Professional Services for Washaway Repairs on Transnet Pipelines
Transnet
In plain English
Transnet Pipelines is seeking professional services for the design and construction monitoring of washaways on an 'as and when' required basis for three years. Eligibility requirements are not specified in the text.
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Transnet Pipelines invites tenders for professional services to design and monitor construction for washaway repairs across the South Region network. This three-year contract covers pipeline protection works for gas and crude lines between Durban and various inland locations. The scope includes geotechnical investigations, technical reporting, design solutions, and construction monitoring. Bidders must provide expertise in structural, civil, geotechnical, and water engineering, as well as quantity surveying. The project requires an operational branch or sub-office in KwaZulu-Natal. Work must comply with SANS standards, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and Transnet technical specifications. The contract follows an NEC3 Professional Services model on an as-and-when-required basis.
What you need to qualify
- CSD registration — Registration on the Central Supplier Database — required to do business with government.
- Other registration — An industry registration the tender requires (e.g. PSIRA, NHBRC, a professional or trade licence).
Full requirements
- Key engineering personnel must hold valid ECSA professional registration
- Must be registered on the National Treasury Central Supplier Database (CSD)
- Must provide audited financial statements for the last three years
- All site personnel must possess valid SAPS police clearance certificates
- All employees must hold valid medical fitness certificates
- All personnel must provide proof of competence
- Foreign national employees must hold valid work permits
- All testing and measuring equipment must have valid calibration certificates
Contact & how to apply
Name: Khulakahle Buyisiwe Mthethwa
Email: Khulakahle.mthethwa@transnet.net
Phone: 031-361-1594
How to apply: Register and submit proposals electronically via the Transnet e-Tender Submission Portal at https://transnetetenders.azurewebsites.net before 12:00pm on 04 September 2026.
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