Tenders Are Invited For Replacement Of Damaged Precast Concrete Cover Slabs

Replacement of Damaged Precast Concrete Cover Slabs to the Service Tunnel at Terminal I The Mauritius Ports Authorityis inviting bids from local bidders through the Government e-Procurement System for the Contract MPA 617/2024 Replacement of Damaged Precast Concrete Cover Slabs to the Service Tunnel at Terminal I as more fully described in the bidding document. The bidding exercise shall be conducted through the Open National Bidding method according to the procurement rules and regulations issued by the Procurement Policy Office. Scope of the Works The scope of works comprises the following inter-alia: 1. To jointly identify all damaged precast cover slabs requiring their replacement with new ones. 2. Careful lifting of all damaged precast concrete cover slabs along the service tunnel and subsequent transfer at a dedicated stacking yard within the port area. 3. Manufacture, curing, transportation and placing of the new precast concrete cover slabs along service tunnel at Terminal I. 4. Carrying out other associated ancillary civil works comprising localized repairs to walls along service tunnel, concrete edges next to service tunnel, reinstatement of paving blocks, etc. Qualifications Bidders should have the following minimum qualification to be eligible as a contractor for undertaking the project: 1. valid registration certificate with the CIDB under the grade that will enable the contractor to perform the works quoted for, under the following class(es): Bidders to be classified between Medium II Contractors to Large Contractors; 2. Past experience in Two (2) works over the last 5 years for works contract requiring the construction and placing of precast concrete elements whereby the value of works for each work contract amounts to at least Rupees Fifteen Million (MUR15.0 million), and 3. Other qualifying criteria as mentioned in the bidding document. Pre-bid Meeting Bidders or their designated representatives are invited to attend a pre-bid meeting on Monday 10 June 2024 at 10.30 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 Bids Bidding documents may be downloaded from the Government e-Procurement System https://eproc.publicprocurement.govmu.org. Reference Number on the system: MPA/IFB/2024/191 Bids for the above must be submitted online on the e-Procurement System at latest by Wednesday 10 July 2024 at 15.00 hours. Bidders who have submitted bids online by the closing date and time shall decrypt and re-encrypt their bids from as from Wednesday 10 July 2024 16.01 hours up to Thursday 11 July 2024 at 14.00 hours. Bids will be opened online at the Mauritius Ports Authority on Thursday 11 July 2024 as from 14.05 hours inthe presence of bidders or their representatives who choose to attend. The Mauritius Ports Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process and to 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 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, 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 [email protected]. Tender Link : https://eproc.publicprocurement.govmu.org/search?searchType=normalSearch