Appointment Of A Service Provider To Render Aerial Fire Fighting Support Services In The Western Cape For The Period 01 December 2021 Up To And Including 31 March 2024 On A “Call When Needed” Basis (On Standby For The High Fire Seasons For The Duration Of Contract). The Services May Also Be Required On An “As And When Needed” Basis For The Low Fire Seasons For The Duration Of The Contract.

Home » Tenders » Appointment Of A Service Provider To Render Aerial Fire Fighting Support Services In The Western Cape For The Period 01 December 2021 Up To And Including 31 March 2024 On A “Call When Needed” Basis (On Standby For The High Fire Seasons For The Duration Of Contract). The Services May Also Be Required On An “As And When Needed” Basis For The Low Fire Seasons For The Duration Of The Contract.

Tender Summary:

LG-02 2021-2022

See details below or the tender documentation

Tender Closed on: 2021-10-29 11:00

Air transport

Western Cape

Western Cape - Local Government

Briefing Session: A virtual compulsory briefing session will be held on the Microsoft Teams online platform on 06 October 2021 at 10h30. The session will strictly commence at the aforementioned stated time. Attendees will be allowed access to the meeting from 10h30 with the Chairperson closing access at 11h00. Prospective service providers must indicate their intention of attending the compulsory virtual briefing session by sending an email to [email protected] with the reference number: LG-02 2021-2022 stated in the subject line of such emails before or on 04 October 2021 by 16h00 latest. Said email should clearly state the prospective service provider’s representatives full name, official email address, and contact number. Only representatives of service providers received on or before the beforementioned due date will be invited and allowed access to the compulsory virtual briefing session. If said representative/s cannot attend, a separate email should be sent with the details of the replacement on or before the due date listed above. Meeting links should not be shared with nonrepresentative/s. The Chairperson will further use this information to prepare a pre-populated register to monitor and control access to the session. Access to the session will therefore be restricted to this pre-populated register. Upon closing access to the briefing session, the chairperson will allow for a formal introduction of representatives and confirm such attendance against the pre-populated register. An automatic attendance register will be generated from MS Teams and compared against the verbal confirmations and will be considered as the official attendance register of the virtual compulsory briefing session. The details disclosed at the compulsory briefing session shall be deemed to form part of the Terms of Reference, once they have been disclosed to all prospective service providers in attendance at the virtual compulsory briefing session. No proposals will be accepted from prospective service providers who did not attend the virtual compulsory briefing session. Bids obtainable from: Department of Local Government, 8th Floor, 80 St Georges Mall, Waldorf Building, Cape Town, 8001. Bid documents are avaliable for collection Mondays - Fridays from 08:00 - 15:00 daily. Post or Deliver Bids to: Bid documents must be deposited on or before the closing time: The bid box is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The onus is on the Bidder to ensure that the bid is deposited in the correct tender box on or before the closing date and time. The blue tender box clearly marked “Local Government” is situated on the ground floor in the foyer / passage of 80, St Georges Mall, Waldorf Building, Cape Town 8000. For technical information, please contact: Mr Etienne du Toit / Ms Amanda Willet - [email protected] For completion of bid documents please contact: Seraj Bassadien / Chantel Johnson - 021 483 0659 / [email protected] Special Conditions: NO PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM PROSPECTIVE SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO DO NOT ATTEND THE COMPULSORY VIRTUAL BRIEFING SESSION. This bid will be subject to the General Conditions of Contract (GCC).

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