INVITATION TO PREQUALIFICATIONCONCENTRATE HAULAGE SERVICESFQM Trident Limited ("Trident") is a mining company (a subsidiary of First Quantum Minerals Limited) located in Kalumbila, about 160 km west of Solwezi's Central Business District (CBD), along Solwezi - Mwinilunga (T5) road in North-Western Province. Trident's Sentinel Mine produces and plans to move an estimated 900,000 wet metric tonnes ("WMT") of copper concentrate per annum to smelters within Zambia for processing.
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION ROUNDTrident invites established Zambian transporters with strong demonstrable haulage fleet, experience and financial standing, to a "Pre-Qualification" round for its concentrate haulage services requirements commencing 1" February 2025 for a multi-year period. Successful pre-qualified bidders will be invited to submit bids in a subsequent "Main Tender" round.
Important points to note:
• Trident intends to have two transporters securely haul a projected 900,000 WMT of copper concentrate annually from Trident to Kansanshi Mining PLC (KMP) and to other third-party smelters within Zambia. Trident reserves the right to apportion share of haulage between finally awarded transporters.
• Only Zambian local road transporters (under S.I. No. 35 of 2021) with strong comparable secure haulage experience, substantial fleet size, excellent fleet maintenance practices, and strong financial standing will be invited for the Main Tender stage following pre-qualification round adjudication by Trident.
Finally awarded bidders after Main Tender stage will be required to purchase land and establish a truck park within Kalumbila MFEZ ("Multi Facility Economic Zone"). It is bidder's responsibility to independently enquire about potential government incentives on such MFEZ establishment.
Following Kalumbila MFEZ team may be contacted - Owen Muyoba (
Owen.Muyoba@fqml.com) and Jed Goldstein (
Jed.Goldstein@fqml.com). No pre-qualification data can be sent to these addresses. Please note the following key Pre-Qualification round dates:
29 May 2024-Pre-Qualification submission opens on link provided below.
→ 26 June 2024 (23:59 Hrs. CAT) - Pre-Qualification submission round closes.
24 July 2024 - Applicants informed of outcome of their submission.
31 July 2024-Successful prequalified bidders invited to Main Tender round.
The Pre-Qualification form and documents must be submitted only via the link below:
https://FQMTrident.formstack.com/forms/ConcentratePQPlease ensure that all documents submitted are either in PDF format or Excel files, as necessary. For any queries relating to the prequalification, please first refer to the link above on/after 29 May 2024, and if necessary, send an email to
FQM-Services-Tender@faml.comPlease note the following key Pre-Qualification round dates:
29 May 2024-Pre-Qualification submission opens on link provided below. 26 June 2024 (23:59 Hrs. CAT) - Pre-Qualification submission round closes. 24 July 2024-Applicants informed of outcome of their submission.
31 July 2024-Successful prequalified bidders invited to Main Tender round. The Pre-Qualification form and documents must be submitted only via the link below:
https://FQMTrident.formstack.com/forms/Concentrate PQ
Please ensure that all documents submitted are either in PDF format or Excel files, as necessary. For any queries relating to the prequalification, please first refer to the link above on/after 29 May 2024, and if necessary, send an email to
FQM-Services-Tender@fqml.comPlease do not email any pre-qualification submissions or documents to this email address - any such submissions will be deleted. Only complete submissions made at the form link above will be considered.
Note - This invitation does not constitute an offer from Trident, and Trident reserves all rights to accept or reject any submission, select Main Tender participants and to annul the prequalification and/or Main Tender process, and reject bids at any time prior to the contract award without thereby incurring any liability to prospective participants.