Opportunity brief
Closes in 13 daysRequest For Information (RFI) – Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme (PSS) and Ingula PSS, Sewage The purpose of this RFI is not to appoint a Contractor or service provider at this stage. Responses will be used to: Determine whether suitably experienced service providers are available in the market to undertake the required works at both Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme and Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme, • Obtain information on technically feasible solutions for the upgrade, refurbishment, operation and maintenance of the Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) at both Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme and Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme and Water Treatment Plant (WTP) at Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme, • Obtain indicative capital, operational and lifecycle costs associated with the proposed solutions, and • Identify key assumptions, exclusions, risks, constraints and dependencies associated with the proposed solutions.
- Engineering & Infrastructure
- Public sector
- South Africa
- Buyer / issuer
- ESKOM
- Sector
- Engineering & Infrastructure
- Country / region
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Public or private
- Public sector
- Closing date
- 20 Nov 2026, 10:00 SAST
- Closes in 13 days
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Submission method
- Hard copy, to the delivery address below
- Tender number
- E3682GXPOU
- Status
- Active
Scope summary
Request For Information (RFI) – Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme (PSS) and Ingula PSS, Sewage The purpose of this RFI is not to appoint a Contractor or service provider at this stage. Responses will be used to: Determine whether suitably experienced service providers are available in the market to undertake the required works at both Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme and Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme, • Obtain information on technically feasible solutions for the upgrade, refurbishment, operation and maintenance of the Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) at both Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme and Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme and Water Treatment Plant (WTP) at Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme, • Obtain indicative capital, operational and lifecycle costs associated with the proposed solutions, and • Identify key assumptions, exclusions, risks, constraints and dependencies associated with the proposed solutions.
Category: Services: Civil
Key requirements
- Procurement method: Request for Information
- Briefing session: Optional briefing · 27 Oct 2026, 10:00 SAST · https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3494241016308923?p=J8wObQinZ8CnbuDbk2
- Eligibility and evaluation: set out in the tender documents. Check mandatory returnables, registrations and scoring before you commit.
Required documents
- 202610016 Request for Information (RFI)- DPSS STP and Ingula STP.pdfOpen (opens the source site)
- Annexure A E-Tendering Help Manual for Supplier Form.pdfOpen (opens the source site)
- E3682GXPOU ESKOM TENDER NOTICE 1.pdfOpen (opens the source site)
Important dates
- Published
- 16 Oct 2026
- First seen by Atlas
- 04 Nov 2026
- Briefing session
- Optional briefing · 27 Oct 2026, 10:00 SAST · https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3494241016308923?p=J8wObQinZ8CnbuDbk2
- Submission deadline
- 20 Nov 2026, 10:00 SAST
Contact and submission
- Contact person
- Chevon Dedre Goldstone-May
- GoldstCD@eskom.co.za
- Phone
- 021-522-1899
- Submission
- Hard copy submission
- Deliver to
- Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme (PSS), Okhahlamba, Kwazulu Natal
- Instructions
- No special Condition applies. Another classification session will be held: Date: 28 October 2026 Time: 10:00 AM Venue/Location: Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme (PSS), visitors center Suppliers are encouraged to attend both site walkdowns, as Drakensberg PSS and Ingula PSS are separate facilities with unique site conditions and operational requirements.
As published by the buyer on eTenders. Confirm details against the tender documents.
Commercial snapshot
- Estimated value
- Not stated in the notice
- Contract type
- Request for Information
- Category
- Services: Civil
- Source
- SA National Treasury eTenders
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