REQUEST FOR QUOTATION WEBSITE AND INTRANET DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, HOSTING AND TRAINING

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1 REQUEST FOR QUOTATION RFQ NUMBER: RFQ/SASSETA/ CLOSING DATE: 02 July 2018 CLOSING TIME: DESCRIPTION: 11h00 WEBSITE AND INTRANET DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, HOSTING AND TRAINING COMPULSORY BRIEFING: Yes x No DATE OF COMPULSORY BRIEFING: 15 JUNE 2018 BRIEFING SESSION TIME: 11h15 12h15 VENUE FOR BRIEFING SESSION: SASSETA OFFICES, RIVERVIEW OFFICE PARK, HALFWAY GARDENS, MIDRAND NB: Compulsory briefing session MUST be attended by all who would like to submit Proposals for this assignment. Non-attendance of the Compulsory Briefing session will disqualify a Service Provider from being evaluated. SASSETA will close doors at 11h25 am on the day of the briefing session. Bidders who come after 11h25 am will Not be allowed into the briefing session. FOR COMPLETION BY SERVICE PROVIDER: NAME OF BIDDING COMPANY: CONTACT PERSON: CONTACT NUMBER: CSD REGISTRATION NUMBER: MAAA 1 P a g e

2 DOCUMENTS IN THIS BID DOCUMENT PACK Bidders are to ensure that they have received all pages of this document, which consist of the following documents: 1. Specification 2. Declaration of Interest (SBD 4) 3. Preference Points Claim form (SBD 6.1) 4. Declaration of bidder s Past SCM Practices (SDB 8) 5. Certificate of Independent Bid Determination (SBD 9) 6. Submission Checklist 7. Map to SASSETA offices (Annexure B) NB.: Bidders are to complete and submit all Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) forms mentioned above from bullet 2 to 5; Non submission of the said documents will disqualify a bidder s submission. 2 P a g e

3 1. SPECIFICATION 1.1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The Safety and Security Education and Training Authority (SASSETA) is one of 21 Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) in South Africa. It is responsible for the facilitation of skills development in the safety and security environment and to ensure that skills needs are identified and addressed. Its mandate is drawn from the Skills Development Act, the National Skills Development Strategy and other subsidiary frameworks. The SASSETA brand is our most valuable asset and regarded highly among our audience sectors. SASSETA aims to align its attributes with varying perceptions by stakeholders to affirm the brand reputation and presence so that our brand strength retains a long-lasting valuable position in the minds of our stakeholders (internal as well as external) PURPOSE To design and develop a new SASSETA Website and Intranet that will align with the information and communications needs of the various audience groups both externally and internally and add value to the SASSETA Brand SCOPE OF WORK Public relations company to assist with the following services: Design and Development of the new SASSETA Website Design and Development of the new SASSETA Intranet Host the Website and Intranet Maintenance of the Website and the Intranet and The training of administrators on the software for eventual in-house maintenance 1.4. REQUIRED DELIVERABLES Bidder to provide examples of 5 Websites and 3 intranets successfully completed, hosted and maintained and present letters of endorsement from 5 clients. Bidders are required to provide URLs of Websites or submit on flash drives Bidder must state if the Website and intranet will be template-based or custom built. Bidder must state if the Website and intranet will be fully compatible with MS Office 365 or similar enterprise management products. Bidder must provide a written understanding of the scope of work in broad terms and the meeting of the specifications in particular of both the Website and the Intranet (in his/her own words) Bidder to provide a detailed roll out phased plan of the activities and timelines linked to a GO LIVE date of 1 August Bidder must provide a detailed description of how he/she proposes to fulfil the required specifications for the Website and the Intranet. 3 P a g e

