SOUTH AFRICAN ENGINEERING CONSORTIUM FOR E196M EWADE DAM SUPERVISION CONTRACT
By NOMFANELO MAZIYA | 2024-03-22
Isiphethu engineering (Pty) ltd – Lasicon Consulting Engineers (Pty) ltd, a South African engineering consortium, has been awarded a tender by the Eswatini Water and Development Enterprise (EWADE) to provide construction supervision services for the Mpakeni Dam and associated works, including the main access road at E196 million.
The project is a re-tender and Isiphethu engineering – Lasicon consulting engineers entered the bid as a joint venture (JV) submitting a winning bid of E196 404 693.50 and received an evaluation score of 84.73 per cent.
The consortium edged out several competitors from Eswatini, Japan, and Kenya.
A joint venture by Nippon Koei Co., Ltd – Koei Africa Co and ZMCK Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd submitted a bid of E 170.4 million which scored the JV 81.90 per cent, a close second to the 84.73 per cent attained by the winning bidder.
Joint venture Knight Piesold Swaziland (Pty) Ltd – Dlamini Gibb Eswatini (Pty) ltd submitted a bid valued at E235.9 million but was evaluated at E267.5 million, scoring 75.52 per cent.
This is according to the Eswatini Public Procurement Regulatory Agency (ESPPRA) website.
ESPPRA indicated that Isiphethu Engineering (Pty) ltd – Lasicon Consulting Engineers (Pty) ltd was awarded the tender in terms of Section 45 of the Public Procurement Act No.7 of 2011(the Act), following a competitive bidding process.
Noted
“It must, however, be noted in terms of Section 45(2) of the Act, the contract award decision does not constitute a contract,” said ESPPRA.
The regulator further indicated that in terms of Sections 45(4), 46 and 47 of the Act, all tenderers who submitted bids were allowed a period of 10 working days for submission of any application for review from the first date of publication of this notice which was on March 19.
Awards E1.5 million canal wooden bridge upgrade to The Delean Investment
The Delean Investment (Pty) Ltd, a company registered in Eswatini, has been awarded a tender by the Eswatini Water and Development Enterprise (EWADE) for the upgrading of canal wooden bridge Driveways.
The contract value is E1 553 549.52.
This award comes after all other contenders were disqualified for failing to meet the tender requirements.
The disqualified companies include Tubungu (Pty) ltd, Pinnacle Construction, Simizu Construction, Styleform M.D.D (joint venture) and Tep Tep Investment (Pty) ltd.
The reasons for disqualification varied, but all involved failing to meet either administrative requirements or minimum technical capacity standards as set forth in the tender documents.
This is according to the Eswatini Public Procurement Regulatory Agency (ESPPRA) website.
ESPPRA’s intention to award the tender to The Delean Investment indicated the tender was awarded in terms of Section 45 of the Public Procurement Act No.7 of 2011(the Act), following a competitive bidding process.
“It must, however, be noted in terms of Section 45(2) of the Act, the contract award decision does not constitute a contract,” said ESPPRA.
The regulator further indicated that in terms of Sections 45(4), 46 and 47 of the Act, all tenderers who submitted bids were allowed a period of 10 working days for submission of any application for review from the first date of publication of this notice.
SBU Investment wins canal sealing material supply tender
SBU Investment (Pty) Ltd, a Swazi registered company, has been awarded a tender by the Eswatini Water and Development Enterprise (EWADE) to supply and deliver canal sealing materials valued at E613 390.85.
This project is vital for ESWADE’s canal maintenance and is expected to contribute to a more efficient water management system.
SBU Investment emerged victorious after a competitive bidding process where several Eswatini companies vied for the project, namely; Boab Investment (PTY) Ltd whose bid price was E897 936.10 and was disqualified as the company did not meet administrative requirements. Immersion Logistics (Pty) Ltd submitted a bid valued at E646 741.83, scoring 60 points, but the company was unsuccessful although qualified. Also qualifying, Heathway Investment (Pty Ltd submitted a bid valued at E863 765 while Duzas Investment (Pty) Ltd Eswatini was disqualified for failing to meet technical capacity requirements at a bid price of E779 260.78. According to the Eswatini Public Procurement Regulatory Agency (ESPPRA) website, the tender was awarded in terms of Section 45 of the Public Procurement Act No.7 of 2011(the Act), following a competitive bidding process. “It must, however, be noted in terms of Sections 45(2) of the Act, the contract award decision does not constitute a contract,” said ESPPRA. The regulator further indicated that in terms of Section 45(4), 46 and 47 of the Act, all tenderers who submitted bids were allowed a period of 10 working days for submission of any application for review from the first date of publication of this notice.
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