Common use of GENERAL CONDITIONS Clause in Contracts

GENERAL CONDITIONS. 1.1. Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2017 (Regulation 8) make provision for the promotion of local production and content. 1.2. Regulation 8.(2) prescribes that in the case of designated sectors, organs of state must advertise such tenders with the specific bidding condition that only locally produced or manufactured goods, with a stipulated minimum threshold for local production and content will be considered. 1.3. Where necessary, for tenders referred to in paragraph 1.2 above, a two stage bidding process may be followed, where the first stage involves a minimum threshold for local production and content and the second stage price and B- BBEE. 1.4. A person awarded a contract in relation to a designated sector, may not sub- contract in such a manner that the local production and content of the overall value of the contract is reduced to below the stipulated minimum threshold. 1.5. The local content (LC) expressed as a percentage of the bid price must be calculated in accordance with the SABS approved technical specification number SATS 1286: 2011 as follows: LC = [1 - x / y] * 100 Where x is the imported content in Rand y is the bid price in Rand excluding value added tax (VAT) Prices referred to in the determination of x must be converted to Rand (ZAR) by using the exchange rate published by South African Reserve Bank (SARB) at 12:00 on the date of advertisement of the bid as indicated in paragraph 4.1 below. The SABS approved technical specification number SATS 1286:2011 is accessible on http:/▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ development/ip.jsp at no cost. 1.6. A bid may be disqualified if this Declaration Certificate and the Annex C (Local Content Declaration: Summary Schedule) are not submitted as part of the bid documentation;