Site, offloading and installation of mv switchgear protection project’s mater...

Closing date: 12 November 2026 at 10:00 (from tender record).

No other dates (briefing, site visit, clarification deadlines) are stated in the document.

Buyer: Tintswalo Pataka

Business Unit: Arnot Power Station

No email, telephone, or address provided in the document.

Returnable documents (all must be completed, signed and submitted):

• SBD 6.2 (Declaration for Local Production and Content) and Annex C (Local Content Declaration – Summary Schedule).
• B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit, proof of ownership/shareholding (preferably CIPC documentation) with shareholding breakdown, certified ID copies of shareholders, and proof of disability where applicable.
• Subcontracting agreement signed by both parties, with subcontractor's company registration documents (CK) and B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit, or copies of subcontracting contracts/letters of intent signed by the tenderer and earmarked subcontractors.
• SDL&I Implementation Schedule, to be completed and returned to the SDL&I representative within 28 days after contract award.
• B-BBEE Improvement or Retention Plan, to be submitted within 30 days of signing the contract.
• Quarterly SDL&I compliance reports using the Data Collection Template.

Disqualification risks:

• Failure to meet objective criteria (e.g., local content threshold) may lead to the second-ranked tenderer being recommended for award.
• Failure to meet SDL&I obligations attracts penalties and retention of 1.5% of every invoice (excluding VAT).

Evaluation is based on the 90/10 or 80/20 preference point system. A maximum of 10 points (90/10 system) or 20 points (80/20 system) is awarded for specific goals (B-BBEE status level). The points for price and specific goals are added, and the total is rounded to two decimal places. The contract is awarded to the tenderer scoring the highest points.

B-BBEE points table:

• Level 1: 10 (90/10) / 20 (80/20)
• Level 2: 9 / 18
• Level 3: 6 / 14
• Level 4: 5 / 12
• Level 5: 4 / 8
• Level 6: 3 / 6
• Level 7: 2 / 4
• Level 8: 1 / 2
• Non-compliant: 0 / 0

Tenderers failing to provide preference point documentation will not be disqualified but will score 0 out of 10/20 for specific goals and may only score out of 90/80 for price.

Objective criteria (condition for contract award):

• Designated sector: Electrical and telecoms cables – local content threshold of 90% must be achieved.
• SBD 6.2 and Annex C are mandatory returnables.

Scope: Supply, deliver to site, offloading and installation of MV switchgear protection project's material and components.

Location: Arnot Power Station.

Duration: 36 months.

SDL&I objectives (non-scoring but contractual obligations):

• Transformation: Submit a B-BBEE Improvement or Retention Plan within 30 days of contract signature. Level 4 bidders must reach Level 3 by end of Year 1; Level 5–8 or non-compliant bidders must reach Level 4 by end of Year 1 and improve by one level each subsequent year.
• Local Procurement Content: Eskom target is 100% local procurement content; tenderers must propose their local content percentage.
• Jobs: Provide proposals for the type and number of jobs created and retained in South Africa.
• Skills development: Proposals for developing skills of unemployed candidates, targeting N3 or Electrician/Technical skills (entry) to N6 or National Diploma (exit), and Matric/N3 to N6/National Diploma. Candidates must be from all provinces, representative of SA demographics. Eskom will not contribute financially; tenderers bear full cost.
• Subcontracting: Minimum 5% of contract value must be subcontracted to an EME or QSE that is 51% owned by black people living in rural/underdeveloped areas or townships. Potential scope: labour, supply of material, transportation, accommodation.

SDL&I penalties and security:

• Penalty of 1.5% of the invoice amount for failure to meet SDL&I obligations.
• Penalty of 1.5% of the Contract Value for failure to meet SDL&I obligations.
• Eskom will retain 1.5% of every invoice (excluding VAT) as security for SDL&I obligations. Retained amounts released upon receipt of SDL&I progress reports, fulfilment of all obligations, and submission of an approved compliance report by the SDL&I Department.

No other financial requirements (bid security, guarantees, payment terms) are stated.

B-bbee:

• Valid B-BBEE certificate issued by a SANAS-accredited verification agency, or a sworn affidavit/CIPS affidavit, is a condition for contract award.
• Revenue up to R10 million (EME): sworn affidavit acceptable.
• Revenue up to R50 million (QSE): must comply with all elements of the QSE scorecard relevant to sector, unless at least 51% black-owned, in which case a sworn affidavit is required.
• Revenue above R50 million: valid B-BBEE certificate required.
• Affidavit validity requirements: deponent's name and ID number as per ID, designation (director/owner/member), enterprise name as per CIPC, business address, percentage of black ownership/black female ownership/designated group, total revenue for year under review, financial year end, B-BBEE status level, empowering supplier status, date signed by deponent and Commissioner of Oaths must be the same, Commissioner of Oaths must be independent of the enterprise.

Local content:

• Designated sector: Electrical and telecoms cables – local content threshold of 90%.
• SBD 6.2 and Annex C are mandatory returnables.

CSD registration, tax clearance, CIDB grading, CIPC registration: not stated in the document.

Specific goals: maximum 10/20 points for B-BBEE status level, added to price points. Contract awarded to highest total. Tenderers failing to provide preference point documentation score 0 for specific goals and may only score out of 90/80 for price.