REHABILITATION OF ROADS IN THE PORT AREA

PROCUREMENT NOTICE

OPEN NATIONAL BIDDING

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

REHABILITATION OF ROADS IN THE PORT AREA

CONTRACT NO: MPA 585/2023

e-Procurement Reference No.: MPA/IFB/2023/171

The Mauritius Ports Authority is inviting bids from local bidders through the Government e-Procurement System for the Contract MPA 585/2023 – Rehabilitation of Roads in the Port Area 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.

The objective of this project is to carry periodic maintenance and repairs to the existing infrastructure in order to sustain their designed lifespan and ensure serviceability for smooth port operations.

Scope of the Works

The scope of works comprises the following inter-alia:

1. Rehabilitation of the existing asphaltic roads over an area of around 39,170 m2 within the Port Area;
2. Construction of a New Asphaltic Road of single carriageway near Quay No.1 at Terminal 2 over a length of 170 m by 7.0 m wide;
3. Road Markings works with reflectorised hot Thermoplastic paints in the Port Area roads;
4. Drain crossing works at Tonneliers road;
5. Cross culverts jet cleaning at Junction Mer-Rouge/Tonneliers road; and
6. Construction of masonry retaining wall and Road Reprofiling works (70m length and 7m wide) at the Access Road leading to Total LPG depot, 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): Civil engineering construction works (Road Works) - Minimum Grading Designation as per CIDB: Medium I;
2. At least two (2) contracts within the last five (5) years, each with a value of at least MUR 50 million, that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed Works; 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 Friday 13 October 2023 at 10.00 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/2023/171.

Bids for the above must be submitted online on the e-Procurement System at latest by Monday 06 November 2023 at 15.00 hours (Please see addendum for extension of deadline to 13 November 2023). 

Bidders who have submitted bids online by the closing date and time shall decrypt and re-encrypt their bids from Monday 06 November 2023 as from 16.01 hours up to Tuesday 07 November 2023 at 14.00 hours.

Bids will be opened online at the Mauritius Ports Authority on Tuesday 07 November2023 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

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, 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: 03 October 2023