BV1001/2022 – SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF MICROBIAL AND CHEMICAL TESTING REAGENTS FOR A PERIOD ENDING 30 JUNE 2025

Only companies/ suppliers/ distributors/ manufactures, and who meet the eligibility criteria set out in the conditions of the tender, are encouraged to participate in this tender. Interested suppliers/ distributors/ manufactures can request or collect bid documents from the Supply Chain Management Offices; 51B Baring Street, Worcester. Documents are to be requested or collected as from Friday, 5 August 2022, during office hours Mondays to Fridays 08h00 – 13h00 and 13h30 - 15h00. A non-refundable fee of R 230-00 (Two Hundred and Thirty Rand) for each set of documents, payable by cash deposit and EFT, is required on collection of the bid documents. Cash deposits and EFT’s will also be accepted. Please note: The R230 is only payable if you collect the documents in hard copy from our offices. Documents are also electronic available upon request, free of charge, as the printing costs are for the bidder’s own account.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Only those tenderers who satisfy the following eligibility criteria are eligible to submit tenders:

i.  Who are manufactures/ importers/ distributors of the required products (written proof in the form of appointment letters/ manufacturing/ importing registration papers) must be submitted with the tender.

Failure to provide proof of the before-mentioned eligibility criteria will result in an automatic disqualification.

Any enquiries regarding the bidding procedure or the issue of bid documents shall be directed to the Supply Chain Management Unit, for attention of Mrs. Liezl Plaatjies, at telephone number 023 348 2967 or e-mail address: lplaatjies@bvm.gov.za. Alternatively, Mr Wilfred Bells can be contacted at telephone number 023 348 2954, or Fax number 086 445 0476, or e-mail address: wbells@bvm.gov.za. Any enquiries regarding technical information shall be directed to Manager: Water and Wastewater Treatment, Mrs. Saskia Langner, at telephone number 023 348 2923/ 082 456 9955 or e-mail address: slangner@bvm.gov.za. Alternatively, Superintendent: WWTW, Mr. Avril Booysen, at telephone number 023 348 2920/084 776 6802 or e-mail address: abooysen@bvm.gov.za.

Tender offers, in properly sealed envelopes and clearly marked on the outside with the corresponding bid number and description, must timeously be placed in the tender box at Breede Valley Municipal Credit Control offices, 53 Baring Street, Worcester, by not later than 11h00 on Friday, 9 September 2022.Telephonic, telegraphic, telex, facsimile, electronic or e-mailed, bids will not be accepted. If the bid is late, it will not be accepted for consideration.

The Employer does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender and reserves the right to accept any tender or any part thereof, which may result in the acceptance of more than one tender, whichever the case may be. The Employer shall apply the Municipal Supply Chain Management Policy as adopted in terms of Section 111 of the Municipal Financial Management Act, 2003 (Act No 56 of 2003) and relevant regulations. All eligible bids received shall be evaluated in terms of the Employer’s Supply Chain Management Policy and the Preferential Procurement Framework Act. The 80/20 preference point system shall be applicable. No bids will be considered from persons in the service of the state.

Breede Valley Municipality                     D. MCTHOMAS

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WORCESTER                                           SC 19/2022