GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
The works, as described, requires the services of professional service providers in the categories of Environmental Assessment Practitioners (EAP) – Maintenance Management Plans. This assignment will be in terms of a Framework Agreement entered into and a Service Level Agreement will be signed with the service provider for a period of 36 months.
The client will be Casidra, the implementing entity for the Western Cape Department of Agriculture for all environmental authorization requirements on behalf of Water User Associations/Landowners. Environmental adoption can take anything from 3 to 4 months. In order to expedite this process for the farmers to be able to continue with farming activities, this time frame needs to be shortened. Since there are standard times that are taken into account when the application is made, this period can greatly be reduce by reducing the time needed for procurement of EAP services through this Framework Agreement.
This framework agreement project scope will consist of drafting of a river maintenance and management plan
SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS
Sealed tenders, endorsed as indicated in the bid document, must reach Casidra SOC Ltd at their Head Office, 22 Louws Avenue, Southern Paarl, placed in the bid box available at Reception.
FAILURE TO PROVIDE ANY OF THE COMPULSORY DOCUMENTATION AND PARTICULARS MAY RENDER THE BID INVALID.
PLEASE NOTE:
Documents must be bound as Casidra will not take responsibility for any information that is lost due to unbound submissions of tenders.
Bidders are requested, where possible, to provide an electronic copy of their complete tender submission on a USB flash drive together with the hard-copy submission. The electronic copy is intended for administrative and record-keeping purposes only and is not a compulsory requirement and will not form part of the bid evaluation
Bids must be delivered by the stipulated time to the correct address. LATE BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Casidra will not take responsibility where bidders submit responses via courier’s services. Bidders are responsible to ensure that the bid document is submitted in the tender box on/before the closing date and time
Questions Regarding The Tender Will Be Entertained Until 7 Working Days Before Closure Of Tenders.
BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE CASIDRA’S STIPULATED BUSINESS HOURS (08:00 – 16:30)