4 Bidder must provide details on the functionality of the Website and intranet as it will be once gone live. Bidder must provide the strategy(ies) he or she will use to draw traffic to the Website Bidder must provide the name and qualifications of the team who will manage the SASSETA account. Detailed CV must be supplied that demonstrates more than 7 years practical creative and implementation experience. Bidder must provide a detailed costing of the design, development and maintenance and the training of internal SASSETA Administrators from date of submission of proposal until March SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE OF THE BIDDING COMPANY AND THE TEAM MEMBERS PROPOSED FOR THE ASSIGNMENT The bidder should demonstrate the following skills and experience: Proven experience of 5 (five) years in the design and development, hosting and maintenance of Websites and Intranets The team leader and the team working on the SASSETA account should have at least five (5) examples of Websites and intranets with which to demonstrate their expertise and execution of the client s brief. The bidder should attach at least 5 (five) signed reference letters indicating that similar projects were executed The bidder should demonstrate implementable expertise in SEO and/or other methods of site promotion. The bidder should indicate which of the team members will be responsible for which components of work if more than one team member is proposed TIMEFRAMES FOR DELIVERY OF THE WORK The GO LIVE date for both the Website and the Intranet is 1 August SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS The proposal of the bidder is required to consist of, and demonstrate, the following: SECTION 1 Understanding and experience in the scope of work in own words Methodology as to how the scope of work will be executed; Project plan as to when various activities will be scheduled and when the deliverables will be submitted as set out in 3.4 Value add suggestions that will demonstrate the expertise and suitability of the bidder in executing this contract. SECTION 2 Profile of the bidder; team structure, roles and responsibilities; 4 P a g e

5 Detailed CVs of all team members; Experience of the bidder and team related to the skills required and in similar projects successfully undertaken as set out in 3.5 Signed reference letters on an official letterhead from five (5) contactable referees demonstrating skills and expertise to undertake the contract PRICING Service Providers are requested to provide an all-inclusive cost of this project assignment with the following clearly indicated: Hourly rate, calculated to daily rate, calculated to total contract rate of each team member together with the anticipated number of days to complete the design and development of the Website and Intranet as per the bidder s project plan. Cost of hosting the Website and Intranet for the period Cost of maintenance on the Website and Intranet for the 12 months after GO LIVE date Cost of training internal SASSETA Administrators on the software to enable them to maintain the Website and Intranet successfully after 12 months of GO LIVE date. The remainder of the maintenance cost will be calculated thereafter on a demand basis per hour. Anticipated travel and disbursement costs. Licencing fees, software fees, or other fees associated with the project Total cost for the initiation to completion of the assignment as per the Terms of References Infrastructure requirements will be procured by SASSETA; however, the Service Provider must provide an indication of all the costs thereof. Bidders are reminded that the SASSETA will award the bid based on a bidder s total project cost and not hourly or daily rates. The bidder must ensure delivery of the project within the required timeframes stipulated in the terms of reference ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING The service provider will report directly to Isabel Bowden, Marketing and Communications manager for the duration of the assignment INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY The service provider will be contracting with SASSETA. All products and data of this project, in whatever format raw or analysed, will be the confidential information for utilisation by SASSETA. All information and documents, received from SASSETA or stakeholders, is to be kept confidential and may not be used or distributed in any format without the written approval of SASSET. To this end, the service provider will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement within the contract. The following addition to the T&C s of the bidder will be included in the Service Level Agreement between SASSETA and the successful bidder. All copyright, intellectual property, source files, access to the hosting account, backend administration platform and content on server etc., and 5 P a g e

6 in short all aspects of the components driving the Website and the Intranet is vested in SASSETA and is the property of SASSETA. If a bidder is not prepared to have the paragraph above added to his/her Terms and Conditions the bidder will not be put forward for evaluation. 6 P a g e

7 1.11. PROPOSED SELECTION CRITERIA Functionality Evaluation All proposals will be evaluated on the criteria provided in the table below. The proposals of all service providers will be rated on a scale of 0 to 5. 0: Requirement not submitted 1: Unacceptable, does not meet set criteria 2: Weak, less than acceptable. Insufficient for performance requirements 3: Satisfactory should be adequate for stated element 4: Very good, above average compliance to the requirement 5: Exceptional mastery of the requirement should ensure extremely effective performance. (Functionality table below to talk to approach, methodology, experience, capability, etc. Experience of bidder and bidding company to match 3.3 above) Element Functionality Evaluation Functionality Weight Experience of the Bidding Company Bidding Company to have five (5) years experience in the design, development, hosting, maintenance and training in the software of Ratings out of 5 Evaluation Criteria 50% 0 The company does not have experience in the design, development, hosting, maintenance and training in the software of the Website and Intranet 1 The Company has less than two (2) years experience in the design, development, hosting, maintenance and training in the software of the Website and Intranet Presentation weight (If applicable) Total Score 7 P a g e

