Bahrain opens 93 bids for 16 tenders
Bahrain's Tender Board has opened a total of 93 bids for 16 tenders and one auction for eight purchasing authorities. Of these, two were for works ministry including construction of a sewerage network and one for urban planning.
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Bahrain's Tender Board, the independent regulator of government procurement practices in the kingdom, today (October 3) opened 93 bids for 16 tenders and one auction for eight purchasing authorities at a key meeting in Manama.
The weekly meeting was chaired by Minister of Housing and Chairman of the Tender Board Engineer Basim bin Yacob AlHamer during which matters related to various government tenders were discussed.
During the meeting, two tenders were opened for the Ministry of Works, Municipalities and Urban Planning (Works Affairs). The first was for the development of Phase One of a sewerage network located at Block 441 at Sehla, for which 19 bids were received, while the second one was for a two-year contract for the maintenance of the landscaping and landscape irritation system at Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club in Sakhir. For this, 8 bids were received,, it added.
One the other hand a tender was opened for the Urban Planning and Development Authority for the provision of four security guards for the authority headquarters. Five bids were received for this tender.
Another tender was opened for the Electricity and Water Authority (Ewa) for the supply of IBM storage systems, warranty, and maintenance services, one bids were received for this tender.
In the oil and gas sector, four tenders were opened for Bapco. Two bids were received for the provision of refractory supervisory services on critical equipment during shutdowns. 1 bid was received for the refurbishment of its Dresser Rand Rotor Compressor, an essential piece of equipment that affects operation of the main gasoline producing units.
4 bids were received for the supply of filter elements for the low sulphur diesel plant. Finally, 6 bids were received for the supply of low alloy steel fittings for the replacement of parts in the No.1 Hydrogen plant.
Four other tenders were also opened for Tatweer Petroleum. The first was for the mapping of Tatweer’s underground gas distribution network, for which 8 bids were received. The second tender was a five-year long-term purchase agreement for the supply of general fittings on call-off basis, for which 6 bids were received.
The third was for the provision and renewal of the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement with a Microsoft Licensing Solution Provider, for which 3 bids were received. A fourth tender was opened for the supply of Veritas NetBackup appliances, licenses, and maintenance support for one year, for which 4 bids were received.
For the Capital Municipality, an auction was opened to rent shop 22 on Sayed Mahmood Ahmed Al-Alawi Avenue in the Manama Central Market for a period of four years, 9 bids were received for this auction, said the statement.
In the aviation sector, three tenders were opened for Gulf Air. 4 bids were received for the supply of glassware for Falcon Gold class cabins, and 4 bids were received for the supply of savoury snacks for Economy class, and 7 bids were received for the appointment of a local tailoring house for both male uniform stitching, female uniform alteration and other related crew uniforms requirements, said the report.
Finally, the committee opened a tender for the provision of medical insurance for Bahrain Polytechnic staff and their dependents for one year, for which 2 bids were received, it added.-TradeArabia News Service
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