 gravel, concrete classes (e.g., C30/20), SABS-compliant kerbing, approved geotextiles (e.g., Kaymat Grade U24), and galvanised steel for guardrails and fencing.
• Standards: Compliance with relevant SANS standards (e.g., SANS 1350 for guardrails, SANS 927 for kerbing) and project-specific drawings (e.g., Drawing No. 041/SHI/R1213).
• Training: Provide CETA-accredited training (Generic/Life Skills, Entrepreneurial/Business Skills, Technical/Construction Skills) as a provisional sum item, including wages for targeted labour during training and provision of training venue.

Quality assurance is implied through specified standards and testing:

• Subsoil drainage systems require test flushing.
• Materials must meet specified standards (e.g., SABS 927 for kerbing, approved geotextiles like Kaymat U24).
• Compaction requirements are specified (e.g., 93% to 97% of MDD for various layers).
• Concrete finishes are defined (e.g., Class U2, F2).
• Inspection and outlet structures are required for drainage systems.

The Bill of Quantities provides a comprehensive pricing schedule with hundreds of line items. Key categories include:

• General requirements (environmental, liaison, safety, dayworks).
• Site establishment and facilities for the Engineer.
• Traffic accommodation and temporary works.
• Earthworks (clearing, grubbing, loading, hauling, excavation).
• Drainage and culvert construction.
• Road construction (roadbed, fill, pavement layers, stabilisation).
• Paving (segmental block paving).
• Ancillary works (erosion protection, gabions, fencing, road signs).
• Each item lists unit, quantity, and a column for bidder's rate. Provisional sums and prime cost items are indicated for certain activities and materials.

Pricing must be submitted in accordance with the detailed Bill of Quantities. Key financial requirements and considerations include:

• All items in the BoQ must be priced, including rates and amounts for each line item.
• Provisional sums are included for specific items, such as:
• Other road maintenance work ordered by the Engineer: R150,000
• Project Steering Committee (Travel and Subsistence Costs): R60,000
• Procurement of materials (dayworks): R100,000
• CETA accredited training: R350,000
• Permanent services relocation or protection work: R500,000
• Compensation to landowners for borrow pit: R100,000
• Provision of herbicide and ant poison (paving): R60,000
• Provision of herbicide and ant poison (erosion protection): R30,000
• Rented housing for Engineer: R150,000
• Electrical power installation for site offices: R50,000
• Additional traffic accommodation facilities: R50,000
• Handling costs and profit percentages must be added to the provisional and prime cost sums as indicated in the BoQ.
• Dayworks rates must be provided for various categories of labour (unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, gang leader, foreman) and construction equipment (e.g., tractor loader backhoe, tipper trucks, water truck).
• Rates for vehicles (e.g., light delivery vehicle, flatbed truck, lowbed truck) are required on a per-kilometre basis.
• The contract duration is 12 months, and time-related obligations must be priced accordingly.
• No specific requirements for bonds, guarantees, or payment terms are stated in the extracted document; these are typically covered in the general conditions of contract.

The extracted Bill of Quantities does not explicitly list compliance requirements such as CSD registration, tax clearance, B-BBEE, CIDB grading, CIPC, professional registrations, or local content. However, the following are implied or standard for municipal tenders of this nature:

• CIDB Registration: A valid CIDB registration in a suitable class (e.g., 7CE or higher) is typically mandatory for civil engineering works.
• Tax Clearance: A valid SARS Tax Clearance Certificate is required.
• CSD Registration: The bidder must be registered on the Central Supplier Database.
• B-BBEE: A B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit is required for preference points.
• COIDA: Proof of registration with the Compensation Fund is required.
• Professional Registrations: Key personnel must hold relevant professional registrations (e.g., ECSA for engineers).
• Local Content: The project includes community liaison and training requirements, indicating a focus on local employment and skills development.
• Health and Safety: A Health and Safety Plan must be developed and implemented, and the site must have safety equipment (e.g., reflective vests, fire extinguishers, first aid kits).
• Environmental: An Environmental Management Plan (EMP) must be complied with, and a dedicated Environmental Officer must be appointed.

