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• Submission method: electronic upload via Transnet e-Tender Submission Portal (https://transnetetenders.azurewebsites.net).
• Use Google Chrome.
• Bidders must register, log intent, and upload documents against the tender.
• Multiple uploads permitted;
• 30 MB per upload.
• File names may contain only alphanumeric characters.
• No late submissions accepted; submit at least one day before closing to avoid technical issues.
• Closing date and time: 02 November 2026 at 12:00 PM.
• All returnable sections must be signed, stamped and dated by the authorised signatory.
• Mandatory returnable documents (failure to submit = disqualification):
• Section 4: Rental Offer Price (priced rental offer as prescribed).
• Returnable documents used for scoring (failure to submit = zero score for that criterion):
• Valid proof of evidence to claim Specific Goals points (Section 9).
• Valid B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit (EME/QSE) per DTIC guidelines.
• Capital Expenditure Plan.
• Maintenance Expenditure Plan.
• Company Profile and supporting documents.
• Business Plan.
• Reference Letters.
• Bank Rating.

+ 13 more requirements in the full document analysis

• Evaluation stages (sequential but may run in parallel):
• Administrative Responsiveness: bid lodged on time; all documents duly signed by authorised signatory.
• Minimum Functionality/Technical Threshold: 66.67/100 points. Bidders scoring below are eliminated.
• Functionality criteria (total 100 points):
• Previous Experience (10 pts): >2 years in proposed use with supporting evidence (lease agreement, licence, etc.). 0 pts if <2 years or no evidence.
• Reference Letters (15 pts): minimum 2 letters not older than 5 years, with customer name, address, contact, email, scope, duration.
• 3 pts for >2 letters;
• 2 pts for 2 letters;
• 1 pt for 1 letter;
• 0 pts if none or older than 5 years.
• Bank Rating (15 pts): rating not older than 3 months. 3 pts for A; 2 pts for B; 1 pt for C; 0 pts for D or below, or no submission.
• Alignment to Port Development Framework Plan (10 pts): Business Plan must detail use of premises, prove port-related use, and show support for port activities.
• 3 pts if all 3 elements plus additional benefits;
• 2 pts if only the 3 elements;
• 1 pt if <3 elements;
• 0 pts if no submission or misaligned.
• Market Analysis (10 pts): port-related commercial activity covering status quo, potential market/segment, gap analysis, SWOT, economic spin-offs per segment.
• 3 pts for all 5 elements with substantial detail;
• 2 pts for 5 elements;
• 1 pt for <5 elements;

+ 22 more requirements in the full document analysis

• Scope: Lease of premises at Eastern Mole Tanker Basin, Port of Cape Town, for up to 10 years.
• Premises extent: 2,268.5 m².
• Proposed use: Storage / Laydown (liquid bulk precinct).
• Available from: 01 November 2026.
• Current status: Occupied; previously used for storage/laydown.
• Lease basis: As-is (voetstoots) per Annexure 1 – Lease Plan.
• Exclusions (not permitted): Handling/storage of hazardous chemicals, staging of trucks, storage of fertilizers, truck refuelling station, contained handling depots, open storage of dust-generating minerals.
• All use subject to compliance with applicable laws.
• Undertake all refurbishment, repairs, upgrades and capital improvements necessary at own cost.
• Ensure premises fit for purpose and compliant with all relevant laws unless otherwise agreed with TNPA.
• Beneficial occupation may be negotiated if justified in Business Plan and approved by TNPA governance; bidder liable for all property holding costs during beneficial occupation.
• Bidder must inspect property before submitting proposal; TNPA accepts no liability for failure to inspect. Arrange access via [email protected].
• Environmental: Transnet requires bidder's position on waste disposal, recycling, energy conservation (Green Economy/Carbon Footprint).
• Annexures provided: Lease Plan, Draft Environmental Management Plan, Draft Lease Agreement, General Bid Conditions, Non-Disclosure Agreement, Supplier Integrity Pact, Port Development Framework Plan.

• Pricing format: Monthly rental (excl.
• VAT) for each of Years 1–5 (12 months each) with annual escalation included in overall offer.
• Bidders complete the rental offer table in Section 4;
• TNPA will verify calculations.
• Rental evaluation: Highest priced bid (incl. VAT) receives maximum price points (80 or 90). Formula: PS = 80/90 * (1 + (Pt - Pmax)/Pmax).
• Market-related rental: TNPA may not award if highest scorer's rental is not market-related; reserves right to negotiate sequentially with top 3 ranked bidders or cancel RFP.
• Bid security / guarantees: Not explicitly stated in extracted text.
• Retention / payment terms: Not explicitly stated in extracted text.
• Financial capacity: Bank rating (A/B/C) not older than 3 months required for functionality scoring.
• Cashflow projections over lease term signed by finance professional required for functionality scoring.
• Tax compliance: Valid SARS Tax Compliance Status (TCS) PIN or certificate required; each JV/consortium party must submit separately.
• CSD registration: Mandatory for all South African entities; foreign bidders without local entity must incorporate a South African company.

• CSD registration (National Treasury Central Supplier Database) before bid submission; foreign bidders without local entity must incorporate a SA company.
• Tax compliance: valid SARS TCS PIN or certificate; each JV/consortium party verified via CSD.
• Employment Equity Act compliance (including Section 53).
• Security clearance: Successful bidder and personnel may need CONFIDENTIAL/SECRET/TOP SECRET clearance; responsibility of bidder.
• Integrity Pact (Annexure 6): No breach; probity check conducted.
• Not listed on National Treasury Database of Restricted Bidders.
• Not insolvent, in receivership, business rescue, wound up, or subject to related proceedings.
• Legal capacity to contract.
• No conflicts of interest.
• Joint ventures: consolidated B-BBEE scorecard; majority shareholder assessed in Stages 1–2; full due diligence on all JV entities if preferred.
• Non-Disclosure Agreement (Annexure 5) to be certified.