8 the Website and Intranet (30 Points) The bidding Company to have five (5) signed contactable client references for the design, development, hosting and training of the software for Website and Intranet (20 Points) 2 The company has less than five (5) years experience in the design, development, hosting, maintenance and training in the software of the Website and Intranet 3 The company has at least five (5) years experience in the design, development, hosting, maintenance and training in the software of the Website and Intranet 4 The company has at between six (6) and seven (7) years experience in the design, development, hosting, maintenance and training in the software of the Website and Intranet 5 The company has more than seven (7) years experience in the design, development, hosting, maintenance and training in the software of the Website and Intranet 0 The company does not have client references for the design, development, hosting and training on the software for Website and Intranet 1 The company has one (1) client reference for the design, development, hosting and training on the software for Website and Intranet 2 The company has less than three (3) signed contactable client references for the design, development, hosting and training of the software for Website and Intranet 3 The company has five (5) signed contactable client references for the design, development, hosting and training of the software for Website and Intranet 4 The company has between six (6) to seven (7) signed contactable client references for the design, development, hosting and training of the software for Website and Intranet 5 The company has more than seven (7) signed contactable client references for the design, development, hosting and training of the software for Website and Intranet 8 P a g e

9 Experience of the Proposed Team Members The proposed bidder team leader to have a minimum of five (5) years experience in the design, development, hosting, maintenance and training in the software of the Website and Intranet (10 Points) Proposed bidder team leader on the SASSETA account to have a at least NQF Level 5 (Higher certificate in IT or Systems Network Engineer) (10 points) Ratings out of 5 Evaluation Criteria 40% 0 Bidder team leader does not have experience in the design, development, hosting, maintenance and training in the software of the Website and Intranet 1 Bidder team leader has less than two (2) years experience in the design, development, hosting, maintenance and training in the software of the Website and Intranet 2 Bidder team leader has less than five (5) years experience in the design, development, hosting, maintenance and training in the software of the Website and Intranet 3 Bidder team leader has five (5) years experience in the design, development, hosting, maintenance and training in the software of the Website and Intranet 4 Bidder team leader has six (6) to seven years experience in the design, development, hosting, maintenance and training in the software of the Website and Intranet 5 Bidder team leader has more than seven (7) years experience in the design, development, hosting, maintenance and training in the software of the Website and Intranet 0 Proposed bidder team leader does not have qualifications in IT Systems Network Engineering. 1 Proposed bidder team leader has NQF 4 or lesser qualifications in IT Systems Network Engineering. 3 Proposed team leader and team members have NQF Level 5 qualification in IT Systems Network Engineering. 5 Proposed team leader and team members have NQF Level 6 or higher qualification in IT Systems Network Engineering. 0 Bidder has not submitted examples of the design, development, hosting and training of the software for Website and Intranet 9 P a g e

10 Bidder has submitted at least five (5) examples of the design, development, hosting and training of the software for Website and Intranet (20 points) Bidders are required to provide URLs of Websites or submit on flash drives Proposed Technical approach and methodology of the bidder The Bidding Company submitted a detailed project plan with achievable milestones, timeframes and final outputs (10 points) 1 Bidder has submitted less than two (2) examples of the design, development, hosting and training of the software for Website and Intranet 2 Bidder has submitted less than five (5) examples of the design, development, hosting and training of the software for Website and Intranet 3 Bidder has submitted at least five (5) examples of the design, development, hosting and training of the software for Website and Intranet 4 Bidder has submitted between five (5) and six (6) examples of the design, development, hosting and training of the software for Website and Intranet 5 Bidder has submitted above (6) examples of the design, development, hosting and training of the software for Website and Intranet Evaluation Criteria 10% 0 The bidding company did not submit the project plan 1 The bidding company submitted a project plan that is not aligned to the Terms of References 2 The bidding company submitted an insufficient project plan with no time frames 3 The bidding company submitted a detailed project plan with achievable milestones, timeframes and final outputs 4 The bidding company submitted a detailed project plan with achievable milestones, timeframes and final outputs 5 The bidding company submitted a detailed project plan with achievable milestones, timeframes and final outputs Total Points 100% 10 P a g e

