Lesotho Lowlands Water Development Project - Phase II: Procurement of ICT equipment for the Office of Commissioner of water and the Ministry of Development Planning

Ministry of Water

Water Commission

Lesotho Lowlands Water development Project II (LLWDP II) Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids - Goods

One-Envelope Bidding Process

Country: Kingdom Lesotho

Name of Project: Lesotho Lowlands Water Development Project II (LLWDP II)

Credit No.: 6402 and 6403

RFB Reference No.: LLWDP/G/04

The Kingdom of Lesotho has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the LLWDP II and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for The Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of Information Communications Technology Equipment (ICT) for the Office of the Commissioner of Water and the Ministry of Development Planning.   For this contract, the Borrower shall process payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit

The Ministry of Water now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for The Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of Information Communications Technology Equipment (ICT) for the Office of the Commissioner of Water and the Ministry of Development Planning.

Bidders may Bid for all items, as further defined in the Request for Bids (RFB) document. Bidders wishing to offer discounts, will be allowed to do so, and provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid.

Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive procurement using a Request (RfB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulation for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, as amended from time to time and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from LLWDP II. Request for Bids Documents will be available from Monday March 29, 2021; contact Motlatsi Rabolinyane e-mail: mrabolinyane@llwdp.co.ls cc: mdaemane@llwdp.co.ls   and inspect the bidding documents during office hours  09:00 to 15:00 hours Lesotho time at the address given below.

A complete set of bidding documents in English are available free of charge at www.llwdp.co.ls by interested eligible bidders.

Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before May 5, 2021 at 15:00 hours Lesotho Time. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened through Virtual Microsoft teams, the link will be provided three days before the public opening in the presence of the bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who choose to attend at the address below on May 5, 2021 at 15:00 hours Lesotho Time.

All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of LSL40, 000.00 (fourty Thousand Lesotho Loti) in a form of a Bank Guarantee.

The addresses referred to above are:

The Procurement Specialist

Attn: Mr. Motlatsi Rabolinyane

Lesotho Lowlands Water Development Project II

788/9, Fairview, Lower Thetsane

Maseru

Kingdom of Lesotho

[1] CoW means Commissioner of Water

[2] MoDP means Ministry of Development Planning