East Rand-based SMB Supplies SA cc has been awarded another multi-milion rand contract to seal and dehumidify various military warehouses. The latest contract, for R9.7 million, relate to various warehouses in Centurion and Bloemfontein.
By sealing the warehouses, removing humidity and replacing the normal atmosphere with inert gas, the South African National Defence Force and its Services are better able to preserve equipment stored in such facilities – and bring down maintenance costs.
The R9.7 million contract, which appears to be new work, likely at the Main Ordnance Depot in Centurion and the Department of Defence Mobilisation Centre at De Brug, Bloemfontein, follows an extension of an existing arrangement with the SA Army in June. That R3 million extension related to the maintenance and repair of unpecified environmentally controlled warehouses for the land service.
The Army has environmentally controlled warehouses at the Air Defence Artillery Regiment in Kimberley and at 35 Engineer Support Regiment at Dunnottar, near Springs, among others.
According to the Armscor Bulletin System the military has spent R64 285 087.92 on the technology since January 2007.
Sealing and dehumidification of warehouses in Centurion and Bloemfontein
EMSS/2011/11 28 Jul 2011 R9 710 140,00 SMB Supplies SA cc
Maintenance and repair of environmentally controlled warehouses for the SA Army – extension of EMSS/2008/592
MSS/S2010/1183 2 Jun 2011 R3 070 175,00 SMB Supplies SA cc
Maintenance and repair of environmentally controlled warehouses
MSS/S2010/1146 9 Sep 2010 R2 200 000,00 SMB Supplies SA cc
EMSS/2008/592 5 Aug 2009 R10 519 500,00 SMB Supplies SA cc
Sealing and dehumidifying of various stores – extension of EMSS/2009/94
MSS/S2010/1154 18 Nov 2010 R21 479,08 SMB Supplies SA cc
MSS/S2009/1103 18 Feb 2010 R668 699,97 SMB Supplies SA cc
Sealing and dehumidifying of various stores – extension of EMSS/2009/94
MSS/2010/1143 26 Aug 2010 R845 466,90 SMB Supplies SA cc
Seal and dehumidify stores T56, T45 and T162 at Main Ordnance depot – Centurion, store 11 at main Ordnance subdepot – Wallmansthal and store 057 at anti aircraft regiment – Kimberly
EMSS/2009/94 10 Sep 2009 R24 275 545,79 SMB Supplies SA cc
Maintenance and repair of environmentally controlled preservation system – extension of ELSS/2005/629
LSS/S2008/1017 6 Mar 2009 R850 526,45 SMB Supplies SA cc
MSS/S2008/1005 12 Feb 2009 R575 353,00 SMB Supplies SA cc
MSS/S2007/0900 7 Feb 2008 R2 166 666,00 SMB Supplies SA cc
MSS/S2006/0804 1 Feb 2007 R942 439,00 SMB Supplies SA cc
MSS/S2006/0803 24 Jan 2007 R440 779,00 SMB Supplies SA cc
Seal and dehumidity stores 127, 137 and 1198 at DoD mobilisation centre Bloemfontein and stores 20 and 6 at main ordnance subdepot – extension of ELSS/2005/628
MSS/S2008/0970 11 Sep 2008 R4 660 807,33 SMB Supplies SA cc
MSS/S2007/0899 18 Dec 2007 R3 337 510,40 SMB Supplies SA cc