11 N/B: Bidders need to obtain a minimum of 70% for functionality for them to be evaluated further on the 80/20 preference point system Evaluation Criterion on Price and BBBEE Relative competitiveness of proposed price 80 B-BBEE Status Level of Contribution 20 TOTAL FOR PRICE AND PREFERENCE CONDITIONS FOR SELECTION / SHORT LISTING The following conditions will apply: Price quoted must be valid for at least sixty (60) days from the date of your offer; The quotations are to be submitted in PDF Format; The quotation must include the National Treasury Central Supplier Database (CSD) Supplier Number (MAAA..) Price quoted must be firm and must be inclusive of VAT; A firm delivery period/date must be indicated if it applicable; Completed SBD 4, 6.1, 8 & 9 (These must be completed in full and Non- Submission of these document will disqualify a bidder s submission) (Directors listed on SBD 4 must be the same as the ones on CSD report. Inconsistencies on the two documents will disqualify a bidder s submission) Quotations will be evaluated on them meeting the specifications issued by the SASSETA, on functionality requirements and on the 80/20 preference point system for bids above R30k. 80 points will be allocated to price and 20 points allocated to Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE). NB: Compulsory briefing session MUST be attended by all who would like to submit proposals for this assignment. Non-attendance of the Compulsory Briefing session will disqualify a Service Provider from being evaluated. SASSETA will close doors at 11h25 am on the day of the briefing session. Bidders who come after 11h25 am will not be allowed into the briefing session. Hard-copy Proposals to be delivered at SASSETA offices before the closing date and time (2 nd July 2018 at 11h00) at the address below: SASSETA Offices Riverview Office Park 3 Janadel Avenue (off Bekker Road) Halfway Gardens Midrand 1685 Attention Mr Jackie Kwinika 11 Page

12 SASSETA issues this bid invitation in good faith; however, it reserves the right to: Cancel or delay the selection process at any time, without explanation, Not to select any of the respondents to this bid invitation, without explanation, Exclude certain services, without explanation. 12 Page

13 DECLARATION OF INTEREST SBD 4 1. Any legal person, including persons employed by the state, or persons having a kinship with persons employed by the state, including a blood relationship, may make an offer or offers in terms of this invitation to bid(includes an advertised competitive bid, a limited bid, a proposal or written price quotation).in view of possible allegations of favouritism, should the resulting bid, or part thereof, be awarded to persons employed by the state, or to persons connected with or related to them, it is required that the bidder or his/her authorized representatives declare his/her position in relation to the evaluating/adjudicating authority where- - the bidder is employed by the state; and/or - the legal person on whose behalf the bidding document is signed, has a relationship with persons/ a person who are/is involved in the evaluation and or adjudication of the bid(s), or where it is known that such a relationship exists between the person or persons for or on whose behalf the declarant acts and persons who are involved with the evaluation and or adjudication of the bid. 2. In order to give effect to the above, the following questionnaire must be completed and submitted with the bid. 2.1 Full Name of bidder or his or her representatives: Identity Number: 2.3 Position occupied in the Company (director, trustee, shareholder, member): 2.4 Registration number of company, enterprise, close corporation, partnership agreement or trust: 2.5 Tax Reference Number: 2.6 VAT Registration Number: The names of all directors/trustees/shareholders/members, their individually identity numbers, tax reference numbers and, if applicable, employee/persal number must be indicated in paragraph 3 below. 1 state means- (a) any national or provincial department, national or provincial public entity or constitutional within the meaning of the Public Finance Management Act,1999(Act No.1 of 1999); (b) any municipality or municipal entity; (c) provincial legislature; (d) national Assembly or the national Council of provinces; or (e) Parliament 2 shareholder means a person who owns shares in the company and is actively involved in the management of the enterprise or business and exercises control over the enterprise. 2.7 Are you or any person connected with the bidder presently employed by the state? YES/NO If so, furnish the following particulars: Name of person /director /trustees /shareholder /member: Name of state institution at which you or the person connected to the bidder is employed:... Position occupied in the state institution: Any other particulars: 13 Page

