Triennial Term Contract for the Maintenance and Repair of Burglar Alarm and Security Installation at Various General Engineering Venues for the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

The scope of the works includes inspection, examination, testing, adjustment, fully comprehensive servicing and maintenance of burglar alarm and security installations at various General Engineering venues of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.  The contract is scheduled to commence on 1 October 2022 for exiry on 30 September 2025.

Selective tendering is adopted.  Confirmed contractors on the List of Approved Suppliers of Materials and Specialist Contractors for Public Works under the category of Burglar Alarm and Security Installation or joint ventures with participation of local and/or overseas contractors with the lead participant or the major shareholder being a confirmed contractor on the List of Approved Suppliers of Materials and Specialist Contractors for Public Works under the category of "Burglar Alarm and Security Installation" who also meet the following qualifications and other conditions for participation stipulated in the tender documents are invited to tender:–

(A) The tenderer shall have completed for burglar alarm and security maintenance and repair contracts in or outside Hong Kong with the accumulated and awarded contract sum of not less than HK$11.0 million within the 5-year period within the 5-year period.  In the case of a joint venture only the lead participant or major shareholder is required to meet this minimum experience requirement; and

(B) The tenderer of the lead participant/major shareholder of the joint venture must be on the List of Approved Suppliers of Materials and Specialist Contractors for Public Works under the category of "Burglar Alarm and Security Installation".

Contractors not yet on the List of Approved Suppliers of Materials and Specialist Contractors for Public Works under the category of Burglar Alarm and Security Installation may also submit a tender if they submit a request for participation together with a duly completed application for inclusion in the abovementioned approved list/category by 22 April 2022 to the Mr. WONG Man-chong, General Engineering Services Division, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, 6/F, 3 Kai Shing Street, Kowloon Hong Kong, meet the qualifications and conditions for participation, and the application for inclusion is duly approved on or befrore the tendering closing date.  Details for making the application are available at:

http://www.devb.gov.hk/en/construction_sector_matters/contractors/index.html

Contractors will be liable to have their names removed from the approved list if they fail or refuse to implement an accepted tender.

Enquiries can be made via the e-Tendering System or to the following Project Engineer:-

Mr. WONG Man-chong

Postal Address: General Engineering Services Division, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, 6/F, 3 Kai Shing Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Telephone no.: (852) 3757 6291

Fax no.: (852) 3521 1090

Email Address: wongmanchong@emsd.gov.hj

12 noon on Friday, 13 May 2022

If Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 8 or above is hoisted, or a Black Rainstorm Warning Signal or “extreme conditions after super typhoons” announced by the Government is/are in force at any time between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Friday, 13 May 2022, the tender closing time will be postponed to 12:00 noon on the first working day after the Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 8 is lowered, or the Black Rainstorm Warning Signal or the “extreme conditions after super typhoons” announced by the Government has/have ceased to be in force.  In case of blockage of the public access to the location of the Specified Tender Box at any time between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Friday, 13 May 2022, the Government will announce extension of the tender closing time until further notice. Following removal of the blockage, the Government will announce the extended tender closing time as soon as practicable. The above announcements will be made via press releases on the website of Information Services Department (http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/today.htm).

 Forms of tender and further particulars can be downloaded via the e-Tendering System. To log in the system to download the tender documents, tenderers should hold valid accounts of the e-Tendering System.  Details of the procedures for application of an account, Terms and Conditions, Frequently Asked Questions and User Manual of the e-Tendering System are available on the website https://www.gov.hk/en/theme/etendering/.

Sealed tenders in triplicate must be clearly marked with the tender reference and the subject of the tender on the outside of the envelope (but should not bear any indication which may relate the tender to the tenderer) addressed to the Chairman, Public Works Tender Board and placed in the Public Works Tender Box situated in Room 503, 5/F Low Block., Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong before 12:00 noon on Friday, 13 May 2022.   Tenders must be deposited in the tender box as specified in this tender notice (“Specified Tender Box”) before the tender closing time.  Late tenders and tenders not deposited in the Specified Tender Box will not be accepted.

1. This tender is covered by the Agreement on Government Procurement of the World Trade Organization and will not involve electronic auction.  This notice also serves as a summary notice required under the Agreement on Government Procurement of the World Trade Organization.

2. A charge will be levied for delivery of tender documents where the delivery of tender documents is requested by a tenderer.  A written request must be made.

3. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region does not bind itself to accept any tender irrespective of whether the tender is the lowest bid or, where the assessment of the tenders is based on a marking scheme or formula approach, the tender has the highest overall score.

4. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region reserves the right to negotiate with any tenderer about the terms of the offer.

5. Details of the award of this contract will be published on the Internet at (http://www.gld.gov.hk/eng/services_2_c.html).