Operation & Maintenance of Tynes Bay Seawater Treatment Facility

This Request for Quotations (the "RFQ") is an invitation by the Government of Bermuda (the "Government") to prospective respondents to submit non-binding quotations for Operation & Maintenance of Tynes Bay Seawater Treatment Facility, as further described in Section A of the RFQ Particulars (Appendix D) (the "Deliverables").

The Government of Bermuda as represented by the Ministry of Public Works and Environment is requesting proposals for the Operation, Maintenance and Repair of the Tynes Bay Seawater Treatment Facility and its adjacent ancillary facilities (herein after referred to as the Affected Property).

The Affected Property at 56 North Shore Road, Devonshire, was completed in two phases to have the ability to produce 680,000 imperial gallons per day of Potable Drinking Water from seawater.  The seawater is extracted from three well head pumping stations adjacent to the property.  The Affected Property is operated on-demand as directed by the Ministry based on public demand on the water distribution system.  The Affected Property is powered by the Tynes Bay Waste-to-Energy Facility, and there is also a backup generator on site.

RFQ Contact

For the purposes of this procurement process, the "RFQ Contact" will be:

Mr. J. Tarik Christopher at email: tjchristopher@gov.bm

Important Dates

*All times listed are in Bermuda local time.

Pre-Bid Meeting / Site Visit

A recommended site tour will be held on Wednesday November 26th, 2025 at 10am AST at the following location:  Tynes Bay Seawater Desalination Plant, 56 North Shore Road, Devonshire.

The above location will be the initial meeting point.  The site visit(s) will be conducted during the regular business hours of 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in order to become familiar with conditions that may affect the proposed work.

All proponents or their official representative(s) attending the site meetings are responsible for their own cost and it is required that they to attend the site so they are fully acquainted with existing conditions and limitations.

The proponent or their official representative must register their presence with the RFQ Contact, at the start stating the name of the company they represent, their email address and phone number.

The purpose of the meeting will be to visually review the site conditions, clarify issues and to answer questions on any matter that may be raised.  For security reasons no video of the plant is permitted and bidders are advised to send a representative in person. Minutes of the site meeting will be circulated to all registered bidders following the site meeting.

Proponents are responsible to have a copy of the RFQ documents and for making their own notations during the site visit(s).

Any modification of the RFQ documents that may become necessary as a result of the site visit(s) will be made thru an addendum.

**Late submissions will not be accepted.