Tweeling Magistrate’s Office (DOJ): Heritage Repair and Refurbishment – Architectural Services
Tender Details
- Tender Number: Q26/030
- Department: Department of Public Works
- Required At: Department of Public Works
- Project Location: Tweeling, Free State
- Tender Category: Architectural and Engineering Services; Heritage Promotion and Preservation; Professional Services
- Closing Date: 21 September 2026
- Closing Time: 11:00
- Briefing Session: See official tender documentation
- Site Inspection: No official site inspection is conducted.
Tender Description
The Department of Public Works is inviting suitably qualified service providers to provide professional architectural services for the repair and refurbishment of the Tweeling Magistrate’s Office.
The project focuses on the sensitive refurbishment of a heritage building while ensuring that the facility remains suitable for its judicial and operational requirements.
The appointed professional will be required to incorporate heritage conservation principles throughout the design, refurbishment planning, documentation and technical oversight processes.
Objectives
The main objectives of the tender are to:
- Provide professional architectural services for the refurbishment of the Tweeling Magistrate’s Office.
- Preserve and protect the heritage significance of the building.
- Assess the existing building fabric and identify required repairs.
- Develop appropriate refurbishment and conservation solutions.
- Maintain the functionality and operational requirements of the judicial facility.
- Ensure that refurbishment works comply with applicable standards and conservation principles.
- Provide technical support and oversight during implementation.
Scope of Work
The appointed architectural service provider will be responsible for services including:
Heritage Assessment and Building Investigation
- Assess the existing condition of the heritage building.
- Investigate structural and building-fabric conditions.
- Identify deterioration, defects and areas requiring intervention.
- Assess existing materials and their compatibility with proposed repair materials.
- Develop appropriate conservation and remediation strategies.
Architectural Design and Refurbishment
- Develop heritage-sensitive architectural designs.
- Prepare refurbishment proposals.
- Incorporate appropriate conservation and adaptive-reuse principles.
- Ensure that proposed interventions respect the building’s historical and architectural character.
- Address modern functional and operational requirements where applicable.
Documentation and Specifications
- Prepare architectural drawings and technical documentation.
- Develop specifications for the required refurbishment works.
- Provide documentation necessary for procurement and implementation.
- Ensure that proposed works comply with applicable heritage and building requirements.
Technical Oversight
- Provide technical support during the refurbishment process.
- Monitor compliance with approved designs and specifications.
- Assist with construction administration.
- Coordinate specialist contractors and subcontractors where required.
- Support the Department of Public Works in addressing technical issues arising during implementation.
Technical Requirements
Tenderers should demonstrate the technical capacity and professional expertise required for heritage refurbishment projects.
The project requires knowledge and experience in:
- Heritage conservation architecture.
- Adaptive reuse of historic buildings.
- Historic building-fabric assessment.
- Material compatibility and conservation techniques.
- Building repair and refurbishment.
- Construction administration.
- Specialist subcontractor coordination.
- Applicable heritage legislation and conservation requirements.
- Safety and operational requirements for judicial facilities.
Tenderers must comply with the applicable procurement and construction requirements contained in the official tender documentation.
Professional and Skills Requirements
Applicants should provide evidence of:
- Relevant professional registration.
- Experience in architectural services.
- Previous work involving heritage buildings or institutional refurbishment.
- Appropriate technical staffing.
- Experience with conservation-sensitive construction projects.
- Ability to coordinate specialist contractors and technical disciplines.
- Knowledge of applicable heritage and building regulations.
Experience in heritage conservation, restoration and refurbishment of historically significant buildings will be particularly relevant to the project.
CIDB Requirements
Tenderers must possess a valid Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) grading designation appropriate to the estimated value and applicable class of construction works, as stipulated in the tender documentation.
Potentially Emerging (PE) enterprises may qualify where they meet the applicable requirements and grading criteria.
Procurement Requirements
The tender is subject to the applicable government procurement framework, including the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) Regulations, 2011, and the submission and evaluation requirements specified in the official tender documentation.
Tenderers should ensure that:
- All required forms are completed.
- Supporting documentation is included.
- Pricing is submitted in the prescribed format.
- Professional and company credentials are provided.
- All compliance requirements are met.
- The tender is physically delivered to the designated address before the closing date and time.
Heritage Refurbishment Requirements
Because the project involves a heritage building, refurbishment interventions should seek to preserve the building’s original character and significance.
This may include:
- Appropriate restoration techniques.
- Historically compatible materials.
- Sensitive treatment of original building fabric.
- Minimising unnecessary alterations.
- Appropriate repair rather than unnecessary replacement.
- Compliance with applicable heritage conservation requirements.
- Balancing heritage preservation with modern operational and safety requirements.
Evaluation
The contract will be awarded to the highest-scoring compliant tenderer in accordance with the evaluation methodology and criteria contained in the official tender documentation.
Tenderers are therefore encouraged to provide comprehensive evidence of their:
- Professional qualifications.
- Heritage-related experience.
- Technical capacity.
- Previous project performance.
- Compliance status.
- Relevant company credentials.