Tender Notice: Tender Stevedoring 2021
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As a core component of its state-owned enterprise reform strategy, the Government of Tonga is looking to improve international cargo handling efficiency at the Port of Nuku’alofa. A public private partnership (PPP) is being sought with an experienced firm to provide a fully inclusive stevedoring service; including ship to shore, marshalling, cargo storage, unpacking of containers and receival and delivery services at the Port on an exclusive basis for a fixed period of 10 years. A contract will be signed between the Port Authority of Tonga (PAT) and an operator specifying the terms of the PPP. The Government of Tonga is seeking to achieve the following objectives through the proposed stevedoring concession contract:
a) Ensure the operation of the Port to international standards;
b) Ensure long term growth opportunity for the local economy;
c) Optimise logistics to support the local economy in terms of connectivity and cost;
d) Optimise the value of the transaction for PAT; and
e) Develop the Tongan stevedoring services sector At the direction of Cabinet and the PAT board, a Technical Working Group (TWG) has been established to oversee the preparation and implementation of a competitive tender process for this PPP contract. The TWG is chaired by the PAT a/CEO, and includes the PAT CFO, Operations Manager, external legal advisor and a representative from of the Ministry of Public Enterprises.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), through the Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI), is providing transaction advisory support to the TWG.
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