14 SBD If you are presently employed by the state, did you obtain YES/NO the appropriate authority to undertake remunerative work outside employment in the public sector? If yes, did you attach proof of such authority to the bid YES/NO document? (Note: Failure to submit proof of such authority, where applicable, may result in the disqualification of the bid.) If no, furnish reasons for non-submission of such proof: Did you or your spouse, or any of the company s directors/ YES/NO trustees/ shareholders / members or their spouse conduct business with the state in the previous twelve months? If so, furnish particulars: Do you, or any person connected with the bidder, have YES/NO any relationship (family, friend, other) with a person employed by the state and who may be involved with the evaluation and or adjudication of this bid? If so, furnish particulars: Are you, or any person connected with the bidder, YES/NO aware of any relationship (family, friend, other) between any other bidder and any person employed by the state who may be involved with the evaluation and or adjudication of this bid? If so, furnish particulars: Do you or any of the directors / trustees / shareholders / members YES/NO of the company have any interest in any other related companies 14 Page

15 whether or not they are bidding for this contract? SBD If so, furnish particulars: Full details of directors /trustees / members /shareholders. Full Name Identity Number Personal Income Tax Reference Number State Employee Number/ Persal Number Directors listed here MUST be the same as those listed on CSD. Inconsistencies with this request will disqualify a bidder s submission 4 DECLARATION I, THE UNDERSIGNED (NAME).. CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION FURNISHED IN PARAGRAPH 2 and 3 ABOVE IS CORRECT. I ACCEPT THAT THE STATE MAY REJECT THE BID OR ACT AGAINST ME SHOULD THIS DECLARATION PROVES TO BE FALSE.. Signature... Date. Position... Name of bidder 15 Page

16 PREFERENCE POINTS CLAIM FORM IN TERMS OF THE PREFERENTIAL PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS 2017 SBD 6.1 This preference form must form part of all bids invited. It contains general information and serves as a claim form for preference points for Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Status Level of Contribution NB: BEFORE COMPLETING THIS FORM, BIDDERS MUST STUDY THE GENERAL CONDITIONS, DEFINITIONS AND DIRECTIVES APPLICABLE IN RESPECT OF B- BBEE, AS PRESCRIBED IN THE PREFERENTIAL PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS, GENERAL CONDITIONS 1.1 The following preference point systems are applicable to all bids: - the 80/20 system for requirements with a Rand value of up to R (all applicable taxes included); and - the 90/10 system for requirements with a Rand value above R (all applicable taxes included). 1.2 a) The value of this RFQ is estimated not to exceed R (all applicable taxes included), therefore the 80/20 reference point system shall be applicable. 1.3 Points for this bid shall be awarded for: (a) (b) Price; and B-BBEE Status Level of Contributor. 1.4 The maximum points for this bid are allocated as follows: POINTS PRICE 80 B-BBEE STATUS LEVEL OF CONTRIBUTOR 20 Total points for Price and B-BBEE must not exceed Failure on the part of a bidder to submit proof of B-BBEE Status level of contributor together with the bid, will be interpreted to mean that preference points for B-BBEE status level of contribution are not claimed. 1.6 The purchaser reserves the right to require of a bidder, either before a bid is adjudicated or at any time subsequently, to substantiate any claim in regard to preferences, in any manner required by the purchaser. 2. DEFINITIONS (a) (b) B-BBEE means broad-based black economic empowerment as defined in section 1 of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act; B-BBEE status level of contributor means the B-BBEE status of an entity in terms of a code of good practice on black economic empowerment, issued in terms of section 9(1) of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act; 16 Page

17 SBD 6.1 (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) bid means a written offer in a prescribed or stipulated form in response to an invitation by an organ of state for the provision of goods or services, through price quotations, advertised competitive bidding processes or proposals; Broad-Bas ed Black Economic Empowerment Act means the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 2003 (Act No. 53 of 2003); EME means an Exempted Micro Enterprise in terms of a code of good practice on black economic empowerment issued in terms of section 9 (1) of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act; functionality means the ability of a tenderer to provide goods or services in accordance with specifications as set out in the tender documents. prices includes all applicable taxes less all unconditional discounts; proof of B-BBEE status level of contributor means: 1) B-BBEE Status level certificate issued by an authorized body or person; 2) A sworn affidavit as prescribed by the B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice; 3) Any other requirement prescribed in terms of the B-BBEE Act; (k) (j) QSE means a qualifying small business enterprise in terms of a code of good practice on black economic empowerment issued in terms of section 9 (1) of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act; rand value means the total estimated value of a contract in Rand, calculated at the time of bid invitation, and includes all applicable taxes; 3. POINTS AWARDED FOR PRICE 3.1 THE 80/20 PREFERENCE POINT SYSTEMS A maximum of 80 points is allocated for price on the following basis: 80/20 Ps 801 Where Pt P min P min Ps = Points scored for price of bid under consideration Pt = Price of bid under consideration Pmin = Price of lowest acceptable bid 17 Page

