About the Mauritius port divestment project
The opportunity
The Government of Mauritius, through the Ministry of Tourism, Leisure and External Communications, desires to improve productivity in its port operations and establish the country as a major transhipment hub in the Indian Ocean. The Port Louis harbour is the sole maritime gateway of Mauritius which provides terminal facilities and services to both international and inter-island shipping.
Cargo Handling Corporation Limited (CHCL), a state-owned limited liability company, is the principal port operator at Port Louis. CHCL is mandated via a long term concession contract with the Mauritian Ports Authority (MPA) to render general and bulk cargo handling services at the Port Louis Multi-Purpose Terminal (MPT) and, more significantly, containerized cargo (on an exclusive basis) at the Mauritius Container Terminal (MCT).
The Agency is seeking to divest all of MPA’s 40% equity interest in CHCL to a Strategic Equity Partner. The selected partner would be required to provide operational management and control over, and investment in, CHCL's. To this end, the Government of Mauritius has mandated the IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, as its lead transaction advisor.
The harbour
General information on the harbour can be found in the Mauritius Port Authority's publication "Port Louise Harbour - Regional Logistics and Cruise Hub".
Pre-Qualification Criteria
To enable potential applicants to assess their qualifications against the set requirements, please refer to the extract from the RFQ document, which contains details on the pre-qualification criteria.
In addition, please see the template of the RFQ request form (also the registration letter).