Procurement of Equipment for Agro-Processing and Packaging Facility at National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute - BNTF 9

Project Name

Role/Service

Procurement of Equipment for Agro Processing and Packaging Facility at NAREI

Country

Guyana

Deadline

Oct 11, 2021

10:00 AM

Type

Goods

Overview

The Government of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana (GOGY) has received grant funding from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) towards the cost of financing the Basic Needs Trust Fund Ninth Cycle (BNTF 9) Guyana Country Project. The Grant Agreement was signed on June 20, 2017. The BNTF Implementing Agency (IA), which is an agency of the Ministry of Finance, has been responsible for the execution of project grants. The effective implementation period of the Grant was from June 20, 2017, to December 31, 2020; however, it was extended until December 31, 2021.

Portfolios of sub-projects are approved by the BNTF Oversight Entity (OE) and the IA manages project implementation and the day-to-day activities of each sub-project . Sub-projects are generally implemented under tripartite agreements between the beneficiary community-based organisation (CBO)/non-governmental organisation (NGO)/civil society entity, the responsible ministry/local democratic organ/public agency and IA.

GOGY now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified Bidders for the Procurement of Equipment for Agro Processing and Packaging Facility at National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), in Lots 1, 2 and 3 as follows. Bidders may Bid for one or more lots, as further defined in the bidding document. Bidders wishing to offer discounts in case they are awarded more than one contract will be allowed to do so, provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid.

Lot 1 – Root Tuber Flours Processing Line.
Lot 2 – Passion Fruit and Pepper Pulp Continuous Production Line (Bulk Processing).
Lot 3 – Tea Line.

Eligiblity

Firms whether bidding individually or in the form of a Joint Venture, shall:

1. be legally incorporated or otherwise organised in, and have their principal place of business in an Eligible Country;

2. be more than fifty (50) percent beneficially owned by a citizen or citizens and/or a bona fide resident or residents of an Eligible Country, or by a body corporate or bodies meeting these requirements, as far as the ownership can be reasonably determined; and

3. shall have no arrangement and undertake not to make any arrangement whereby the majority of the financial benefits of the contract, i.e., more than fifty (50) percent of the value of the contract, will accrue or be paid to sub-contractors or sub-consultants that are not from an Eligible Country.

Eligible countries are member countries of CDB. Bidders are advised to review the detailed eligibility criteria of the Procurement Procedures for Projects Financed by CDB (January 2006).

Eligible bidders will be required to submit full qualification information with their bids establishing their eligibility to bid and qualification to perform the contract if the bid is accepted. Tender and qualification information are to be submitted in the English Language on the prescribed forms inserted in the Bid Documents. Submissions that do not provide the information required or that do not demonstrate the prospective contractor’s ability to perform satisfactorily, will not qualify and will not be considered for further evaluation.

Instructions

Bid documents are available from Address 1 below. Written requests can be made by email marked: “Request for Bid Documents for the Procurement of Equipment for Agro Processing and Packaging Facility at NAREI.” The documents will be promptly dispatched, but under no circumstance will GOGY be held responsible for late delivery, loss or damage to the documents.

Bids must be submitted either in:

Hard copy in the form of a sealed envelope, with the name and address of the bidder, and be clearly marked “Tender for the Procurement of Equipment for Agro Processing and Packaging Facility at NAREI” to the postal address in Address 2 below; or,
Electronically to the email address in address 2 below.

The deadline for Bid submission is:

Date: Monday October 11, 2021

Time: 10:00 am Atlantic Standard Time (AST) (GYT – Guyana Time)

Each bid must be accompanied by Bid-Securing Declaration. Late bids will be rejected.

GOGY reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, and to annul the process and reject all bids, at any time prior to award of contract, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected prospective bidder(s) or any obligation to inform the affected prospective bidder(s) of the grounds for GOGY’s action. GOGY will not defray any costs incurred by any bidder in the preparation of bids.

Contact

1. Address to Obtain or Request Clarifications Related to Bidding Documents

Attention: The Project Manager, Basic Needs Trust Fund Implementing Agency (BNTF IA) Guyana, Ministry of Finance

Street Address: 49 Main and Urquhart Streets, North Cummingsburg

City: Georgetown

Country: Guyana, South America

+592-225-7238 / +592-227-3821

bntfgy@finance.gov.gy

2. Address for Bid Submission and Bid Opening

Attention: The Project Manager, Basic Needs Trust Fund Implementing Agency (BNTF IA) Guyana