Construction of a Cruise Terminal Building at Port Louis Harbour - Contract MPA 405/2018

Closing Date / Time:

Friday, 17 May, 2019 - 13:30

Tender Document:

addendum_to_procurement_notice_-cruise_terminal.pdf

OPEN INTERNATIONAL BIDDING

(Authorised under Section 14(2) of the Public Procurement Act 2006)

Construction of a Cruise Terminal Building at Port Louis Harbour -Contract MPA 405/2018

IFB No: CPB/68/2018

The Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA) is pleased to invite sealed bids from local and overseas bidders for the Construction of a Cruise Terminal Building at Port Louis Harbour.

The scope of works includes amongst others construction of:

a steel structure of ground floor area approximately 7,500 m², on raft and pad footings;
pavement works together with all necessary infrastructural facilities; and
associated works

Qualification requirements

The Contractor, either as single entity or joint venture or association, must hold a valid registration with CIDB as follows: -

Class of Work: Building Construction Works as Grade A together with Civil Engineering Works as Grade C and Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Works(MEP) as Grade C.

The Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments to meet the following cash-flow requirement of
MUR 100,000,000 (or equivalent in USD/EURO/GBP)

Other qualifying criteria mentioned in the bid document

Interested eligible bidders may inspect the bidding documents, from 9.00 hrs to 16.00 hrs (local time) during week days at the office of:

The Director Legal & Administrative Services

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

Purchase of Bidding Documents

For Local Bidders

A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested local bidders on the submission of a written application to the above and upon payment during week days of a non-refundable fee of Mauritian Rupees ten thousand only (MUR 10,000) by bank cheque drawn in the name of the Mauritius Ports Authority or by cash payable at the MPA Cash office located at H. Ramnarain Building, Mer Rouge, Port Louis.

For Overseas Bidders

Overseas bidders willing to participate in this exercise may, upon written application, purchase the bidding document by electronic payment equivalent to USD 300 or Euro 250 net of all bank charges to our bank as detailed below :-

Beneficiary :Mauritius Ports Authority

Bank : State Bank (Mauritius) Ltd.

Bank Address :1, Queen Street, Port Louis, Mauritius

Account Type: US Dollar

Account No. : 61026000000401

IBAN No : MU84STCB1170026000000401000USD

Swift Code : STCBMUMU

Account Type: Euro

Account No . : 61026200001798

IBAN No. : MU29 STCB 1170 0262 0000 1798 0000 00

Swift Code : STCBMUMU

In case the MPA is requested to forward the Bidding Documents by courier, an additional amount of
USD 60 or Euro 50, (net of all bank charges) is payable to the above bank account.

After receipt of payment, the Mauritius Ports Authority will send the bidding document to the bidder via courier at the cost of the requesting party who cannot collect same personally. Bidders are requested to communicate their address and proof of payment to the Mauritius Ports Authority via email at info@mauport.com for sending/posting of the set of bidding documents. Prospective bidders’ attention is drawn that late receipt of bidding documents by courier shall not be considered as a valid reason for request for any extension of the date for submitting Bids.

Address for purchasing the Bidding Document:

The Director, Legal and Administrative Services

Mauritius Ports Authority

H. Ramnarain Building

Mer Rouge,

Port Louis,

Republic of Mauritius

Telephone: +230 206 5400

Fax: +230 240 0856

Submission of bids

One original and 2 copies of the bid in hard copies together with soft copy of the dully filled-in Bill of Quantities must be submitted in accordance with the bidding documents in sealed envelopes, clearly marked “MPA 405/2018- Construction of a Cruise Terminal Building at Port Louis Harbour.” addressed to : -

The Chief Executive

Central Procurement Board

1st Floor, Social Security House,

Julius Nyerere Street

Rose Hill

Republic of Mauritius

Telephone: +230 465 9300

Fax: +230 465 0846

Bid Security

Bidders shall submit a bid security in the amount of MUR 3,000,000 in the format specified at
Section IV Bidding Forms of the bidding documents. The bid security shall be 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.

Bids not secured as above shall be rejected.

Deadline for the submission of bids

Bids should be deposited in the bid box at :-

Central Procurement Board

1st Floor, Social Security House,

Julius Nyerere Street

Rose Hill

Republic of Mauritius

on or before 25 April 2019 up to 13.30.00 hrs at latest (local time).

Bids will be opened in the Conference Room of the Central Procurement Board (at the above address) on the same day at 14.00 hrs. (local time) 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 meeting followed by a site visit for prospective bidders has been scheduled for
13 March 2019 at 10.30 hrs. (local time). The meeting place is the Conference Room of the Mauritius Ports Authority at Ground Floor, H. Ramnarain Building, Mer Rouge, Port Louis, Republic of Mauritius.

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

Mauritius

Tel: +230 2065400

Fax: +230 2400856

Email: info@mauport.com

25 February 2019