18 4. POINTS AWARDED FOR B-BBEE STATUS LEVEL OF CONTRIBUTOR 4.1 In terms of Regulation 6 (2) and 7 (2) of the Preferential Procurement SBD 6.1 Regulations, preference points must be awarded to a bidder for attaining the B- BBEE status level of contribution in accordance with the table below: B-BBEE Status Level of Contributor Number of points (80/20 system) Non-compliant contributor 0 5. BID DECLARATION 5.1 Bidders who claim points in respect of B-BBEE Status Level of Contribution must complete the following: 6. B-BBEE STATUS LEVEL OF CONTRIBUTOR CLAIMED IN TERMS OF PARAGRAPHS 1.4 AND B-BBEE Status Level of Contributor:. = (maximum of 20 points) (Points claimed in respect of paragraph 7.1 must be in accordance with the table reflected in paragraph 4.1 and must be substantiated by relevant proof of B-BBEE status level of contributor. 7 SUB-CONTRACTING 6.2 Will any portion of the contract be sub-contracted? (Tick applicable box) YES NO 6.3 If yes, indicate: i) What percentage of the contract will be subcontracted?... % ii) The name of the sub-contractor... iii) The B-BBEE status level of the sub-contractor... iv) Whether the sub-contractor is an EME or QSE (Tick applicable box) YES NO 18 Page

19 SBD 6.1 v) Specify, by ticking the appropriate box, if subcontracting with an enterprise in terms of Preferential Procurement Regulations,2017: Designated Group: An EME or QSE which is at last 51% owned by: Black people Black people who are youth Black people who are women Black people with disabilities Black people living in rural or underdeveloped areas or townships Cooperative owned by black people Black people who are military veterans OR Any EME Any QSE EME QSE 7. OUTCOMES AGAINST PREFERENTIAL PROCUREMENT CRITERIA B-BBEE status level of contributor Percentage owned by black people Percentage owned by black people who are youth Percentage owned by black people who are women Percentage owned by black people with disabilities Percentage owned by black people who are military veteran Percentage owned by black people living in rural or underdeveloped areas Percentage owned by black people living in townships 8. DECLARATION WITH REGARD TO COMPANY/FIRM 8.1 Name of company/firm: 8.2 VAT registration number:. 8.3 Company registration number: TYPE OF COMPANY/ FIRM Partnership/Joint Venture / Consortium One person business/sole propriety Close corporation Company (Pty) Limited [TICK APPLICABLE BOX] 19 Page

20 8.5 DESCRIBE PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES SBD COMPANY CLASSIFICATION Manufacturer Supplier Professional service provider Other service providers, e.g. transporter, etc. [TICK APPLICABLE BOX] 8.7 Total number of years the company/firm has been in business: 8.8 I/we, the undersigned, who is / are duly authorised to do so on behalf of the company/firm, certify that the points claimed, based on the B-BBE status level of contributor indicated in paragraphs 1.4 and 6.1 of the foregoing certificate, qualifies the company/ firm for the preference(s) shown and I / we acknowledge that: i) The information furnished is true and correct; ii) The preference points claimed are in accordance with the General Conditions as indicated in paragraph 1 of this form; iii) In the event of a contract being awarded as a result of points claimed as shown in paragraphs 1.4 and 6.1, the contractor may be required to furnish documentary proof to the satisfaction of the purchaser that the claims are correct; iv) If the B-BBEE status level of contributor has been claimed or obtained on a fraudulent basis or any of the conditions of contract have not been fulfilled, the purchaser may, in addition to any other remedy it may have (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) disqualify the person from the bidding process; recover costs, losses or damages it has incurred or suffered as a result of that person s conduct; cancel the contract and claim any damages which it has suffered as a result of having to make less favourable arrangements due to such cancellation; recommend that the bidder or contractor, its shareholders and directors, or only the shareholders and directors who acted on a fraudulent basis, be restricted by the National Treasury from obtaining business from any organ of state for a period not exceeding 10 years, after the audi alteram partem (hear the other side) rule has been applied; and forward the matter for criminal prosecution. 20 Page

