FAQ

HOW LONG HAS SANRAL BEEN IN EXISTENCE?

This year SANRAL celebrates 20 years in operation in South Africa. It was established in April 1998 and since then the national road network has grown from 6 700km to 22 214km.

WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE NETWORK IN THE NORTHERN CAPE?

The Northern Cape has 3 257km of national roads, 4 989km of provincial surfaced roads and 22 746km of provincial gravel roads.

WHERE ARE SANRAL TENDERS ADVERTISED?

All first-tier tenders can be found in the following publications:
Government Printing Works
Tender Bulletin: www.gpwonline.org.co.za
E-tender portal – National Treasury:
www.etender.gov.za
Daily Tenders
Lead2business: www.l2b.co.za
SANRAL website: www.sanral.co.za
SAFCEC: www.safcec.org.za
CIDB: www.cidb.org.za
Subcontracting tenders are advertised in specific local and regional newspapers linked to the areas in which the services will be rendered?

WHAT IS THE SIZE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S ROAD NETWORK AND HOW DOES THAT COMPARE WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD?

South Africa has a road network of 750 000km, which is the 10th largest in the world.

DO SMMES HAVE ACCESS TO SANRAL PROJECTS?

SANRAL’s targeted procurement philosophy is aimed at broad-based BEE, thus contributing to economic growth in our country and the Southern African region as a whole. Guided by the PPPFA, SANRAL has made a concerted effort to train and capacitate emerging SMMEs giving them the tools needed to tender for SANRAL work packages, and to work under the mentorship of bigger contractors.

WHO ARE THE OTHER ROAD AGENCIES THAT PLAY A ROLE IN THE TRANSPORT INDUSTRY?

PRASA – www.prasa.com
RTMC – www.rtmc.co.za
RTIA – www.rtia.co.za
RAF – www.raf.co.za

DOES SANRAL OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES?

Yes, we do. SANRAL continues to support skills development in engineering and the built environment.

Scholarships are awarded on the basis of the academic ability and financial need of the applicant. Preference will be given to those from rural schools. SANRAL reserves the right to withdraw any scholarship that may have been awarded on the basis of misrepresentation by the applicant and/or that the applicant is the beneficiary of other financial support schemes.

For bursaries, consideration will be given to needy South African students who have successfully completed their first year of university studies or those currently registered for 2nd, 3rd, 4th year and postgraduate studies. However, strongly motivated applications from first year students studying towards the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering and registered with a university will be considered. Bursary and scholarship application forms can be found on the SANRAL website: www.nra.co.za or email info@nra.co.za

ARE BURSARIES AVAILABLE FOR ALL ENGINEERING FIELDS?

The bursary programme is directly aligned to our sustainability and as such we have taken the decision to support only students who pursue undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in Civil Engineering.