Upgrading Works to Precast Cover Slabs and Walls along Service Tunnel on Terminal I

PROCUREMENT NOTICE

OPEN NATIONAL BIDDING

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

UPGRADING WORKS TO PRECAST COVER SLABS AND WALLS ALONG SERVICE TUNNEL AT TERMINAL I

Contract: MPA 425/2019

The Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA) is pleased to invite sealed bids from local bidders for the Upgrading Works to Precast Cover Slabs and Walls along Service Tunnel at Terminal I as more fully described in the bidding document.

The Scope of works include inter-alia:

• Joint survey to assess the condition of the existing precast slabs;
• Removal of existing precast units, joint inspection of existing conditions of walls along Service Tunnel;
• Re-installation of existing precast units as directed;
• Carting away of damaged precast units, as instructed to a designated disposal site within the Port Area, i.e. within a radius of 2.5km from the work location;
• Repairs to the walls of the Service Tunnel as may be required and/or instructed;
• An off-site production of new precast cover slabs, off and on site handling, transport and installation along the Service Tunnel.

Qualification requirements

• The Contractor must hold a valid registration with CIDB as follows:

Class of work: Building Construction Works and/ or Civil Engineering Construction Works.

Grade: At least Grade D.

• Experience as prime contractor in the construction of a minimum of two (2) Civil Engineering works of a nature and complexity equivalent to the Works over a period of three (3) years.
•  Other qualifying criteria mentioned in the bid document

Interested eligible bidders may inspect the bidding documents at the office of                                                              

The Director Legal and Administrative Services

Mauritius Ports Authority

H. Ramnarain Building

Mer Rouge

Port Louis

Tel:  206 5400

Fax:  240 0856

Email: info @ mauport.com

Purchase of Bidding documents

A complete set of bidding documents, Location plan and associated Drawings may be purchased by interested bidders on submission of a written application to the above and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Rupees Two thousand only (Rs 2000) by bank cheque drawn in the name of the Mauritius Ports Authority or by cash payable at the MPA Cash Office located at the 2^nd Floor, H. Ramnarain Building, Mer Rouge, Port Louis.

Submission of bids

One original and 2 copies of the bid (in hard copies only) must be submitted in accordance with the Instruction to Bidders in sealed envelopes clearly marked “Contract No 425/2019 - UPGRADING WORKS TO PRECAST COVER SLABS AND WALLS ALONG SERVICE TUNNEL AT TERMINAL I which shall be addressed to the Director General, Mauritius Ports Authority, H. Ramnarain Building, Port Louis, Republic of Mauritius.

Deadline for the submission of bids

Bids should be either deposited in the bid box located in the Chief Officer’s Office, Mauritius Ports Authority, 1^st Floor, H. Ramnarain Building, Mer Rouge, Port Louis or submitted by registered post or courier so as to reach the Mauritius Ports Authority on or before Thursday 27 August 2019 up to 14.00 hrs. at latest. 

Bids will be opened in the Conference Room of the Mauritius Ports Authority on the same day at 14.15 hrs.  in the presence of bidders or their representatives who choose to attend.

Bids received after the specified closing date and time will not be considered.

Pre- Bid Meeting

A pre-bid site visit has been scheduled for Wednesday 07 August 2019 at 10.00 hrs. The meeting place is the Conference Room of the Mauritius Ports Authority at Ground Floor, H. Ramnarain Building, Mer Rouge, Port Louis.

The MPA reserves the right to

• accept or reject any bid; and
• to annul the bidding process and reject all bids at any time prior to the award of the contract as per provision of Section 39 (1) of the Public Procurement Act 2006.

Mauritius Ports Authority

H. Ramnarain Building

Mer Rouge

Port Louis

Tel:  2065400

Fax: 2400856

Email: info@mauport.com

19  July  2019