21 SBD 6.1 WITNESSES SIGNATURE(S) OF BIDDERS(S) 2.. DATE: ADDRESS.. SBD Page

22 SBD 8 DECLARATION OF BIDDER S PAST SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PRACTICES 1 This Standard Bidding Document must form part of all bids invited. 2 It serves as a declaration to be used by Institutions in ensuring that when goods and services are being procured, all reasonable steps are taken to combat the abuse of the supply chain management system. 3 The bid of any bidder may be disregarded if that bidder, or any of its directors have- a. abused the institution supply chain management system b. committed fraud or any other improper conduct in relation to such system; or c. failure to perform on any previous contract. 4 In order to give effect to the above, the following questionnaire must be completed and submitted with the bid. Item Question Yes No 4.1 Is the bidder or any of its directors listed on the National Treasury s Database of Restricted Suppliers as companies or persons prohibited from doing business with the public sector? (Companies or persons who are listed on this Database were informed in Writing of this restriction by the Accounting Officer/Authority of the institution that imposed the restriction after the audi alteram partem rule was applied). The Database of Restricted Suppliers now resides on the National Treasury s Website( and can be accessed by clicking on its link at the bottom of the home page If so, furnish particulars: Yes No 4.2 Is the bidder or any of its directors listed on the Register for Tender Defaulters in terms of section 29 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act (No 12 of 2004)? The Register for Tender Defaulters can be accessed on the National Treasury s Website ( by clicking on its link at the bottom of the home page If so, furnish particulars: 4.3 Was the bidder or any of its directors convicted by a court of law (including a court of law outside the Republic of South Africa) for fraud or corruption during the past five years? If so, furnish particulars 4.4 Was any contract between the bidder and any organ of state terminated during the past five years on account of failure to perform on or comply with the contract? If so, furnish particulars: Yes Yes Yes No No No 22 Page

23 SBD 8 CERTIFICATION I, THE UNDERSIGNED (FULL NAME) CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION FURNISHED ON THIS DECLARATION FORM IS TRUE AND CORRECT. I ACCEPT THAT, IN ADDITION TO CANCELLATION OF A CONTRACT, ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST ME SHOULD THIS DECLARATION PROVE TO BE FALSE.... Signature.. Date. Position... Name of Bidder 23 Page

24 SBD 9 CERTIFICATE OF INDEPENDENT BID DETERMINATION 1 This Standard Bidding Document (SBD) must form part of all bids¹ invited. 2 Section 4 (1) (b) (iii) of the Competition Act No. 89 of 1998, as amended, prohibits an agreement between, or concerted practice by, firms, or a decision by an association of firms, if it is between parties in a horizontal relationship and if it involves collusive bidding (or bid rigging).² Collusive bidding is a pe se prohibition meaning that it cannot be justified under any grounds. 3 Treasury Regulation 16A9 prescribes that accounting officers and accounting authorities must take all reasonable steps to prevent abuse of the supply chain management system and authorizes accounting officers and accounting authorities to: a. disregard the bid of any bidder if that bidder, or any of its directors have abused the institution s supply chain management system and or committed fraud or any other improper conduct in relation to such system. b. cancel a contract awarded to a supplier of goods and services if the supplier committed any corrupt or fraudulent act during the bidding process or the execution of that contract. 4 This SBD serves as a certificate of declaration that would be used by institutions to ensure that, when bids are considered, reasonable steps are taken to prevent any form of bidrigging. 5 In order to give effect to the above, the attached Certificate of Bid Determination (SBD 9) must be completed and submitted with the bid: ¹ Includes price quotations, advertised competitive bids, limited bids and proposals. ² Bid rigging (or collusive bidding) occurs when businesses, that would otherwise be expected to compete, secretly conspire to raise prices or lower the quality of goods and / or services for purchasers who wish to acquire goods and / or services through a bidding process. Bid rigging is, therefore, an agreement between competitors not to compete. 24 Page

