CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR ROAD SAFETY ASSESSMENT IN THE PORT AREA

OPEN NATIONAL BIDDING

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

CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR ROAD SAFETY ASSESSMENT IN THE PORT AREA

CONTRACT NO: MPA 555/2022

e-Procurement Reference No.: MPA/IFB/2022/144

The Mauritius Ports Authority is inviting proposals from local bidders through the Government e-Procurement System for the Contract MPA 555/2022 – Consultancy Services for Road Safety Assessment in the Port Area as more fully described in this bidding document.

Bidding exercise shall be conducted through Open National Bidding method according to the rules and regulations of Mauritius.

Request for Proposals documents may be downloaded from the Government e-Procurement System https://eproc.publicprocurement.govmu.org. Reference Number on the system:  MPA/IFB/2022/144.

Submission of Proposals

Proposals (Technical & Financial) must be submitted online on the e-Procurement System at latest by Tuesday 18 October 2022 at 15.00 hours.

Consultants having submitted proposals online by the closing date and time shall decrypt and re-encrypt their bids from Tuesday 18 October 2022 as from 16.01 hours up to Thursday 20 October 2022 at 14.00 hours.

Technical proposals will be opened online at the Mauritius Ports Authority, H. Ramnarain Building, Mer Rouge, Port – Louis, Republic of Mauritius on Thursday 20 October 2022 2022 at 14.05 hours in the presence of consultants or their representatives who choose to attend.

A pre-proposal conference will be held on Tuesday 27 September 2022 at 10.30 Hours at The Mauritius Ports Authority, H. Ramnarain Building, Mer Rouge, Port Louis.

The Mauritius Ports Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal and to annul the bidding process and reject all proposals 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 as follows:

• eMudhra through Mauritius Post Ltd by applying online on the website https://www.emudhra.mu/ or
• MauSign by applying online on the website https://mausign.govmu.org/.

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].

Mauritius Ports Authority

H. Ramnarain Building

Mer Rouge

Port Louis

Republic of Mauritius

Tel: +230 2065400

Fax: +230 2400856

Date: 16 September 2022