SBD 4

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

1.	Any legal person, including persons employed by the state¹, or persons having a kinship with persons employed by the state, including a blood relationship, may make an offer or offers in terms of this invitation to bid (includes a price quotation, advertised competitive bid, limited bid or proposal). In view of possible allegations of favouritism, should the resulting bid, or part thereof, be awarded to persons employed by the state, or to persons connected with or related to them, it is required that the bidder or his/her authorised representative declare his/her position in relation to the evaluating/adjudicating authority where-

-	the bidder is employed by the state; and/or

-	the legal person on whose behalf the bidding document is signed, has a relationship with persons/a person who are/is involved in the evaluation and or adjudication of the bid(s), or where it is known that such a relationship exists between the person or persons for or on whose behalf the declarant acts and persons who are involved with the evaluation and or adjudication of the bid.

2.	In order to give effect to the above, the following questionnaire must be completed and submitted with the bid.

2.1	Full Name of bidder or his or her representative: ………………………………………………………….

Identity Number: …………………………………………………………………………………………………

Position occupied in the Company (director, trustee, shareholder²): ……………………………………..

Company Registration Number: ………………………………………………………………………..…….

Tax Reference Number: ………………………………………………………………………………….………

VAT Registration Number: ………………………………………………………………………………....

2.6.1	The names of all directors / trustees / shareholders / members, their individual identity numbers, tax reference numbers and, if applicable, employee / persal numbers must be indicated in paragraph 3 below.

¹“State” means –

(a)	any national or provincial department, national or provincial public entity or constitutional institution within the meaning of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999);

(b)	any municipality or municipal entity;

(c)	provincial legislature;

(d)	national Assembly or the national Council of provinces; or

(e)	Parliament.

²”Shareholder” means a person who owns shares in the company and is actively involved in the management of the enterprise or business and exercises control over the enterprise.

2.7	Are you or any person connected with the bidder	YES / NO

presently employed by the state?

If so, furnish the following particulars:

Name of person / director / trustee / shareholder/ member: ……....………………………………

Name of state institution at which you or the person

connected to the bidder is employed :	………………………………………

Position occupied in the state institution:	………………………………………

Any other particulars:

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If you are presently employed by the state, did you obtain	YES / NO

the appropriate authority to undertake remunerative

work outside employment in the public sector?

If yes, did you attached proof of such authority to the bid	YES / NO

document?

(Note: Failure to submit proof of such authority, where

applicable, may result in the disqualification of the bid.

If no, furnish reasons for non-submission of such proof:

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Did you or your spouse, or any of the company’s directors /	YES / NO

trustees / shareholders / members or their spouses conduct

business with the state in the previous twelve months?

If so, furnish particulars:

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Do you, or any person connected with the bidder, have	YES / NO

any relationship (family, friend, other) with a person

employed by the state and who may be involved with

the evaluation and or adjudication of this bid?

2.9.1If so, furnish particulars.

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2.10	Are you, or any person connected with the bidder,	YES/NO

aware of any relationship (family, friend, other) between

any other bidder and any person employed by the state

who may be involved with the evaluation and or adjudication

of this bid?

2.10.1	If so, furnish particulars.

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2.11	Do you or any of the directors / trustees / shareholders / members	YES/NO

of the company have any interest in any other related companies

whether or not they are bidding for this contract?

2.11.1	If so, furnish particulars:

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Full details of directors / trustees / members / shareholders.

Full Name	Identity Number	Personal Tax Reference Number	State Employee Number / Persal Number

4	DECLARATION

I, THE UNDERSIGNED (NAME)………………………………………………………………………

CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION FURNISHED IN PARAGRAPHS 2 and 3 ABOVE IS CORRECT.

I ACCEPT THAT THE STATE MAY REJECT THE BID OR ACT AGAINST ME IN TERMS OF PARAGRAPH 23 OF THE GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT SHOULD THIS DECLARATION PROVE TO BE FALSE.

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Signature	Date

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Position	Name of bidder

May 2011