Road Resealing and Stormwater Maintenance

Kouga Local Municipality (Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape) has issued Tender 252/2026 for the appointment of a contractor to carry out resealing and maintenance of roads and stormwater infrastructure across the entire municipal area over a three-year period. The primary objective is to extend the useful life of the municipal road network through resealing, supported by pothole and road surface repairs, pretreatment works, selected rehabilitation of roads identified as structurally poor in a 2024/2025 network condition assessment, stormwater upgrades (including pipes, manholes and catchpits), subsoil drainage, kerb repairs, lane marking, and speed hump installation. The works are rate-based and remeasurable, with the Bill of Quantities providing estimated quantities. Asphalt work is specified as A-E2 sand skeletal asphalt, and the contract includes a practical completion period of 36 months, a 12-month defects liability period and a 10-year latent defect period.

The contract is structured around a six-month main reseal programme each year, requiring a main site camp in Jeffreys Bay and full plant contingent, followed by a six-month period of reduced activity focused on pothole repairs and smaller works. Eligibility requires an active CIDB contractor grading of 7CE or higher, proof of good standing with the Civil Engineering Bargaining Council, CSD registration, a valid tax clearance, B-BBEE documentation, and audited financial statements for the past three years. Functionality is scored out of 80 points on company experience in resealing and roads and stormwater maintenance (completed projects over R10 million within the past ten years), key personnel (contracts manager registered as Pr Eng or Pr Tech, construction manager, general foreman, and an SACPCMP-registered OHS officer), and relevant plant including a mechanical asphalt paver, a 15-ton pneumatic tyre roller, a 10-ton double drum vibratory roller and a 12-ton static steel wheel roller. A minimum of 70% is required to remain responsive. Evaluation uses the 80/20 or 90/10 preference point system, with specific goals rewarding local, district and provincial enterprises. Bidders must also subcontract a minimum of 30% of the final contract value to Emerging Enterprises, prioritising ward-based suppliers. A compulsory virtual clarification meeting takes place on 9 November 2026 at 10:00, and the closing date is 27 November 2026 at 12:00. Both a hard copy and a USB or CD copy of returnable documents are required.

For contractors, the tender offers a substantial three-year maintenance programme in a growing tourism-driven municipality, with predictable annual work cycles and opportunities for mentorship relationships with local EE subcontractors. Bidders should carefully review the mandatory local content requirements for bitumen, aggregate, road signs and cement (all 100% locally sourced), the EPWP reporting obligations, and the penalty regime for late completion, and should allow for Health and Safety Plan submission and insurance requirements before pricing.