INVITATION FOR BIDS WITHIN A FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE WORKS TO PORT INFRASTRUCTURE

PROCUREMENT NOTICE

OPEN NATIONAL BIDDING

(Authorized under Section 16 of the Public Procurement Act 2006)

INVITATION FOR BIDS WITHIN A FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

WORKS TO PORT INFRASTRUCTURE

CONTRACT NO: MPA 598/2023

e-Procurement Reference No.: MPA/IFB/2023/176

The Mauritius Ports Authority is inviting proposals from local contractors to participate in a Framework Agreement for Repairs and Maintenance Works to Port Infrastructure through the Government e-Procurement System, as more fully described in the bidding document.

Qualifications

Applications will only be considered from contractors who are duly registered with the CIDB, at the time of submission of proposal, under the grades indicated hereunder:

1. Grade A+ to G (i.e. Large to Medium II grading designation) in Building Construction Works or in Civil Engineering Construction Works; and
2. Other qualifying criteria as mentioned in the bidding document.

Clarification Meeting

Bidders or their designated representatives are invited to attend a clarification meeting on Thursday 23 November 2023 at 10.00 hours. The meeting place is 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/2023/176.

Proposals for the above must be submitted online on the e-Procurement System at latest by Wednesday 20 December 2023 at 15.00 hours.

Bidders who have submitted proposals online by the closing date and time shall decrypt and re-encrypt their proposals from Wednesday 20 December 2023 as from 16.01 hours up to Thursday 21 December 2023 at 14.00 hours.

Proposals will be opened online at the Mauritius Ports Authority on Thursday 21 December 2023 as from 14.05 hours in the presence of bidders or their representatives who choose to attend.

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

Registration of bidders on the e-Procurement System

All potential bidders 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 bidders 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 organizes regular training sessions on the e-Procurement System. These training sessions are usually held at the Procurement Policy Office, 8^th 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 eprocdesk@govmu.org.

Mauritius Ports Authority

H. Ramnarain Building

Mer Rouge, Port Louis

Tel: +230 2065400

Fax: +230 2400856

Email: info@mauport.com

 14 November 2023