Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project: Supply of Furniture for furnishing four (4) Buildings and Project Operation Office at Ardhi University Main Campus ( Lot 1: Furniture for New four (4) Buildings and Lot 2: Furniture for Project operational office)

NOTICE AT-A-GLANCE

Project ID: P166415

Project Title: Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project

Country: Tanzania

Notice No: OP00346717

Notice Type: Invitation for Bids

Notice Status: Published

Borrower Bid Reference: TZ-ARU-430106-GO-RFB

Procurement Method: Request for Bids

Language of Notice: English

Submission Deadline Date/Time: Apr 23, 2025 10:30

Published Date: 19-Mar-2025

Description: Supply of Furniture for furnishing four (4) Buildings and Project Operation Office at Ardhi University Main Campus ( Lot 1: Furniture for New four (4) Buildings and Lot 2: Furniture for Project operational office)

Details:

Request for Bids

Goods

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: United Republic of Tanzania

Name of Project: Higher Education Economic for Transformation Project (HEET)

Contract Title: Supply of Furniture for Furnishing New Buildings and Project operation office at Ardhi University Main Campus

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA-68870-TZ

RFB Reference No.: TZ-ARU-430106-GO-RFB/2024-2025/G/02

1. This request for Bid follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in United Nations Development Business (UNDB) Issue No. WB-0P0015674 of 28.11.2021.

2. The Government of United Republic of Tanzania has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Higher Education for Economic Transformation (HEET) Project through the Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MoEST) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply of Furniture for Furnishing New Buildings and Project operation office at Ardhi University Main Campus

3. The Ardhi University (ARU) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Supply of Furniture for Furnishing New Buildings and Project operation office at Ardhi University Main Campus.

Table 1: List of Goods to be Supplied

4. Bidders have the option to Bid for any one or more lots. Bids will be evaluated lot-wise, taking into account discounts offered, if any, for combined lots. The contract(s) will be awarded to the Bidder or Bidders offering the lowest evaluated cost to the Employer for combined lots, subject to the selected Bidder(s) meeting the required qualification criteria for lot or combination of lots as the case may be.

5. Bidding will be conducted through National competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” [November, 2020, Fourth Edition] (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

6. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Secretary Tender Board, Ardhi University, attention: Procurement Specialist– HEET Project during office hours Administration Block, 3rd Floor, Room No.304 at 0900 to 1500 hours at the address given below.

7. A complete set of bidding Document(s) in English language and additional sets may be obtained by interested Tenderers online through NeST system www.nest.go.tz.

8. Replies to clarifications requested by bidders will not be emailed directly to bidders. All responses to clarifications will be posted in the above link on NeST system and bidders are solely responsible for monitoring the system during the bidding process for all clarifications/amendments with respect to this IFB.

9. The site visit and Pre-Bid meeting shall take place at Ardhi University-Main Campus Council Chamber on Friday 4th April, 2025 at 10:00 Hours.

10. All bids should be submitted online through NeST at or before 10:30 Local Hours, Wednesday 23rd April, 2025. Tender will be opened promptly thereafter online. The tenderer will receive the notification of the tender opening results through their NeST Account. Bids not submitted online through NeST shall not be accepted for evaluation irrespective of the circumstances

11. All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid Security” in the form of “Unconditional Bank Guarantee” amounting to TZS 30,000,000 (Tanzanian Shillings Thirty Million Only) or its equivalent from a reputable commercial bank or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a commercial bank or Banker’s Cheque issued by a commercial bank. The Bid Security shall be clearly addressed to the Vice Chancellor and shall be valid for thirty-five (35) calendar days beyond the bid validity period. i.e. 155 calendar days after the bid’s submission deadline.

12. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.

13. The address(es) referred to above is, Administration Block, 3rd Floor, Room No.304, Secretary ARU Tender Board, Box 35176, Dar es salaam, Tanzania, Telephone No. +255 738357310, Email address: stb@aru.ac.tz ,Web site address: www.aru.ac.tz.

VICE CHANCELLOR

ARDHI UNIVERSITY

CONTACT INFORMATION

Organization/Department: Ardhi University (TZ)

Name: Prof. John Lupala

Address: P.O.BOX 35176 Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA

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Country: Tanzania

Phone: +255754522379

Email: lupalajohn2020@gmail.com

Website: www.aru.ac.tz