Infrastructure Master Plan Development Services NEW

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is procuring a Professional Service Provider (PSP) to develop an Infrastructure Master Plan for Parliament of the Republic of South Africa within the Parliament Precinct in Cape Town. The work follows a partnership and Memorandum of Agreement between the DBSA and Parliament. The master plan must set out medium- and long-term proposals for physical infrastructure, taking into account Parliament's institutional needs, its National Key Point status and its heritage significance. The estimated contract period is six months. The scope is delivered in five stages: (1) review of the existing planning framework and available data, including existing drawings and any designs prepared by previous consultants; (2) analysis of the existing situation, including spatial utilisation, benchmarking against modern parliaments and campuses, assessment of the surrounding buildings, roads, parking and services, and review of City of Cape Town land-use requirements; (3) vision planning for the precinct, covering a campus-wide design concept with 3D rendering and GIS mapping, landscaping, road and parking standards, sustainability concepts, service blueprints, a phased development plan with budget and funding model, and a financial viability and cost-benefit assessment; (4) structured stakeholder consultation with Parliament's Secretary, management team, Household Services Unit, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, and the Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament; and (5) finalisation of the perspective plan, master plan and site development plan for submission to the City of Cape Town, with digital spatial deliverables in both GIS and AutoCAD. Maximum fees and operational costs are structured as a percentage-based fee across the five stages, with a 5% operational cost allowance.

Bidders must meet strict pre-qualification requirements. These include attendance at a compulsory online briefing on 16 November 2026, a completed Declaration of Default and Termination, and a signed Form of Offer. Owners, directors and the full project team must be South African citizens, and each proposed resource must have a valid professional registration. The team must include a Project Manager (SACPCMP, Pr. CPM) with at least ten years' post-registration experience, an Architect with heritage building experience (SACAP), a Quantity Surveyor (SACQSP), a Development Planner (SACPLAN), a Land Surveyor with at least five years' experience, a Civil Engineer with transport engineering experience, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (ECSA), and an Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAPASA or SACNASP). Bidders must also hold a CSD registration, a valid SARS tax compliance PIN, and professional indemnity cover of at least R5 million per claim. The firm must have completed at least one comparable infrastructure master plan in South Africa within the last ten years, supported by a client reference letter. Evaluation uses an 80/20 price and B-BBEE preference system, followed by risk and compliance checks. Successful bidders must also meet National Key Point security clearance requirements, which apply to all personnel needing site access.

For the right firm, this is a high-profile assignment with national significance, offering experience in heritage-sensitive urban planning and a major government institution. Key dates are a compulsory briefing on 16 November 2026, a written clarification deadline of 19 November 2026, and a closing date of 24 November 2026 at 23:55. Bidders should verify the reference numbering with the DBSA, as some pages of the document carry a different RFP number in their headers.