Routine Road Maintenance of National Routes R53, R54, R500, R501 and N12
Tender Details
- Tender Title: Routine Road Maintenance of National Routes R53, R54, R500, R501 and N12
- Tender Number: X.002-171-2023/1R
- Employer: South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL)
- CIDB Reference: 100122381
- Tender Category: Civil Engineering / Civil Works Services / Road Construction, Repairs and Maintenance
- Required CIDB Grading: 7CE or higher
- Tender Status: Open
- Closing Date: 23 October 2026 at 12:00
- Briefing Meeting: 5 October 2026 at 11:00 — compulsory, held via Microsoft Teams
- Documents Available From: 28 September 2026
- Tender Locations: Free State, Gauteng and North West, including Potchefstroom, Parys and Klerksdorp
- Supplier Requirement: Must be registered on the National Treasury Central Supplier Database (CSD)
- Joint Ventures: Permitted, subject to the stated Targeted Enterprise requirement
- Late/Emailed Tenders: Will not be accepted
Routes Covered
The appointed contractor will be responsible for routine road maintenance on:
- R53 Section 1 – N12 Potchefstroom to Free State Border
- R54 Section 1 – Gauteng Border to N12 Potchefstroom
- R500 Section 1 – Parys to Gauteng Border
- R501 Sections 2 & 3 – Free State Border to Gauteng Border
- N12 Sections 16 & 17 – Matlosana Municipality border to JB Marks Municipality border
Scope of Work
The contract is for the routine maintenance of designated national roads. The work is intended to maintain road safety, serviceability and infrastructure condition and may include:
- Pothole repairs and patching
- Road and shoulder maintenance
- Drainage clearing and maintenance
- Vegetation control
- Road-sign inspection, repair and maintenance
- Minor pavement and surface repairs
- General road reserve maintenance
- Maintaining safe and reliable traffic movement
- Compliance with applicable SANRAL technical, quality, safety and environmental standards
Key Requirements
- Minimum CIDB 7CE contractor grading or higher.
- Registration on the National Treasury CSD.
- Only tenderers meeting the required CIDB grading will be considered; potentially emerging enterprises with a lower grading will not be accepted.
- Joint ventures are allowed provided one JV partner is a Targeted Enterprise, subject to the tender conditions.
- Tenderers must submit their offers using the official tender documentation issued for this procurement.
- All sealing, addressing, delivery and submission requirements contained in the Tender Data must be followed.
- No late or emailed submissions will be accepted.
Tender Objective
SANRAL seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced civil engineering contractor to undertake ongoing routine maintenance across strategic national routes connecting North West, Gauteng and Free State. The objective is to preserve road infrastructure, improve road-user safety, address maintenance defects and ensure these routes remain operational and fit for purpose.