UMLAZI RIVER BRIDGE.
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HE Umlazi River bridge, on the road from Durban to Empangeni, Zululand, which was referred to an article appearing in Vol. 1 No. 1 of Public Works of South Africa, was recently completed by Messrs. Green and McNicol to the design of the Structural Engineer of the Public Works Department, Pretoria, at an approximate cost of £12,000.The bridge will be opened to traffic as soon as the approach roads have been made, a difficult task under the present flood conditions of this part of the country.
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UMLAZI RrvER BRIDGE: GENERAL VIEw.
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Tenders
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HE following are particulars of the more import- ant tenders which have been invited, up to the time of going to press, by Government Depart- ments and Provincial Administrations. In each case the date by which tenders must be submitted and the office to which application should be made, are given.AIR-CONDITIONING AND CENTRAL HEATING.
Air,.conditioning, Maternity Block, Addington Hospi- tal, Durban : Messrs. Payne & Payne, Chancery Lane, Durban. 8th March.
BRIDGES.
Conversion of railway bridge over Orange River (Nor"' val's Punt Station) into road bridge (P.W.D. ten- der 160): Secretary for Public Works (Room 531, 'phone 5477), Pretoria; and District Repre-- sentative, P.W.D., Bloemfontein. 9th March.
Bridge material for Transvaal Provincial Administra-- tion (tender 59/1939): Transvaal Provincial Ten-- der Board, P.O. Box 1040, Pretoria; particulars from Superintendent of Provincial Stores, P.O.
Box 857, Pretoria. 8th March.
BUILDINGS AND ALTERATIONS, ETC.
Lift well and staircase, European Ward Block, Grey's Hospital, Pietermaritzburg ( P.W.D. tender 172):
Secretary for Public Works (Room 531, 'phone 5477), Pretoria, and District Representative, P.W.D., Pietermaritzburg. 15th March.
Woodwork room at School, Hartbeestfontein, Bloem ....
fontein District (P.W.D. tender 173): Secretary for Public Works (Room 531, 'phone 54 77), Pre- toria, and District Representative, P.W.D., Bloem ....
fontein. 14th March.
Officers' quarters for Defence Department, Grand Magazine Road, Pretoria (P.W.D. tender 171):
Secretary for Public Works (Room 531, 'phone 5477), Pretoria. 16th March.
Structural steelworks (supply and erection) for G.P.O.
Contract No. 4, Cape Town (P.W.D. tender 170): Secretary for Public Works (Room 531, 'phone 5477), Pretoria, and District Representa ....
tive, P.W.D., Cape Town. 9th March.
Automatic Telephone Exchange (alterations and addi-- tions), Orange Grove, Johannesburg (P.W.D.
tender 174): Secretary for Public Works (Room 531, 'phone 5477), Pretoria, and District Repre-- sentative, P.W.D., Johannesburg. 16th March.
Miscellaneous building requirements, Vaal- Hartz Set- tlement (tender S.O. 256): Union Tender and Supplies Board, 271 Visagie Street (P.O. Box 371, 'phone 3121 ), Pretoria. 16th March.
Invited
Continuous drying ... room, Valkenberg Mental Hospital (supply and delivery: P.W.D. tender 179): Sec.- retary for Public Works (Room 531, 'phone 5477), Pretoria, and District Representative, Cape Town. 6th April.
Bricks for Middelburg Trade School, Tvl. (supply of: P.W.D. tender 181): Secretary for Public Works (Room 531, 'phone 5477), Pretoria. 9th March.
Gangers' huts (tender 78/1939) and Native huts ( 79/1939) for Transvaal Provincial Administra ....
tion: Transvaal Provincial Tender Board, P.O.
Box 1040, Pretoria; particulars from Superintend- ent of Provincial Stores, P.O. Box 857, Pretoria.
8th March.
A·dditions at Geduld School, Rand East : ( 1 ) Room 6, second floor, de Villiers Buildings, Bureau Lane, Pretoria; (2) Messrs. Corrigall & Crickmay, 31 Court Chambers, Second Street, Springs; ( 3) Sec.- retary, East Rand School Board, P.O. Box 212, Boksburg. 8th March.
Assembly Hall (erection of) at E. P. Baumann School, Johannesburg Rand Central: ( 1) Room 6, sec-- ond floor, De Villiers Buildings. Bureau Lane, Pretoria; ( 2) Messrs. Cowin & Ellis, 52 Standard Bank Chambers, Commissioner Street, Johannes-.
burg. 8th March.
New building for Kar:akoperf Primary School, Van- rhynsdorp (erection of): Cape Provincial Tender Board, Industry Buildings, corner Loop and Castle Streets, Cape Town; particulars from architect (Mr. J. Z. Schuurmans ... Stekhoven, Union House.
Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town) or Secretary, School Board Office, Vanrhynsdorp. 7th March.
Additions to Velddrift Secondary School, Piquetberg Division. Particulars from architects, Messrs.
Back & Fagg, 85 St. George's Street, Cape Town, or Secretary, School Board Office, Piquetberg.
lOth March.
New domestic s-cience room for Keate Street School, Ladysmith : P.W.D., Pietermaritzburg. 8th March.
Lift well and staircase for European ward block, Grey's Hospital, Pietermaritzburg : P.W.D., Pietermaritzburg and Pretoria. 15th March.
Concrete floor domes for Maternity Block, Addington Hospital, Durban : Messrs. Payne & Payne, Chan- cery Lane, Durban. 8th March.
Hospital additions and alterations, Port Shepstone : P.W.D., Pretoria, Pietermaritzburg and Durban.
29th March.
COOKING EQUIPIVIENT. ETC.
Steam boiling pans ·and L.P. steam traps for Fort Napier Mental Hospital, Pietermaritzburg (sup-- ply and delivery: P.W.D. tender 176): Secre- tary for Public Works (Room 531, 'phone 5477).
Pretoria. 6th April.
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FEBRUARY, 1939.
Food--mixer for Fort Napier Institution, Pietermaritz~
burg (tender S.O. 255): Union Tender and Sup~
plies Board, 271 Visagie Street (P.O. Box 371, 'phone 3121 ) , Pretoria. 6th April.
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.
Electrical signal material ( S.A.R. tender 2067): Sec"' retary, Tender Board, S.A. Railways & Harbours Headquarters Offices, Johannesburg. (Particulars from Railway Stores, Salt River, Uitenhage, East London, Durban, Bloemfontein, Pretoria, and Chief Stores Superintendent, Room 46, Railway Headquarters, Johannesburg). 13th March.
Lead sleeves (supply of: P.O. tender 724): District Stores Superintendents, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban, Bloemfontein; Divisional Controller, Post Office, Pietermaritzburg; Controller of P.O. Stores, Room 77, G.P.O. Annexe, Pretoria. 9th March.
Generators, magneto, motor--driven (supply of: P.O.
tender 723): Particulars, etc., as in preceding item.
30th March.
Underground cable for State Alluvial Diggings, Alex"' ander Bay (tender S.O. 245): Union Tender and Supplies Board, 271 Visagie Street (P.O. Box 371, 'phone 3121 ) , Pretoria. 9th March.
Low--tension underground cable for Recreation Hall, Roberts Heights (supply and delivery: P.W.D.
tender 177): Secretary for Public Works (Room 531, 'phone 5477), Pretoria. 6th April.
Electric service lift for the Castle, Cape Town (sup ...
ply, delivery and erection: P.W.D. tender 178):
Secretary for Public Works (Room 531, 'phone 5477), Pretoria, and District Representative, P.W.D., Cape Town. 6th April.
Overhead electric travelling crane for Postal Stores, Durban (supply, delivery and erection: P.W.D.
tender 175): Secretary for Public Works (Room 531, 'phone 5477), Pretoria. 13th April.
Electrical installation, Maternity Block, Addington Hospital, Durban : Messrs. Payne & Payne, Chancery Lane, Durban.
Lifts (two) for Maternity Block, Addington Hospital Durban : Messrs. Payne & Payne, Chancery Lane.
Durban.
REFRIGERATING PLANT.
Refrigerators for Transvaal Provincial Administration (tender 56/1939): Transvaal Provincial Tender Board, P.O. Box 1040, Pretoria. Particulars from Superintendent of Provincial Stores, P.O. Box 857, Pretoria. 22nd March.
ROAD AND ROAD--MAKING EQUIPMENT.
Animal--drawn road gr:ader for Native Affairs Depart- ment (tender S.O. 257): Union Tender and Sup-- plies Board, 271 Visagie Street (P.O. Box 371.
'phone 3121), Pretoria. 23rd March.
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PUBLIC WORKS OF SOUTH AFRICA.
Tractor, ripper and scrapers for Native Affairs De- partment (tender S.O. 254): Union Tender and Supplies Board (address as above). 13th April, Crushing plants for Transvaal Provincial Administra-
tion (tender 10/1939): Transvaal Provincial Ten- der Board (P.O. Box 1040), Pretoria; particular;:~
from Superintendent of Provincial Stores, P.O.
Box 857, Pretoria. 15th March.
Primary crushers (tender 18/1939): Transvaal Pro,~
vincial Tender Board (address and particulars as above) . 29th March.
Granulating and screening plants (tender 19/1939):
Transvaal Provincial Tender Board (address and particulars as above). 29th March.
Crushing and screening plants (tender 20/1939):
Transvaal Provincial Tender Board (address and particulars as above). 29th March.
