SIRDC wants electrical materials supplied, fixed and repaired at its Bulawayo laboratories — 100 double sockets, 75 LED fittings, 11 × 300W solar floodlights, 400 PVC couplings, MCBs, cable, conduit and labour — over 30 days. Bids close 18 September 2026 at 10:00 CAT.
A full electrical refit for the SIRDC Bulawayo laboratories, itemised across 43 lines with labour and sundries as the last.
The lighting: 11 × 300W LED solar floodlights with 2 cylindrical poles at 8m, 21 four-foot and 54 two-foot double LED fittings, 13 × 12W LED bulbs, 3 × 30W AC floodlights, 13 spheres with bulbs, 6 × 400mm ceiling lights, 3 well glass fittings and 3 four-foot double diffuser fittings.
The power and switching: 100 double sockets with surface boxes, 29 single 13A sockets, 24 light switches across three types, 6 covered socket switches, a cooker control unit, and 39 MCBs at 10, 20 and 30 amps with blank covers and block connectors.
The containment and consumables: 38 lengths of 40 × 40mm PVC trunking, 50 of 19mm conduit, 400 couplings, 200 nipples, 140 saddles, 51 surface boxes, 12 rolls of single core cable, flex, cable ties, screws, plugs, drill bits, grinding discs and insulation tape.
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Watch out for
The final line is "LABOUR & SUNDRIES" at quantity 1, so the entire installation labour for a 43-line refit sits in one undescribed item — with no drawings or room schedule published, that is the main risk here.
The cable lines are counted in "Each" against a description of rolls, so 6 of 1.5mm and 6 of 2.5mm needs confirming as rolls rather than metres.
The delivery address is given as SIRDC's Harare campus while the work is at the Bulawayo laboratories — confirm where materials go and where the work happens.
The solar floodlight line includes 11 fittings but only 2 poles, so most are presumably wall-mounted; the notice does not say.
A site visit would settle the labour content and none is mentioned.
What they want (43)
Electrical accessories or supplies manufacture services300W LED SOLAR FLOOD LIGHT11 Each
Electrical accessories or supplies manufacture services8M ,75MM,4MM, CYLINDRICAL BE POLE2 Each
Electrical accessories or supplies manufacture servicesDOUBLE SOCKET C/W SURFACE BOX100 Each
Electrical accessories or supplies manufacture services4FT DOUBLE LED FITTING COMPLETE21 Each
Electrical accessories or supplies manufacture services2FT DOUBLE LED FITTING COMPLETE54 Each
Electrical accessories or supplies manufacture servicesSINGLE SOCKET OUTLET 13A29 Each
Electrical accessories or supplies manufacture services12-WATT LED BULB BC13 Each
Electrical accessories or supplies manufacture services2 GANG 2 WAY LIGHT SWITCH8 Each
Electrical accessories or supplies manufacture services1 GANG 2 WAY LIGHT SWITCH9 Each
Electrical accessories or supplies manufacture services
What has changed
18 Sept 2026, 10:00 — Closing date passed
1 Sept 2026, 16:30 — Published by SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
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