T1.1.    INVITATION TO TENDER: PER PACKAGE FOR SELECTED CONTRACTORS ONLY

1. 1. 1. The N3 Toll Concession (RF) Proprietary Limited (N3TC) hereby invites competitive tenders from Selected Contractors, who have pre-qualified, on an arms-length basis, for:
         CONTRACT: N3TC/RM-2026-601 - 610
         N3 TOLL ROUTE: CEDARA INTERCHANGE TO HEIDELBERG SOUTH INTERCHANGE
         ROUTINE ROAD MAINTENANCE - PACKAGES 1 - 10
      2. The Selected Contractors, who are registered with the CIDB for a CE designation and have a CIDB grading of between 4CE and 6CE (inclusive of 4CE and 6CE), are selected per Package and each selected Contractor will be advised separately which Package they have been selected for and eligible to tender.
      3. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Contractor) has been selected to tender for packages as follows:
         1. Package x
         2. Package y
         3. Package z
      4. The time for completion is twenty-four (24) months. N3TC reserves the right to extend the validity of the contract in 12 month increments as mutually agreed.
      5. Only Tenderers who successfully passed the pre-qualified phase are eligible to tender. Tenderers will be required to provide all of the returnable schedules as required in this Tender Document, regardless of whether they were provided during the pre-qualification phase.
      6. The tender documents are only available on the N3TC website in .pdf format, and it is the responsibility of the Selected Contractor to download the complete document for the correct package. The document will be available on the N3TC website (www.n3tc.co.za/tenders/) from 12 September 2025. Forms to be completed will be available on the website in MS Word format and the Pricing Schedule will be available in MS Excel format.
      7. There will be no pre-tender meeting. All tender queries must be submitted to the N3TC tender email address and responses will be sent by return email.  Written responses will be given to all queries received at least 5 days before the tender closing date.
      8. Communication email address: rrm2026.tender@n3tc.co.za.  Please note that this address is not the same as during the pre-qualification phase.
      9. The Tender shall be submitted via email to rrm2026.tender@n3tc.co.za not later than 12:00 on Friday 3 October 2025.  Late submissions will not be accepted. Tender submissions to an incorrect email address will not be accepted.
      10. Tenderers are to refer to the Conditions of Tender, and in particular:
          1.     Clause F.3.8 Test for responsiveness and
             1.          F.3.9.4 tenders below economic viability threshold
          2.     Clause F.3.11 Evaluation of tender offers.
          3.     F3.11.2 Method1: Price and Preference Points
             1.          Price Scoring 80 points
             2.          Preference Points 4 points -Equity of tenderer
             3.          Preference Points 16 points – location of business
      11. N3TC reserves the right to not accept the tender with the highest scoring points or to not accept any tenders received.