Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
InfraCo Africa Limited
05196897
The Dutch House, 4th Floor 307-308 High Holborn
London
WC1V 7LL
UK
Contact person: Jacob Bowman
E-mail: lvmtprocurementcsp@eleqtra.com
NUTS: UKI11
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.infracoafrica.com
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
http://www.infracoafrica.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: multigovernment donor-funded privately managed company voluntarily complying with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
I.5) Main activity
Other: international development of infrastructure projects
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Commercial and logistics services provider for a mixed-freight fixed-day schedule marine transport project on Lake Victoria.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60640000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
InfraCo Africa is seeking an experienced firm to provide commercial services to the Lake Victoria Marine Transport Project. The commercial services provider (CSP) will provide commercial management and logistics services to the project company, which will own and operate mixed freight Ro/Ro vessels. The commercial services to be provided include: sourcing, managing and interfacing with customers, coordinating on shore transport logistics, port operation coordination, preparing cargo manifests and other related documents, and providing technical advice and support during the development and construction phases of the Project.
The CSP will have experience in commercial operations of marine transport assets in emerging / frontier markets. Contract terms will be the subject of the competitive dialogue.
Further information is available in the descriptive document.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
209 000.00
EUR
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
63111000
63121000
63721200
63723000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
00
Main site or place of performance:
Lake Victoria and the surrounding Lake Victoria Region, East Africa.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Following pre-qualification and the selection of short-listed candidates, those candidates will be invited to participate in the dialogue phase. After signing confidentiality agreements (CAs), candidates will be invited to review project documents in a data room, after which they will be invited to participate in initial dialogue meetings to clarify and explore further how the bidder will satisfy the commercial requirements of the project, if selected. After the initial dialogue meetings, short-listed bidders will be invited to submit initial outline solutions. EleQtra reserves the right to invite some or all of the short-listed bidders to submit initial outline solutions. The initial outline solution submitted will be followed by a period of dialogue. All or some candidates may be invited to submit a further solution or solutions, which will be followed again by dialogue. Once this phase is concluded, all or some candidates will be invited to submit a tender.
Further information is available in the short Descriptive Document and Pre-qualification Questionnaire.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
209 000.00
EUR
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Renewal terms will be a subject of the competitive dialogue.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 3
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Objective criteria for limiting the number of candidates is set forth in the Pre-qualification Questionnaire.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Short-listed candidates should submit outline solutions that account for uncertainty of traffic levels (including with respect to contract maturity, pricing structure, vessel size and other relevant terms), while maximizing flexibility and profitability of the Project Company. These features, among others, will be the subject of the competitive dialogue process. See descriptive document.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Stated in the Pre-qualification Questionnaire.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Subject to the competitive dialogue process — please see the descriptive document for more information.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/04/2016
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
22/04/2016
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 16 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Short-listed candidates invited to participate in dialogue following short-listing will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement before receiving any further information. Once the preferred bidder is selected, a formal Letter of Commitment (‘LOC’) will be signed between the Project Company and the selected CSP. The LOC must be supported by a Bid Bond of 250 000 USD (or such other amount to be agreed) valid until the execution of the Contract.
Additional information is available in the short Descriptive Document and in the pre-qualification questionnaire.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/03/2016