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• Submission method
• Email only, to [email protected]. Bids sent to any other email address will not be considered.
• Closing: 09 November 2026 at 11:00. Late bids are not accepted.
• Bids must be submitted on the official forms provided; retyped forms are not accepted.
• No alternative offers or options will be accepted.
• Bid validity: 90 days from the closing date.
• Returnable documents
• SBD 1 (Invitation to Bid): completed and signed; non-submission disqualifies.
• Pricing schedule in the RFQ document: fully completed; non-submission disqualifies.
• SBD 4 (Declaration of Interest): completed and signed; non-submission disqualifies.
• SBD 6.1 (Preference Points Claim) with an original or certified B-BBEE status level verification certificate or B-BBEE sworn affidavit: non-submission forfeits preference points but does not by itself disqualify.
• Proof of CSD registration: required for award eligibility; non-submission does not by itself disqualify.
• SARS tax compliance status PIN or printed TCS certificate; where no PIN exists, a CSD number.
• Other conditions
• SANParks may allow a seven calendar day grace period to submit or supplement missing administrative documents before disqualifying the bidder.
• The successful bidder must complete and sign the written contract form (SBD 7).
• Bidders may not contact any SANParks official other than those named in SBD 1 or in the RFQ.

• Preference point system: 80/20
• Price: 80 points.
• Specific goals: 20 points.
• Specific goals
• Local supplier adjacent to SANParks operations, based within the Eden District Municipality: 10 points.
• Proof: municipal rates bill in the bidder's or a director's name, or a local municipality letter confirming the business address, or a signed valid lease with proof of the latest rental payment — all not older than three months.
• The address must be where the business operates.
• B-BBEE procurement recognition: up to 10 points — Level 1 = 10, Level 2 = 8, Level 3 = 6, Level 4 = 5.
• Proof: valid B-BBEE certificate from a SANAS-accredited verification agency, or a valid CIPC or dtic sworn affidavit.
• Preference points not claimed with the required proof are not awarded.
• Mandatory requirement (pass/fail)
• The bidder must be an authorised agent of iWeather and Davis, with proof of certification attached. Failure to provide proof results in disqualification.
• Administrative compliance
• SBD 1, the completed pricing schedule and SBD 4 are compulsory; non-submission disqualifies.
• SBD 6.1 and B-BBEE proof are required only to claim preference points.
• SANParks recommends the bidder who has quoted on all items in the RFQ, subject to full administrative compliance.
• SANParks may award in full or in part, award to more than one bidder, decline to award, re-advertise if fewer than three written quotations are received, or not award to the highest-scoring bidder or to bidders who previously failed to deliver or performed poorly.

• Repairs, maintenance, supply and installation of weather stations at the Wilderness section of the Garden Route National Park, over five years.
• SANParks runs eight internet-based weather stations providing live data with online login; the number may grow as funding allows.
• The stations form part of the Park Management Risk Management system used for flood and fire risk decisions, so fast repairs and minimal loss of data are critical.
• Services required over the five-year period
• Annual airtime subscription for the weather stations, paid by the service provider.
• Repairs, including parts; proof of the cost of parts must accompany invoices for repairs and parts.
• Labour for repairs carried out at the service provider's workshop, charged at an hourly rate.
• Telephonic availability to assist SANParks with infield problem solving.
• Supply of automated weather stations as required, on approval.
• Installation of new weather stations as required, on approval.
• SANParks carries out repairs and routine maintenance in the field; infield services are not required from the contractor.
• Weather station specification
• VIF weather station measuring wind, temperature, rainfall and pressure, solar powered, with modem and battery included.
• Vital Weather subscription.
• Mounting tripod; brackets for solar radiation and UV sensors.
• Built-in UMTS/HSPA/GSM/GPRS/EDGE quadband modem.
• Two-watt solar panel (6–8 V); lithium-ion battery 2.6–3 A, 18650.
• Wind speed and direction sensor with no electrical contacts.
• Combined temperature and humidity sensor with integrated solar radiation shield.
• Built-in digital high-accuracy barometric pressure sensor.

+ 13 more requirements in the full document analysis

• Transport cost per return trip to Cornelius Kop site.
• Total price excluding VAT, VAT at 15%, and total price including VAT must be shown.

• Pricing schedule (14 line items, quantity 1 each)
• Mark-up on weather station parts — 20%.
• Transport cost per return trip to each of nine sites: Buffelskop, Corneliuskop, Farleigh, Goudveld, Touw Upper, Touw Ebb & Flow, Rondevlei, Knysna and Addo.
• Labour rate per hour.
• Supply and delivery of automated weather stations to specification.
• Installation of automated weather stations to specification.
• Totals required: total excluding VAT, VAT at 15%, and total including VAT.
• Annual escalation for years 2 to 5 is based on CPI.
• Payment is made in line with the PFMA, within 30 days of receipt of invoice, after delivery of goods.

• Registration and tax
• Bidders must be registered on National Treasury's Central Supplier Database (CSD) before submitting, and must attach proof of registration. CSD registration is required for award eligibility.
• Consortia, joint ventures and sub-contractors must each submit a separate TCS certificate, PIN or CSD number.
• Mandatory eligibility
• B-BBEE levels recognised for points: Level 1 to Level 4.
• Disqualification risks
• Bidders, or their directors, members or controlling shareholders, who are employed by the state may not bid.
• Bidders listed on the Register for Tender Defaulters or the List of Restricted Suppliers are automatically disqualified.
• Returnable forms
• SBD 1 (Invitation to Bid): bidder details and signed offer.
• SBD 4 (Declaration of Interest): discloses state employment or connections to the procuring institution.
• SBD 6.1 (Preference Points Claim): claims the specific-goal points.

• Background
• SANParks conserves and manages national parks and protected areas and their biodiversity, and positions its work within climate resilience through ecosystem-based mitigation and adaptation.
• The weather station network supports the Park Management Risk Management system, which guides flood and fire risk decisions at the Wilderness section of the Garden Route National Park.

• Mandatory requirement
• Sites covered by the contract
• Buffelskop, Corneliuskop, Farleigh, Touw River, Ebb & Flow, Rondevlei, Goudveld, Scientific Services Addo and Knysna.