Mobile crushers (tender 21/1939): Transvaal Provin- cial Tender Board (address and particulars as above) . 29th March.
Dump wagons (tender 41/1939), Trailers ( 42/1939), Revolving scrapers ( 44/1939), Tar boilers ( 45/
1939): Transvaal Provincial Tender Board (ad- dress and particulars as above). 8th March.
Motor truck chassis (tender 46/1939), Tipping bodies ( 47/1939), Water sprinkler equipment ( 48/1939), Road graders (49/1939), Tractors (50/1939):
Transvaal Provincial Tender Board (address and particulars as above) . 15th March.
Trador angle--dozer (tender 51/1939), Caravans (52/
1939), Air compressors (53/1939), Mechanical shovels (54/1939), Road rollers (55/1939):
Transvaal Provincial Tender Board (address and particulars as above). 22nd March.
Bulk bitumen distributors for Transvaal Provincia]
Administration (tender 74/1939): Transvaal Pro- vincial Tender Board, P.O. Box 1040, Pretoria:
particulars from Superintendent of Provincial Stores, P.O. Box 857, Pretoria. 12th April.
Motor graders for Transvaal Provincial Administration (tender 77/1939): Transvaal Provincial Tender Board, P.O. Box 1040, Pretoria; particulars from Superintendent of Provincial Stores, P.O. Box 857, Pretoria. 12th April.
Wagon drills equipped for wet drilling, for National Roads in Cape Province (tender F.27/1939): Par- ticulars in Cape Official Gazette, February 17.
17th March.
Lorry bodies for dump trucks : Provincial Roads En~
gineer, P.O. Box 417, Pietermaritzburg. 15th March.
Lorry chassis for dump trucks : Provincial Roads En~
gineer, P.O. Box 417, Pietermaritzburg. 15th March.
Crawler tractors: Provincial Roads Engineer, P.O.
Box 417, Pietermaritzburg. 15th March.
Paint, structural and traffic line : Provincial Roads Engineer, P.O. Box 417, Pietermaritzburg. 8th March.
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SURGICAL AND HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT.
X~ray apparatus for N elspoort Sanatorium (tender S.O. 211): Union Tender and Supplies Board, 271 Visagie Street (P.O. Box 371, 'phone 3121), Pretoria. 9th March.
Stretcher trolleys for S.A. Police, Johannesburg ( S.A.P.
Indent 227): Quartermaster, S.A. Police (P.O.
Box 449) . 149 Koch Street, Pretoria. 9th March.
WATER SUPPLY AND IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT.
Windmill, tank and tankstand for Groblershoop Police Post, Stoneham, Dist. Kenhardt, C.P. (supply, de~
livery and erection: P.W.D. tender 182): Dis~
trict Representative, P.W.D., Cape Town. 9th March.
Boring for water at Government Institutions, O.F.S.
(Irrigation tender 287): Controller of Stores, lrri~
gation Department (P.O. Box 277), Pretoria. 9th March.
Boring for water at Provincial Road Camp Sites, Pot~
gation tender 300): Controller of Stores, lrriga~
tion Department (P.O. Box 277), Pretoria; and the Magistrate, Frankfort, O.F.S. 16th March.
Boring for water at Elandsfontein School No. 289, Potchefstroom Dist. (Irrigation tender 301): Con~
troller of Stores (address as above). 16th March.
Boring for water at Provincial Road Camp Site, Pot~
chefstroom Dist. (Irrigation tender 302): Con~
troller of Stores (address as above). 16th March.
Windmill, tank and tankstand (supply, delivery and erection): at Motiton Police Station, near Vry~
burg, Bechuanaland (P.W.D. tender 183): Secre~
tary for Public Works (Room 531. 'phone 5477), Pretoria. 6th April.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Portable air acetylene soldering equipments (supply of: P.O. tender 719): District Stores Superin~
tendents, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Port Eliza~
beth, East London, Durban, Bloemfontein; Divi- sional Controller, Post Office, Pietermaritzburg : Controller of Post Office Stores, Room 77, G.P.O.
Annexe, Pretoria. 16th March.
Cattle waybridge for Onderstepoort Laboratory (supply and erection : tender S.O. 224): Union Tender and Supplies Board, 271 Visagie Street (P.O. Box 371. 'phone 3121), Pretoria. 9th March_. Autoclave for Onderstepoort Laboratory (tender S.O.
225): Union Tender and Supplies Board, 271 Visagie Street (P.O. Box 371, 'phone 3121), Pre~
toria. 16th March.
Lathe, 3{-", instrument makers', precision type (P.O.
tender 721): District Stores Superintendents, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban, Bloemfontein: Divisional Con- troller, Post Office, Pietermaritzburg; Controller of Post Office Stores, Room 77, G.P.O. Annexe, Pre- toria. 23rd March.
