RUWA 18

Ruwa Local Board wants poly fittings supplied for 1 572 water meters it already holds in stock and the meters installed by a crew of 2 class-2 plumbers and 6 general hands over 30 working days — bid security 1 850. Bids close 3 November 2026 at 20:00 CAT.

This is a supply-and-install job with an unusual split, and the split is the point. The Board already holds the 1 572 water meters in stock. What the contractor supplies is the poly fittings to suit the pipe — one set per meter — and then the labour to fit all 1 572 meters. The labour requirement is specified prescriptively: 2 plumbers of class 2 or better and 6 general hands, working 30 working days or until the meter exercise is finished. That last phrase is worth reading twice, because it makes the crew commitment open-ended rather than capped at 30 days. What is not published is the pipe sizing. The fittings must suit the existing pipe and no diameters or material are given, so a bidder cannot cost the fittings without that. A bid security of 1 850 is required, currency not stated. Delivery is to Ruwa Local Board Stores over 50 days. The full tender document was not published where we can read it, so download it from the source before pricing.

High effort to bid.

Written from the published notice — the full tender document was not available to us. Download it from the source before bidding: eligibility rules, fees and specifications may only appear there.

• PRAZ supplier category for this notice: Water And Sewer Engineering and Utilities; Pre-paid Meters (electricity, Water etc)

• A bid security of 1 850 is required — the notice does not state the currency, so confirm it from the document
• No bid form fee — the notice lists it as 0

• The crew is committed for '30 working days or until the exercise is finished', so the labour liability is open-ended rather than capped
• No pipe diameters or material are given although the poly fittings must suit the existing pipe
• The meters are the Board's own stock, so the contractor carries fitting risk on equipment it did not supply
• The labour line carries a quantity of 8, which appears to be the headcount rather than a unit of work
• No property list or service locations are published for 1 572 installations

• 28 Sept 2026, 18:00 — Published by RUWA LOCAL BOARD