EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: Hillside driving services – 042021

Hillside Aluminium requires service providers to provide logistical and operational support to supervise, drive and operate the following vehicles:

1. Specialised cleaning equipment (vacuum trucks)
2. Pitch tankers

The service provider will utilise Hillside-owned equipment for these services.

KEY FUNCTIONS PER SCOPE OF WORK

Each vehicle type represents a separate scope of work and operational requirements.

• Specialised Cleaning Equipment (Vacuum Trucks): Hillside has three (3) specialised vacuum trucks to service the plant. One (1) truck operates on a 24/7 basis, whilst the second truck only operates during the week (Monday to Friday) on a 24/5 basis. The third truck will be on maintenance and standby. The prospective operator should have previous experience in the operation of industrial cleaning mobile equipment.

• Pitch Tankers: Hillside imports pitch, which is stored in storage tanks (4 x 2000t tanks) at their Harbour facility in Richards Bay. The pitch is used in the Carbon plant at Hillside’s premises. There are 2 x 300t pitch storage tanks in Carbon that are used for the storage of pitch. This requires the shunting of pitch from the Richards Bay Harbour facilities to Hillside. Hillside requires a minimum of six (6) daily loads to be transported from the Harbour to site, to maintain the silo levels. The service provider will be required to operate, fill and transport the tanker from the Hillside Harbour facility to the Carbon plant, where the tanker will need to be discharged into the tanks on a 24/7 basis.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

In order to be successfully considered for progression of this expression of interest, the following requirements will need to be met by the relevant incumbents:

1. The company must be local to the King Cetshwayo District (KCD) or have a local office in the KCD area
2. The company must be an Exempt Micro Enterprise (EME) in terms of the 2007 Codes of Good Practice
3. Only Logistics and Industrial Cleaning companies will be considered for these scopes
4. The company must employ South African drivers, preferably from the KCD area for these services
5. As a minimum, the drivers must hold a Code 14 (EC) drivers licence with a Professional Driving Permit (PrDP) (dangerous goods)
6. The drivers must have a minimum of 2 – 4 years’ experience
7. The drivers must have training in handling dangerous goods
8. The drivers must have HAZCHEM (Dangerous Goods) transportation certificates
9. The drivers must have Working at Heights certification 

ENQUIRIES

Interested parties must submit their expression of interest with the supporting documents to HillsideTenders@south32.net by 16:00, on Friday the 30th of April 2021. The heading Expression of Interest – Hillside Driving Services – 042021 must be quoted on all communication related to this expression of interest.

The following documents must be submitted with the expression of interest:

1. Company registration documents (CK)
2. BBBEE certificate or affidavit
3. Company profile with the contact details of the Respondents’ representative
4. Proof of previous related experience
5. Contact details of three (3) references that can be contacted

Only qualifying companies will be considered for the tender. HILLSIDE ALUMINIUM 9 West Central, Arterial, Richards Bay, 3900, South Africa | +27 (0) 35 908 8111 | SOUTH32.NET