Spring steel ( S.A.R. tender 2065): Secretary. Tender Board, S.A. Railways & Harbours Headquarters Offices, Johannesburg : (particulars from Railway Stores, Salt River, Uitenhage, East London, Dur- ban, Bloemfontein, Pretoria, and Chief Stores Superintendent, Room 46, Railway Headquarters.
Johannesburg) . 27th March.
Steel plates, etc., for loco boilers ( S.A.R. tender 2037):
Particulars obtainable as in preceding item. 6th March.
Agricultural implements and spare parts (supply of, during period 1/5/39-30/4/40: tender S.O.
223): Union Tender and Supplies Board, 271 Visagie Street (P.O. Box 371, 'phone 3121), Pre~
tori a. 16th March.
Microscopes for Onderstepoort Laboratory (tender S.O. 232): Union Tender and Supplies Board
(address, etc., as above). 16th March.
Mealie,.,threshing machine for Vaal-Hartz Settlement (tender S.O. 242): Union Tender and Supplies Board (address, etc .. as above). 9th March.
Wire screening for State Alluvial Diggings, Alexander Bay (tender S.O. 244): Union Tender and Sup~
plies Board (address, etc., as above). 9th March.
Steel index card cabinets for Native Pass Office, Springs, Tvl. (P.W.D. tender 167): District Re- presentative, P.W.D., Johannesburg. 30th March.
Laundry machinery for Housecraft School, Potche£- stroom (supply and delivery: P.W.D. tender 161): Secretary for Public Works (Room 531, 'phone 54 77), Pretoria. 30th Mar,ch.
Fire,.,fighting equipment (supply of, during period 1/4/39-31/3/40: tender S.O. 251): Union Ten- der and Supplies Board, 271 Visagie Street (P.O.
Box 3 71, 'phone 3121 ) , Pretoria. 30th March.
Laundry machinery for Prince Alfred Infirmary, Gra- hamstown Chronic Sick Hospital (supply and delivery: P.W.D. tender 180): Secretary for Public Works (Room 531, 'phone 5477), Pretoria.
6th April.
Stone~crusher, portable compressor unit, pneumatic,., tyred tractor and vibrating screen for State Allu- vial Diggings. Alexander Bay (tender S.O. 250):
Union Tender and Supplies Board. 271 Visagie Street (P.O. Box 371, 'phone 3121), Pretoria. 6th April.
Diesel engine for Trades School, Jacobsdal (tender S.O. 262): Union Tender and Supplies Board, 271 Visagie Street (P.O. Box 371, 'phone 3121), Pre- toria. 9th March.
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Rock-drilling equipment and air compressors (P.O.
tender 728): District Stores Superintendents.
Johannesburg, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban, Bloemfontein; Divisional Con ...
troller, Post Office, Pietermaritzburg; Controller
of P.O. Stores, Room 77, G.P.O. Annexe, Pretoria.
13th April.
Woodworking machinet Universal type (P.O. tender 729): Tender forms, etc., obtainable as in pre ...
vious item. 13th April.
Turbine pump for Grootfontein School of Agriculture, Middelburg, C.P. (tender S.O. 263): Union Ten ...
der and Supplies Board (address, etc., as above). 9th March.
Survey equipment for Department of Forestry (tender S.O. 261): Union Tender and Supplies Board
(address, etc., as above) . 9th March.
Agricultural implements for Native Affairs Depart ...
ment (tender S.O. 258): Union Tender and Sup ...
plies Board, 271 Visagie Street (P.O. Box 371, 'phone 3121), Pretoria. 13th April.
PUBLIC WORKS OF SOUTH AFRICA.
Garage machinery and tools (supply of: S.A.P. Indent 224): Quartermaster, S.A. Police (P.O. Box 449), 149 Koch Street, Pretoria. 30th March.
Winches for Transvaal Provincial Administration (tender 75/1939): Transvaal Provincial Tender Board, P.O. Box 1040, Pretoria; particulars from Superintendent of Provincial Stores, P.O. Box 857, Pretoria. 8th March.
Concrete mixers for Transvaal Provincial Administra~
tion (tender 76/1939): Transvaal Provincial Ten ...
der Board, P.O. Box 1040, Pretoria; particulars from Superintendent of Provincial Stores, P.O. Box 857, Pretoria. 8th March.
Motor trucks for Transvaal Provincial Administration (tender 80/1939): Transvaal Provincial Tender Board, P.O. Box 1040, Pretoria; particulars from Superintendent of Provincial Stores, P.O. Box 857, Pretoria. 12th April.
General furniture requirementst 1939- 1940, for Natal Provincial Administration : Provincial Account ...
ant, P.O. Box 373, Pietermaritzburg. 15th March.