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NEWS 9 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 26 JUNE 2022 Scholarships Unit, Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation Freephone: 153 | Visit www.myscholarship.gov.mt for further information Information Session: 27th June 2022 Malta Sports Scholarships Scheme 17th June 2022 - 15th July 2022 Information Session: 30th June 2022 TESS 20th June 2022 - 15th July 2022 Information Session: 12th July 2022 VSSS 27th June 2022 - 22nd July 2022 Information Session: 19th July 2022 Malta Arts Scholarships Scheme 1st July 2022 - 3rd August 2022 Until funds are exhausted Live the Language August/September Information Session: 28th June 2022 Applications open between 20th June 2022 - 15th July 2022 SCHOLARSHIPS TO FURTHER YOUR STUDIES MATTHEW VELLA A Court of Appeal has over- turned the cancellation of the Ras Ħanżir cargo facili- ty contract won by Gozitan mega-developer Joseph Portelli, despite tendering an offer €18 million cheaper than an aggrieved bidder. His bid to take over the oil depot and build a cargo was thwarted by a successful ap- peal by Bonnici Bros's con- sortium NQuay-MT. In January 2022, the pub- lic contracts review tribunal overturned the contract- ing authority's decision to award the cargo facility ten- der to Portelli's consortium Excel Sis for €55.4 million. NQuay-MT was the cheapest bidder at €37.5 million, but was disqualified on the grounds that their bid was, administratively, not compliant. As the sec- ond cheapest bidder, Excel Sis won the tender with an offer of €55.4 million. But the Appeals Court felt that NQuay-MT's bid had indeed not been adminis- tratively compliant, that the company had not satis- factorily replied to a rectifi- cation request, nor replied to a clarification request as requested at law. "It is clear that this consortium was not in conformity with the administrative, technical and financial requisites of the call for tender," Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti said. Bidders were originally required to present a list of completed works, with start and end dates for works. NQuay-MT presented a date of completion, but In- frastructure Malta argued this was not enough to es- tablish completion dates. NQuay-MT argued the self-declaration was in line with EU Public Procure- ment Directives. The PCRB itself noted that the wording of the tender had been somewhat mis- leading, pointing out to Infrastructure Malta that the ambiguity of the tender dossier should have been resolved through a simple explanation. The new wharf for car- go will be built at the Ras Ħanżir area in Paola, a pro- ject partially funded by €24 million in EU Cohesion Funds. Once completed, the project will enrich the effi- ciency of Grand Harbour and increase the space for the mooring of Ro-Ro ships. The wharf will have an area of about 28,000 square me- tres, equivalent to four foot- ball grounds. Court overturns cancellation of Portelli €55m Ras Hanzir tender Developer Joseph Portelli's tender for cargo facility back on board after Appeals Court overturns tribunal's cancellation

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