The department of electricity energy invites experienced and committed consortia to submit Request for Pre-Qualification RFQ responses for new electricity transmission infrastructure capacity under the first bid submission phase of the Independent Transmission Projects ITP Procurement Programme IPPP tender no: DEE/001/2025/26.
The department, in consultation with the National Transmission Company SA, has subsequently identified the transmission lines and associated substations, aligned to the Transmission Development Plan, that the private sector will design, finance, construct, operate and maintain under this programme.
The purpose of this RFQ stage is to identify and shortlist pre-qualified bidders with the necessary technical expertise, financial capacity and proven experience required to deliver transmission capacity at significant scale and within accelerated time frames.
Pre-qualified bidders evaluated on the criteria set out in the RFQ are afforded the opportunity to submit bid responses to the subsequent Request for Proposal.
Prior to accessing the RFQ available for download online via the ITP Procurement Programme website each prospective bidder is required to pay a non-refundable documentation fee of R150,000.