Bid Number: NRF/SARAO SRFI/69/2022-23
Compulsory Briefing Session: Not Applicable
Bid Closing Date and Time: Friday, 21 April 2023 at 11.00AM

BID SUBMISSION 

Electronic submissions must be sent to tenders@sarao.ac.za on or before the closing date, Friday, 21 April 2023 at 11.00AM. 

Late submissions – received after 11.00AM on the closing date, will NOT be accepted. 

Bids must be submitted in two separate electronic folders, one with the compliance and technical response, and the second with the financial response. Technical submissions must be in searchable PDF format. 

Folders must be titled with the bidder’s company name and folder title. Attachments are limited to 25 MB per email. 

Bidders may use WeTransfer, Dropbox, Google Drive or similar file sharing applications to submit  their bid submissions. 

BID ENQUIRIES: 

For technical queries, contact Ashley Kotze, Email: akotze@sarao.ac.za 

For procedural queries, contact Anwuli Okecha, Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za 

The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (‘SARAO’) hereby invites submissions for the following tender –

Bid Number: NRF/SARAO SJHB/03/2021-22
Bid Description: PROVISION OF 295 DAYS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION WORKS FOR CONVERSION OF COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE AT NRF OBSERVATORY BUILDING, OBSERVATORY, JOHANNESBURG
CIDB Grading: It is estimated that contractors must have a CIDB contractor grading designation of 5GB or higher1
Bid Closing Date and Time: Friday, 17 February 2022 at 11.00AM

BID CLARIFICATION MEETING & SITE VISIT:
A compulsory bid clarification meeting (using the Zoom Application), followed by a compulsory site visit, will be held as detailed below:

Bid Clarification Meeting:
Date: Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Time: 10.00 AM
To register in advance for the bid clarification meeting, click on the following link: https://ska.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwscumuqDItEtdxt2kCjdNVClcTfjewsB3f
After registering, bidders will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting

Site Visit:
Venue: The Johannesburg Observatory, 18A Gill Street, Johannesburg
Date: Friday, 20 January 2023
Time: 10.00 AM

Persons attending the clarification meeting and site visit must be duly authorised to represent the bidder.

Any bid submitted by a bidder not represented at the clarification meeting and site visit will be rejected, however bidders who attended the briefing sessions and site visits held during previous advertisements of this tender, in June 2021 and January 2022, need not attend either session for the re-advertised bid. SARAO will confirm bidders’ attendance of the previous sessions with attendance registers recorded and kept.

PREFERENTIAL PROCUREMENT SYSTEM:
The 80/20 price and preference points system, as prescribed by the Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2017 issued under the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, (Act No 5 of 2000) (PPPFA) will be applied to evaluate this bid.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:
Bidders must meet the evaluation criteria detailed in Clause C.3.11.2 of the Tender Data. Bidders must meet all the mandatory evaluation criteria, and achieve the minimum score stipulated for each sub-criterion of the functionality criteria, and an overall minimum score of 75% for functionality. Failure to achieve this minimum score will result in a bid being held to be non-responsive and therefore disqualified.

BID SUBMISSION:
Electronic submissions must be sent to tenders@sarao.ac.za on the closing date, Friday, 17 February 2023 at 11.00AM.
Bids must be submitted in two separate electronic folders, one with the compliance and technical response, and the second with the financial response. Technical submissions should preferably be in searchable PDF format.

Folders must be titled with the bidder’s company name and folder title. Attachments are limited to 25 MB per email. Bidders may use WeTransfer, Dropbox, or Google Drive to submit their bid submissions.

The bid documentation may be obtained on the following websites: www.etenders.gov.za, www.cidb.org.za, and www.sarao.ac.za/tenders/

Late submissions will not be accepted, therefore bids received after 11.00AM on the closing date will be disqualified.

BID ENQUIRIES:
For technical queries, contact Rosalynn Daka, Email: rdaka@sarao.ac.za
For procedural queries, contact Anwuli Okecha, Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

NOTE ON FRAUD OR CORRUPTION IN THE TENDER PROCESS:
The NRF/SARAO would never offer payment or any other consideration in return for the favourable consideration of a bid. Please report any suspected acts of fraud or corruption to the following toll-free number – 0800 701 701 or SMS 39772.

RE-ADVERTISEMENT

BID INVITATION NOTICE

The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (‘SARAO’) hereby invites submissions for the following
tender

Bid Number: NRF/SARAO SEAT/17/2021-22
Bid Description: NEW BUILD OF SARAO ARTISAN TRAINING CENTRE IN CARNAVON (PLANNING, DESIGN SERVICES AND SPACE CONVERSION), NORTHERN CAPE
CIDB Grading: It is estimated that contractors must have a CIDB contractor grading designation of 5GB or higher1
Bid Closing Date and Time: Friday, 10 February 2023 at 11.00AM

BID CLARIFICATION MEETING & SITE VISIT:
A compulsory virtual bid clarification meeting (using the Zoom Application), followed by a site visit, will be held as detailed below:
Bid Clarification Meeting:
Date: Monday, 23 January 2023
Time: 11.00 AM
Details: To register in advance for the briefing session, click on the following link: https://ska.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsd-CurTwiEtyoeDjtCzaAw1Dbug9_347O
After registering, bidders will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Site Visit:
Date: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Time: 10:00AM
Venue: ERF 1883, No 17 Masolkeweg Street, Carnarvon, Northern Cape
Persons attending the clarification meeting and site visit must be duly authorised to represent the bidder. Any bid submitted by a bidder not represented at the clarification meeting will be rejected.

NOTE: Bidders who attended the briefing session and site visit held on 17 & 22 September 2021 need not attend a second time. SARAO will confirm bidders’ attendance of the previous sessions with attendance registers recorded and kept.

PRE-QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:
Pre-Qualification Criteria in terms of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act No. 5 of 2000 (PPPFA), will be applied as follows:
In terms of the Preferential Procurement Regulation 2017, pre-qualification criteria for preferential procurement as specified in Regulation 4 will apply as follows –
(a) Bidders must have a B-BBEE status level of between 1-3.
Bids which fail to meet the aforementioned pre-qualification criterion will be disqualified.

PREFERENTIAL PROCUREMENT SYSTEM:
The 80/20 price and preference points system, as prescribed by the Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2017 issued under the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, (Act No 5 of 2000) (PPPFA) will be applied to evaluate this bid.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:
Bidders must meet the evaluation criteria detailed in Clause C.3.11.2 of the Tender Data. Bidders must meet all the mandatory evaluation criteria, and achieve the minimum score stipulated for each sub-criterion of the functionality criteria, and an overall minimum score of 75% for functionality. Failure to achieve this minimum score will result in a bid being held to be non-responsive and therefore disqualified.

BID SUBMISSION
Electronic submissions must be sent to tenders@sarao.ac.za on the closing date, Friday, 10 February 2023 at 11.00AM.
Bids must be submitted in two separate electronic folders, one with the compliance and technical response, and the second with the financial response. Technical submissions should preferably be in searchable PDF format.

Folders must be titled with the bidder’s company name and folder title. Attachments are limited to 25 MB per email.
Bidders may use WeTransfer, Dropbox or Google Drive to submit their bid submissions.

The bid documentation may be accessed on the SARAO website: http://www.sarao.ac.za/tenders/, or the National Treasury E-tenders portal: http://www.etenders.gov.za

BID ENQUIRIES:
Late submissions will not be accepted.
For technical queries, contact Rosalynn Daka, Email: rdaka@sarao.ac.za
For procedural queries, contact Anwuli Okecha, Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za