GOVERNMENT OF THE
REPUBLIC OF MALAWI
Invitation for Bids [IFB]
Goods
(One-Envelope Bidding Process)
IFB Number : 004
Purchaser :MINISTRY OF FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES
Project : SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
Contract title : SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION OF LABORATORY EQUIPMENT.
Country : MALAWI
Loan No. / Grant No. : 21100150042144
Procurement Method : Open Competitive Bidding (International) (OCBI)
OCBI No : 29/DF/GDS/2019
Issued on : 23rd JUNE, 2021
- The Government of Malawi has received financing from the African Development Bank (ADF) hereinafter called the Bank toward the cost of the Sustainable Fisheries, Aquaculture Development and Watershed Management, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply, Delivery and Installation of Laboratory Equipment for the Department of Fisheries. “For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines and procedures for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.” ;
- Bidders may Bid for one or more Items, Lots or Packages, as applicable and, as further defined in the bidding document. Bidders wishing to offer discounts in case they are awarded more than one Items, Lots or Packages as applicable will be allowed to do so, provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid ;
- The Ministry of Forestry and Natural Resources, Department of Fisheries now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Supply, delivery and Installation of laboratory equipment to be delivered in Salima and Mangochi Districts within a period of Twenty-four (24) weeks as follows.
| Lot | Brief Description | Quantity | Place of |
| Number | Delivery | ||
| 1 | 1No. Thermo-scientific | 3 | Mangochi |
| Refrigerator, 1No. micro | |||
| biology incubator, 1No. | |||
| laboratory centrifuge. | |||
| 2 | Laboratory Equipment. | various | Salima |
- Bidding will be conducted through the Open Competitive Bidding (International), (OCBI) method as specified in the Bank’s Procurement Framework based upon the Bank’s Procurement Framework, October 2015 and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Framework ;
- Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from The Project Coordinator, Project Implementation Unit, Ministry of Forestry and Natural Resources, Department of Fisheries (Capital Hill), Department of Fisheries Building P.O. Box 593, Lilongwe Malawi or robertkafakoma@ymail.com cc: gmangulenje@yahoo.com and inspect the bidding document during office hours from 07:30 to 16:30 hours local time 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 MK10,000.00. The method of payment will be cash, cashier’s check, or direct deposit to specified account number. The delivery procedure shall be airmail for overseas delivery and surface mail or courier for local delivery ;
- Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 14:00hrs local time on Tuesday, 3rd August, 2021. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below at 14:00hrs on Tuesday, 3rd August, 2021 ;
- All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid Security” as appropriate of Five Hundred Thousand Malawi Kwacha (MK500,000.00) for Lot 1 and Three Million Malawi kwacha (MK3,000,000.00) for Lot 2 ;
- The address referred to above is: The Chairperson
Internal Procurement and Disposal Committee
Department of Fisheries
Department of Fisheries Building (Capital Hill)
P.O Box 593
Capital City
Lilongwe 3.