Specific Procurement Notice
Request for Bids
Goods
(One-Envelope Bidding Process)
Country: The Gambia
Name of Project: Electricity Restoration and Modernization Project
Contract Title: Supply of Single – phase Smart AMI Prepayment Meters
Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA – D3090
RFB Reference No.: GM-NAWEC-180789-GO-RFB
1. The Republic of The Gambia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Gambia Electricity Restoration and Modernization Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for Supply of Single – phase Smart AMI Prepayment Meters with associated Accessories. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through a letter of credit.
2. The National Water and Electricity Company Limited (NAWEC) now invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for Supply of 30,000 Single-phase Smart AMI Prepayment Meters with Associated Accessories.
3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” (July 1st, 2016, revised in November 2017 and August 2018) (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from:
Mrs Haddy Njie – Project Coordinator
National Water & Electricity Company Limited
Telephone: +220 4375990
Facsimile Number: +220 4375990
Electronic mail address: hnjie@nawec.gm, mfsanyang@nawec.gm
and inspect the bidding document during office hours at the address given below.
5. The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of US$300. The method of payment will be electronic transfer. The document will be sent by courier mail.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before12:00 p.m. of 7th January 2021. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on 7th January 2021 at 12:30 p.m.
7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of US$10,500.00.
8. The Basic qualification requirements are as follows:
a. Bidder must have a minimum average turnover for the last 3 years of US$3 million.
b. Minimum number of 3 contracts for similar items completed in the last 5 years, with each contract being not less than US$1.2 million.
9. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
10. The address(es) referred to above is (are):
Attention: Mrs Haddy Njie – Project Coordinator
Address: National Water & Electricity Company Limited,
53, Mamady Maniyang Highway, P.O. Box 609, Banjul The Gambia
Floor/ Room number: Conference Room, 1st Floor
City: Banjul
Country: The Gambia
Telephone: +220 4375990
Facsimile Number: +220 4375990
Electronic mail address: hnjie@nawec.gm , mfsanyang@nawec.gm
www.nawec.gm