25 SBD 9 CERTIFICATE OF INDEPENDENT BID DETERMINATION I, the undersigned, in submitting the accompanying bid: (Bid Number and Description) in response to the invitation for the bid made by: (Name of Institution) do hereby make the following statements that I certify to be true and complete in every respect: I certify, on behalf of: that: (Name of Bidder) 1. I have read and I understand the contents of this Certificate; 2. I understand that the accompanying bid will be disqualified if this Certificate is found not to be true and complete in every respect; 3. I am authorized by the bidder to sign this Certificate, and to submit the accompanying bid, on behalf of the bidder; 4. Each person whose signature appears on the accompanying bid has been authorized by the bidder to determine the terms of, and to sign the bid, on behalf of the bidder; 5. For the purposes of this Certificate and the accompanying bid, I understand that the word competitor shall include any individual or organization, other than the bidder, whether or not affiliated with the bidder, who: (a) has been requested to submit a bid in response to this bid invitation; (b) could potentially submit a bid in response to this bid invitation, based on their qualifications, abilities or experience; and (c) provides the same goods and services as the bidder and/or is in the same line of business as the bidder 25 Page

26 SBD 9 6. The bidder has arrived at the accompanying bid independently from, and without consultation, communication, agreement or arrangement with any competitor. However, communication between partners in a joint venture or consortium³ will not be construed as collusive bidding. 7. In particular, without limiting the generality of paragraphs 6 above, there has been no consultation, communication, agreement or arrangement with any competitor regarding: (a) prices; (b) geographical area where product or service will be rendered (market allocation) (c) methods, factors or formulas used to calculate prices; (d) the intention or decision to submit or not to submit, a bid; (e) the submission of a bid which does not meet the specifications and conditions of the bid; or (f) bidding with the intention not to win the bid. 8. In addition, there have been no consultations, communications, agreements or arrangements with any competitor regarding the quality, quantity, specifications and conditions or delivery particulars of the products or services to which this bid invitation relates. 9. The terms of the accompanying bid have not been, and will not be, disclosed by the bidder, directly or indirectly, to any competitor, prior to the date and time of the official bid opening or of the awarding of the contract. ³ Joint venture or Consortium means an association of persons for the purpose of combining their expertise, property, capital, efforts, skill and knowledge in an activity for the execution of a contract. 10. I am aware that, in addition and without prejudice to any other remedy provided to combat any restrictive practices related to bids and contracts, bids that are suspicious will be reported to the Competition Commission for investigation and possible imposition of administrative penalties in terms of section 59 of the Competition Act No 89 of 1998 and or may be reported to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for criminal investigation and or may be restricted from conducting business with the public sector for a period not exceeding ten (10) years in terms of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act No 12 of 2004 or any other applicable legislation. 26 Page

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28 SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THE FOLLOWING CHECKLIST WHEN SUBMITITING THEIR APPLICATION DOCUMENTS: NO. DETAILS TICK BY BIDDER 1. Completed and signed the declaration of interest document (SBD 4). (In case of a consortium/ joint venture, or where sub-service providers are utilised, each party to the bid must complete and sign the declaration of interest document) Directors listed on SBD 4 MUST be the same as those listed on the CSD report. Inconsistencies with this request will disqualify a bidder s submission 2. Completed and signed the Preference Points Claim form in terms of the Preferential Procurement Regulations 2011 (SBD 6.1) 3. Completed and signed the Declaration of bidders past Supply Chain Management Practices document (SBD 8). (In case of a consortium/ joint venture, or where sub-service providers are utilised, each party to the bid must complete and sign the Declaration of bidders past Supply Chain Management Practices document ) 4. Completed and signed the Certificate of Independent Bid Determination (SBD 9) 5. Submitted an original/ certified copy of a valid BBBEE Certificate. (In case of a trust, consortium or joint venture, bidders will qualify for points for their B-BBEE status level as an unincorporated entity, provided that the entity submits their consolidated B-BBEE scorecard as if they were a group structure and that such a consolidated B-BBEE scorecard is prepared for every separate bid. 6. Directors listed on SBD 4 MUST be the same as those listed on the CSD report. Inconsistencies with this request will disqualify a bidder s submission 7. Service Providers to initial each page of the General Conditions of Contract (Annexure A) and application documents. Approval of Specifications Approved / Not Approved: Ms. Tebogo Maphala HOD/ Manager SCM Date : MAP TO SASSETA SASSETA MAP.pdf 28 Page