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Public Works tenders: bids and awards

As custodian of the state property portfolio, the Department of Public Works tenders on behalf of other departments, which is why its notices cover police stations, courts, border posts and military property rather than anything it occupies itself.

Open now
59
On record
378
Awards published
35
Total awarded
R 2 451 444
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Largest published the Department of Public Works awards

Open work by category

  • 18 Construction of buildings
  • 8 Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
  • 7 Services: Professional
  • 7 Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services)
  • 6 Services: General
  • 4 Services: Electrical
  • 4 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning
  • 3 Other service activities

Open work by province

  • 18 KwaZulu-Natal
  • 14 Eastern Cape
  • 9 National
  • 8 North West
  • 5 Mpumalanga

About the Department of Public Works procurement

This buyer is a landlord and an implementing agent rather than an end user. A client department states an accommodation or facilities need, and the Department of Public Works takes it to market, so one buyer name covers a courtroom refurbishment, a correctional facility roof replacement, a border post upgrade and the mechanical maintenance of a hospital, with nothing in common except state ownership of the building.

Delivery is regionalised. Notices originate from regional offices in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Bloemfontein, Kimberley, Mmabatho, Mthatha, Gqeberha, Nelspruit and Polokwane, and a contractor is realistically competing inside one or two of those regions rather than nationally. Which office issued a notice tells you where the site and the site inspection will be.

One tender type here has no equivalent elsewhere on the feed: an invitation to offer accommodation for lease to the state. The bidder is a property owner rather than a contractor, the submission is a building and a rental figure, and evaluation turns on location, floor area, condition, parking and statutory compliance certificates. Anyone holding suitable premises can respond to the Department of Public Works on that basis.

Where the Department of Public Works is tendering

Open tenders right now. Counts come from the same feed as the list above.

Questions about the Department of Public Works tenders

What does the Department of Public Works build?
Very little for itself. Construction, refurbishment and maintenance are procured for the accommodation needs of other national departments, which in practice means courts, police stations, correctional facilities, border posts, defence property, and the office buildings that house the public service, all sitting on the state property register the Department of Public Works maintains.
How does a lease tender actually work?
The department publishes a requirement for a stated floor area in a stated location, and owners of suitable buildings submit an offer setting out the rental, the accommodation schedule and the statutory compliance certificates. It is a property transaction conducted through a tender process.
Is registration on a departmental database required?
Central Supplier Database registration is the national baseline, and individual notices may require listing on a departmental or regional contractor roster as well, particularly for term maintenance panels. The tender document is the authority on which applies to that bid.
Which CIDB classes of works appear most often?
General building leads, since most of the estate is buildings, followed by electrical and mechanical for services installations, and civil engineering where site works, access roads or bulk services form part of the scope. Specialist classes appear for lifts, fire systems and air conditioning.
What is the Expanded Public Works Programme?
A national labour-intensive employment programme coordinated by the Department of Public Works. Its influence on tenders shows up as labour-intensive construction methods, minimum local employment numbers and reporting obligations attached to otherwise ordinary building contracts.
Should I watch one regional office in particular?
Usually yes. Most contractors serve one or two regions, and filtering to the province you actually work in cuts the list dramatically. Industrial Hub applies that filter for you and alerts you when a matching notice publishes.

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