Request for Proposals For Five-Year Lloyds Docking Survey Tugs: Powerful & Faithful

The Government of Bermuda Department of Marine and Ports Services is seeking to procure the services of a qualified shipyard to undertake the mandatory Five-Year Lloyds Register Dry Docking Survey for the Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugboats Powerful and Faithful. The contract will include dry docking, inspections, testing, repairs, maintenance, hull cleaning and coating, servicing of propulsion, machinery, electrical and safety systems, completion of statutory and class survey requirements, and the provision of all labor, materials, equipment, specialist subcontractors, and project management necessary to return both vessels to operational service with renewed Lloyds Register Class certification.

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 intent 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 in Bermuda local time. The RFP timetable is tentative only and may be changed by the Government at any time. For greater clarity, business days mean 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. MPS-DD-2026-001 – Five-Year Lloyds Docking Survey Tugs: Powerful & Faithful”

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:

jamdsmith@gov.bm

The subject line of the email must state:

“RFP No. MPS-DD-2026-001 – Five-Year Lloyds Docking Survey Tugs: Powerful & Faithful”

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 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.