SUPPLY, TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF ANTI-POLLUTION EQUIPMENT FOR THE MAURITIUS PORTS AUTHORITY

OPEN INTERNATIONAL BIDDING

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

SUPPLY, TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF ANTI-POLLUTION EQUIPMENT FOR THE

 MAURITIUS PORTS AUTHORITY

Contract MPA 524/2021

e-Procurement Reference No.: MPA/IFB/2021/68

The Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA) is inviting bids from local and overseas bidders for the Supply, Testing and Commissioning of Anti-Pollution Equipment for the Mauritius Ports Authority as more fully described in the bidding document.

Submission of Bids

Bidding document may be downloaded from the Government e-Procurement System https://eproc.publicprocurement.govmu.org. Reference Number on the system:  MPA/IFB/2021/68

Bids for the above must be submitted online on the e-Procurement System at latest by Tuesday 19 October 2021 at 15.00 hours (Mauritian Time).

Bidders who have submitted bids online by the closing date and time shall decrypt and re-encrypt their bids on Tuesday 19 October 2021 as from 16.01 hours (Mauritian Time) up to Thursday 21 October 2021 at 14.00 hours (Mauritian Time).

Bids will be opened online at the Mauritius Ports Authority on Thursday 21 October 2021 as from 14.05 hours (Mauritian Time) in the presence of bidders or their representatives who choose to attend.

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, 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 201 – 1530 or email eprocdesk@govmu.org.

Mauritius Ports Authority

H. Ramnarain Building

Mer Rouge

Port Louis

Republic of Mauritius

Tel: +230 206 5400

Fax: +230 240 0856

Email: info@mauport.com            

Date: 15 September 2021