1200 companies

Tender evaluation is overwhelmed by the large volume of bidders, sometimes over 1200 companies, causing delays.

“At the briefing session, there were more than 1200 companies. I do not know what obviously happened first because I am not part of the BEC process, but if all 1200 that was at the briefing session submit a bid and it is a document this thick, you then get to the evaluation stage. The committee must physically go to every one of those companies and physically visit these sites, tick off on a checklist to say you have all the specifications, requirements, you have it, give them scoring points, then write the report, then go verify that the company's documentation with SARS, PSiRA, all of that exists. That administrative bureaucracy process is when it is a large amount often tenders, like 1200, that creates a massive delay.”