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The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is seeking bidders for the electronic terminal management system (ETMS) featuring unified e-ticketing capabilities
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PPA allocates P500 million of 2021 corporate budget to commission the supply, delivery and installation of an ETMS
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ETMS to streamline payment and collection of port fees (terminal and cargo/roll-on/roll-off), harmonizing it with existing e-payment system
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Pre-bid conference set on July 15, and submission of bids until July 30
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is bidding out a P500-million electronic terminal management system (ETMS) project that will feature unified electronic ticketing capabilities and streamlined payment and collection of port (terminal and cargo/roll-on/roll-off) fees.
PPA is looking to commission the supply, delivery, and installation of an ETMS, inclusive of cloud-based unified electronic ticketing capabilities, the agency said in an invitation to bid. The project includes system server for the PPA head office and 25 kiosks to be distributed, installed and configured in PPA ports.
Funds will come from the 2021 corporate budget.
The ETMS will offer online and real-time application for passengers, vessel operators, port service providers and the ports authority. It “will provide a digitized and systematized process of recording and simultaneous submission of passenger manifest, and vessel voyage information which can effectively be scaled and extended to support future phases of the terminal management process at the PPA port terminals,” PPA said.
It also aims to streamline payment and collection of port (terminal and cargo/roll-on/roll-off) fees and harmonize this with PPA’s existing electronic payment system.
PPA in August 2019 announced a plan to implement an online ticketing system that will serve as a real-time system with a “single window” for processing transactions of government, shipping companies, port terminal operators, passenger terminal building operators, and the general public.
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The system will comply with the International Maritime Organization’s mandatory requirement for electronic exchange of information on cargo, crew, and passengers under the revised Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic.
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In November 2019, PPA issued Administrative Order (AO) No. 12-2019, which provides rules on implementation of its Central Ticketing System (CTS), an online application procedure that will support an integrated vessel booking and payment system for roll-on/roll-off ports.
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In September 2020, PPA tested its Unified Electronic Ticketing System, also known as CTS, at the ports of Batangas and Calapan, Mindoro in preparation for the system’s planned full implementation in 2021. In November 2020, a public consultation was conducted to solicit inputs from stakeholders ahead of AO 12-2019’s implementing rules and regulations.
The bidding for the ETMS will be conducted through open competitive bidding using a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the 2016 revised implementing rules and regulations of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act.
The services must be delivered within five years from final acceptance of all components of the project. Bidders should have completed, within five years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the project.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least 60% interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizens or organizationsof a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens,pursuant to RA 5183.
A pre-bid conference will be held on July 15, while submission of bids will be until July 30, the day the bids are opened. – Roumina Pablo
