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• Returnable Documents: Returnable Documents means all the documents, Sections and Annexures, as listed in the tables below.
• There are three types of returnable documents as indicated below and Bidders are urged to ensure that these documents are returned with their bids based on the consequences of non-submission as indicated below: Mandatory Returnable FailuretoprovidealltheseMandatoryReturnableDocu…
• Returnable Documents Used for Failure to provide all Returnable Documents used for purposes of Scoring scoringabid,bytheclosingdateandtimeofthisbidwillnotresult in a Bidder’s disqualification.
• However, Bidders will receive an automaticscoreofzerofortheapplicableevaluationcriterion.
• Essential Returnable Documents Failure to provide essential Returnable Documents will result in TransnetaffordingBiddersafurtheropportunitytosubmitbyaset deadline.
• Should a Bidder thereafter fail to submit the requested documents,thismayresultinaBidder’sdisqualification.
• All Returnable Sections, as indicated in the header and footer of the relevant pages, must be signed, stamped and dated by the Bidder., Mandatory Returnable Documents Bidders are required to submit with their bid submissions, the following Mandatory Returnable Documents, and als…

• Tax compliance (SARS TCS PIN or CSD registration), B-BBEE status verification, Central Supplier Database (CSD) registration, and completion of SBD 1, Annexures 1-7, and Specific Goals Claim Form (SBD 6.2).
• Foreign bidders must register a South African entity if awarded the contract.

• FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO TEN (10) YEARS.

• 5.3 The Bid evaluation for stages 1 and 2 of the evaluation methodology (Section 3 of this Bid) will be
• conducted on the majority shareholder for of the JV. Should a JV become the preferred Bidder, all
• essential documents of the JV entities will be required to be evaluated as part of the due diligence
• process.
• Diagram 1 Evaluation Methodology
• TEST FOR RESPONSIVENESS STAGE 2 STAGE 3
• Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7

• schedule
• Thetestforsubstantiveresponsiveness[StepTwo]mustbepassedforaBidder’sproposalto
• progresstoStepThreeforfurtherevaluation.
• 5.3. STEP THREE: Minimum Threshold 66.67 points for Functionality/Technical Criteria
• 5.3.1 Bidders will be evaluated on previous experience and track record as well as the Business Plan.

• documents/ Pre-qualification 66.67 points
• schedules Minimum Threshold Lease Offer Price (80) Selection of the
• preferred Bidder. Post tender Award of
• negotiation business
• Specific goals (20); (Objective criterion with preferred and
• documents and and not
• stage, if manner] if
• applicable) pricing is not

• The successful Bidder shall be in full and complete compliance with any and all applicable laws and regulations.
• 9 EMPLOYMENT EQUITY ACT Bidders must comply with the requirements of the Employment Equity Act (Act No. ) applicable to it including (but not limited to) Section 53 of the Employment Equity Act.
• 10 DISCLAIMERS Bidders are hereby advised that Transnet is not committed to any course of action as a result of its issuance of this RFP and/or its receipt of Proposals.
• In particular, please note that Transnet reserves the right to: 10.1 modify the RFP and request Bidders to re-bid on any such changes;
• 10.2 reject any Proposal which does not conform to instructions and scope of requirements which are detailed herein;
• 10.3 disqualify Proposals submitted after the stated submission deadline [closing date];
• 10.4 award an agreement in connection with this Proposal at any time after the RFP’s closing date;
• 10.5 award an agreement for only a portion of the proposed Premises which are reflected in the scope of this RFP; _____________________________ ____________________________ Respondent’s Signature Date & Company Stamp Transnet Request for Proposal No: TNPA/2026/09/0012/114793/RFP…
• 10.7 cancel the bid process;
• 10.8 validate any information submitted by Bidders in response to this bid.
• This would include, but is not limited to, requesting the Bidders to provide supporting evidence.
• By submitting a bid, Bidders hereby irrevocably grant the necessary consent to Transnet to do so;
• 10.9 request audited financial statements or other documentation for the purposes of a due diligence exercise;
• 10.10 not accept any changes or purported changes by the Bidder to the rental offer after the closing date and/or after the award of the business;
• 10.11 negotiate any aspects of the bid with respect to the salient terms proposed by the Bidder to structure the proposed deal to ensure overall viability of the transaction for both Transnet and the Bidder.
• 10.12 cancel the agreement and/request that the National Treasury to place the Bidder on its Database of Restricted Bidders for a period not exceeding 10 years, on the basis that an agreement was awarded on the strength of incorrect information furnished by the Bidder or on any…
• 10.13 award the business to the next ranked bidder, provided that he/she is still prepared to provide the required rental offer, should the preferred bidder fail to sign or commence with the agreement within a reasonable period after being requested to do so.
• Under such circumstances, the validity of the bids of the next ranked bidder(s) will be deemed to remain valid, irrespective of whether the outcome of the bid process has been published on the National Treasury e-tender Portal and Transnet website.
• Note that Transnet will not reimburse any Bidder for any preparatory costs or other work performed in connection with its Proposal, whether or not the Bidder is awarded an agreement.
• 11 LEGAL REVIEW A Proposal submitted by a Bidder will be subject to evaluation and adjudicated by the relevant governance structures within Transnet.

