Location
South Africa / Africa
Project record
Rietvlei sewage pump station and Bellville WWTW tie-in works
City of Cape Town contract 32Q/2026/27 invites an open tender for a new 1,100 L/s Rietvlei sewage pump station constructed about 14 m below natural ground level, with a sand trap and automated mechanical screening. The issued scope adds twin approximately 1,980 m DN710 HDPE rising mains to Bellville Wastewater Treatment Works, a new 758 L/s bypass sewage pump station with mechanical screens and vortex degritters at Bellville, and a new Rietvlei administration building. Bids close at 10:00 local time on 2 November 2026; the official record names no awardee or tender value.
Segment
Wastewater pump stations, rising mains and treatment-plant tie-ins
Status
City of Cape Town tender 32Q/2026/27 is open for a new 1,100 L/s Rietvlei sewage pump station, twin 1,980 m DN710 HDPE rising mains and Bellville WWTW tie-in works; bids close at 10:00 local time on 2 November 2026 and no contractor is appointed / Confirmed
Last checked
8 August 2026
Coverage
Related sectors
Wastewater pump stations, rising mains and treatment-plant tie-ins is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.
Subject index
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Project anatomy
Contract scope and delivery roles
- Client / authority
- City of Cape Town Water and Sanitation Directorate, Distribution Services Department
- Delivery parties
- Main works contractor - open tender; no awardee named, Ingerop South Africa (Pty) Ltd - tender document compiler; no construction role inferred, HDPE pipeline, excavation and dewatering, mechanical screening, pumping, electrical, controls and commissioning lower tiers - not identified
- Contract route
- South African Request for Bid (Open-Tender) 32Q/2026/27 under eTenders OCID ocds-9t57fa-164941. The official notice estimates a CIDB 9CE or higher grading, requires a compulsory clarification meeting at 10:00 on 4 September 2026 either at Sarepta Community Hall or online, and makes the subsequent Bellville WWTW site visit non-compulsory. The public six-page issue records a ZAR 300 document-collection fee but no tender estimate.
- Execution window
- The tender was published on 7 August 2026 and closes at 10:00 local time on 2 November 2026. Later delivery dates remain unconfirmed: the public eTenders record and six-page tender issue reviewed on 8 August establish no award, notice to proceed, construction start, sectional sequence, contract duration, commissioning date or operating handover date.
- Works package
- The confirmed package combines a deep new Rietvlei sewage pump station rated at 1,100 L/s, sand trap, automated mechanical screening, twin approximately 1,980 m DN710 HDPE rising mains to Bellville WWTW, a new 758 L/s bypass sewage pump station with mechanical screens and vortex degritters at Bellville, associated tie-ins and a new administration building at Rietvlei. The public issue does not expose the full 580-page bills, detailed drawings, temporary works, quantities, power demand, pump configuration, bypass sequence, testing schedule or acceptance criteria.
- Marine interfaces
- This is an inland municipal wastewater project rather than a marine outfall or coastal construction package. Its waterworks interfaces sit across deep excavation, groundwater and temporary works, large-diameter pressure conveyance, live-sewer isolation and bypass, treatment-plant hydraulic integration, screening and grit removal, electrical and control systems, commissioning and return to service. No ocean outfall, dredging, offshore installation or port scope is evidenced.
- Commercial evidence boundary
- The January 2026 City capital adjustments budget lists ZAR 879,340,603 as total project or programme cost and says detailed design was complete while the scope was amended for minor Bellville WWTW upgrades. The eTenders release records a zero-value field rather than a procurement value. Supplier positioning therefore depends on the controlled bills and drawings, not on converting the capital programme cost into a contract estimate.
Contract and delivery chain
Named roles and open packages
Named appointments are shown against the workstream they cover. Unallocated packages remain open until a project source identifies the responsible party.
Works procurement
32Q/2026/27 Rietvlei pump station, rising mains and Bellville tie-ins
- Named party
- City of Cape Town
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- The official eTenders release records an active open works tender published 7 August 2026 with a 2 November closing date and no award. Source
Rietvlei pump station
New 1,100 L/s deep sewage pump station, inlet works and administration building
- Named party
- Works contractor to be selected
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- The City tender notice specifies construction about 14 m below natural ground, a sand trap, automated mechanical screening and a new administration building. Source
Pressure conveyance
Twin approximately 1,980 m DN710 HDPE rising mains
- Named party
- Works contractor and pipeline lower tiers to be selected
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- The issued tender notice fixes two DN710 HDPE mains from Rietvlei to Bellville WWTW, each approximately 1,980 m long. Source
Bellville treatment-plant interface
New 758 L/s bypass pump station, screens, vortex degritters and tie-ins
- Named party
- Works contractor and electromechanical lower tiers to be selected
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- The tender notice identifies a new bypass sewage pump station and treatment-headworks equipment at Bellville WWTW. Source
Capital baseline
Rietvlei Pump Station and Rising Main programme
- Named party
- City of Cape Town
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- The January 2026 capital adjustments budget records ZAR 879,340,603 total project or programme cost and a completed detailed-design stage, without setting the tender or award value. Source
Award and delivery
Prime award, lower tiers, construction, testing and acceptance
- Named party
- No works contractor appointed
- Status
- Not evidenced
- Source position
- The procurement remains open and publishes no awardee, contract value, mobilisation, installed quantity, test, commissioning or acceptance record.
Evidence gap
What remains unverified
Outstanding evidence
- 4 September 2026 compulsory clarification meeting and subsequent addenda
- 2 November 2026 tender close, opening and evaluation outcome
- Awardee, contract value, contract duration and notice to proceed
- Controlled bills, drawings, pump configuration and temporary-works design
- Deep excavation, groundwater control and live-flow bypass sequence
- Twin DN710 HDPE supply, jointing, testing and treatment-plant tie-ins
- Named pumps, screening, degritting, electrical, controls and commissioning suppliers
- Hydraulic capacity tests, environmental compliance, handover and operating acceptance
Sources and related records
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Source collections
Project sources 5
- 32Q/2026/27 official eTenders OCDS release South Africa National Treasury eTenders, Published 7 August 2026; reviewed 8 August 2026
- 32Q/2026/27 City-issued tender notice and contract contents City of Cape Town / National Treasury eTenders, Issued 7 August 2026
- City of Cape Town procurement administration portal City of Cape Town, Current tender listing reviewed 8 August 2026
- 2025/26 to 2027/28 Capital Adjustments Budget, January 2026 City of Cape Town, January 2026; Rietvlei record on page 23
- Eight billion litres of water saved through using treated effluent City of Cape Town, Published 6 April 2026; reviewed 8 August 2026