Improving Availability of 63 Solar Kiosks

Country: Zimbabwe

Name of Project: Public Financial Management Enhancement Project (PFMEP)

Contract Title: Supply, installation and commissioning of a Back Up Solar Systems for 63 Kiosks rooms

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: P152932

RFB Reference No.: ICB-MOF-WB-04/2019

Issued on 28 November 2019

• The Ministry of Finance & Economic Development has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Public Financial Management Enhancement Project (PFMEP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply, installation and commissioning of a Back Up Solar System for 63 Kiosks rooms - (Phase 1- 15 No. Sites; Phase 2- 16 No. Sites; Phase 3-32 No. Sites) . Bidders are hereby notified that at the request of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED), eligible direct payments may be made by the World Bank Group into the successful Suppliers’ bank accounts within Zimbabwe and outside Zimbabwe for eligible goods and services provided in accordance with the contract. Such payments by the World Bank Group will be made only at the request of MoFED and upon approval by the World Bank Group in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement between the MoFED and the World Bank Group and will be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of that Financing Agreement

• The Ministry of Finance & Economic Development now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Supply, installation and commissioning of a Back Up Solar System for 63 Kiosk rooms -(Phase 1- 15 No. Sites; Phase 2- 16 No. Sites; Phase 3-32No. Sites). The kiosk rooms are in each District of Zimbabwe.

• 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” January 2011(revised July 2014) (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

• Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Mr. David Munemo, A/ Procurement Specialist ([email protected]), Project Management Unit, the Ministry of Finance & Economic Development and inspect the bidding document during office hours 0900 to 1630 hours at the address given below.

• 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 nonrefundable fee of $20.00 [Twenty United States Dollars]. The method of payment will be cash or transfer ( Account number will be provided) . The document will be sent by email.

• Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:00 hrs 31 December 2019 2019. 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 1030hrs 31 December 2019

• All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration.

• 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.

• The address(es) referred to above is (are):

The Programme Management Unit

Ministry of Finance & Economic Development

Attention: Mr. David Munemo, A/ Procurement Specialist

New Government Complex

Corner of Samora Machel & Simon V. Muzenda Streets

Block E, 2nd Floor, Room E327

Harare, Zimbabwe

Telephone: +263 4 708 245