NOTICE OF PROPOSED HOUSING PROJECT INCORPORATING ALTERNATIVE BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES
Notice is hereby given that the Western Cape Provincial Government Department of Human Settlements intends to invite tenders from contractors for the constructionof houses in Delft Symphony Precincts 3 and 5 (Cape Town) using alternative building technologies (ABT) or non-standardised construction.
Non-standardised construction refers to any form of home construction which utilises walling and building systems which are not fully covered by existing SANS10400 building standards and specifications or codes of practice and/or which are not described or referred to in the deemed-to-satisfy rules of the National Building Regulations.
Brief details of the proposed project are set out as follows: • The project comprises approximately 1207 BNG units (52 single storey, 1155 double story) in Precinct 3 and 890 BNG units (146 single storey, 744 double storey) and 40 FLISP units in Precinct 5 and the completion/augmentation of the services • It is proposed that the project will be divided into three contracts with each contract containing approximately 900, 600 and 600 units respectively • In order to qualify for any one or more of the contracts, contractors will require a CIDB grading of 8GB or 7GB PE • The project will be funded by the Department of Human Settlements Provincial Housing Subsidy Scheme • Tenderers must be registered on the Western Cape Supplier Database before the tender closing date • Only accredited (Agrément/NHBRC enrolled) systems with valid certificates and registered contractors will be considered • It is intended that an invitation for tenders will be advertised in the media at the end of July 2012 • Interested tenderers are encouraged to form suitable alliances in preparation for the project.
Enquiries: Charlene Geduld: [email protected]