SERVICES REQUIRED
UWC invites suitably qualified, competent and established Building Contractors with a CIDB Grading of 9 GB, and based within the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Drakenstein Local Municipality or Stellenbosch Local Municipality, to submit proposals for the refurbishments and additions to the Senate Building at the University of the Western Cape. Alterations will be undertaken to the existing two-storey building. The proposed additions will include a new single-storey archival storage facility, together with associated spaces for the receiving, processing, and viewing of archival materials.
CONSTRUCTION PERIOD
The timeline for construction is sixteen (16) months excluding building holidays.
MANDATORY CRITERIA
To be considered for this tender, Service Providers must comply with ALL the criteria listed below and submit ALL relevant information and/or copies of documents as required:
| • | Payment of Tender Fee of R1 150,00 inclusive of VAT | ||||||||
| • | Proof of Attendance of Compulsory Site Briefing Session including the signing of the attendance register (Site Briefing Attendance Certificate will be made available to tenderers at the Compulsory Site Briefing Session) | ||||||||
| • | Signed Form of Tender and Acceptance (Completed in full) (Annexure 2) | ||||||||
| • | Completed Tender Response Form (Annexure 3) | ||||||||
| • | Completed Details of Tenderers Business Premises (Annexure 4) | ||||||||
| • | Signed Third Party Consent Form (Annexure 5) | ||||||||
| • | Signed Declaration of Interest (Annexure 6) | ||||||||
| • | Signed Anti-Collusion Declaration (Annexure 7) | ||||||||
| • | Signed Declaration in respect of non-Affiliation with the state of Israel (Annexure 8) | ||||||||
| • | UWC Addendum to the JBCC Principal Building Agreement Series 2000 Edition 5.0 (Annexure 11: All pages must be signed) |
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| • | Fully Priced Bills of Quantities with rates for each item (Annexure 12) | ||||||||
| • | Completed Record of Objections/Acceptance to the Proposed Subcontractor Schedule (Annexure 15) | ||||||||
| • | Company Profile including Company Organogram UWC requires an established construction company with a minimum of 5 years in existence with experience of similar size, scope and services (Building repairs and renovations and refurbishment, including electrical installation, mechanical installation, external works with roads paving and services, electronic installation and the addition of new buildings.) |
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| • | Project Organogram (to include subcontractors etc) | ||||||||
| • | Company Registration Documents (CIPC) | ||||||||
| • | Current Department of Labour Letter of Good Standing (COIDA) | ||||||||
| • | Proof of CIDB Grading 9GB | ||||||||
| • | Valid Tax Clearance Certificate / PIN | ||||||||
| • | BBBEE certificate relevant to the Building Industry | ||||||||
| • | Latest Financial Statements for the past 2 years not older than 2023 | ||||||||
| • | Indicative Project Programme with critical path – based on a construction period of 16-months excluding building holidays | ||||||||
| • | CVs of Key personnel assigned to this tender in relation to the project organogram, viz, contracts manager, site agent, site foreman, health and safety officer and quantity surveyor, Key personnel must be onsite in a full- time capacity and have a minimum of 5 years’ experience on projects of this nature and value greater than R90M. | ||||||||
| • | The schedule and CVs of all sub-contractor’s (such as electrical, electronic, plumbing and drainage, ventilation installer, specialized fire suppression and protection, asbestos removal and disposal, etc.) – if in house kindly specify and provide CV’s and proof of industry registration and qualifications. | ||||||||
| • | Provide valid Industry specific certificates with affiliations for the below: | ||||||||
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| • | Detailed Construction Method statement describing how the project will be executed and completed within the fixed project period | ||||||||
| • | Proof of an active, fully established, resourced and operational business premises, including the required equipment inventory relating to general building construction within the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Drakenstein Local Municipality or Stellenbosch Local Municipality. (These may include but are not limited to Building lease, property deeds, municipal accounts in the name of the business, motor vehicle registration in company name etc.) Criteria to be evaluated include but not limited to: | ||||||||
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| • | Proof of Contractors All Risk Insurance including Public Liability Insurance with a minimum value of R20m) | ||||||||
| • | Provide a list of a minimum of five (5) contactable references from independent third-party clients of the Bidder for projects of comparable scale, nature, and complexity completed within the last ten (10) years. Eligible reference projects must encompass general structural repairs, renovations of existing facilities, and electrical works, fire installation, ventilation installation, heat pump and water storage tank installations. | ||||||||
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| • | Completed mechanical returnable schedule 5.8 & 5.9 (Mechanical Drawings and Specifications – Part 5 – Detailed Specification, Pages 61 – 77) |
NB: Tender submissions that do not meet the Mandatory requirements may be eliminated from the tender process and will not advance to the next stage of assessment. No points are allocated to this stage.
Details/Evidence of compliance with the above requirements must be provided as part of your tender submission.
DATES AND CONTACT DETAILS
Service Providers wishing to submit a tender must please note the following:
Electronic Tender Documents Availability |
Compulsory Site Briefing Session |
Closing date for questions |
Electronic Tender Submission deadline |
From: Thursday, 10 September 2026 at 10:00 To: Friday, 18 September 2026 till 16:00 |
Thursday,
17 September 2026 at 12:30 Venue: Meeting Room 2
Computational and
Mathematical Sciences Building (CAMS), University Avenue at UWC |
Friday, 09 October 2026 at 12:00 |
Friday, 16 October 2026 at 11:00 |
Electronic Tender Documents will be made available, on application to the email address provided below during the dates and times stipulated above, against a non-refundable tender fee of R1 150.00. Banking details for payment of the tender fee will also be made available on request.
If your company wishes to submit a tender, please respond via email to tenders@uwc.ac.za before 16:00 on Friday, 18 September 2026. Please indicate in the subject field of your email (UWC 05/2026 For the Refurbishments and Additions to the Senate Building, at the University of the Western Cape) with your company name and ensure that your company’s email and telephone contact details are provided.
All enquiries and correspondence must include the tender reference (UWC 05/2026 For the Refurbishments and Additions to the Senate Building, at the University of the Western Cape) and be directed to email: tenders@uwc.ac.za
