THE port authorities will be calling for
prequalification for all tenderers on the construction of the extension of 150
to 200 meter containers wharf at the Muara Container Terminal.
At the
10th National Development Plan (RKN10) briefings at the International
Convention Center (ICC) yesterday, the Ministry of Communications gave a
presentation about up coming projects under the RKN10. One of the main projects
that will be carried out this year will be to search for qualified bidders who
will be eligible for the expansion project of the container wharf at the
container terminal, which is located in Serasa.
According
to Helmi Haji Talib (pic), acting director of Ports, the project is expected to
take off at the end of the year, and from now until then, a prequalification
for all interested parties will be carried out. After the prequalification is
completed, successful tenderers will apply for the actual tender.
Helmi
said that this is to cater to the industries that Pulau Muara Besar (PMB) will
be starting on, which he said will be "very soon".
He said
that the export containers from the industries will be exported via the Muara
Port, "so there is a need to extend the container terminal".
The
acting director is optimistic on the number of interested participants that
will apply for the tender and said that the tender document is crafted in a way
that it will encourage local contractors to enter into a joint-venture
agreement with foreign expertise.
"One
of the challenges that we face is that in Brunei, local contractors with
experience in marine infrastructure is very limited, so the way forward is to
engage in foreign expertise to gain experience and this is how we want to
encourage this," he said.
He
added that the port project is highly capital intensive and one way to relieve
the financial burden to the government in financing the port project is through
public private partnership (PPP). "The public sector can finance on the
port infrastructure while the private sector may want to invest on equipments
and machineries depending on the terms of agreement from both parties,"
said Helmi. He explained that cost recovery can be done by means of revenue
sharing over a period of time.
"It
is common for ports to build extra capacity to cater to the future demand. In
other words, it is supply driven, and if ports have excess capacity a foreign
investor may look at it as a potential base for setting up an industry because
Muara Port has a competitive advantage in terms of logistics supply
chain," he said.
Statistics
from the ports authorities have shown that in 2011, the Muara Port hit a record
breaking figure of 101,397 TEUs last year, whereby figures from 2007 to 2010
have shown that the highest figure was in 2007 at 98,989 TEUs.
Some of
the objectives that have been identified for the extension of the port is also
to improve connectivity internationally, to reduce turnaround time for the
ships, increase efficiency, to improve Brunei's key performance indicators, to
enhance trade and to cater to larger ships.
Other
projects that the port authorities have in line for RKN10 includes the Design,
Manufacture, Supply and Commissioning of two quay cranes for the additional
container berth; the supply, delivery and installation of a 1-1800KVA nKV
emergency diesel generation, to supply to the two quay cranes; the supply,
delivery and commissioning of 12 units for container handling, forklifts and
sixteen units of prime-movers with trailers ; and the design, construction and
delivery of a twin screw 60 tonne bollard pull harbour tug and four aluminium
pilot launch.
DEBBIE
TOO
The
Brunei Times
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