PROCUREMENT NOTICE: SUPPLY OF FURNITURE AND

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MAPUTO 000261 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 3131/ANESA USDOC FOR 3140/ITA/CS/ODO USDOC FOR 4510/ITA/MAC/OA DEPT PLS PASS AID/AFR/SA AND G/EGAD/BD DEPT PLS PASS EXIM BANK, TDA, AND OPIC JOHANNESBURG FOR FCS CAPE TOWN ALSO FOR FCS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP ETRD ECON MZ SUBJECT: PROCUREMENT NOTICE: SUPPLY OF FURNITURE AND RELATED SERVICES FOR SIX SECONDARY SCHOOL IN ZAMBEZIA, CABO DELGADO AND NIASSA PROVINCES Q NCB:53/BAD IV/MEC/01-08 MAPUTO 00000261 001.2 OF 002 ¶1. 787/02/T008 ¶2. 02/11/09 ¶3. RDOUGHTEN ¶4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE ¶5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MEC/Direccao de Planificacao e Cooperacao Construcoes e Equipamentos Escolares Rua Joaquim Lapa, 22 Q 3 Floor Suite 27 Tel: (258 21) 302 424 Fax: (258 21) 430 204; 309 725 Maputo, Mozambique -------------- Trade Opportunity Information -------------- ¶7. The Republic of Mozambique has received a loan from the African Development Fund in various currencies towards the cost of Education IV Project. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for Procurement Furniture to: --PembaQs Secondary School, Cabo Delgado province; --CumbaQs Secondary School, Niassa Province; --P.S. KankombaQs Secondary School, Niassa Province; --MocubaQs Secondary School, Zambezia Province; --RibaueQ Secondary School, Nampula Province; -- Montepuez Secondary School, Cabo Delgado Province and being each school considered as a Lot. ¶8. The Ministry of Education through the PIU/Direccao de Planificacao e Cooperacao Q Construcoes e Equipamentos Escolares, now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply of Furniture and Related Services, to be procured in six Lots with a Bid Security of USD 1,300 per Lot. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect of the bidding documents at the office above mentioned. A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application and upon payment off a non refundable fee of USD 100.00, from February 6, 2009. The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and in the General Conditions of Contract are the provisions of the African Development Bank Standard Bidding Documents: Procurement of Small Goods, August 2000. ¶9. Bids must remain valid for 120 days after the bid opening date. Bids must be delivered at the address on Item 6B on or before 10:00 hours (local time) on March 24, 2009 and must be accompanied by a security bid in the amount of USD 1,300.00 per Lot. Bids will be opened I the presence of bidderQs representatives who choose to attend at 10:15 hours (local time) on March 24, 2009 at the office of MEC/Direccao de Planificacao e Cooperacao Q Construcoes e Equipamentos Escolares. ¶10. For more information on this or other trade and investment matters in Mozambique, please contact us at: Political/Economic Officer Robert Doughten, or Economic/Commercial Assistant Elizabeth Filipe Political/ Economic Section - U.S. Embassy 2330 Maputo Pl Washington, DC 20521-2330 Tel.: 258-21-49-27-97 or MAPUTO 00000261 002.2 OF 002 Fax: 258-21-49-38-57 E-mail: filipeec@state.gov Or Embassy website: http://maputo.usembassy.gov/ CHAPMAN