1. CONTRACTOR MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION CRITERIA
1.1. The Contractor shall provide documentary proof with their Tender Submission that forklifts/machinery hire is part of their core business and shall provide documentary evidence that they have at least two (2) years experience providing forklifts hire service to major industries in Bahrain (i.e. Client letters of reference, copies of purchase orders/agreements issued for work).
1.2. The Contractor shall have in their full-time employment the following minimum manpower resources that meet trade skills & work experience requirements:
a) Six (6) Forklift Operators,
b) One (1) Forklift Supervisor
c) One Safety Officer that has NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety Level 3 that shall meet the trade skills and have 3 years' experience
CV’s of the proposed personnel shall be submitted to substantiate the manpower claim.
1.3. The Contractor shall provide the following equipment that is diesel engine driven, less than 3 years old, in very good condition, comply with the tender specifications; and comply with either European Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC (or its latest issues/amendments), OSHA/ANSI, or JISC standards:
a) Two (2) no. Forklift Trucks: 3 ton capacity
b) One (1) no. Forklift Trucks: 3 ton capacity, fitted with "Enhanced Diesel Engine Protection" devices that comply with the tender specifications.
c) One (1) Manlift: 20 to 25 m boom, diesel engine driven, 200 kg to 300 kg platform capacity.
The Contractor shall provide evidence that the equipment is readily available with the contractor; or they shall provide commitment letter and evidence that they can purchase and mobilize the equipment within 4 months of the award of the contract. Alternatively, for Manlifts only, the contractor shall present an agreement (in the form of an existing Joint Venture or Memorandum of Understanding) with Manlift supplier to cross-hire from and supply Manlifts that meet tender specifications at the rates specified in the Schedule of Rates. The 3rd party Manlift Supplier will be evaluated for compliance with Mandatory criteria 2.1 above.
Documentary evidence shall be submitted to substantiate compliance of the equipment to the tender specifications.
NOTE: Only contractors complying with all mandatory criteria (Clause 2) will be considered for the second stage of evaluation by assessing their compliance to the weighted criteria (Clause 3). All documents specified under Clause 2 must be submitted with bid as evidence to substantiate the contractor's compliance to all the mandatory & weighted criteria.