A.      INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO PRE-QUALIFY

1. 1. 1. N3TC invites applications from Eligible Companies “Entities”, Joint Ventures or Consortia to submit Pre-Qualification Applications to tender for various Packages of Routine Road Maintenance Contract namely,
         CONTRACT: N3TC/RM-2026-600
         N3 TOLL ROUTE: CEDARA INTERCHANGE TO HEIDELBERG SOUTH INTERCHANGE
         ROUTINE ROAD MAINTENANCE - PACKAGE 1 - 10
      2. Only pre-qualified applicants will be invited to tender for the various Contract Packages.
      3. The prequalification document is only available on the N3TC website in .pdf format, and it is the responsibility of the Applicant to download the complete document.  The document will be available on the website from 7 July 2025.
         N3TC website address: http://www.n3tc.co.za/tenders/rrm2026-pre-qual/
      4. The only form of communication permitted is via email to the designated email address. Email address for communication and clarification: rrm2026.prequal@n3tc.co.za.
      5. The Eligibility criteria are as follows:
         1. The Applicant shall be either an “Entity”/company, “Joint Venture” (i.e. partnership between two entities) or a “Consortium” (i.e. group of entities).  Entities shall have been registered and operationally active at the Location for at least one year prior to 31 May 2025.
         2. All members of the Entity, Joint Venture or Consortium shall have their places of business for a specific Contract Package, located not more than 35km from the N3 Toll Route, and defined as Location below.
         3. Companies/ “Entities” with black (Black People) shareholding of 50.1% and more.
         4. Applicants shall be registered with the CIDB for a CE designation and have a CIDB grading of between 4CE and 6CE (inclusive of 4CE and 6 CE).
         5. Applicants shall have previous experience of Routine Road Maintenance Contracts.
         6. Applicants shall have adequate financial resources.
         7. Applicants shall be in good standing with the South African Revenue Services.
         8. Applicants shall be in good standing with the Department of Labour for Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act
      6. Definitions
         1. Black People Individuals who are citizens of the Republic of South Africa, who according to racial classification did not have the right to vote or had restricted voting rights immediately prior to the 1994 elections in South Africa.
         2. Location.  The shortest travel distance by road from the Domicilium Citandi of Applicants (Head office address) to any point for a specific Contract Package on the N3 between Cedara Interchange and Heidelberg South Interchange shall be less than 35km.  In the case of Joint Ventures and Consortia, this criteria for eligibility applies to all members of the Joint Venture or Consortium for each specific Contract Package.
      7. Submission of Pre-Qualification Applications
         The completed application shall be submitted via email to rrm2026.prequal@n3tc.co.za not later than 12:00 on Friday 25 July 2025.  Late submissions will not be accepted.