Bienneal Dry Docking of Tugboats Orca and Lizibuko in the Port of East London, for a Once OFF Period

Transnet SOC Ltd invites bids for BIENNEAL DRY DOCKING OF TUGBOATS ORCA AND LIZIBUKO IN THE PORT OF EAST LONDON, FOR A ONCE OFF PERIOD. Bid number TNPA/2026/09/0002/114760/RFP. Procurement method: Request for Proposal. Category: services. Delivery location: Port of East London - Port of East London - East London -. Province: Eastern Cape. A briefing session is held for this tender (COMPULSORY) on 14 September 2026 13:30 UTC. Venue: MS Teams link on RFP document. Bids close on 22 September 2026 12:00 UTC.

PREQUALIFICATION CRITERIA:

1. ATTENDANCE AT COMPULSORY BRIEFING SESSION – VERIFIED AGAINST BRIEFING SESSION REGISTER AND/OR SECTION 11 OF THIS RFP DOCUMENT 2. ANNEXURE B2 TO BE COMPLETED IN FULL AND SUBMITTED WITH PROPOSAL AS PER INSTRUCTIONS UNDER SECTION 4 OF THIS RFP DOCUMENT

PORT OF NGQURA:

SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE BIENNEAL DRY DOCKING OF TUGBOATS ORCA AND LIZIBUKO 2026 DOCUMENT NO. REVISION PAGE BIENNEAL DRY DOCKING OF TUGBOATS ORCA AND LIZIBUKO 2026 001 1 OF 5 SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE BIENNEAL DRY DOCKING OF TUGBOATS ORCA AND LIZIBUKO IN THE PORT OF EAST LONDON, FOR A ONCE OFF PERIOD

For: TNPA Port of Ngqura

Prepared by: TNPA Marine Department, Port of Ngqura

Author: Claudette Bailey

Project Manager: Claudette Bailey

Ops Manager: Xolisile Mfekayi

Revision Number: 003

Revision Date: 2026-08-20

Print Date: 2026-08-20

SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE BIENNEAL DRY DOCKING OF TUGBOATS ORCA AND LIZIBUKO 2026 BIENNEAL DRY DOCKING OF TUGBOATS ORCA AND LIZIBUKO 2026 001 2 OF 5

1. SCOPE OF WORK

For the purpose of this contract “Work” shall include the statutory biennial dry dock maintenance of tugboats Orca and Lizibuko in the Port of East London for a once off period.

2. BACKGROUND

For compliance, certification, and safety of all harbour crafts, are subjected to a statutory dry dock maintenance as stipulated by the Merchant Shipping Act No.57 of 1951. Dry docking is a biennial maintenance service which comprises of underwater structure maintenance, overboard valves maintenance, hull thickness inspection , tank maintenance and propulsion health check which cannot be facilitated during normal operation. The crafts are revenue generating assets requiring maintenance to be carried out to ensure compliance with legislation. The statutory biennial drydocking of crafts is to conduct mandatory maintenance to obtain a two-year hull certificate from the regulatory body, South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA).

3. DURATION OF CONTRACT

The contract period will be for a once off period with the duration of each tugboat not exceeding six (6) weeks.

4. TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE BIDDER

The bidder must have specified skilled labour (Refer to Technical evaluation), with previous drydocking experience for the tasks to be performed . Bidder shall supply all necessary consumables, labour, tools, plant and equipment, PPE, demarcating signage, skips including waste disposal certification and transport required for the proper c ompletion of the works. …

OCID: ocds-9t57fa-169392

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