Programme to Support the Health System Strengthening of The Bahamas: Construction of a new Public Health Clinic at Moore’s Island, Abaco

Request for Bids (RFB) 
Country:  The Commonwealth of The Bahamas 
Project:  Programme to Support the Health System Strengthening of The Bahamas 
Loan number: GRT/ER-19507-BH 
RFB title: Construction of a new Public Health Clinic at Moore’s Island, Abaco. and number: 
GRT/ER-19507-BH>BH-G0004-P00003 
 

2. The Commonwealth of The Bahamas has received a grant from the Inter-American Development Bank and the European Union-Caribbean Investment Facility (EU-CIF) toward the cost of the Programme to Support the Health System Strengthening of The Bahamas, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the Contract for the Construction of a new Public Health Clinic at Moore’s Island, Abaco and Contract number GRT/ER-19507-BH>BH-G0004-P00003. 
 

3. The Ministry of Health and Wellness now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Construction of a new Public Health Clinic at Moore’s Island Abaco. The delivery/construction period is 14 months. 
 

4. The RFB will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the Inter-American Development Bank’s Policies for the Procurement of Goods and Works financed by the Inter-American Development Bank GN-2349-15 approved by the Board of Executive Directors of the Bank on 2nd of July 2019 and effective 1st of January 2020, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the bidding document. 
 

5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Health & Wellness; Errolisa McPhee, Procurement Specialist via email address mohwpeu@bahamas.gov.bs and download the bidding document at https://bahamas.bonfirehub.com. 
 

6. Qualification’s requirements include:  Experience with at least one (1) similar work, for an equivalent amount of at least 3 million USD, in the years from 2019 to 2024, qualifications and experience of key technical personnel as indicated in the bidding documents, minimum amount of liquid assets and/or credit facilities net of other contractual commitments of US$100,000.00 (one hundred thousand US$).  A margin of preference for national contractors/JVCAs shall not be applied. 
 

7. A complete set of the bidding document in English will be published on the Government of The Bahamas’ eProcurement website Bahamas.bonfirehub.com to facilitate bidders’ participation.  
 

8. Bids are to be submitted electronically at https://bahamas.bonfirehub.com by Friday, April 4th, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.  
 

Note: Bidders are to follow the link below for a step-by-step guide to register as a standard vendor, browse the bidding portal for open projects, and view the requirements and documentation. All questions regarding this registration process are to be directed to Christopher Minnis at The Ministry of Finance at (242)-702-1555 (Office)/ 242 813-1750 (Cell). Then submit Bids to: https://bahamas.bonfirehub.com. Bidders are urged to commence bid upload at least three (3) hours prior to the submission time. The Government of The Bahamas will not be held liable for bids not submitted on time due to late commencement of tender upload. At the FIRST sign of any technical difficulties kindly contact the Public Portal Technical Support in the portal The Government of The Bahamas (bahamas.bonfirehub.com).  Late bids will be rejected.  Bids will be opened electronically in the presence of the bidders’  representatives who choose to attend on-line at the address below on Monday, April 7th, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. 
 

9. All bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Validity Declaration.  
 

10. Bidders should submit the bids electronically only to: bahamas.bonfirehub.com  
 

The address(es) referred to above is(are):  
 

Ministry of Health & Wellness  
Project Execution Unit – Procurement Specialist  
Street Address: Access CoWork Suites, One West Plaza 
Floor/ Room number: 1st floor  
City: Nassau, New Providence  
ZIP/Postal Code: P.O. Box N-3730