Term Contract for Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Signage Materials (Contract No.: Q101514)

Prequalification for

Term Contract for Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Signage Materials
Contract No.: Q101514

Expressions of Interest are invited from suitably qualified Applicants for the works and services described below. This procurement is subject to the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement.

1. Background Information

MTR Corporation Limited (the Corporation) invites qualified companies to express their interest in tendering for term contract for supply, installation and maintenance of signage materials.

2. Scope of Service

The Scope of service as listed below includes provision of materials, labour and equipment to supply and install signage materials including but not limited to sticker, sign panel and printed matters in respect of the systemwide signage system at MTR Operating railway for a period of 2 years.

Artwork production service
Inkjet, silk screen or offset printing and computer cut service
Installation and dismantling service
Regular inspection & preventive and corrective maintenance services on as-and-when required basis

3. Tentative Key Dates

Contract No.	Tender Issue	Tender Return	Contract Award	Contract Completion
Q101514	Q4/2023	Q4/2023	Q1/2024	Q1/2026

4. Expressions of Interest

To be considered for prequalification, interested parties having relevant resources, qualifications and experience are requested to reply in writing (by mail or e-mail) to:

MTR Corporation Limited
Procurement and Supply Chain Department
20/F, MTR Headquarters Building
Telford Plaza, Kowloon Bay
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Attention: Ms Virginia Lau, Sr Procurement & Contracts Officer
E-mail: virginiapclau@mtr.com.hk

5. Deadline to Return Answers / Information

Suitable Applicants shall complete a Prequalification Questionnaire and return with all required documents to email virginiapclau@mtr.com.hk or to the above address no later than 2:00 p.m. on 16 October 2023 (Hong Kong Time).

Prequalification Questionnaire

Applicants will also be requested to submit test samples of artwork production after their information submission for prequalification.

6. Other Matters

Applicants responding to this advertisement are deemed to have complied with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance in the collection and transfer of personal data to MTR Corporation Limited. All information submitted including personal data, shall be used by MTR Corporation Limited for the prequalification of tenderers for this Contract.

Applicants shall note and make themselves aware of the Corporation’s ethical and probity requirements which shall be applied throughout the tender and contract periods. Further, Applicants shall not, and shall ensure that its directors, employees, agents and sub-contractors shall not, offer or give any advantage as defined in the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201) to any employee or agent of MTR Corporation Limited. Any breach or non-compliance with this paragraph by the Applicant shall, without affecting its liability for such breach or non-compliance, result in its application not being considered.

Applicants shall not apply for prequalification as a single entity if you intend to act as a supplier, sub-contractor or sub-consultant for another entity who shall also apply for the prequalification, or if you are a partner in a joint venture established to seek prequalification for this Contract.

Companies having linkage to each other, e.g. subsidiaries, holding or sister companies, shall not apply for prequalification as a tenderer for the same contract, whether as a single entity or as a partner of a joint venture. “Sister company” shall mean all companies which are subsidiaries of or otherwise belonging to the same holding company. The existence of a holding-subsidiary relationship shall be determined in accordance with the provisions in Sections 13 to 15 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) of Hong Kong. Companies having linkage to each other shall elect which company shall apply for prequalification.