SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF REEFER CABLES 400 SQ. MM ARMOURED 4C X 400 SQ. MM AT THE MAURITIUS CONTAINER TERMINAL, MER ROUGE

OPEN NATIONAL BIDDING

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

SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF REEFER CABLES 400 SQ. MM ARMOURED 4C X 400 SQ. MM AT THE MAURITIUS CONTAINER TERMINAL, MER ROUGE

CONTRACT NO: MPA 645/2025

e-Procurement Reference No.: MPA/IFB/2025/230

The Mauritius Ports Authority is inviting bids from local bidders through the Government e-Procurement System for the Contract MPA 645/2025 – Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Reefer Cables 400 Sq. Mm Armoured 4C x 400 Sq. Mm at the Mauritius Container Terminal, Mer Rouge, as more fully described in the bidding document.

Bidding exercise shall be conducted through the Open National Bidding method according to the procurement rules and regulations issued by the Procurement Policy Office.

Qualifications

Bidders should have the following minimum qualifications to be eligible as a contractor for undertaking the project:

1. valid registration certificate with the Construction Industry Authority (CIA) under the grade that will enable the contractor to perform the works quoted for, under the following class(es): Grade A (Large Contractors);
2. experience in two works of a similar nature over the last 5 years, each of value not less than Rs 20 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 Thursday 24 July 2025 at 11.00 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/2025/230.

Bids for the above must be submitted online on the e-Procurement System at latest by Monday 18 August 2025 at 15.00 hours.

Bidders who have submitted bids online by the closing date and time shall decrypt and re-encrypt their bids from Monday 18 August 2025 as from 16.01 hours up to Tuesday 19 August 2025 at 14.00 hours.

Bids will be opened online at the Mauritius Ports Authority on Tuesday 19 August 2025 as from 14.05 hours 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, 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(e-PS)

All potential bidders are kindly requested to register their companies on the e-Procurement System, as registration is mandatory for submitting bids online. For guidance on the registration process, please refer to the manual and video available under the 'How to?' menu on the e-PS website: https://eproc.publicprocurement.govmu.org/login.

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, 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 via email eprocdesk@govmu.org.

Mauritius Ports Authority

H. Ramnarain Building

Mer Rouge

Port Louis

Tel: +230 2065400

Fax: +230 2400856

Email: info@mauport.com

Date: 04 July 2025