Health and safety requirements include:

• Develop and implement a health and safety plan for the 12-month project duration.
• Provide safety equipment: reflective vests for visitors, fire extinguishers, first aid kits on site.
• Traffic control: delineators, traffic cones, flagmen, and traffic calming devices (rumble strips, speed humps).
• Site facilities must include ablution units and comply with general site safety provisions.
• Use of specified construction equipment and personnel with defined hourly rates for dayworks.

Environmental management requirements:

• Monitor compliance with and report on the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) monthly for 12 months.
• Appoint a dedicated Environmental Officer for the 12-month project duration.
• Proper handling and hauling of cleared and grubbed organic/waste material to designated spoil areas.

• Project: Construction of Shikisha Road with a vehicular bridge in Ward 33.
• CIDB grading requirement: 7CE or higher.
• Closing date: 11 August 2026 at 11:00.
• Bid document available from 8 July 2026 on the municipal website and National e-Tender Portal.

• Closing date: 11 August 2026 at 11:00 AM.
• Bid document available from: 8 July 2026.
• No compulsory briefing or site inspection date is specified.

• Procurement enquiries: Christopher Nkambule, phone (013) 759 2358.
• Technical enquiries: Tony Malambe, phone (013) 759 9250.
• Employer/City Manager: Mr. Wiseman Khumalo.
• Address: City of Mbombela, P.O. Box 45, 1200 Mbombela.
• Website: www.mbombela.gov.za.

• Download the bid document free of charge from the municipal website (www.mbombela.gov.za) or the National e-Tender Portal (www.etenders.gov.za) from 8 July 2026.
• Submit a sealed envelope containing the completed bid document and all supporting documents.
• Clearly mark the envelope with: tender number (COM 92/2026), project title (CONSTRUCTION OF SHIKISHA ROAD WITH VEHICULAR BRIDGE WARD 33), closing date (11 August 2026), and the bidder's name.
• Place the envelope in the bid box at Mbombela Civic Centre, 1 Nel Street, Mbombela, before 11:00 AM on the closing date.
• Required supporting documents: certified ID copies of business owners, B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit, tax compliance status, municipal rates and taxes clearance for the company and its directors (or proof of residence from a tribal authority or lease agreement with lessor's municipal rates certificate), full CSD registration report (summary not accepted), and company registration certificate.
• Fraudulent activities or document forgery may be reported to SAPS and can lead to restriction from doing business with public institutions for up to 10 years (per Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act).
• Bid results will be published on the council's website as per MFMA and SCM regulations.

• Bidders must be experienced service providers with a valid CIDB contractor grading of 7CE or higher.
• Bidders must be registered on the Central Supplier Database (CSD) and provide a full CSD report.
• Bidders must be tax compliant (submit tax compliance status).
• Preference points will be allocated according to the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act and Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2022.
• Scoring: 80 or 90 points for price, and 20 or 10 points for specific goals (B-BBEE status).

• Project: Construction of Shikisha Road with a vehicular bridge in Ward 33.
• CIDB grading requirement: 7CE or higher.
• No compulsory site inspection or briefing date is specified.

• No specific pricing format, bonds, guarantees, or payment terms are detailed in the provided text.
• Ensure all required financial compliance documents (tax clearance, municipal rates certificates) are submitted as part of the bid.

• CIDB grading: 7CE or higher is required.
• Provide a B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit to claim B-BBEE points.
• Submit tax compliance status.
• Submit municipal rates and taxes clearance for the company and its directors (or alternative proof of residence/lease agreement).
• Submit a full CSD registration report (summary reports are not accepted).
• Submit a company registration certificate.
• Provide certified ID copies of business owners.

• Fraudulent activities or document forgery may be reported to SAPS and can lead to restriction from public sector business for up to 10 years.
• Bid results will be published on the council's website as per MFMA and SCM regulations.

• Scoring: 80 or 90 points allocated for price, and 20 or 10 points allocated for specific goals.