Supply, Implementation and Commissioning of an Integrated Tax Administration System — Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs of The Gambia

The Republic of the Gambia

MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING DOCUMENT (SINGLE-STAGE)

Issued on: 16 November 2022

SUPPLY, IMPLEMENTATION AND COMMISSIONING OF AN INTEGRATED TAX ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM FOR THE GAMBIA REVENUE AUTHORITY

RFB No: GM-PPPPE-319779-GO-RFB

Specific Procurement Notice: Request for Bid

Information Systems (Design, Supply and Installation)

Purchaser: Ministry of Finance & Economic Affairs

Project: Gambia Fiscal Management Development Project (P166695)

Contract title: Contract for the Supply, Implementation and Commissioning of an Integrated Tax Administration System for the Gambia Revenue Authority

Country: The Gambia

Credit No.: IDA-D6190

RFB No: GM-PPPPE-319779-GO-RFB

Issued on: 16 November 2022

• The Ministry of Finance & Economic Affairs has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Gambia Fiscal Management Development Project (P166695) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for The Supply, Implementation and Commissioning of an Integrated Tax Administration System for the Gambia Revenue Authority. “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 letter of credit.”

• The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Supply, Implementation and Commissioning of an Integrated Tax Administration System for the Gambia Revenue Authority. The current scope of the ITAS is to provide a full-fledged automated tax solution, which will encompass, as a minimum, the following core tax administration processes.

• Taxpayer Registration
• Returns Processing
• Payment Processing
• Taxpayer Accounting
• Audit
• Intelligence and Investigations
• Compliance Debt Management and Enforcement
• Objections and Appeals
• Revenue Accounting
• Refund
• Taxpayer Services The implementation is expected to commence between May and June 2023.

The minimum qualification requirements, among others, for the Bidder are:

• Proof of having successfully implemented at least two (2) ITAS projects for tax authorities. The implementation vendor must provide proof in form of a reference letter or completion certificate from the clients to which the implementations were done.
• At least 10 years’ experience in the analysis, development and implementation of business processes for tax authorities.
• Demonstrated knowledge of modern tax authorities’ good practice
• Proven understanding of public service operations in Africa.
• Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated in November 2020 the New Procurement Framework (NPF), the ‘Guidelines on Preventing and Combating Fraud and Corruption in Projects Financed by IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants,’ revised on July 1, 2016, and other provisions stipulated in the Financing Agreement (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

• Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from:

Name: The Project Manager,

Office: Gambia Fiscal Management Development Project

Address: Ashobee’s Store Building, Banjul, The Gambia

E-mail address: [email protected] with copies to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

and inspect the bidding document during office hours from 0800 to 1600 hours Monday to Thursday at the address given below.

• The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of GMD30,000 (thirty thousand Gambian Dalasi) or equivalent Euro or USD. The method of payment will be by cash or direct payment to the following account:

Name of Beneficiary: Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs State-Owned Enterprise Project

Address: The Quadrangle, Banjul The Gambia

Account Number: 1101006171

Bank Name: Central Bank of the Gambia

Swift code of beneficiary Bank: CBGAGMGM

Beneficiary Bank Address: 1-2 Ecowas Avenue, Banjul The Gambia

Correspondent Bank Name: Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Swift code of correspondent: FRNYUS33

Account number: 021083970

The document can be sent by electronic email, by conventional post at the candidate’s expense at his own risk.

• Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 12:30 pm on Tuesday 17 January 2023. Electronic Bidding will 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 at 13:00 Gambian Time on 17 January 2023.

• All Bids must be accompanied by a ‘Bid Security’ for an amount of USD140, 000 (One hundred and forty thousand US Dollars) or equivalent in Euro or Gambian Dalasi.

• “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 referred to above is:

Office: Gambia Fiscal Management Development Project

Position: Project Manager

Name: Ms Ndey Anta Taal

Address: Gambia Fiscal Management Development Project, Ministry of Finance & Economic Affairs, Ashobee Store Building, 2nd Floor, Banjul

E-mail address: [email protected] with copies to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]