INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY

UNCLAS MAPUTO 000083 SIPDIS SIPDIS USDOC FOR 3131/ANESA/KBRENNAN/JMATHESON/MSTAUNTON USDOC FOR 3140/ITA/CS/ODO/AFRICA TEAM USDOC FOR 4510/ITA/MAC/OA/JDIEMOND DEPT FOR AF/S, AF/EPS, EB/CPS, AND EB/CBA DEPT PLS PASS AID/AFR/SA AND G/EGAD/BD DEPT PLS PASS EXIM BANK, TDA, AND OPIC JOHANNESBURG FOR FCS SCO - W CENTER/L SANTOS CAPE TOWN AND DURBAN ALSO FOR FCS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP MZ SUBJECT: INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY PF 35 AMBULANCES FOR INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY SUPPORT TO RURAL, GENERAL, PROVINCIAL AND CENTRAL HOSPITALS - IFB PROSAUDE.POA-41/O5/MISAU/DL ¶1. 787/06/T001 ¶2. 01/04/06 ¶3. BWILLIAMS ¶4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE ¶5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Health Directorate of Administration and Management Department of Logistics Av. Eduardo Mondlane/Salvador Allende, 1008 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 21 427-131/4 Fax: 258 21 426-533 -------------- Trade Opportunity Information -------------- ¶7. The Ministry of Health (MISAU) has received funds through the Common Fund for Support to the Health Sector - PROSAUDE- for the implementation of the Annual Operational Plan 2005. MISAU now intends to use part of the proceeds of these funds for eligible payments under a contract for the supply of 35 Ambulances for Institutional Support to the Rural, General, Provincial and Central Hospitals within the scope of the tender PROSAUDE/POA-41/05/MISAU/DL. The Ministry of Health, through the Department of Logistics, now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the provision of the ambulances as follows: Description Qty Tec. Specification Ambulance 35 See bid documents ¶8. Bidders must submit bids for a complete lot as specified in the bid document. The Evaluation Committee in the Ministry will evaluate the proposals and will award the contract to the bidder that has presented the economically advantageous proposal. The Tender will be decided using the Simplified International Public Bids procedures (IPB) as specified in the PROSAUDE Procurement Procedures Manual defined in the Memorandum of Understanding of November 12, 2003, which memorandum creates the Common Fund for Support to Health Sector (PROSAUDE). The International Bid is also open to eligible national bidders according to the Bid Document and PROSAUDE Procurement Procedures Manual. For additional information and to view the complete tender documents in Portuguese and English, interested eligible bidders may contact the Department of Logistics on the address shown on Item 6B, from 08:00 am to 15:30 pm daily (Mozambique time). ¶9. The tender Dossier can be ordered via written application to the above-mentioned address after January 10th, 2006. Tender Dossiers will be delivered for a non-refundable fee of USD 150 (one hundred and fifty US dollars) or the equivalent amount in local currency (meticais) or EURO. Payment can be made through a bank deposit to BCI Fomento (account in USD, MISAU-DAG-PROSAUDE 5444417.10.002). Bidders that want their Bidding Documents mailed must pay an additional fee of USD 100 (one hundred US dollars). All proposals MUST be submitted to the address mentioned no later than March 2nd, 2006, 13:30pm (Mozambique time) and must include the requisite bank guarantee: a provisional security of 2.5 percent of the total bid price must be attached to all bids. All proposals received after the deadline will be rejected and returned to the bidder unopened. Bids will be opened on March 2nd, 2006 at 13:45pm (Mozambique time) in the presence of any bidder representatives who choose to attend. Bidders must indicate on their bid envelope the following subject: SUPPLY OF 35 AMBULANCES FOR INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY SUPPORT TO THE RURAL, GENERAL, PROVINCIAL AND CENTRAL HOSPITALS. Bids that fail to indicate this subject on their bid envelopes may be disqualified. ¶10. For more information on this or other trade and investment matters in Mozambique, please contact: Brooke Williams, Economic/Political Officer or Elizabeth Filipe, Economic/Commercial Assistant at: U.S. Embassy - Maputo 2330 Department of State Washington, DC 20521-2330 Tel.: 258-21-49-27-97 or Fax: 258-21-49-38-57 E-mail: filipeec@state.gov or Embassy website: www.usembassy-maputo.gov.mz La Lime