DESIGN, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING OF CENTRALISED ACCESS CONTROL AND CCTV SYSTEMS FOR PORT AREA SURVEILLANCE

OPEN INTERNATIONAL BIDDING

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

DESIGN, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING OF CENTRALISED ACCESS CONTROL AND CCTV SYSTEMS FOR PORT AREA SURVEILLANCE

CPB /38/ 2021

e-Procurement Reference No.: MPA/IFB/2021/47

The Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA) is inviting bids from local and overseas bidders for the Design, Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Centralised Access Control and CCTV Systems for Port Area Surveillance as more fully described in the bidding document.

Bidding exercise will be conducted through Open International Bidding method according to the rules and regulations of the Republic of Mauritius.

Description of Project

The MPA intends to implement a modern CCTV system fully integrated with a port wide Access Control System with a view to strengthen security measures in the port area.

The Scope of the project includes inter alia the following:

• Design, Supply, Install and Commission a new CCTV System;
• Design, Supply, Install and Commission a port wide centralised Access Control System;
• Design, Supply, Install and Commission a Networking System using both fibre and wireless to support the above Systems;
• Provision of maintenance on the above; and
• Provision of a Disaster Recovery Site.

Qualification requirements

Bidders should have the following minimum qualification criteria to be considered as eligible for the project:

• At least five (5) years of experience in the supply and installation of similar CCTV and Access Control systems.
• Experience as prime contractor in the implementation of at least one project of similar scale/nature including an integrated CCTV and centralized access control system over the last 5 years; and
• Other qualifying criteria mentioned in the bid document.

Site Visit

A pre-bid site visit has been scheduled for Wednesday 22 September 2021 at 10.00 hours (Mauritian 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.

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/2021/47.

Bids for the above must be submitted online on the e-Procurement System at latest by Tuesday 26 October 2021*** up to 13:30 hours (Mauritian Time).

Bidders who have submitted bids online by the closing date and time shall decrypt and re-encrypt their bids on Tuesday 26 October 2021 as from 14:31 hours (Mauritian Time) till Thursday 28 October 2021 up to 14:00 hours (Mauritian Time).

Bids will be opened online at the Central Procurement Board (CPB), 1^st Floor, Social Security House, Julius Nyerere Avenue, Rose Hill, Republic of Mauritius on Thursday 28 October 2021 as from 14:01 hours (Mauritian Time) in the presence of bidders or their representatives who choose to attend.

Bid Security

Bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of MUR 1,000,000 or USD 24,570 or EURO 20,800 or GBP 17,850. The bid security shall be in the form of an inconditional bank guarantee issued by a recognized commercial bank in Mauritius or a foreign bank through a correspondent bank/insurance company located in Mauritius. Bids without a Bid Security will be rejected. The original bid security shall be submitted in sealed envelope as indicated at ITB 25.1 in the bidding document. Failure to submit the original Bid Security will entail to rejection of bids.

The Mauritius Ports Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and to annul the bidding process and 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 eMudhra through Mauritius Post Ltd by applying online on the website https://www.emudhra.mu/.

In order to initiate suppliers on e-PS, the Procurement Policy Office organises 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 on telephone 201 – 1530 or email [email protected].

Mauritius Ports Authority

H. Ramnarain Building

Mer Rouge

Port Louis

Republic of Mauritius

Tel: +230 206 5400

Fax: +230 240 0856

Email: [email protected]

Date: 31 August 2021