What does eThekwini tender most often?

Water and sanitation work, roads and stormwater, flood damage reconstruction, solid waste and cleansing services, electricity distribution, and building maintenance across municipal facilities. Professional appointments for design and supervision run alongside all of those categories.

Is the flood reconstruction work finished?

Not entirely. The programme was large enough to run across several financial years, and packages continue to reach the market as designs are completed and funding confirmed. The open list on this page shows what eThekwini currently has out to bid.

Do I need to be based in Durban to bid here?

Not formally, but proximity matters commercially. Many eThekwini contracts carry local content, local labour or subcontracting targets, and the response times expected on term maintenance work are difficult to meet from outside the metro boundary.

What range of CIDB grades comes up?

A wide one. Small building and plumbing packages sit at the lower grades and are deliberately structured to be reachable by emerging contractors, while trunk sewer, bridge and major road contracts require high grades in the civil engineering class.

How quickly does a metro like this pay?

Municipal payment cycles run slower than the private sector, so price working capital into the bid rather than assuming thirty days. Establish who the project manager is early, because certification delays rather than disputes are what usually hold up money.

Can I get these notices by WhatsApp?

Yes, on Pro and Enterprise — a matching eThekwini tender reaches WhatsApp within 30 minutes of publication, selected by the trade categories, province and keywords on your saved search rather than by grade. Without WhatsApp, the same match still arrives the next morning in the daily email digest, which is how most subscribers avoid reading a portal list they have no interest in.

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eThekwini tenders — Durban bids and awards

eThekwini has spent years rebuilding infrastructure that floodwater destroyed, and that reconstruction programme still shapes most of what the Durban metro puts out to tender.

Open now: 42
On record: 157
Awards published: 6
Total awarded: R 8 208 400 674

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Open eThekwini tenders

Phase 01 of the upgrade to TRK 83208 in the Mkhizwane area from gravel to concrete surfaces, Ward 02, Outer West
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/07
Supply and delivery of spare parts and provision of servicing and maintenance to eThekwini Municipal vehicles for a…
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/07
Appointment of service provider to provide support, maintenance and development/configuration on the JDE Enterprise One…
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/07
Upgrade of Phase 01 of TRK 400504 Street from gravel to asphalt in Ward 91, Outer West
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/07
Provision of electrical and water meter reading services for a period of 36 months
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/07
Rate-based contract for maintenance repairs to roads and stormwater infrastructure on an as and when required basis in…
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/07
Supply and delivery of regenerated mineral insulating oil, on-site regeneration of mineral insulating oil, on-site…
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/07
Supply, delivery and installation of turf grounds stadium equipment
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/07
Upgrade of TRK 74201 and Phase 01 of TRK 74200 from gravel to asphalt in Ward 07, Outer West
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/07
Rate-based contract for maintenance repairs to roads and stormwater infrastructure on an as and when required basis in…
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/07
Provision of cash in transit services for a period of 12 months
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/11
Monitoring, armed response, maintenance and repairs of intruder alarms for a period of 36 months
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/21
Upgrading of gravel tracks to asphalt surface in Thornwood Dassenhoek Pinetown South, Ward 14
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/21
Upgrade of gas suppression system at the eThekwini Transport Authority Data Centre (Ward 28)
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/21
Provision of tyre retreading services for a period of 36months
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/21
Work Package 1 for TRK 93249 (Maniza Road), in KwaXimba Area, Ward 1 – Outer West
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/21
Supply and delivery of traffic signal poles for 36 months
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/21
Rates-based panel contract for the maintenance repairs to roads and stormwater infrastructure to be used…
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/21
Supply and delivery of general office stationery for a period of 36 months
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/21
Integrated infrastructure maintenance and construction for buildings, facilities and engineering systems works for 36…
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/21
Manufacture, supply and delivery of polymer concrete products and compression moulded products for a period of 36 months
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/21
Provision of professional team to conduct detail planning studies (including all specialist studies of WULA and EIA)…
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/21
Supply and delivery of bullet proof vests for eThekwini Metro Police Services for a period of 36 months
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/21
Appointment of an online ticketing service provider for a period of 36 months at UShaka Marine World
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/21
Supply and delivery of wristbands for UShaka Marine World for a period of 36 months
Services: General · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/21

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Largest published eThekwini awards

(RGZ PROJECTS)
Construction of 96 new units at Dalton Community Residential Units (CRU), Tender 2 (2 of 2: Blocks C and D)
R 5 575 773 725
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(NOVAPHI CONSTRUCTION SERVICES)
Refurbishment and commissioning of Blackburn Reservoir and minor auxiliary works to existing bulk infrastructure: Ward…
R 2 445 294 729
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(MOJO S INVESTMENTS)
Request for Proposals for the long-term leasing and development of Proposed Portion (A) (of 277) of the Farm Waterfall…
R 103 032 000
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(THANDOMUHLE TRADING)
The provision of incremental services to informal settlements within the Southern Region: Footpaths and associated…
R 43 242 300
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(SHIKANI TRADING)
Construction of gravel to surface roads: Khoza Ave and 108828 Str in Inanda: Wards 54 and 55
R 41 057 920
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Open work by category

Services: General — 42

Open work by province

KwaZulu-Natal — 42

About eThekwini procurement

The 2022 floods wrecked roads, bridges, culverts, water mains, sewers and pump stations across the municipality, and the repair programme turned eThekwini into one of the busiest civils buyers in the country. Notices for embankment stabilisation, road reinstatement, sewer replacement and stormwater reconstruction continue to come through, packaged by area rather than by trade.

Water and sanitation is the standing category underneath that. The metro operates an unusually large reticulation network with heavy non-revenue water losses, so leak repair, meter work, reservoir and pump station refurbishment, and the ground tank and standpipe programmes serving informal areas recur constantly, often as term contracts running over several years.

Site risk is a genuine cost line in eThekwini and should be priced rather than hoped away. Construction sites in KwaZulu-Natal have been targeted by groups demanding a share of the contract value, and experienced bidders budget for community liaison, local subcontracting and site security from the outset rather than discovering the need after mobilisation.

eThekwini tenders — questions

What does eThekwini tender most often?: Water and sanitation work, roads and stormwater, flood damage reconstruction, solid waste and cleansing services, electricity distribution, and building maintenance across municipal facilities. Professional appointments for design and supervision run alongside all of those categories.
Is the flood reconstruction work finished?: Not entirely. The programme was large enough to run across several financial years, and packages continue to reach the market as designs are completed and funding confirmed. The open list on this page shows what eThekwini currently has out to bid.
Do I need to be based in Durban to bid here?: Not formally, but proximity matters commercially. Many eThekwini contracts carry local content, local labour or subcontracting targets, and the response times expected on term maintenance work are difficult to meet from outside the metro boundary.
What range of CIDB grades comes up?: A wide one. Small building and plumbing packages sit at the lower grades and are deliberately structured to be reachable by emerging contractors, while trunk sewer, bridge and major road contracts require high grades in the civil engineering class.
How quickly does a metro like this pay?: Municipal payment cycles run slower than the private sector, so price working capital into the bid rather than assuming thirty days. Establish who the project manager is early, because certification delays rather than disputes are what usually hold up money.
Can I get these notices by WhatsApp?: Yes, on Pro and Enterprise — a matching eThekwini tender reaches WhatsApp within 30 minutes of publication, selected by the trade categories, province and keywords on your saved search rather than by grade. Without WhatsApp, the same match still arrives the next morning in the daily email digest, which is how most subscribers avoid reading a portal list they have no interest in.

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