NRF/SARAO SOPS/35/2021-22
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Maintenance of 3 diesel rotary uninterrupted power supply (DRUPS) X 1250KVA Euro-Diesel Generators on the SARAO Karoo Site for a period of 3 years
BID Number: NRF/SARAO SOPS/35/2021-22
Closing date: 15 March 2022 at 11:00AM
Note: Submissions received after 11.00AM will be NOT be accepted
Non-compulsory Site Visit: A non-compulsory site visit will be held as follows:
Date: Friday, 25 February 2022.
Time: 10.00AM
Venue: Karoo Support Base, Klerefontein Farm, Carnarvon, 8925. GPS Coordinates - 30 58' 26.03"S 21 59' 37.88"E
Bid Submission: Electronic submissions must be sent to tenders@sarao.ac.za
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.
The MeerKAT telescope requires clean uninterrupted power which is provided by three (3) Diesel (Dynamic) Rotary Uninterrupted Power Supply (DRUPS) systems. Without the DRUPS, the MeerKAT telescope will not be able to operate optimally as quality of power would deteriorate. The DRUPS equipment on the SKA site was commissioned in 2014, and is currently in operation. The running hours are –
- Ks1 Engine 1736 Stator 47703
- Ks 2 Engine 1450 Stator 48590
- Ks3 Engine 1656 Startor 48693
The System is monitored remotely by Euro-Diesel in Belgium, who notifies SARAO when there is an error on the system. An error code is generated and submitted to an accredited Euro-Diesel service provider that would be able to match the various error codes, with the corresponding type of maintenance required on the DRUPS.
