The Papua New Guinea National Transmission Network is the nation’s critical telecommunication
infrastructure including the submarine cables which terminate at 14 Cable Landing stations in the costal
and maritime provinces whilst the terrestrial fibre cables connect 11 major Communication Points of
Interconnect in the Highlands Region. These facilities are critical to the operation and availability of the
National Transmission Network. DataCo is now seeking proposals from highly qualified industry experts to
undertake a Power System Audit on those stations and recommend solutions for improvement.
BRIEF SCOPE
• Inspect all listed sites in collaboration with DataCo Technical Team.
• Provide recommendations on mid-term and long-term power system sustainability
solutions.
PURPOSE
The ongoing reliability concerns on the main power supply grid has impacted network
operations in these key sites therefore DataCo is seeking the service of an experienced and
suitable organisation to audit its existing power infrastructures and provide
recommendations to improve them to become more efficient, sustainable and
environmentally friendly.
Project ID: P000032
Project Name: Power System Audit at DataCo CLSs and CPIs
Pre-bid Activities
All Interested Bidders must agree to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with DataCo to receive the RFQ
Official email correspondences are recommended for you to receive the NDA
Meetings maybe arranged online only should a bidder require further information or clarification
RFQ Timeline
NDA Release – 15th July
NDA Close – 09th August
RFQ Release – 09th August
RFQ Close – 30th August
Supplier Interviews – 30th August to 20th September
Selection – 20th September to 30th September
All bids should be addressed to:
The Chief Executive Officer
PNG DataCo Limited
P.O Box 1744, Port Moresby, National Capital
District, 121
Papua New Guinea
All bids should be emailed:
To: procurement@pngdataco.com
cc: ewiri@pngdataco.com
Contact Person:
Elvis Wiri
Manager Projects
Phone: 3133900/ Ext: 919
Email: ewiri@pngdataco.com
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
- Interested bidders must make email enquire at procurement@pngdataco.com, clearly stating the
project ID number and its title to initiate an NDA process. - Once an NDA have been signed within the 20 days availability period, you should receive the RFQ
and information on the current power infrastructure. - Within the 20 days availability period of NDA, you have expressed your interest but have not signed
an NDA, you won’t be eligible to bid or will not be given the RFQ. - All bidders must provide copies of their company profile, certificate of incorporation, proof of TAX
compliance, workers insurance certificate, and other necessary supporting documents