Any formal written price quotation document received with correction fluid (Tippex)
corrections shall be disqualified.
the opening of the bid to the time the contract is awarded. If a bidder wishes to bring
additional information to the notice of the Municipality, it should do so in writing to the
- An EME that is regarded as a specialized enterprise with at least 51% black
beneficiaries qualifies as a Level 2 contributor with B-BBEE level of 125% in terms of
the Codes of Good Practice.
- An EME is required to submit a sworn affidavit confirming their annual total revenue of
R 10 million or less and level of black ownership to claim points
- An EME that is regarded as a Specialized Enterprise, is required to submit a sworn
affidavit confirming their annual turnover/ allocated budget/ gross receipt of R 10 million
or less and level of percentage of black beneficiaries to claim points
- An EME may be measured in terms of the QSE scorecard should they wish to
maximize their points and move to a higher B-BBEE recognition level. It is in this
context that an EME may submit a B-BBEE verification certificate.
Eligibility as qualifying small enterprises (qse)
The Codes define a QSE as any enterprise with annual total revenue of between R10
million and R50 million.
- A QSE with at least 51% black ownership qualifies as a Level 2 contributor.
- A QSE with 100% black ownership qualifies as a Level 1 Contributor.
- A QSE that is regarded as a specialized enterprise with at least 75% black
beneficiaries qualifies as a Level 1 contributor with B-BBEE level of 135% in terms of
the Codes of Good Practice.
- A QSE that is regarded as a specialized enterprise with at least 51% black
beneficiaries qualifies as a Level 2 contributor with B-BBEE level of 125% in terms of
the Codes of Good Practice.
- A QSE is required to submit a sworn affidavit confirming their annual total revenue of
between R10 million and R 50 million and level of black ownership or a B-BBEE level
verification certificate to claim points
- A QSE that is regarded as a specialized enterprise is required to submit a sworn
affidavit confirming their annual turnover/ budget/ gross receipt of R 50 million or less
and level of percentage of black beneficiaries or a B-BBEE level verification
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certificate to claim points
16.2 Locality
The programmes of the RDP (published in Government Gazette No. 16085 dated 23
November 1994) relevant to this Municipality in the context of preferential procurement
specific goals are the promotion of enterprises located in a specific district for work to be
done or services to be rendered in that District and the promotion of enterprises located in a
specific province for work to be done or services to be rendered in that province.
The service provider shall not, without the District Municipality’s prior written consent,
disclose the agreement, or any provision thereof, or any specification, plan, drawing,
pattern, sample, or information furnished by or on behalf of the District Municipality in
connection therewith, to any person other than a person employed by the service provider
in the performance of the agreement. 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.
The service provider shall permit the District Municipality to inspect the supplier’s records
relating to the performance of the service provider and to have them audited by auditors
appointed by the District Municipality, if so required by the District Municipality.
provider concerned by ordinary mail to the address furnished in his bid or to the address
notified later by him in writing and such posting shall be deemed to be proper service of such
notice;
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 Invitations to bid are usually published in locally distributed news media and on the
municipality/municipal entity website.
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 so 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.
anti-dumping or countervailing right is abolished, or where the amount of such provisional
payment or any such right is reduced, any such favorable difference shall on demand be
paid forthwith by the supplier to the purchaser or the purchaser may deduct such amounts
from moneys (if any) which may otherwise be due to the supplier in regard to goods or
services which he delivered or rendered, or is to deliver or render in terms of the contract or
any other contract or any other amount which may be due to him.
31.1 Every written acceptance of a bid shall be posted to the supplier concerned by registered
or certified mail and any other notice to him shall be posted by ordinary mail to the address
furnished in his bid or to the address notified later by him in writing and such posting shall
be deemed to be proper service of such notice.
31.2 The time mentioned in the contract documents for performing any act after such aforesaid
notice has been given, shall be reckoned from the date of posting of such notice.