The provision of compressor maintenance at Arnot Power Station for a period of 4Closed

Overview

Maintenance of Compressor Plant at Arnot Power Station for 4 years under an NEC3 TSC3 framework (Limited-Tender). Bidders should be engineering contractors with NEC3 experience and proven compressor maintenance capability, including on Cameron TA2000 centrifugal and CompAir L-Series screw compressors, plus the ability to supply OEM spares for Ingersoll Rand/CompAir/BAOFN, and ISO 9001:2015 certification.

Requirements

• NEC3 Term Service Contract (TSC3) framework for a 4-year service period (contract data and offers as per NEC3 docs). (NEC3 TSC for Compressor Maintenance Contract.pdf)
• Mandatory technical criteria:
  • Warranty takeover capability (assume/assume warranty obligations).
  • Formal letter confirming supply of OEM spares for CompAir, Ingersoll Rand and BAOFN compressors.
  • ISO 9001:2015 certification. (Tender Tech Criteria for 4yr Compressor Maintenance Contract Rev.2.pdf)
• Qualitative technical evaluation:
  • Detailed Method Statement: maintenance approach addressing preventive, predictive, corrective, breakdown maintenance; on-site inspections; emergency response; schedules; and equipment-specific work for Cameron TA2000 and CompAir L-Series. (Tender Tech Criteria for 4yr Compressor Maintenance Contract Rev.2.pdf)
• Scope of Work and SHEQ/OHS compliance:
  • On-site, full-time artisan/technician with after-hours coverage; day-to-day frontline maintenance; call-outs; and specialized services as required. (Scope of work.pdf..pdf) and (SHE Spec.pdf..pdf)
• Health, safety, environment and quality standards: comply with Eskom SHEQ and OHS requirements, risk management, training, incident management, and related statutory references. (SHE Spec.pdf..pdf)
• Contractual and pre-qualification: CIDB registration (and related documentation such as guarantees, proof of insurance) as part of the Form of Offer and Acceptance. (NEC3 TSC3 documents)
• Other: compliance with standard Eskom payment terms and liability limits as embedded in the NEC3 data. (NEC3 TSC3 documents)

How to Apply

• Submission deadline: 18 September 2026 at 10:00. (metadata)
• Briefing session: 7 September 2026 at 10:00, Arnot Power Station (briefing venue in metadata).
• Documents to submit (from attached NEC3 TSC3 package):
  • Form of Offer & Acceptance (C1.1) and Schedule of Deviations; Pricing Data (Part C2); Scope of Work (Part C3). (NEC3 TSC for Compressor Maintenance Contract.pdf)
• Pre-qualifications and registrations:
  • Tenderer CIDB registration number (as part of the Form of Offer). (NEC3 TSC for Compressor Maintenance Contract.pdf)
  • Securities/guarantees, proof of insurance as required by contract data. (NEC3 TSC for Compressor Maintenance Contract.pdf)
• How to obtain bid documents:
  • Primary documents are included in the attached NEC3 TSC package and Scope of Work; check the Eskom etenders portal for these files (e.g., NEC3 TSC for Compressor Maintenance Contract.pdf; Scope of work.pdf). (NEC3 TSC for Compressor Maintenance Contract.pdf, Scope of work.pdf..pdf)
• Additional context from attached documents:
  • Scope of Work and OHS Specification outline on-site staffing, health and safety requirements, and maintenance deliverables (Scope of Work; SHE Spec). (Scope of work.pdf..pdf; SHE Spec.pdf..pdf)
  • Mandatory technical criteria to be addressed in the bid (Tender Tech Criteria for 4yr Compressor Maintenance Contract Rev.2.pdf)

Note: If you plan to bid, review the attached files:

• NEC3 TSC3 contract data and Form of Offer (NEC3 TSC for Compressor Maintenance Contract.pdf)
• Scope of Work (Scope of work.pdf..pdf)
• OHS/SHE requirements (SHE Spec.pdf..pdf)
• Technical evaluation criteria (Tender Tech Criteria for 4yr Compressor Maintenance Contract Rev.2.pdf)