General services tenders requiring CIDB registration

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Every tender on this page needs CIDB registration before your bid is even read. We can prepare it while you price the work.

Common questions

Do general services tenders require CIDB registration?

202 general services tenders on record name it in their bid documents, and 11 of those are open right now. It is not universal — plenty of tenders in this category do not ask for it — but on this kind of work it is common enough to plan for.

Can I bid on a general services tender without CIDB registration?

Not on the ones listed here. Where a tender names CIDB registration as a requirement, a bid without it is normally disqualified at the administrative stage, before anyone opens your pricing. That is the expensive part: you do the work of pricing a bid and it is never read.

Do I need CIDB registration to bid on construction tenders?

For public-sector construction work, yes. The Construction Industry Development Board register is a legal requirement for contractors bidding on state construction projects, and the tender will state the minimum grading.

What do the CIDB grades mean?

A grading is a number from 1 to 9 plus a class of works, such as 3GB or 6CE. The number caps the contract value you may tender for, rising from a few hundred thousand rand at grade 1 to unlimited at grade 9. The letters describe the type of work, for example GB for general building and CE for civil engineering.

Can I bid above my CIDB grade?

No. Bidding above your grading is one of the most common reasons a construction bid is disqualified before evaluation. You must either hold the required grade or upgrade first.