Procurement of Vehicles for WASCO NRW

Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids – Goods

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Kingdom of Lesotho

Name of Project: Lesotho Lowlands Water Development Project Phase II (LLWDP-II)

Credit No.: 6402 and 6403

RFB Reference No.: LLWDP/G/06 (11)

• The Kingdom of Lesotho has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Lesotho Lowlands Water Development Project Phase II (LLWDP-II) and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards payments under the contract for the Supply, Delivery and Registration of Three (3) Vehicles for WASCO For this, the Borrower shall process payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.

• The Ministry of Natural Resource now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Supply, Delivery and Registration of Three (3) Vehicles for WASCO

• Bidding will be conducted through an National Competitive Procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers - Procurement in Investment Projects Financing” Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services July 2016 Revised November 2017, August 2018, November 2021 and July 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 LLWDP-II. Request for Bids Documents will be available from Tuesday April 23, 2024; contact Procurement e-mail: [email protected] and inspect the bidding documents during office hours - i.e., 09:00 to 16:00 hours at the address given below.

• A complete set of bidding documents in English may be downloaded for free from the Lesotho Lowlands Water Development Project website; www.llwdp.co.ls/opportunities/tenders

• Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 12:00 noon Lesotho time on Wednesday June 12, 2024. 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 choose to attend at the address below on 12:00 noon Lesotho time on Wednesday June 12, 2024

• All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of LSL114,000.00 (One Hundred and Fourteen Thousand Lesotho Loti) or its equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency, in a form of a Bank Guarantee.

• 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):

Procurement

Matumelo Daemane, Senior Procurement Officer

House No. 788/789,

Fairview Avenue,

Lower Thetsane,

Maseru

Tel: +266 22324555

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: llwdp.co.ls