CSIR tenders green energy irrigation system for White River

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has issued a tender for the supply and installation of a green energy irrigation system to the CSIR in White River, Mpumalanga.

Closing date: 12 March 2025, 16:30

There is a compulsory virtual briefing meeting that will be held on Wednesday, 5 March 2025.

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is one of the leading scientific research and technology development organisations in Africa.

In partnership with national and international research and technology institutions, the CSIR undertakes directed and multidisciplinary research and technology innovation that contributes to the improvement of the quality of life of South Africans.

The CSIR’s main site is in Pretoria, while it is represented in other provinces of South Africa through regional offices.

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The prospective service provider will be expected to draw water from the existing mainline (gravity-fed from a canal) at the field for irrigation purposes, using the items listed below:

20m pipe (HDPE – Class 6, 75 mm) and including fittings with sand filter and installation from the main water supply line
A solar PV pump and motor 14 m³/hr (pump 1) in a brick/concrete housing, with 4 x 270W solar panels on a steel structure.
Standard / Typical Pump pressure of approximately 2 – 4 bar with the aim to achieve a water pump flow of approximately 14m³/hr; this pump is for irrigating the field.
Jojo water tanks 3 x 10,000L with mechanical float valves and a concrete slab of 30 m², including an anchor mechanism of the tanks firmly to the slab.
Main water supply at field—Solar PV pump and motor 14 m³/hr (pump 2) in a brick/concrete housing, with 4 x 270W solar panels on a steel structure:
- Standard / Typical Pump pressure of approximately 2 – 4 bar with the aim to achieve a water pump flow of approximately 14 m³/hr, this pump is for irrigating the field of Manual water meter is required to determine the consumption of irrigation water for the 2ha area of Compatible highly effective water filter unit
- Dosatron D9GL2 in-line fertigation unit (injector type) with 500 L max capacity fertigation stock tank and related components
- Ground-mounted steel structure for the solar panels of All electrical components and solar DC cable and irrigation control box
- Pump 1 and pump 2 can be in the same housing.
Pressure compensated driplines, irrigation pipes of a 17mm outside diameter (Netafim UniRam™ AS XR, wall thickness of 1.2mm, dripper spacing of 30cm.
Fencing and razor wire security around the solar panels and pump house, etc.
The prospective service provider must provide a design of the irrigation system specific to this site together with a bill of quantities.

For submission of quotations or any other enquiries: Email [email protected]. (Please use RFQ No Tender Number: CSIR RFQ 6465-12-03-2025 and RFQ Description as subject references.)

Refer to original tender posted on CSIR website