TENDER FOR THE HIRING OF BOATS, DIVERS AND DIVING EQUIPMENT FOR LAYING OF SUBMARINE CABLE BETWEEN EVE ISLAND AND ROUND ISLAND

Closing Date:
Tender closed.

Scope: Hiring of boats, divers and equipment to assist the Public Utilities Corporation (PUC) with the laying of submarine cable between Eve Island and La Digue (between mid-March to early April 2024) for a duration of four weeks, as follows:

  • Lot 1: Hiring of Boats
  • Those classified as Hire Craft of divers and diving equipment and assistance during cable

        installation, and

  • small or medium size boats (mini-Mahe) for transportation of other equipment and at times

        workers

  • Lot 2: Hiring of Divers

         Certified Open Water Divers with at least two to three years’ experience.

  • Lot 3: Hiring of Equipment

        Hiring of full sets of diving equipment (minimum requirement: a tank, regulator, buoyancy compensator, wetsuit, mask, snorkel, fins and a weight belt).

Collection of tender: Tender dossier can be obtained free of charge via email ID nchetty@puc.sc cc: blista@puc.sc and zfinesse@puc.sc or hard copy from the PUC’s Procurement Department, Maison de Malavois, Bois de Rose Avenue for a non-refundable fee of SCR500.00 as from Monday 12th February 2024 to Friday 16th February 2024 from 08:00hrs to 12:00hrs and 13.00hrs to 16.00hrs.

Submission of Tender: Bidders must submit their bids to the“Chief Executive Officer, National Tender Board, First Floor, Maison de Mahé, Victoria, Mahé”before the deadline date and time as follows:

In a sealed envelope marked “Tender for the Hiring of Boats, Divers and diving Equipment for laying of submarine cable between Eve Island and Round Island’’ and deposited in the tender box located at theNational Tender Board (NTB), Maison de Mahé, Victoria, Mahé.

Deadline Date & Time: The closing date for the tender is Wednesday 28th February 2024 at 10:00hrs.

Opening of Tender: Tenders will be opened immediately after closing date and time: Wednesday 28th February 2024 at 10:00hrs at the National Tender Board, First Floor, Maison de Mahé, Victoria, Mahé.

Bidders are welcome to attend the bid opening.

Interested bidders can also view this press notice on www.puc.sc, www.pou.gov.sc  and www.ntb.sc

Please address any enquiries to:

Procurement Director

Public Utilities Corporation

Maison de Malavois

Bois de Rose Avenue

Mahe

Seychelles

e-mail :   nchetty@puc.sc   cc blista@puc.sczfinesse@puc.sc

Tel: 4678109

Any late bids will not be accepted and will be returned unopened to the Bidder.

The PUC reserves the right not to accept the lowest bid if it compromises quality, delivery and other risk factors