Fornecimento e Instalação de Equipamentos e consumíveis nas escolas de STP, para permitir o acesso ao Sistema Integrado de Gestão Escolar (SIGE)

Specific Procurement Notice

Template

Request for Bids

Goods

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe

Name of Project: Girls Empowerment and Quality Education for All Project (P169222)

Contract Title: Fornecimento e Instalação de Equipamentos e consumíveis nas escolas de STP, para permitir o acesso ao Sistema Integrado de Gestão Escolar (SIGE)

Grant No.: IDA-D7340 &TF-B3318

RFB Reference No.: 92/G/GEE/2024

Date: April 2024

Dear Mr. /Ms.:

• The Republic Democratic of São Tomé and Príncipe (hereinafter called “Borrower”) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the grant and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract[1] for Fornecimento e Instalação de Equipamentos e consumíveis nas escolas de STP, para permitir o acesso ao Sistema Integrado de Gestão Escolar (SIGE). “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 Agência Fiduciaria de Administração de Projetos – AFAP now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Fornecimento e Instalação de Equipamentos e consumíveis nas escolas de STP, para permitir o acesso ao Sistema Integrado de Gestão Escolar (SIGE).

• 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” Fist published - July 2016, Second Edition – November2017, Third Edition – July 2018, Fourth Edition – November 2020, Fifth Edition – September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

• Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Agência Fiduciária e Administração de Projectos -AFAP, Éden Lima, Procurement Officer, [email protected] and inspect the bidding document during office hours. 0800 to 1700 hours (local time) at the address given below:

Edificio do Afriland First Bank, 2º Andar

Avenida Kwame Nkrumah

S. Tome, S. Tomé e Príncipe

Phone: + 239 222 52 05

• The[2] bidding document in English may be purchased by interested Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below. The document will be sent by email.[3]

• Bids must be delivered to the address below [state address at the end of this RFB][4] on or before 11h:00 (local time) May 31, 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 chooses to attend at the address below [state address at the end of this RFB] on 11h:00 (local time) May 31, 2024.

• All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid-Securing Declaration,” as appropriate.

• 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):

Agência Fiduciária e Administração de Projectos -AFAP

Caixa Postal 1029,

Edificio do Afriland First Bank, 2º Andar

Avenida Kwame Nkrumah

S. Tome, S. Tomé e Príncipe

Phone: + 239 222 52 05

or by E-mail: [email protected]

[1] Substitute “contracts” where Bids are called concurrently for multiple contracts. Add a new para. 3 and renumber paras 3 - 8 as follows: “Bidders may Bid for one or several contracts, as further defined in the request for bids document. Bidders wishing to offer discounts in case they are awarded more than one contract will be allowed to do so, provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid.”

[2] The fee chargeable should only be nominal to defray reproduction and mailing costs. An amount between US$50 and US$300 or equivalent is deemed appropriate.

[3] The delivery procedure is usually airmail for overseas delivery and surface mail or courier for local delivery. If urgency or security dictates, courier services may be required for overseas delivery. With the agreement of the World Bank, documents may be distributed by e-mail, downloading from authorized web site(s) or electronic procurement system

[4] Substitute the address for Bid submission if it is different from address for inquiry and issuance of request for bids document.