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Street Lighting Maintenance in Pusa & Saratok, Western STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE IN PUSA & SARATOK, WESTERN REGION (TENDER REF. NO.: PUR 28/20) TENDER NOTICE Suitably qualified Bumiputera tenderers are invited for the Street Lighting Maintenance in Pusa & Saratok, Western Region stated as follows: Tender Reference No. Title Eligibility UPK Registered Bumiputera Tenderers Street Lighting Maintenance in Pusa & Saratok, Head VIIB, Class IV or above PUR 28/20 Western Region Sub-Head 2d or above and CIDB G2 or above, Category ME (E04 & E05) Instruction to Tenderers: Mandatory Requirement Tenderers shall possess adequate financial capability and experience as follows: 1. Competent Persons holding SEB Competency and Authorization Certificates (CAC) in Overhead Lines competency. *Interested tenderers are required to produce evidence of fulfilling above-mentioned mandatory requirement. Failing which, your intention will be rejected. General Instructions 1. This tender exercise will be conducted on an online Ariba platform. The entire event will be managed by SEPRO (Sarawak Energy e-Procurement) Team. Tender details are available for viewing at http://www2.sesco.com.my 2. Please note that all Tenderers are required to register in SEPRO to participate in this tender. If your company is not registered in SEPRO, please allow ample time to complete registration. Vendors can self-register to SEPRO via the URL provided: http://bit.ly/register2SEPRO. The registration is free of charge. 3. Interested Tenderer that meets the eligibility is required to do the following steps: A) Email your interest to participate for this tender exercise to [email protected]. Please include the following details: • Tender Reference: • Tender Title: • Company Contact Person: • Company Name: • Phone Number: • Email Address: • (Attach all softcopy of evidence for mandatory requirement) 4. Tenderers shall attend the briefing and site visit held as follows. Tenderers who failed to attend the briefing and site visit will be disqualified by Sarawak Energy. Tender Briefing Site Visit Date and Time 30th September 2020 at 10.00am NA Venue Skype Conference Call (by Invitation) NA ONLY shareholders, directors or Company's authorized personnel (thru company's authorization letter) shall be allowed to attend the Tender briefing and Site Visit (if necessary). All tenderers must bring along Original Copies (for verification) of Company Registration (Form 24 and Form 49) or Form I (The Businesses, Professions and Trading Licensing Ordinance) and Company Official Stamp during the Tender Briefing. 5. Tender documents can only be accessible to the Tenderer after registration. A) SEPRO team will acknowledge receipt upon receiving your email on interest to participate. If you have any inquiries on SEPRO please contact us at the following channel: • Email: [email protected] • Phone: 082-330127 Monday to Thursday : 9.00am – 1.00pm and 2.00pm – 4.00pm Friday : 9.00am – 11.30am and 2.30pm – 4.00pm Note: Sarawak Energy Berhad is not liable for any cost incurred by the Tenderer in preparing the tenders. Tender submission shall be submitted online through SEPRO system no later than 3:00 p.m. (Malaysia Local Time) on the date specified below. Tender Reference Number Closing Date Closing Time PUR 28/20 Wednesday, 14/10/2020 3:00 PM All enquiries regarding the Tender should be addressed to: Distribution Procurement and Contract Sarawak Energy Berhad, Level 5, Menara Sarawak Energy No.1, The Isthmus 93050 Kuching, Sarawak. Attention: Sr. Manager (DP&C) Tel. No.: +6 082 – 388 388 (8048) Email: [email protected] INTRODUCTION Sarawak Energy is wholly-owned by the State Government of Sarawak and is responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity to industrial and residential customers within Sarawak. Sarawak Energy has a proud history of more than 70 years of service to the Sarawak community and now provides electricity to more than 500,000 account holders. In recent years, Sarawak Energy has made strong progress on an exciting transformation journey, focused on harnessing the State’s abundant energy resources in hydropower, natural gas and coal to create new opportunities for the Sarawak community. With firm plans for further rapid growth, Sarawak Energy is on track to become the leading producer of renewable energy in South East Asia. By supporting the State Government’s Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy or SCORE program, Sarawak Energy is helping our community reach the goal of becoming a high-income State by 2020. DESCRIPTION / SPECIFICATIONS This tender comprises the following different aspects of work: • Supply all necessary manpower, tools and transport to carry out Street Lighting Maintenance Works; • Execute repair of all defective/faulty parts installed in the street lightings as necessary. The specifications for this tender cover the following areas: a. Saratok Station i. From Pusa Junction (Sri Aman – Sarikei Road) toward Sarikei up to ABI Pole 195 (Kayu Malam 1) and ABI Pole 198 (Kayu Malam 2); ii. From Saratok Junction toward Saratok town; iii. Tee-off from Saratok 11kV Lines including Temudok, Bajau, Melupa, Kaki Wong, Ulu Awik, Ulu Krian,Roban, Kabong, Mudong and nearby areas. b. Pusa Station i. From Pusa Junction toward Pusa town; ii. All areas under Beladin, Maludam, Meranti and Triso; iii. All areas tee-off from Pusa 11kV Lines including Kampong Tuie, Kampung Supa, Kampung Manggut, Kampung Spinang, Kampung Tambak, Kampung Medang, Kampung Kali, and all nearby areas; iv. From Debak Junction towards Debak town; v. All areas tee-off from11kV Lines including Suri, Kampung Bungey, Kampung Lalang, Kampung Debak Laut, Kampung Babu, Kampung Dit, Kampung Serembang, and all nearby areas; vi. All areas under Pusa Station/Custodian. This tender shall also include projects completed and commissioned during the contract period. A minimum of TWO (2) competent persons in Low Voltage (Overhead Lines) up to 1kV, holding SEB Competency and Authorization Certificates (CAC) are required for this contract. Sarawak Energy shall provide to the Service Provider the following, for the purposes of providing the Services: As stated in Part I – Tender Procedures, Section 1 – Scope of Works / Specifications. .
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