PROCUREMENT OF NEW MOTOR VEHICLES: STATION WAGON 4WD -11 NUMBERS

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The Republic  of South Sudan

Ministry of Water Resources &   Irrigation

Juba

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INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

water supply and sanitation project

MDTF #SS Grant No. TF 096197 Project ID No. 111061

International Competitive Bidding

for

Procurement of New Motor Vehicles: Station Wagon 4WD - 11 Numbers

IFB NO: MWRI-SUP-007/2011

• This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in United Nations Development Business and dgMarket, Issue No. OP00004568 of 17th June 2010.

• The Republic of South Sudan has received a Grant from the Multi Donor Trust Fund # South Sudan (MDTF-SS) administered by the World Bank toward the cost of the Water Supply and Sanitation Project and intends to apply a portion of the funds to eligible payments under the contract MWRI-SUP-007/2011 for which this Invitation for Bids is issued.

• The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Supply of New Motor Vehicles: Station Wagon 4WD - 11 Numbers.

• Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB)   procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits May 2004, revised October 2006, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as definedin the Guidelines.

• A complete set of Bidding Document in English may be obtained by interested bidders at the Directorate of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation, Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, Juba Southern Sudan upon payment of a non-refundable fee of 200 South Sudanese Pounds (SSP) or 75 United States Dollars. The method of payment will be cash. (The Bidding Document is being provided in Hard Copy. However, a soft copy in CD is also being provided along with the Hard Copy. Bidders should note that in case of any difference in the hard copyand the soft copy, the one in hard copy will prevail).

• Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Directorate of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation, Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, Juba, South Sudan, Attention: Peter Mahal Dhieu; E-mail [email protected] and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 09.00 hrs to 16.00 hrs local time from Monday to Friday exclusive of public holidays

• Qualifications requirements include:

(a)      Financial Capability

The bidder shall furnish documentary evidence that it meets the following financial requirement(s):

Bidders shall include a letter from a reputed bank indicating their financial status which will indicate their ability to perform the contract of the magnitude equivalent to the quoted bid price. This evidence should be submitted together with the bid.

(b)     Experience and Technical Capacity

The bidder shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate that itmeets the following requirement(s):

• bidder must provide evidence of having executed at least two contracts of similar magnitude for supply of vehicles within the period of last five years.

• spare parts and after sale services must be available in purchaser's country or confirm that the bidder will establish the above services within 30 days of notification of award. This assurance shall be submitted together with the bid.

• Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 15:00 Hrs South Sudan Time on 18th October, 2011. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected.  Bids will be opened immediately after the bid submission deadline at the same place that of for the Bid submission, in presence of thebidders or the bidders' representatives who chooses to attend in person.

• All bids must be accompanied by a "Bid Securing Declaration" using the form included in Section IV.  Bidding Forms of the Bidding Documents.

• The addresses referred to above is:

Office of the Undersecretary

Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation

11 AXII Hai el Cinema,

P.O. Box 476

Juba, South Sudan

Telephone Nos. +249 811 823 557 | +249 912 328 686 | +256 477 127 435 |

+256 477 123 020 | +249 122 885 281

Email: [email protected] Website: http://mwri-goss.org