THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is inviting bids for the 15-year management contract for the Port of Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur.
Potential bidders were asked to submit letters of intent to bid for the management and operation of the cargo handling, roll-on/roll-off (RORO) services, and other port-related services of the Port of Pagadian, the PPA said in its invitation to bid.
The project will also require contracts for ancillary and other related services, stevedoring services, bagging services, storage management, waste and shore reception facility management, water distribution services, and the operation of a weighbridge facility, among others.
The PPA noted that the minimum concession fee for the project for 15 years is around P66.04 million, “exclusive of all taxes.”
Meanwhile, the minimum concession fee for the first year of the port terminal management contract is around P3.06 million.
The PPA said interested bidders should have experience in cargo handling and RORO operations of at least two years.
A bidder “must not be engaged in any business activity, whether primarily or otherwise, which will prevent it from properly and sufficiently discharging its contractual obligations under any port terminal management contract to be awarded,” it added.
“This prohibition shall cover entities engaged in maritime transportation.”
The auction will be conducted using open competitive bidding procedures with non-discretionary pass/fail criterion, according to the PPA.
Bid documents will be made available on March 14. A pre-bid conference is scheduled for March 28 at the PPA Corporate Building in Manila. Bids must be submitted by April 11. — Arjay L. Balinbin
