Water-efficient sanitation systems in Cape Town.
DBSA
In plain English
The City of Cape Town is procuring the design, supply, installation, commissioning, and initial operation and maintenance of water-efficient sanitation systems in informal settlements. Eligibility requirements are not specified in the text.
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The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) invites tenders for the design, supply, installation, commissioning, and initial operation and maintenance of water-efficient sanitation systems in informal settlements within the City of Cape Town. The project involves six sites with varying household capacities, requiring the delivery of frontend communal ablution blocks and backend treatment systems. The scope includes civil-interface coordination, site establishment, and a 12-month maintenance period per installation. The project is structured under NEC3 contracts, with a final completion deadline of 31 May 2027. Bidders must demonstrate technical capability in decentralized sanitation, provide a detailed project programme, and ensure all work complies with the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The project is subject to budget availability, and the DBSA reserves the right to award the scope in full or in part.
What you need to qualify
- CSD registration — Registration on the Central Supplier Database — required to do business with government.
- Tax clearance — A valid SARS tax compliance status (PIN) showing your tax affairs are in order.
- B-BBEE certificate — A B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit confirming your contribution level.
- CIDB grading (Grade 7 Civil Engineering (7CE)) — A Construction Industry Development Board grade in the right class of works.
- Letter of Good Standing — COID registration and a Letter of Good Standing from the Compensation Fund.
- UIF registration — Registration with the Unemployment Insurance Fund.
- Other registration — An industry registration the tender requires (e.g. PSIRA, NHBRC, a professional or trade licence).
Full requirements
- Valid CIDB registration (Grade 7 or higher)
- Valid Tax Compliance Status (TCS) Pin
- Registration on National Treasury Central Supplier Database (CSD)
- Valid COIDA and UIF registration certificates
- SANAS-accredited B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit
- Audited financial statements for the past two years
- Public Liability and Professional Indemnity insurance (minimum R10,000,000 each)
- Letter of intent for a 10% Performance Bond
- Proof of attendance at compulsory online tender briefing
- Professional registration for engineering staff and SACPCMP for Safety Officer
Contact & how to apply
Name: Vusi Kunene
Email: VusiSCM@dbsa.org
Phone: 011-313-3518
How to apply: Bidders must request a submission link from Vusi Kunene at VusiSCM@DBSA.org by 23 October 2026. Submissions must be uploaded as a zipped folder to the provided Microsoft OneDrive link before 23:55 on 30 October 2026, using a two-envelope system.
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