2 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
REGULATORY CERTIFICATION/ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS
2.1 2.1 The bidder must be a holder of a valid IECNS license issued by ICASA as defined in section 1 of the Electronic Communication Act 36 of 2005 as amended. Comply Do Not comply
Provide relevant proof The bidder must submit a copy of a valid IECNS license.
2.2 The bidder must have valid OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) certifications for all routing and switching products that the bidder intends to use in the proposed solution. Comply Do Not comply
Provide relevant proof The bidder must provide:
a) A list of all routing and switching products that the bidder intends to use in the proposed solution; and
b) Valid OEM certifications for each of the products.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITIES
2.3 2.2 The bidder must have experience in building Electronic Communication Networks (ECN) using fibre optic cable (as defined in section 1 of the Electronic Communication Act 36 of 2005 as amended) in two or more municipalities that are not Metropolitan Municipalities (as defined in section 3 of Local Government Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998 as amended), at the same time. Comply Do Not comply
Provide relevant proof The bidder must submit at least two different certified copies of construction permits (normally issued in terms of a wayleave agreement), where the construction permits indicate:
a) That they were issued by the respective land owners to the bidder;
b) That they were for installing and operating or maintaining land-based fibre optic cables (as defined in section 1 of the Electronic Communication Act 36 of 2005 as amended); and
c) That the land owners’ addresses are in different non-metropolitan municipalities; and
d) That they were issued at dates within six months from each other.
2.4 2.3. The bidder must currently be providing Individual Electronic Communication Network Services (IECNS), as defined in section 1 of the Electronic Communication Act (Act 36 of 2005 as amended), in all the eight (8) district municipalities where the services will be provided as indicated in Table 1 and Figure 1. The IECNS must deliver, at a minimum, data connectivity Electronic Communication Services (ECS) to business or Government customers. Comply Do Not comply
Provide relevant proof The bidder must submit one signed reference letter from a business or Government customer from each of the eight (8) district municipality where the services will be provided and to whom the current data connectivity ECS are provided. Each letter must:
a) Be in writing, dated, signed and on a letterhead of the entity giving the reference;
b) Indicate the nature of data connectivity ECS currently provided by the bidder;
c) Confirm that data connectivity ECS are provided by the bidder; and
d) Indicate the district municipality where the data connectivity ECS are provided.
TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL
2.5 The bidder must have Electronic Communication Network(s) (ECN), as defined in section 1 of the Electronic Communication Act (Act 36 of 2005 as amended), in all eight (8) district municipalities where the services will be provided. Comply Do Not comply
Provide relevant proof The bidder must provide current ECN distribution diagram(s) (coverage map(s)) that indicate(s) physical presence in all of the eight (8) district municipalities where the services will be provided.
2.6 The bidder must provide evidence that they will be financially sustainable for a period longer than a year of implementation. Comply Do Not comply
Provide relevant proof 1. The bidder must provide an irrevocable financial warranty that confirms that, (i) the bidder has unencumbered cash balances of no less than R370 million and (ii) the cash balances are exclusively ring-fenced for use to fund the rollout of the services envisaged in this tender and which warranty is:
a) from a financial services provider that is authorised by either the Financial Services Board (FSB) or the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), to provide financial services in South Africa;
b) addressed to the State Information Technology Agency SOC Ltd in the form of a written letter that is specific to the subject of this tender, dated, signed and on a letterhead of the entity giving the guarantee; and
c) valid for a minimum period of twenty four (24) months from the date of issue.
2. The bidder must provide audited financial statements from a registered auditor for the last two financial years that demonstrate the bidder is a going concern.
