TENDER NOTICE
WP 3: CLOSING DATE: Friday, 18 July 2025 at 10:00 am

DOWNTOUCH INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTD invites experienced EME and QSE sub-contractors to a
tender briefing session for Contract R.335-010-2017/2R for the IMPROVEMENT OF NATIONAL ROUTE
R335 FROM MOTHERWELL (KM 5.6) TO ADDO (KM 38.25): PHASE 2: KM 27.5 TO KM 38.25 on behalf
of the South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL). This project is in the province of the
Eastern Cape and in the district municipality of Sarah Baartman.

Preferences are offered to prospective tenderers from the targeted area, namely the Sundays River Vally
Local Municipalities, as well as the CIDB grades and classes indicated for each sub-contract package.

This tender will be evaluated in terms of functionality as a criterion and the price and preference points
system. Tenderers who satisfy the following criteria are eligible to submit tenders:
a) B-BBEE Level 1 or 2 contributor.
b) Exempted Micro Enterprise (EME) or Qualifying Small Enterprise (QSE).
c) Registered on the National Treasury Central Supplier Database (CSD).
d) Registered as “active” with the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) in the relevant
contractor grade and class designation.
An award will only be made to preferred Tenderers that are:
e) Compliant with the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COID); and
f) Tax Compliant.
Sub-contractors are required for the following subcontracts:
Table 3 – List of Package(s), information briefing and Tender closing dates:

Note to Tenderers:
a) DOWNTOUCH INVESTMENTS (Pty) Ltd will reserve the right to negotiate feasible rates with the
preferred tenderers if necessary.
b) Tenderers may submit tenders for all sub-contracts in this Tender Notice, but only 1 (one) subcontract
will be let per preferred Tenderer at any one time for this project.

A compulsory information briefing meeting and a training session will take place at Valentine Hall,
Valentine Road, Addo 6105 on Wednesday, 02 July 2025 at 10:00am where prospective Tenderers
shall meet the Contractor.

Tender documents will be made available at the information briefing in the form of a PDF and Excel sheet
for tenderers to attain with their own USBs. Tender documents will also be made available on the link
which shall be provided by the contractor. Only the documents within the folder named “Returnable
Document” must be printed, bound and completed with all the relevant supporting documents attached.
Tenderers must be represented at the information briefing meeting by a representative who must be the
Tenderer himself or an authorised person in the direct employment of the Tenderer.

Late arrivals to the compulsory information briefing meeting will not be allowed access, and therefore will
not be allowed to submit a tender. Such tenders received, shall be deemed non-responsive.

The tender and supporting documents shall be sealed in an envelope and clearly marked:
SUBCONTRACT NO. R.335-010-2017/2R – WP 3 for TRANSPORTATION OF MATERIAL and shall be
delivered by hand to Valentine Hall, Valentine Road, Addo 6105 between the hours 08:00 to 10:00

Note: Telephonic, telegraphic, telex, facsimile, e-mailed or electronic applications will not be accepted.
The Tender Documentation for all packages in this Tender Notice shall reach the stipulated address
no later than 10h00 on Friday, 18 July 2025.

Queries relating to issues arising from this document may be addressed to:
Contact: Mr U. Mgodlwana
Company Name: Down Touch Investment (Pty) Ltd
Tel No: 069 526 5447
e-mail: phase2tenders@cgoc.co.za