THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA INVITES SUITABLY QUALIFIED SERVICE PROVIDERS TO PARTICIPATE IN A PUBLIC TENDER PROCESS FOR LABORATORY GAS CONTRACT ...
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THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA INVITES SUITABLY QUALIFIED SERVICE PROVIDERS TO PARTICIPATE IN A PUBLIC TENDER PROCESS FOR LABORATORY GAS CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AT THE EUREKA BUILDING, FLORIDA SCIENCE CAMPUS. TENDER SPECIFICATION DOCUMENT Tender Ref. No: PT2019/08 Date of Issue: June 2019 2019 Tender Specification Florida Science Campus Gas Contract Management Project Page 1
Table of contents 1. Overview 2. Proprietary and Confidential Information 3. Dealing with the University of South Africa 4. Registration and Compulsory information session 5. Optional Pre-Screening of Mandatory Supporting Documentation 6. Closing Date of Tender Submissions 7. Mandatory Requirement 8. Other Requirements 9. Pricing 10. Payment Terms 11. Sub-Contracting 12. Joint Arrangements 13. Tender Specifications 14. Evaluation Criteria 15. Annexures 16. Environmental Impact 2019 Tender Specification Florida Science Campus Gas Contract Management Project Page 2
1. OVERVIEW The Florida Laboratory gas project is aimed at ensuring compliance with occupational health and safety as well as proper safe working environment for all UNISA community that utilizes or visit the laboratories. This project will address the building of the new gas storage facilities, the mechanical gas ventilation, gas detection, electrical compliance, gas installation with contract manager ensuring co- ordination of all of these services during construction and closeout. This particular package is for Gas Contract Management. . 2. PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION All material submitted in response to this tender shall become the property of Unisa. Any confidential information provided by a service provider in response to this Tender will be held in confidence and will only be used for the evaluation of this tender. 3. DEALING WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA Service providers must not contact any member of Unisa or the professional team with respect to queries they may have with this tender. A compulsory information session will be held during which it is expected that any queries raised, will be answered. The service provider shall not disclose any such information or specification, whether explicit or implied, to any third party without the written consent from Unisa. 4. COMPULSORY REGISTRATION AND ADMITTANCE TO THE TENDER INFORMATION SESSION A non-refundable tender registration fee of R500.00 is payable by credit or debit card at the registration session. No cash payments will be accepted. Prospective tenderers must read the tender specification and bring a copy to the information session Only service provider representatives who are senior members of a relevant business unit, or are member(s) of the team responsible for tender purposes, will be permitted to attend the compulsory information session Contractors must be a member accredited by SACPCMP and their staff professionally registered with SACPCMP Registration Date: 05 July 2019 Registration Time: 11:30 to 12:00 (Latecomers will not be admitted) Venue: NB Pityana Building: Council Chamber, Room 02-55A, Executive Meeting Room, Corner Christian De Wet and Pioneer Avenue, Florida 2019 Tender Specification Florida Science Campus Gas Contract Management Project Page 3
The above-mentioned time frames must be strictly adhered to; latecomers will not be registered and admitted to the information session. The information session will commence immediately after registration. 5. OPTIONAL PRE-SCREENING OF MANDATORY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION A non-compulsory pre-screening opportunity will be available to assist service providers to ensure that their documentation meets the commercial mandatory requirements prior to the closing date of the tender responses. The pricing requirements does not form part of this opportunity and must only be submitted on the closing date. The Supply Chain Management Directorate will be available on: Date: 19 July 2019 Time: 11:00- 11:30 Venue: NB Pityana Building, Second Floor, Room 2-56, Cnr Christiaan de Wet and Pioneer Avenue, Florida Campus, Roodepoort 6. TENDER SUBMISSION AND CLOSING DATE The original and a soft copy of the sealed tenders must be submitted into the official tender box located in the NB Pityana Building Main Entrance, Ground Floor, Corner Christian De Wet and Pioneer Avenue, Florida. Please quote the tender reference number [PT2019/ ] on the sealed envelope. Closing date: 25 July 2019 @ 12:00 Tenders submitted late will not be accepted or considered. Points will be awarded for Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment. The decision of the UNISA Management Committee on awarding a tender is final. Unisa reserves the right to appoint, contract with and monitor the performance of any service provider it deems will offer the best service in line with its requirements, although it may not necessarily be the lowest Tenderer. Unisa also reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to re-advertise, not to retender or not to award the tender. The tender awarded will be conditional and subject to successful negotiations and signing of a written contract, failing which Unisa reserves the right to withdraw the tender and to award the tender to another Tenderer without repeating the process. 2019 Tender Specification Florida Science Campus Gas Contract Management Project Page 4
7. MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS The following documentation must be submitted, failure to comply and submit any one of the documents will disqualify the submission: Mandatory requirements will include the following and must be labelled and submitted in the following order: Annexure A1: Proof of attendance of compulsory information session. Annexure A2: Completed and signed Supplier List Application Form (F25).(www.unisa.ac.za) Annexure A3: Resolution to sign on behalf of the tendering unit.(www.unisa.ac.za) Annexure A4: Current and valid original SARS Clearance Certificate / tax status pin/ e- filling. Annexure A5: Copy of company registration documents indicating list of shareholders / members from CIPC Annexure A6: Pricing - the form of tender must be completed and signed Annexure A7: Minimum of three or more recent contactable references (not older than five (5) years) from customers to which the tenderer has provided specifically Gas Management services that are similar to the gas management service required; if the tenderer is the product of a merger or acquisition, the operation of the former companies will be taken into account (Reference Template must be completed). No other references will be considered. Annexure A8: Financial Statements a. One set (2 years comparative figures) of the most recent audited Annual Financial Statements together with a signed Independent Auditor’s Report or a signed letter from the Accounting Officer for Close Corporations must be submitted unless the reporting entity is exempted in terms of the new South African Companies Act from obtaining an Independent Auditor’s Report. The exempted entity must then submit a signed Independent Reviewer’s report or signed compilation engagement (ISRS 4410) report from any recognised accounting professional body. The annual financial statement submitted must be within six months of the financial year-end to qualify for evaluation. A complete set of Annual Financial Statements including the following: Independent Auditor’s Report (Letter from an External Accountant/Accounting Officer for Close Corporations) Statement of Comprehensive Income (Income Statement) Statement of Financial Position (Balance Sheet) Statement of Cashflows Statement of Changes in Equity Notes to the Financial Statements 2019 Tender Specification Florida Science Campus Gas Contract Management Project Page 5
No summarized Financial Statements or Extracts of financial statements will be accepted. b. Where the financial statements of the holding company are submitted, a signed letter be included from the holding company, on their letterhead signed by the CEO/CFO, that they would be liable if the subsidiary defaulted. This must be attached to the financials being submitted. Failure to submit such signed letter will disqualify the tender submission. c. The financial statements should be submitted as a separate bound document. Annexure A9: Project Manager must be a member accredited by SACPCMP and their staff professionally registered with SACPCMP Annexure A10: General terms and conditions to be completed and signed (www.unisa.ac.za). 8. OTHER REQUIREMENTS Annexure B1: A valid B-BBEE certificate from SANAS accredited verification agency or an affidavit certifying their total annual income and level of black ownership will be sufficient for EMEs and QSEs. Failure to submit the above will result in a zero score for B-BBEE. Note: All documents submitted in support of this tender must be the documents of the tendering unit and may not pertain to different companies or units within a group. As an example, a tenderer cannot submit its own B-BBEE certificate, but the SARS certificate of its holding company. 9. PRICING The price quoted must be fixed for the duration of the agreement. All pricing must be quoted in South African Rand (ZAR) including VAT. The pricing must remain valid for 120 days from the closing date of the tender. Pricing / costing template must be completed (Annexure A6) Any pricing not included in the pricing template will not be considered. Prices charged by the supplier for goods delivered and services performed under the contract shall not vary from the prices quoted by the supplier in his tender, and any variance will render the contract null and void. 2019 Tender Specification Florida Science Campus Gas Contract Management Project Page 6
10. PAYMENT TERMS The payment terms of the University are 30 days after receipt of goods and services and upon receipt of the required documentation. No upfront payments will be considered. 11. SUB-CONTRACTING No sub-contracting allowed 12. JOINT ARRANGEMENTS No joint arrangements allowed 13. TENDER SPECIFICATION 13.1 PROJECT SCOPE OF WORK Laboratory Gas Contract Management Services Gas installation package Gas detection package. Building Works package Electrical Installation Package Heating, Ventilation, Air-conditioning and Cooling (HVAC) package For detailed specification, please see the following attachment: See attached drawings Form of tender 2019 Tender Specification Florida Science Campus Gas Contract Management Project Page 7
