CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS AT FORT WILLIAM

 

The Mauritius Ports Authority is inviting proposals from local Consultants through the Government e-Procurement System for the Contract MPA 593/2023 – Consultancy Services for the Infrastructure Works at Fort William as more fully described in the bidding document.

 

The bidding exercise shall be conducted through Open National Bidding method according to the rules and regulations of Mauritius.

 

The consultancy services comprise the following inter-alia: -

(i) Appropriate alignment of road network and all required services and utilities;

(ii) Preliminary Design Studies;

(iii) Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) with due consideration to the environmentally sensitive areas (including but not limited to Wetlands);

(iv) Detailed design of the appropriate finish level over the whole of Fort William area taking into consideration the 380,000m3 of excess material stockpiled thereat;

(v) Detailed Design Study, preparation of Tender documents for the infrastructure works including bulk services and utilities, in conformity with the procurement procedures applicable locally; and

(vi) Overall Project Management and Supervision of Works for all project components.

 

Pre – Proposal Conference

Consultants are invited to attend a pre-proposal conference Thursday 09 November 2023 at 10.30 hours in the Conference Room, of the Mauritius Ports Authority at Ground Floor, H. Ramnarain Building, Mer Rouge, Port Louis.

 

Submission of Proposals

Bidding documents may be downloaded from the Government e-Procurement System https://eproc.publicprocurement.govmu.org. Reference Number on the system: MPA/IFB/2023/175.

 

Proposals (Technical & Financial) must be submitted online on the e-Procurement System at latest by Monday 04 December 2023 at 15.00 hours.

 

Consultants having submitted proposals online by the closing date and time shall decrypt and re-encrypt their bids from Monday 04 December 2023 from 16.01 hours up to Tuesday 05 December 2023 at 14.00 hours.

 

Technical proposals will be opened online at the Mauritius Ports Authority on Tuesday 05 December 2023 at 14.05 hours in the presence of Consultants or their representatives who choose to attend.

 

The Mauritius Ports Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal and to annul the bidding process and reject all proposals at any time prior to award of the Contract without thereby incurring any liability to any bidder.

 

Registration of Consultants on the e-Procurement System

All potential Consultants are kindly requested to register their companies on the e-Procurement System, as registration is mandatory for a supplier to submit a bid online. You may wish to refer to the manual and video available on the “How to?” menu of the e-PS website for information about registration.

 

Furthermore, it is mandatory for Consultants to use a Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) for encryption/decryption of their bid data and for digital signing of bids. A DSC for the e-Procurement Class can be purchased from the Certification Authority MauSign by applying online on the website https://mausign.govmu.org/.

 

In order to initiate suppliers on e-PS, the Procurement Policy Office organises regular training sessions on the e-Procurement System. These training sessions are usually held at the Procurement Policy Office, 8th Floor, E. Anquetil Building, Port Louis, Mauritius, over 2 half days and include a theoretical / demonstration component on the first day followed by a practical session on the second day.

 

The Procurement Policy Office also provides support to the users of e-PS through its dedicated Help Desk operating during business hours. You may contact them for assistance or for requests for training via email on eprocdesk@govmu.org.

 

Mauritius Ports Authority

H. Ramnarain Building

Mer Rouge

Port Louis

Tel: +230 2065400

Fax: +230 2400856

 

 

23 October 2023