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• 4.1 Please sign the documents [sign and date the bottom of each page] before submission. The
• person(s) signing the submission/documents must be legally authorised by the Bidder to do so.
• 4.2 All returnable documents tabled in the Proposal Form [Section 5] must be returned with
• proposals.
• 4.3 Unless otherwise expressly stated, all Proposals furnished pursuant to this RFP shall be deemed to
• be offers. Any exceptions to this statement must be clearly and specifically indicated.
• 4.4 Any additional conditions must be embodied in an accompanying letter. Subject only to clause 15
• [Alterations made by the Respondent to Bid Prices] of the General Bid Conditions, paragraph 11
• below (Legal Review) and Section 6 of the RFP, alterations, additions, or deletions must not be
• made by the Bidder to the actual RFP documents.
• 6.1 For specific queries relating to this RFP, an RFP Clarification Request Form should be submitted onto
• the system before 14 October 2026 substantially in the form set out in Section 8 hereto. In the
• interest of fairness and transparency, Transnet’s response to such a query will be published on the
• 6.2 After the closing date of the RFP, a Bidder may only communicate via email address
• [email protected] on any matter relating to its RFP Proposal.
• 6.3 Bidders are to note that changes to its submission will not be considered after the closing date.
• 6.4 It is prohibited for Bidders to attempt, either directly or indirectly, to canvass any officer or employee
• of Transnet in respect of this RFP between the closing date and the date of the award of the business.
• 6.5 Bidders found to be in collusion with one another will be automatically disqualified and restricted
• from doing business with organs of state for a specified period.

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• ANNEXURE 1 – LEASE PLAN
• ANNEXURE 2 – DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
• ANNEXURE 3 – TNPA DRAFT LEASE AGREEMENT
• ANNEXURE 4 – GENERAL BID CONDITIONS
• ANNEXURE 5 – NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT
• ANNEXURE 6 – SUPPLIER INTEGRITY PACT
• ANNEXURE 7 – PORT DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK PLAN
• REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO LEASE THE PREMISES IN EXTENT OF 7,442m2 AT SOUTHEAST

• SECTION 1: STANDARD BIDDING DOCUMENT (SBD)1 FORM ............................................................................... 3
• SECTION 2 : NOTICE TO BIDDERS .................................................................................................................... 5
• 1 INVITATION TO BID ................................................................................................................................. 5
• 2 FORMAL NON-COMPULSORY BRIEFING SESSION AND SITE VISIT ............................................................... 6
• 3 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION ................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
• 4 RFP INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................................................................. 6
• 5 JOINT VENTURES OR CONSORTIUMS ........................................................................................................ 7
• 6 COMMUNICATION .................................................................................................................................... 8
• 7 CONFIDENTIALITY ................................................................................................................................... 8
• 8 COMPLIANCE ........................................................................................................................................... 8
• 9 EMPLOYMENT EQUITY ACT ....................................................................................................................... 8
• 10 DISCLAIMERS .......................................................................................................................................... 8
• 11 LEGAL REVIEW ........................................................................................................................................ 9
• 12 SECURITY CLEARANCE ............................................................................................................................. 9
• 14 TAX COMPLIANCE ...................................................................................................................................10
• SECTION 3: EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW AND SCOPE OF REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................11
• EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................11
• SCOPE OF REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................................................11
• GENERAL BIDDER OBLIGATIONS ..............................................................................................................12
• EVALUATION METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................................................12

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• Document/s
• A Bidder must have a minimum >2 years’ experience with
• of 2 years’ experience in the supporting evidence
• proposed use. Bidder must 2 years’ experience with
• submit a company profile Company supporting evidence
• confirming the number of years profile with <2 years’ experience with
• Previous 1
• 5.3.1.1 10 in proposed operations and also evidence of supporting evidence Experience
• provide supporting evidence number of
• confirming the number of years years No submission / company
• in a form of lease agreement, profile without supporting 0
• licence, or any other verifiable evidence
• document
• Bidder to submit a minimum of 2 More than 2 reference
• Reference Letters in relation to letters not older than 5 3
• the operations proposed. The years
• Reference Letters must not be 2 reference letters not
• older than 5 years for the entity older than 5 years
• submitting the RFP. 1 reference letter not
• Reference older than 5years

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