Procurement of Bucket Crane and Earth Auger Drilling Machine — Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority

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| ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY AUTHORITY Specific Procurement Notice Procurement of Bucket crane and earth arguer drilling machine Request for Bids Goods (One-Envelope Bidding Process) RFB No: SL-EDSA-413541-GO-RFB The name of the RFB: Procurement of Bucket crane and earth arguer drilling machine Project: Enhancing Sierra Leone Energy Access (P171059) Project ID: P171059 Credit No.: IDA-E1810 Employer: Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) Country: Sierra Leone Issued on: August 27, 2024 Closed on: September 24, 2024 • The Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone has secured funding from the World Bank to implement the Enhancing Sierra Leone Energy Access, with Grant Number IDA-E1810 and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards payments under the contract for Procurement of Bucket crane and earth arguer drilling machine. 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 that the contract provides to be made through Designated Account. • The Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Procurement of Bucket crane and earth arguer drilling machine as summarized below: • The Scope of Works include the following Procurement of Bucket crane and earth arguer drilling machine: Table1- Procurement of Bucket crane and earth arguer drilling machine |

Item |

Description |

Quantity |

1 |

Portable Air compressor Drilling Machine |

3 |

2 |

24/25m Telescopic Beam Bucket Lift Truck |

3 3. Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated revised September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA), Attn: Emmanuel Ozigbo, E-mail: ozigboemmanu@gmail.com; eozigbo@edsa.sl; Cc richardgoba@edsa.sl; gobarichard@gmail.com Cc aleksandarnikolic@edsa.sl Cc theophilusamara@edsa.sl and inspect the bidding document during office hours 09:00 to 17:00 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 NLE4,600 (Four Thousand, Six Hundred New Sierra Leone Leones) equivalent to US$200 (Two Hundred United States Dollars). The method of payment will be by bank deposit into the ESLEAP Sub (Leones) Designated Account: Below are the Bank details: Name of Bank: SIERRA LEONE COMMERCIAL BANK Account Name: ENHANCING SIERRA LEONE ENERGY ACCESS PROJECT Account Number: SLE 003001084275112142 BBAN: 003001084275112142 Corresponding Bank Details: Name of Bank: CITIBANK N.A (NEW YORK) Swift Code: BIC: CITIUS33 For the credit of: Sierra Leone Commercial Bank Limited SWIFT BIC: SLCBSLFR Account Number: 33445101 Submission of the payment advice will serve as evidence to collect the Bidding Documents. An additional amount will be charged for deliveries by courier. 6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 12:00 Noon (Freetown Local Time), ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSION IS: NOT ALLOWED. For bid submission, bidders should address to: The Director General Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority 36 Siaka Stevens Street, Electricity House, Freetown, Sierra Leone Floor No: 4th Floor Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened physically in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives at the address below at 12:15 p.m. (Freetown Local Time), September 24, 2024 7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of US$ 4, 000 (Four Thousand United States Dollars). 8. The address(es) referred to above is (are): |

For inspection and purchase of bidding documents: ESLEAP Procurement Unit Attn: Emmanuel Ozigbo Project Implementation Team EDSA 36 Siaka Stevens Street, Electricity House, Freetown, Sierra Leone Floor: 4th Floor |

For Submission of bids: The Director General Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority 36 Siaka Stevens Street, Electricity House, Freetown, Sierra Leone Floor: 4th Floor