Invitation for Bids for the Procurement of Hospital Equipment at Ondo State Agency for Control of AIDS (ODSACA)

CREDIT No. CR 45960-NG
IFB No. HADP II/ODSACA/NCB/O1/2014

This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in Development Business, issue no. of November 21, 2012.

Invitation for Bids for the Procurement of Hospital Equipment 

The Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has received a credit from the International Development Association toward the cost HIV/AIDS Prnrmr Development Project II, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the Contract for the procurement of Hospital Equipment.

The Ondo State Agency for Control of AlDS now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders forthe Procurement of the following:

Lot No.: 1
Description: Hematology Analyzer
Quantity (Unit Test): 1 No.
Bid Security: Not less than 2.5% of Bid Price
Delivery Period: 60 days
Location: State Specialist Hospital, Akure, Ondo State

Lot No.: 2
Description: Clinical chemistry Analyzer
Quantity (Unit Test): 1 No.
Bid Security: Not less than 2.5% of Bid Price
Delivery Period: 60 days
Location: Mother and Child hospital, Akure, Ondo State

Lot No.: 3
Description: CD4 Machine
Quantity (Unit Test): 1 No.
Bid Security: Not less than 2.5% of Bid Price
Delivery Period: 60 days
Location: General Hospital, Idanre, Ondo State

Lot No.: 4
Description: Centrifuge Machine
Quantity (Unit Test): 1 No.
Bid Security: Not less than 2.5% of Bid Price
Delivery Period: 60 days
Location: Mother and Child hospital, Akure, Ondo State.

NB: Bidders may bid for any one of the lots and discounts offered for the award of combined lots will be considered in the bid evaluation.

Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB), a procedure specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from: The Project Manager, HIV/AIDS Programme Development Project II, at the address below and inspect the Bidding Documents from 8:00am to 4:00pm Mondays to Fridays, except on public holidays.

Qualifications requirements include:

1. Documentary Evidence of two (2) contracts of similar nature and magnitude during the last five (5) years.
2. Audited Financial Statements for the last five (5) years to demonstrate the financial capability of the Bidder in terms of Profitability and adequate working capital.
3. A Manufacturer’s Authorization for equipment not produced by the company.

A margin of preference for eligible national contractors shall not be applied. Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.

A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a non refundable fee N10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira) only. The method of payment will be in Bank Draft in favor of HIV/AIDS Program Development Project II, ODSACA. The Bidding Documents will be collected by the representative of the Bidder or by courier services on request.

Closing Date:
13th November 2014

Submission
Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 10.00am on 13/11/2014. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives, who choose to attend in person at the address below at 10.00am on 13/11/2014. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security ofat least 2.5% of Bid Price or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.

The address referred to above is:

The Project Manager,
HIV/AIDS Programme Development Project,
Ondo State Agency for Control of AIDS (ODSACA).
State Secretariat Annex, Owo/Ilesha road, Akure,
Ondo State, Nigeria
Telephone: 08034711136, 08038401639
E-mail: od_saca2005@yahoo.com.