Gravel-to-Surface Road Upgrade and Civil Works

The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, through its Roads Provision division, has invited tenders for the upgrading of approximately 820 metres of existing gravel road on uChakide Road (Ward 45, Kwa Mashu/Ntuzuma) to a surfaced roadway. The project is a remeasurement contract under the General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (GCC 2015) and includes a 5m-wide carriageway built to the approved pavement design. The scope covers cut-to-fill bulk earthworks, pavement layerworks, asphalt and concrete surfacing (per the Bill of Quantities), stormwater systems with manholes and headwalls, supply and installation of Fig 6/Fig 12 kerbing, retaining walls (TB500 blocks, gabions, brick or concrete, or approved equivalents), landscaping and erosion protection of embankments, and the temporary and permanent relocation of services. Works are subject to the COTO Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Works, a site-specific Health and Safety Specification, and an Environmental Management Plan. Practical completion is set at 470 days from commencement, with a one-year defects liability period and a ten-year latent defects liability period.

Tenderers must be registered on the National Treasury Central Supplier Database and the eThekwini Municipality Supplier Portal, and hold a valid CIDB contractor grading of 5CE or higher (joint ventures are permitted under defined conditions). Eligibility also requires proof of at least two contracts of similar nature (such as road widening, gravel-to-surface upgrades, or access road upgrades, each involving at least two of the listed works elements) completed within the past ten years, with each contract valued at no less than 50% of the tender value. Gravel road construction and road rehabilitation or maintenance projects do not qualify as experience. Attendance at the compulsory clarification meeting on 2 November 2026 at 12:00 on uChakide Road is mandatory. Tenders close on 13 November 2026 at 11:00, with hard copies delivered to the Tender Box at 166 KE Masinga Road, Durban, and an electronic submission made via the eThekwini JDE system. Evaluation uses the 80/20 price and preference point system, with preference points for black ownership and South African-owned enterprises.

Contract conditions include local labour requirements (a minimum of 50% of the workforce from Ward 45, verified through the appointed Community Liaison Officer), a subcontracting target of at least 30% of contract value to enterprises that are more than 51% black-owned, and a performance guarantee of 10% of the contract sum for contracts above R10 million (5% for contracts between R1 million and R10 million). Monthly reporting on employment and subcontracting is required. For contractors, the project offers a sizeable municipal road infrastructure opportunity that will improve access, mobility and drainage for residents of Kwa Mashu and Ntuzuma. Note that the tender's listed category is 'Services: General', although the scope is civil construction; interested parties should review the full tender documents on eTenders or the eThekwini website before deciding to bid.