Purchase of resistant plastic garbage bags, bags for autococlaves, garbage bins with lids and pedal for sanitary units STP

Specific Procurement Notice

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Request for Bids

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(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe

Name of Project: STP COVID-19 Emergency Response Project (P173783)

Contract Title: Purchase of resistant plastic garbage bags, bags for autoclaves, garbage bins with lids and pedal for sanitary units STP

Grant No.: IDA-E2230

RFB Reference No.: 97/G/COV-19/2024

Date: March 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 Purchase of resistant plastic garbage bags, bags for autoclaves, garbage bins with lids and pedal for sanitary units STP. “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 Purchase of resistant plastic garbage bags, bags for autoclaves, garbage bins with lids and pedal for sanitary units STP.

• 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) June 21, 2024. 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 [state address at the end of this RFB] on 11h:00 (local time) June 21, 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]