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Bid 00370/25: Design, Supply & Installation of Audio Frequency Induction Loop Systems (AFILS) for Joburg City Theatres

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  • Joburg City Theatres
  • Joburg City Theatres (South African government eTender portal)

Government (Joburg City Theatres, a municipal entity, specifying work at three theatres)

Summary

A theatre procurement package requires loop test results, staff training, documentation and at least 12 months of equipment and workmanship warranty.

Key findings

  • Pages 1-2 identify bid 00370/25 and a closing date of 30 September 2025. Pages 25-27 specify auditorium and counter loops at Joburg, Soweto and Roodepoort theatres.
  • Section 3.3.5 asks for at least three loop listeners for operational checks, testing with a field strength meter, commissioning reports against IEC 60118-4, and test results provided with operation and maintenance manuals.
  • Section 3.4 requires design and as-built drawings, commissioning test results, staff training in operation and routine checks, heat maps, wiring diagrams, operating instructions, demonstrations and signs.
  • Section 3.4 specifies a minimum 12-month warranty on all equipment and installation workmanship, while making a post-installation support proposal optional. Section 3.3.4 asks bidders to state portable-device warranties, support and replacement availability.

Limits

A tender, not evidence that the systems were installed or that users benefited. No issue date is printed in the reviewed cover or scope; the closing date is not treated as publication. Scope and deliverables on pages 25-27 were read, not the entire 74-page contractual package. The equipment section contains an unsupported suggestion of neckloop coupling for hearing aids without telecoils; this is not used as compatibility evidence. It also labels a standard IEC 60118-4:2015 without clarifying the national adoption or edition. Its quantities and warranty term are project requirements, not general minima.

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Joburg City Theatres. Bid 00370/25: Design, Supply & Installation of Audio Frequency Induction Loop Systems (AFILS) for Joburg City Theatres. Joburg City Theatres (South African government eTender portal). n.d. https://www.etenders.gov.za/home/Download?blobName=5a9e1e63-e394-46bb-bd0d-18da175a2d45.pdf&downloadedFileName=BID00370_25+Design%2C+Supply+%26+Installation+of+Audio+Frequency+Induction+Loop+Systems+%28AFILS%29For+Joburg+City+Theatres.pdf (accessed 13 October 2026).

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