SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND LICENSING OF INTEGRATED COMMERCIAL DRONES AND      TRAINING OF PILOTS FOR 36 MONTHS (RE-ADVERTISEMENT)

                                                                  BID NOTICE

PROJECT NAME:    SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND LICENSING OF INTEGRATED COMMERCIAL DRONES AND

     TRAINING OF PILOTS FOR 36 MONTHS (RE-ADVERTISEMENT)

BID NO.:                     8/2/273/2024-2025C

Bids are hereby invited for the Supply, Delivery and Licensing of Integrated Commercial Drones and Training of Pilots for 36 Months (Re- Advertisement).

The minimum specifications are detailed in the Bid document.

Bid documents will be available on ADM’s website – www.amathole.gov.za on Friday, 09 May 2025.

Technical Enquiries should be addressed to Mr. T. Nxawe 043 783 2344 / 060 949 9421

A Compulsory briefing session will be held at Amathole District Municipality Disaster Management Centre (Whelan) Corner of Woolwash and Buffalo Pass Road, Amalinda / Scenery Park, East London, on Friday, 16 May 2025 at 10h00.  GPS Co-ordinates: -33.001133, 27.839976 

Completed bid documents are to be placed in a sealed envelope endorsed "SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND

LICENSING OF INTEGRATED COMMERCIAL DRONES AND TRAINING OF PILOTS FOR 36 MONTHS (RE-

ADVERTISEMENT): BID No. 8/2/273/2024-2025C –AMATHOLE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY" must be deposited

in the Bid Box, at the offices of the Amathole District Municipality, Ground Floor, 15 Rees Street, Quigney, East

London, 5201 not later than 11H00 on Monday, 09 June 2025, at which time the bids will be opened in public.

Bidders to note that a Functionality Assessment will be undertaken.  The functionality assessment criteria and points are as follows:

A minimum score of 70 points out of 100 in total for the criteria listed above should be met in order to be considered further.

PREFERENTIAL PROCUREMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK ACT (PPPFA) POINTS WILL BE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS:

                Price                                       -               80 points

                Specific Goals:                     -               20 points

                Black Youth                           -               7 points

                Black Women                       -               7 points 

                People with disabilities       -               3 points

                Military Veterans                  -               3 points                 

                TOTAL                                                   100 points

BIDDERS SHALL TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING BID CONDITIONS:

[a]            The Amathole District Municipality Supply Chain Management Policy will apply;

[b]            The Amathole District Municipality does not bind itself to accept the highest point scorer or any other quotation and reserves the right to accept the whole or part of the quotation;

[c]            Bids which are late, incomplete, unsigned or submitted by facsimile or electronically, will not be accepted.

[d]            Price(s) quoted must be valid for at least ninety (90) days from date of your offer.

[e]            Price(s) quoted must be firm and must specify whether inclusive of VAT (if a VAT vendor).

[f]             For all transactions your tax reference number/pin at SARS must be furnished.

[g]            Successful bidders will be required to register as a supplier/service provider on the National Treasury’s Central Supplier Database