Borrower/Bid No: ICB No: 2009-G-5

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1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in Development Business, issue no. 627 of February 16, 2006.

2. The Kyrgyz Republic has received a grant from the International Donor Community toward the cost of Health and Social protection SWAp project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to payments under Contract for Procurement of medical equipment and tools for FGPs, Clinical equipment for KSMA, KSMIR&CE and nursing schools (Contract No. 2009-G-5)

3. The Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for supply of medical equipment and tools for FGPs, Clinical equipment for KSMA, KSMIR&CE and nursing schools’. Description of separate lots is provided below:

Lot I. Medical equipment and tools for FGPs
Lot II. Medical and nonmedical furniture for FGPs
Lot III. Clinical equipment for educational processes
Lot IV. Clinical instruments for educational processes

Bidders can bid for one or more lots. Bidders shall prepare and submit bids for each lot separately. Bids for each lot will be evaluated separately and a contract awarded to the lowest evaluated bidder for each lot separately.

4. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines:
Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.

5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Procurement Unit of the Ministry of Health and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 9.00 to 17.30 on regular business days or by e-mail [email protected] (contact person: Ms.Zinat Beishebaeva, Head of Procurement Unit of MoH KR).

6. Qualifications requirements include:

(a) The Bidder shall have stable financial position. Average annual turnover (defined as total amount of payments received by the supplier under executed or ongoing contracts) during each of the last 3 years shall be not less than twice the total amount of the Bid.

(b) at least 3 successfully executed contracts for the supply of similar goods as main supplier during the last 5 years.

(c) The Bidder shall demonstrate own or Agent’s capacity to provide after-sales services in the Purchaser’s country (including on site assembly and start-up, training of the purchaser’s staff, maintenance of the goods supplied)

(d) The manufacturer(s) of the Goods offered shall have experience in manufacturing similar type of goods for not less than last five (5) years.

A margin of preference for certain goods manufactured domestically shall not be applied. Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.

7. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a non refundable fee 100 USD or equal sum in Kyrgyz Soms at the exchange rate of National Bank of Kyrgyz Republic as on the date of payment. The method of payment will be by bank transfer to the below indicated bank account. All charges related to bank transfer are to be covered by the bidders. Cash and guarantee checks are not accepted.

For payment in Kyrgyz Soms:
Pervomaiskiy ROK-2
Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic
TIN: 00610199210162
Pervomaiskiy Tax Inspection 004
OKPO 00013014
BIC 123001
FOAO “Asia Universal Bank – Chui”, Bishkek city
Bank account 1230040005725692
Beneficiary account 202802400
Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic, 720040

For payment in foreign currency (USD):
Name of correspondent bank Swift code Currency
Intermediary Bank:
Commerzbak AG, Frankfurt am Main
Acc.No. 400886730100USD COBADEFF USD
Name of the bank-beneficiary Account number Currency
FOAO “Asia Universal Bank – Chui”, Bishkek city Acc. 1230040008954378
USD
Name of the beneficiary Account number Currency
Pervomaiskiy ROK-2
For Ministry of Health
(M3 KP)
Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyz Republic, Chuy Avenue 168 202802400 USD

Name of correspondent bank Swift code Currency
Intermediary Bank:
American Express Bank Ltd., New York
Acc.No. 750596 AEIBUS33XXX USD
Name of the bank-beneficiary Account number Currency
FOAO “Asia Universal Bank – Chui”, Bishkek city Acc. 1230040008954378
USD
Name of the beneficiary Account number Currency
Pervomaiskiy ROK-2
For Ministry of Health
(M3 KP)
Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyz Republic, Chuy Avenue 168 202802400 USD

Name of correspondent bank Swift code Currency
Intermediary Bank:
Bank of China., Beijing
Acc.No. 82049018021014 BKCHCNBJ USD
Name of the bank-beneficiary Account number Currency
FOAO “Asia Universal Bank – Chui”, Bishkek city Acc. 1230040008954378
USD
Name of the beneficiary Account number Currency
Pervomaiskiy ROK-2
For Ministry of Health
(M3 KP)
Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyz Republic, Chuy Avenue 168 202802400 USD

The Bidding Documents, at the bidder’s option, will be either forwarded by electronic mail in PDF file, or sent by airmail to the address specified by the bidder, or may be collected by a bidder’s representative from the project office at the address below.

8. Bids must be delivered to the following address: Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic, Procurement Unit, room No. 36 (New building), third floor, 148, Moskovskaya Street, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyz Republic at or before 14:00 (Bishkek time) on September 7, 2009. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security for amount of not less than two percent (2%) of the Bid Price. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend in person at the address: Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic, 148, Moskovskaya St., Assembly Hall, 720040, Bishkek, on September 7, 2009, immediately after the deadline - 14:00 (Bishkek time)

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Ministry of Health.
148, Moskovskaya Street.
Procurement Sector, room No. 36, third floor.
Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyz Republic.
Contact person: Ms.Zinat Beishebaeva, Head of Procurement Unit of MoH KR.
Tel: 996(312) 66 26 08.
E-mail [email protected]