14. EVALUATION CRITERIA Pre-qualification: Only tenderers that meet all the mandatory requirements including the financial evaluation will proceed to stage 1: of the adjudication. Stage 1: Technical and functional evaluation – Contract Manager Contract: Item Criteria Maximum score Reference A1.1 Approach Paper – Method 35 Refer to A1.1 below for a guideline Statement A1.2 Evaluation Schedule: 15 Refer to A1.2. below for a guideline Tender’s Experience A1.3 Contract Manager’s 40 Refer to A1.3 below for a guideline Resources: Personnel A1.4 Quality Control 10 Refer to A1.4 below for a guideline Procedures TOTAL 100 Stage 2: Price and B-BBEE Evaluations ITEMS POINTS 1. Price 75 2. B-BBEE level of contribution 25 At the price & B-BBEE stage, all tenders submitted, either 10% above or 10% below the estimate (inclusive of vat), will be verified with the service provider prior to awarding, should the service provider change the price, the service provider will be disqualified and the second bidder will be considered. 15. ANNEXURES Annexure 1 (Evaluation Schedules) 2019 Tender Specification Florida Science Campus Gas Contract Management Project Page 8
ANNEXURE 1 Form A1.1 Evaluation Schedule: Approach Paper – Method Statement ( Step by Step approach to the project from start to finish) (35 points) The approach paper must respond to the scope of work and outline the proposed approach / methodology including that relating to programme and method statement, Tenderers shall note that health and safety and environmental approach are submitted and evaluated on separate schedules with this tender but should be clearly referenced to. The approach paper should articulate what value add the tenderer will provide in achieving the stated objectives for the project. The tenderer must as such explain his / her understanding of the objectives of the assignment and the Employer’s stated and implied requirements, highlight the issues of importance, and explain the technical approach they would adopt to address them. The approach paper should explain the methodologies which are to be adopted, the contracting strategy identifying the contract form to be used and demonstrate the compatibility of these with the proposed approach. The approach should also include reference to the quality plan which outlines processes, procedures and associated resources, applied by whom and when, to meet the requirements and indicate how risks will be managed and what contribution can be made regarding value management. The scoring of the approach paper will be as follows: Method Statement (10) Specific to the scope of work detailing approach & methodology as required = 10 points Generic approach statement & methodology = 8 points No or unrelated method statement = 0 points Proposed detailed project program for the entire scope of work (10) Acceleration approach identifying potential areas for period reductions together with a Construction program in Gantt Chart format = 10 points Construction program in Gantt Chart format = 8 points Unrelated or No program = 0 points Health and Safety Plan (5) Specific to the scope of work or ISO 18000 certified = 5 points Generic but addressing OHS plan in general = 3 points Unrelated to contractor No Plan = 0 points Risk Management Plan (5) Specific to the project = 5 points Generic but addressing RM plan in general = 4 points Unrelated to contractor No Plan = 0 points Procurement Management Plan (5) Specific to the project including contracting strategy = 5 points 2019 Tender Specification Florida Science Campus Gas Contract Management Project Page 9
Generic but addressing RM plan in general = 4 points Unrelated to contractor No Plan = 0 points The undersigned, who warrants that he / she is duly authorised to do so on behalf of the enterprise, confirms that the contents of this schedule are within my personal knowledge and are to the best of my belief both true and correct. Signed ………………………………………….. Date …………………………… Name ………………………………………….. Position of the Tenderer ………………………………………….. 2019 Tender Specification Florida Science Campus Gas Contract Management Project Page 10
Form A1.2 Evaluation Schedule: Tender’s Experience (15 points) The experience of the tenderer or joint venture partners in the case of an unincorporated joint venture or consortium as opposed to the key staff members / experts in similar projects or similar areas and conditions in relation to the scope of work over the last five (5) years will be evaluated Tenderers should very briefly (Between 1 and 2 pages) describe his or her experience in this regard and attaches this to this schedule. Reference will be necessary to any other returnable schedules submitted with this tender as is appropriate. The Reference Template (A7) must be completed. Any additional documents must be attached to this template. References not on the template will not be considered The scoring of the tenderer’s experience will be as follows: • Five or more similar projects = 15 points (above R50 million with favorable references) • Four similar projects = 13 points (above R50 million with favorable references) • Three similar project = 11.5 points (above R50 million with favorable references) • Less than three similar projects = 0 points 2019 Tender Specification Florida gas construction Management Page 11
