Tenders are hereby invited from suitably qualified and experienced Service Providers for the following works:1. SPECIALISED CONTRACT No. SCM 14 OF 13/14 Appointment of Training Service Provider in Advanced Driver Training. 2. SPECIALISED CONTRACT No. SCM 15 OF 13/14 Appointment of Training Service Provider to Provide Peace Officer Training - NQF Aligned. 3. SPECIALISED CONTRACT No. SCM 16 OF 13/14 Appointment of Training Service Provider in Supervisory and Management Development - NQF Aligned. Further information for the above contracts may be obtained from Ms Thokozani Zumani on Tel. No. 033 392 2667. 4. SPECIALISED CONTRACT No. SCM 18 OF 13/14 Appointment of Service Provider for the Publishing and Printing of 300 Copies of the Annual Report for 2012/2013. Further information for the above contract may be obtained from Mr Indresan Chetty on Tel. No. 033 392 2839. Tender documents shall be available from the Supply Chain Management Unit Offices, 5th Floor, A.S. Chetty Centre, 333 Church Street, Pietermaritzburg, from 12h00 on Monday, 2 September 2013. A non-refundable tender fee in the amount R151,62 (including VAT) per document shall be levied. Only cash or bank guaranteed cheques will be accepted. Sealed tenders endorsed on the envelope with relevant Contract No. must be placed in the Tender Box located in the Foyer, Ground Floor, City Hall, 169 Chief Albert Luthuli Street (Commercial Road), Pietermaritzburg, not later than 12h00 on Wednesday, 25 September 2013, when they will be publicly opened. Only tenders placed in the Tender Box shall be accepted. Tender Validity Period: Ninety (90) days commencing from the closing date of tender. Tender Adjudication/Evaluation Criteria: The tender shall be evaluated on the 80/20 Preferential Points System and in accordance with the Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2011 issued in terms of Section 5 of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act No. 5 of 2000. The Msunduzi Municipality does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender, and reserves the right to accept the whole or any part of a tender. Each tenderer will be informed of the tender result. The Msunduzi Municipality expects businesses within the Pietermaritzburg and Midlands Region to support its contract and BEE/SMME initiatives. MR M. A. NKOSI (MUNICIPAL MANAGER)