TENDER NOTICE AND INVITATION TO TENDER (Incorporating SBD1)
CLOSING DATE (AT 11:00): 3 July 2026
SMEC South Africa (Pty) Limited invites Joint Ventures from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for undertaking Stakeholder Engagement, Social Facilitation and Services for the implementation of the Upgrading of NATIONAL ROUTE 1, SECTION 16, FROM ZANDKRAAL (KM 35.4) TO WINBURG SOUTH (KM 78.0).
This project is in the Free State province and in the Masilonyana Local Municipality which is part of (insert Lejweleputswa District Municipality, and the approximate duration is of 30 months, planned commencement in July 2026.
Preferences are offered to tenderers who comply with the criteria stated in the Tender Data.
The tenderers will be evaluated on functionality (quality) criteria with a threshold of 75%.
Joint Ventures (JV) shall be required with the Lead Partner being suitably experienced consulting firms and the Targeted Partner being a Targeted Enterprise as defined in the tender data.
Only tenders that comply with the following B-BBEE contributor status levels are eligible to tender:
• The Joint Venture shall have a consolidated project specific B-BBEE scorecard of status Level 1 or 2.
• The Lead Partner shall be a status Level 1 or 2 B-BBEE contributor
• The Targeted Partner(s) is(are) defined in accordance with the requirements of SANS 10845 Part 6 (table B.2) as:
o A QSE, EME or Start-up and
o 51% black owned and
o Status Level 1 or 2 B-BBEE contributor and
o Minimum of 30% equity JV to a minor JV member (JV agreement to be provided)
TENDER DOCUMENTS
Tender documents are available from 6 June 2026 at no cost in via email, Gerco.lombard@smec.com.
Tenderers must submit, via email, Gerco.lombard@smec.com the duly completed Form A1.1 Certificate of Intention to Submit a Tender prior to 19 June 2026 at 11:00. Tenderers must have access to Microsoft © Office 2013 and Acrobat Adobe © 9.0 or similar compatible software.
Failure to submit this certificate would result in the tenderer not receiving addenda or additional issued information and may result in the tenderer being non-responsive.
TENDERER’S MEETING
Option 2: Non-compulsory clarification meeting
A non- compulsory clarification briefing meeting will be held via a virtual platform (Microsoft Teams) on 22 June 2026 at 11:00 where the project will be presented.
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/46187426750785?p=XVWINQc3tV4mcOCNdF
Meeting ID: 461 874 267 507 85
Passcode: sc6s66o2
Late arrivals will not be allowed to participate in the meeting. A tenderer’s representative cannot represent more than one tenderer at the tender briefing meeting.
Tenderers must have access to Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams or similar compatible software.
COMPLETION AND DELIVERY OF TENDERS
The physical address for DELIVERY of tender documents is:
The South African National Roads Agency (SOC) Ltd
Free State Provincial Office
College Court
195 Nelson Mandela Drive
Westdene
Bloemfontein
South Africa
9301
GPS Coordinates: 29° 6'32.05"S 26°11'52.46"E
The closing time and date for receipt of tenders is 11:00 on Friday, 3 July 2026.
Telegraphic, telephonic, telex, e-mail, facsimile and late tenders will not be accepted.
Tenders may only be submitted in the format as stated in the Tender Data. Tenders must be submitted in electronic format on a USB flash drive and printed hardcopy.
Requirements for completing, sealing, addressing, delivery, opening and assessment of tenders are stated in the Tender Data.
Queries relating to issues arising from these documents may be addressed to:
Name: Gerco Lombard
Tel: No. +27 51 411 8700
e-mail: gerco.lombard@smec.com