Provision of Harbour Tug Charter Services

The Government of Bermuda, Department of Marine & Ports Services, invites qualified Proponents to submit proposals for the provision of a suitably equipped harbour tug on a temporary charter basis to maintain continuity of towage services during the scheduled dry docking and five-year Lloyd's Register survey of the Government-owned Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) harbour tugs.

The Department operates a two-tug harbour towage service supporting the Port of Hamilton and other ports within Bermuda. During the scheduled dry docking of one Government tug, that vessel is anticipated to be unavailable for approximately four (4) to six (6) weeks.

RFP Contact

For the purposes of this procurement process, the “RFP Contact” will be:

Jamal Smith

Acting Fleet Manager

Email: jamsmith@gov.bm

Proponents and their representatives are not permitted to contact any employees, officers, agents, elected or appointed officials or other representatives of the Government, other than the RFP Contact, concerning matters regarding this RFP. Failure to adhere to this rule may result in the disqualification of the proponent and the rejection of the proponent’s proposal.

Prior to the Submission Deadline noted in the RFP timetable below, proponents that download this file and intend to respond to this RFP are required to register their interest with the RFP contact by emailing their company name and contact information to

Jamal Smith

Acting Fleet Manager

Email: jamsmith@gov.bm

Key Dates

All times listed are Bermuda local time. The RFP timetable is tentative only and may be changed by the Government at any time. For greater clarity, business days means all days that the Government is open for business.

Proposals to be Submitted at Prescribed Location

Proposals must be submitted to:

Proposals may be submitted either by hard copy or electronic submission, as set out below.

Hard Copy Submissions:

Interested parties submitting a hard copy Proposal must deliver it to:

Government of Bermuda

Department of Marine & Ports Services

East Broadway

4 Crow Lane

Pembroke HM 19

Bermuda

All hard copy submissions must be enclosed in a sealed package and clearly labelled:

“RFP No. MAP-TCH-001 – Provision of Harbour Tug Charter Services”

Hard copy submissions must be delivered to the designated secure tender box at the Department of Marine & Ports Services at the address above on or before the Submission Deadline.

Electronic Submissions

Electronic Proposals will also be accepted by email and must be submitted to:

jamsmith@gov.bm

The subject line of the email must state:

“RFP No. MAP-TCH-001 – Provision of Harbour Tug Charter Services”

Electronic Proposals must be submitted in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format and must be received on or before the Submission Deadline specified in the RFP Timetable.

Where an electronic submission is too large to transmit in a single email, the Proponent should contact the RFP Contact prior to the Submission Deadline for instructions regarding an acceptable alternative method of electronic submission.

Proponents are responsible for ensuring that their Proposal, whether submitted electronically or in hard copy, is received by the Government on or before the Submission Deadline.

Proposals to be Submitted on Time

Proposals must be submitted at the location set out above on or before the Submission Deadline. Proposals submitted after the deadline will be rejected.