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Using
an on-line procurement solution
Westport broke new ground when it
accepted the successful tender for
the construction of new container
terminal three yard.
The
contract for the construction of the
new container terminal was awarded
to Putra Perdana Sdn Bhd for a
tender price of RM33 million.
Westport
said the internet-based
e-procurement provider,
Procurehere.com used the Online
Bidding Platform to conduct a
bidding session for the construction
of its container terminal
The
port said it had estimated the
construction of the yard to cost
about RM38 million and the bid by
Putra Perdana to construct the yard
for RM35 million brought a savings
of 15 per cent.
“The
online bidding session, which was
held over an 8-hour duration,
attracted eight Class “A”
contractors, four of which were
public listed companies. The
participating contractors submitted
their respective bids on-line via
Procurehere.com e-procurement,”
the port said.
Prior
to the bidding contractors were
pre-qualified and only qualified
parties were invited to submit their
tenders on-line for a bid session
for the container terminal yard.
Procurehere
was involved in organizing and
providing of support for the bid.
All pre-qualified parties were
trained and briefed on the system.
The
difference between an online bid and
a open tender was that all suppliers
were given the opportunity to re-bid
if they so wished after submission
of tender documents and view their
competitiveness of their tender
submission.
Westport
has been utilizing procurehere’s
services since May last year
although the bid for the
construction of the container
terminal yard represents the largest
transaction carried out on line.
“The
transaction alone brought about 15
per cent savings and we believe we
are able to enjoy this savings due
to the significant benefits which
the e-procurement system provides
through reduction in procurement
cycle time and operational costs, as
well as reduction in redundant
purchases due to document
reconciliation,” Westport said.
The
port said, procurehere realized a
turnover of RM70 million in 2001 and
this was expected to increase to
RM150 million this year.
The
port, which expects to offer the
on-line bidding to other expects the
turn over to increase to RM1 billion
over the next three years.
“At
procurehere we are able to provide
our clients with an open yet secure
online tender and biding system that
lets you see real time bids as they
are entered by pre-qualified
parties,” the port added.
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