Form A1.3 Evaluation Schedule: Contractor’s Resources – Personnel, Plant and Sub- contractors (25 points) The Contractor should propose the structure and composition of their team i.e. the main disciplines involved, the key staff member / expert responsible for each discipline, and the proposed technical and support staff and site staff, together with names of second choice alternate personnel. The roles and responsibilities of each key staff member / expert should be set out as job descriptions. In the case of an association / joint venture / consortium, it should, indicate how the duties and responsibilities are to be shared. In addition, they shall provide a summary of the key staff member’s qualification (certificates, diplomas or degrees as well as professional registration certificates), experience previous and current occupation. Please include full detailed CV’s of the key staff members that will be fully dedicated to this project. The Contractor must attach his / her organization and staffing proposals to this page. Reference will be necessary to any other returnable schedules submitted with this tender. The scoring of the proposed organization and staffing will be as follows: The scoring of the tenderer’s experience will be as follows: Senior Contract Project Manager to be professionally registered with SACPCMP Pr. CPM or Pr. CM with Project Management / Contract Management experience on similar projects (15 points) Work experience of above 15 years = 15 points Work experience of between 10 – 15 years = 11.5 points NON-SUBMISSION of all of the above = 0 points Contract Manager to be professionally registered with SACPCMP Pr. CM with Project Management / Contract Management experience on similar projects (10 points) Work experience of above 15 years = 10 points Work experience of between 10 – 15 years = 8.5 points Work experience of below 10 years = 7.5 points NON-SUBMISSION of all of the above = 0 points OHS Agent, OHS Manager and OHS Officer all to be professionally registered with SACPCMP (5 points) OHS Agent fully registered with SACPCMP = 2 points OHS Manager fully registered with SACPCMP = 1.5 point OHS Officer fully registered with SACPCMP = 1.5 point NON-SUBMISSION of all of the above = 0 points 2019 Tender Specification Florida gas construction Management Page 12
Project Planner / Time Manager (5 points) Work experience of above 10 years = 5 points Work experience of between 5 – 10 years = 4 points Work experience of below 5 years = 2 points NON-SUBMISSION of all of the above = 0 points Assistant Project Manager / Project Co-ordinator (5 points) Work experience of above 5 years = 5 points Work experience of between 2 – 5 years = 4 points Work experience of below 2 years = 2 points NON-SUBMISSION of all of the above = 0 points The undersigned, who warrants that he / she is duly authorized to do so on behalf of the enterprise, confirms that the contents of this schedule are within my personal knowledge and are to the best of my belief both true and correct. Signed ………………………………………….. Date …………………………… Name ………………………………………….. Position of the Tenderer ………………………………………….. Form A1.4 Evaluation Schedule: Quality Control Procedures (10 points) 2019 Tender Specification Florida gas construction Management Page 13
The quality control practices and procedures which ensure compliance with stated requirements of the Employer will be evaluated (SOP, Document management process, competency certificates, training documents, etc.). Service providers should very briefly outline (Between 1 and 2 pages) his or her procedures in relation to the project and attach this to this schedule, reference will be necessary to any other returnable schedules submitted with this tender. The scoring of the service provider’s quality control procedures will be as follows: Standard operating procedures (SOP) for quality control = 2 points Documents management process = 2 points Training Documents and attendance registers for the last 12 months = 2 points Competency certificates for the training for all training formally provided = 2 points ISO 9001 certificate for the organization = 10 points Non-submission of any quality control procedures = 0 points The undersigned, who warrants that he / she is duly authorized to do so on behalf of the enterprise, confirms that the contents of this schedule are within my personal knowledge and are to the best of my belief both true and correct. Signed ………………………………………….. Date …………………………… Name ………………………………………….. Position of the Tenderer ………………………………………….. 2019 Tender Specification Florida gas construction Management Page 14
16. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Set out the detail of the environmental impact of the activities relating to the agreement/contract and the waste generated as a result thereof. Attach a detailed implementation plan by the contractor and/or the person(s) responsible for implementing the agreement/contract, indicating how the environmental impact and the waste generated will be minimized, mitigated and managed. ANNEXURE 2 (Scope of work) Scope of works Please see the BOQ and drawings 2019 Tender Specification Florida gas construction Management Page 15
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