Transnet Limited trading as

Transnet Port TerminalsTender number iCLM HQ 0505

C2.1 Pricing Instructions: Option A

  1. MAIN OFFER:

The appropriate activity schedule (local assembly or full importation) shall be completed by the Tenderer. Various terms of delivery to the Port of Richards Bay will be considered by the Employer. Details are reflected in the Pricing Schedule.

The breakdown of the activities in the provided schedule is for the purpose of serving as a guideline only, and Tenderers may split or combine the activities differently.

All costs, like preliminary and general, overheads and profit margins, shall be deemed to have been included in the lump sum total price of the Ship Loader.

The activities in the Activity Schedule are to be priced separately and the dates for the completion of each activity are to be clearly indicated on the programme.

All special tools, software and devices essential to the effective operation and/or maintenance of the plant and equipment, shall be identified by the Tenderer and shall be listed, detailed and quoted for, grouped separately as provide for in the Activity Schedule.

Critical spares for the Ship Loader are to be listed and priced separately. The final list of critical spares are to be agreed between the Contractor and the Project Manager.

  1. OPTIONS TO BE PRICED FOR VARYING DELIVERY TERMS

The Tenderer’s Main Offer should reflect DDU Total Price on the Form of Offer and Acceptance. Transnet Port Terminals reserves its right to appoint its own Clearing & Forwarding agent. Prices for various terms of delivery are to be provided in the pricing schedule in order for Transnet to determine the most cost-efficient clearing and forwarding service alternative.

  1. ADDITIONAL OPTIONS TO BE PRICED

3.1 Notwithstanding the Employer’s detailed technical specification for ship loader machines, the Employer will consider offers differing from the detailed specifications requested should these offers offer a cost, time and quality/reduced risk benefit. In other words should the supplier have a preferred specification that is tried and tested which is different to the Employer’s detailed technical specification and can be offered at a lower price and/or shorter lead time and/or reduced risk, then the supplier must make this offer under item 3.3 of the Section C2.2 Activity Schedule. Should the contractor exercise this option he should indication clearly the differences compared to the Employer’s specifications. (complete tender schedule T2.2-4)

3.2 Special attention is drawn to table listed below which is an extract from Drawing HED 1055 on annexed to the Employer’s Technical Specification TPT_TS_BHSL

REQUIRED EMPLOYER SPECIFICATIONS
DIMENSION / MIN / MAX
A HATCH OPENING SIZE / 6000 / 25000
B SHIP DEPTH / 14000 / 27000
C BEAM / 21000 / 55000
D COAMING HEIGHT / 1600 / 4500
E HOLD DEPTH / 10900 / 27000
F DRAUGHT (FULLY LADEN) / 9500 / 17500
G DRAUGHT (BALLAST BUT EMPTY) / 4000 / 5500

Nothwithstanding the above the Tenderer is to price an alternative option for a machine that complies with the following information

ADDITIONAL
OPTION
TO BE PRICED
DIMENSION / MIN / MAX
A HATCH OPENING SIZE / 6000 / 21580
B SHIP DEPTH / 14000 / 24400
C BEAM / 21000 / 48000
D COAMING HEIGHT / 1600 / 3100
E HOLD DEPTH / 10900 / 25900
F DRAUGHT (FULLY LADEN) / 9500 / 17500
G DRAUGHT (BALLAST BUT EMPTY) / 4000 / 5500

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