Rural Works Department Tender

The required prior work experience for the bidder includes having executed and received payments for civil engineering construction work in the last five years preceding the year in which bids are invited. The bidder should have experience as a prime contractor or sub-contractor on construction works of a similar nature and volume over the last five years. The bidder's total annual volume of civil engineering construction work executed and payments received in the last five years is required. However, specific amounts are not provided. The bidder should have completed works in progress and have a certain amount of experience in road/bridge works. The bidder's team should include a Road Manager with a Graduate degree in Civil Engineering and at least 5 years of experience in road/bridge works, a Bridge Engineer with a Graduate degree in Civil Engineering and at least 5 years of experience in road/bridge works if the length of the bridge is more than 15m, a Maintenance Engineer with a Diploma in Civil Engineering and at least 3 years of experience in road/bridge works, and a Works Supervisor with a Matric or equivalent degree and at least 3 years of experience in road/bridge works. The bidder should invest at least 25% of the contract value from their own resources. To qualify for the award of the Contract, each bidder should have achieved in any one year a minimum annual financial turnover of 50% of the amount put to bid, with at least 50% of this turnover being from civil engineering construction works. No specific percentage of similar works completed is mentioned, except for the requirement that at least 50% of the minimum annual financial turnover should be from civil engineering construction works. The Assessed Available Bid capacity is calculated based on the maximum value of civil engineering works executed in any one year during the last five financial years, updated at 8% per year to the price level of the preceding current financial year, but no specific amount is provided.