Overview
EXTENSION - INVITATION FOR BIDS
The Government of Guyana (GOGY) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in an amount equivalent to US$12,252,000 towards the cost of Guyana Skills Development and Employability Project (GSDEP) and intends to apply a part of the funds to cover eligible payments under the Agreement. Payment by CDB will be made only at the request of GOG and upon approval by CDB, and will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement - (GSDEP) – CDB 19/SFR-GUY. The Loan Agreement prohibits a withdrawal from the Loan Account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than GOGY shall derive any rights from the Loan Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Loan.
The Ministry of Education, GSDEP Unit, now invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for the Supply of Tools and Equipment for Six (6) Practical Instruction Centres (PICs) in Lots #1, through Lot #10 as follows:
Each bidder may bid for any individual Lot or any combination of Lots.
1. Electrical Installation
2. Home Keeping
3. Masonry and Steel fixing
4. Motor Vehicle Repairs
5. Plumbing
6. Welding and Fabrication
7. Commercial Food Preparation
8. Graphic Design
9. Garment Making
10. Furniture Making
Eligibility
Consideration will be limited to firms or joint ventures of firms which are legally incorporated or otherwise organised in, and have their principal place of business in an eligible country and are either:
- more than 50% beneficially-owned by a citizen or citizens and/or bona fide resident or residents of an eligible country, or by a body corporate or bodies corporate meeting these requirements; or
- owned or controlled by the Government of an eligible country provided that it is legally and financially autonomous and operated under the commercial law of an eligible country and otherwise meets the eligibility requirements of the CDB Guidelines for Procurement (2006).
Eligible countries are member countries of CDB.
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 Supplier’s ability to perform satisfactorily, will not qualify and will not be considered for further evaluation.
Instructions
Bid documents will be available for inspection at the first address below, from August 31, 2022, on weekdays between 09:00hrs to 16:00hrs (Guyana Time), or at Dropbox link https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ddwimtr1s12t04u/AAA2VGCXpF7GrDBKp-SOqCgEa?dl=0. Interested bidders, upon the submission of a written Application to the first address below, or email to gsdep.coordinator@moe.gov.gy, may obtain a complete set of the electronic bidding document (in PDF format). Prospective Bidders are required to indicate an e-mail address in their application, to where the bidding document will be sent. Written applications must be clearly marked: “Request for Bid Documents for the Supply and Delivery of Tools and Equipment for Six (6) Practical Instruction Centres”.
The Bidding Document is obtainable at no cost to the Prospective Bidders. Electronic submission of bids will not be permitted.
Hard copies of Bids must be submitted in sealed envelope and be clearly marked “Tender for Supply and Delivery of Tools and Equipment for Six (6) Practical Instruction Centres” and must be delivered into the Tender Box at the second address below no later than Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 09:00hrs (Guyana Time). Bids will be opened publicly immediately after the deadline for submission of bids, in the presence of Bidders' representatives who choose to attend at the second address below.
The required Bid Securing Declaration, using the format and form inserted in the Bid Document, must accompany each bid. Late bids will be rejected.
The Ministry of Education 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 Ministry’s action. The GOG, Ministry of Education will not defray any costs incurred by any bidder in the preparation of bids.
Contact
1. Address
For Inspection, Collection and Clarification of Bidding Documents
Guyana Skills Development and Employability Project (GSDEP),
Lot 109 Barima Avenue, Bel Air Park, Georgetown, Guyana
2. Address
For Bid Submission and Bid Opening
National Procurement and Tender Administration Board,
Main and Urquhart Streets, Kingston, Georgetown, Guyana