Public-Private Partnership

Performance Management Contract. Authorization through a

(a)The Board of Directors of the Jose D. Leon Guerrero Commercial Port

(Port)is authorized to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP), Multi-Step Bid (MSB), Invitation for Bid (IFB), soliciting bids or proposals from qualified parties for the management, operation and maintenance of its cargo handling equipment through a performance management contract, subject to the procurement laws of Guam. The scope of work required through this RFP, MSB or IFB shall include the daily operation and maintenance of its cargo handling equipment; any repairs required, inclusive of all parts and labor; performance monitoring requirements; and preventive maintenance of all equipment and/or facilities directly associated with the equipment, including, but not limited to, the acquisition for replacement of such equipment.

(b)The RFP, MSB and/or IFB shall include performance standards that will provide operating criteria, guidelines and requirements to minimize costly downtime and maximize cargo handling equipment availability and its life span. Parties interested in submitting proposals shall have sixty

(60)days to prepare and submit a response to the Port. The General Services Agency Chief Procurement Officer shall be an observer throughout the RFP, MSB or IFB process as specified in this Section, shall receive copies of all documents involved and shall be invited to any meetings regarding the public-private partnership process specified in this Section.

(c)The Port may award a performance management contract subject to the RFP, MSB or IFB detailed in this Section no later than two hundred twenty

(220)days from the established deadline for submission or receipt of the RFP, MSB or IFB; provided, that qualified offerors have submitted proposals in compliance with the procurement laws of Guam and the provisions of this Section. The Attorney General shall act as legal advisor during all phases of the solicitation or procurement process and shall have the authority to extend the timelines as outlined in this Section as it deems necessary.