Maritime Single Window System

OPEN INTERNATIONAL BIDDING

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

Maritime Single Window System

CONTRACT MPA 483/2020

e-Procurement Reference No.: MPA/IFB/2020/17

The Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA) is inviting bids from local and overseas bidders through the Government e-Procurement System for the Contract MPA 483/2020 -  Maritime Single Window as more fully described in the bidding document.

Bidding exercise will be conducted through Open International Bidding method according to the rules and regulations of the Republic of Mauritius.

Bidders should have the following minimum qualification criteria:

• At least one implementation of similar size and scope during the last five (5) years.
• At least 5 years work experience in similar assignments.

The expected duration of this contract is eight (8) months as from the date of award of contract.

Bidding documents may be downloaded from the Government e-Procurement System https://eproc.publicprocurement.govmu.org. Reference Number on the system:  MPA/IFB/2020/17

Bids for the above must be submitted online on the e-Procurement System at latest by Tuesday 10 November 2020 up to 15.00 hours (Local Time).

Bidders who have submitted bids online by the closing date and time shall decrypt and re-encrypt their bids from Tuesday 10 November 2020 from 16.01 hours (Local Time) till Thursday 12 November 2020 up to 14.10 hours (Local Time).

Bids will be opened in the Conference Room of the Mauritius Ports Authority on Thursday 12 November 2020 at 14.15 hours (local time) in the presence of bidders or their representatives who choose to attend.

A Bid Security in the amount of MUR 500,000 or USD 11,900 or EURO 10,415 or GBP 10,000 shall be submitted in the form of an unconditional bank guarantee issued by a recognized commercial bank in Mauritius or a foreign bank through a correspondent bank located in Mauritius. The bid security shall be valid for 150 days as from the date of submission of bids. The original bid security shall be submitted in sealed envelope as indicated at ITB 22.1 in the bidding document. Failure to submit the original Bid Security will entail to rejection of bids.

The attention of prospective Bidders is drawn to (i) the fact that they will be required to certify in their bids that all software is either covered by a valid license or was produced by the Bidder and (ii) that violations are considered fraud, which can result in ineligibility to be awarded public contracts       

The Mauritius Ports Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and to annul the bidding process and reject all bids at any time prior to award of the Contract as per provision of Section 39 (1) of the Public Procurement Act 2006, 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 eMudhra through Mauritius Post Ltd by applying online on the website https://www.emudhra.mu/.

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, 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 on telephone + 230 201 – 1530 or email eprocdesk@govmu.org.

Mauritius Ports Authority

H. Ramnarain Building

Mer Rouge

Port Louis

Republic of Mauritius

Tel: +230 2065400

Fax: +230 2400856

Email: info@mauport.com