Specific Procurement Notice Request for Bids Goods

Country: Tanzania
Name of Project: Tanzania Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project (HEET)
Contract Title: Supply, Delivery. Installation, Training and Commissioning of Laboratory
Equipment
Loan No.P166415
RFB Reference No. PA.112/WB-HEET-P166415/303718/2022/23/G/35

1. This request for bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in
   the United Nations Development Business (UNDB) Issue No. WB-OP0015674 of 28.11.2021.
2. The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania has received fund from the World Bank
   toward the cost of the Tanzania Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project (HEET),
   and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Training and Commissioning of Laboratory Equipment at The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST)
3. The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology now invites sealed Bids
   from eligible Bidders for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Training and Commissioning of
   Laboratory Equipment in 9 lots.
   Note: Bidders are allowed to apply for one or more Lots as preferred
4. Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” November, 2020 (Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information through TANEPS (www.taneps.go.tz
   .)
6. The bidding document in English language may be downloaded by any registered bidder from website https://www.taneps.go.tz . Interested bidders have to necessarily register themselves on https://www.taneps.go.tz to participate in the bidding under this bid. It shall be the sole responsibility of the interested bidders to get them registered at the aforesaid website and apprise themselves adequately regarding all the relevant procedures and provisions related to uploading and submitting of the bids on the aforesaid website. https://www.taneps.go.tz. The Bidders shall fill up all information as instructed. The Bidders shall download all forms and fill up as instructed. The filled-up forms/pages shall then be scanned and uploaded on the TANEPS along with the scanned copies of the supporting documents.
7. The Bidders shall submit their bids electronically through TANGPS – https://www.taneps.go.tz
   before the cut-off date and time for submission Monday 5th June, 2023. Detailed guidelines for viewing Bidding Documents, responses to clarifications and amendments and for online
   submission are given on the website: https://www.taneps.go.tz:
   All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security as follows:
   LOT 1: Tanzania Shillings TZS 36,000,000/-(Thirty-six million only)
   LOT 2: Tanzania Shillings TZS 12,500,000/=(Twelve million five hundred thousand only)
   LOT 3: Tanzania Shillings TZS 32,000,000/=(Thirty-two Million)
   LOT 4: Tanzania Shillings TZS 34,000,000/-(Thirty-four million)
   LOT 5: Tanzania Shillings TZS 23,500,000/= (Twenty-three million five hundred thousand only)
   LOT 6: Tanzania Shillings TZS 29,000,000/=(Twenty-nine million)
   LOT 7: Tanzania Shillings TZS 32,000,000/=(Thirty-two million)
   LOT 8: Tanzania Shillings TZS 15,500,000/=(Fifteen million five hundred thousand only)
   LOT 9: Tanzania Shilling TZS 24,000,000/=(Twenty-four million)
   
8. Issued by reputable Bank. The Bidders have to submit a scanned copy of the Bid Security on the TANEPS as per the format provided in the Bidding Document. The Original Bid Security must be submitted physically on or before Monday 5th
   June, 2023, at 1000 EAT Hours through the address provided below. If the original Bid Security is not submitted by bidder at the date and time specified, the bid shall not be considered.
9. During submission of original Bid security the outer envelope shall not bear Bidder’s name and address to remain anonymous until the bid opening date.
10. 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.
11. The address referred above is:

The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST).
Nelson Mandela Road,
P.0 Bax 447, Tengeru, Arusha: Tanzania.
Direct Line: +255 272970001, Mobile: +255 784777580, Fax: +255 272970016;
Email: [email protected] :
Website: www.nm-aist.ac.tz

VICE CHANCELLOR
THE NELSON MANDELA AFRICAN INSTITUTION OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY