Borrower/Bid No: Contract ref. MOES/ICB/G/001/09

This notice was originally published on 11 June 2010, has been updated on 14 June 2010 and on 12 August 2010. The deadline date has been modified from 27 June to 23 August 2010.

1. The Government of Albania has received a credit from the World Bank, the European Investment Bank, and the Council of Europe Development Bank toward the cost of the Education Excellence and Equity Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Credit to payments under the Contract for MOES/ICB/G/001/09.

2. The Ministry of Education and Science now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the procurement of nature sciences labs in basic and secondary schools, based on a defined strategy and criteria, comprising three lots:

Lot 1: Procurement of Chemistry Laboratories for Basic and Secondary Schools;
Lot 2: Procurement of Biology Laboratories for Basic and Secondary Schools; and
Lot 3: Procurement of Physics Laboratories for Basic and Secondary Schools.

3. 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.

4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Ministry of Education and Science, Education Excellence and Equity Project and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 9oo to 14oo Monday through Friday.

5. Qualifications requirements include:

(a) Financial Capability

The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence that it meets the following financial requirement(s):

i. average annual turnover over the last three years period shall be at least the same amount of the Bid Price.

Ii. The bidder shall submit the financial statements (including Balance Sheets) for the last three years (2007, 2008, 2009) certified by an independent auditor.

In case of Joint venture the partners shall jointly meet the requirement a(i), while the leading partner shall meet not less than 60 % and the member not less than 25 % of this requirement. Requirement a(ii) shall be fulfilled by the members of JV.

To be qualified for award of two or three lots, bidders must satisfy the requirement a(i) accordingly the total amounts of bids offered.

(b) Experience and Technical Capacity
The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate that it meets the following experience requirement(s):

(i) copy of company registration document;

(ii) at least 5-years experience in supplying similar goods;

(iii) reference list of at least three similar contracts successfully completed during the last 5 years that include at least the equipment supplied, quantities, contract value and contact information of the buyers whom the purchaser may contact.

(iv) Proven satisfactory experience of:

*one (1) contract within the last three years, of similar scope and 40% of the size for the supply of similar goods.

The proof shall be in the form of one (1) certificate of satisfaction issued by the clients. Copy of the above mentioned contract shall be provided.

In case of joint venture, each of the members shall comply with the above requirements from (i) to (iii) while the members shall jointly comply the requirement (iv)

(v) The Bidder shall submit the management plan for delivery of goods to all project sites.

© The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate the Manufacturer's qualification:

(i) The manufacturer of the main equipments shall be ISO 9001 certified. A copy of such certificate still valid in time of bidding shall be provided with the bid;

(ii) Reference list of the quantities manufactured and delivered for the last three years shall be provided for the manufacturers of the main equipments.

© The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate that the Goods it offers meet the following usage requirement: Not Applicable

6. 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 of USD 150 or equivalent. The method of payment will be by direct deposit or a confirmed transfer deposit in the below stated bank account. Payments should be deposit in the

Name of Bank: Raiffeisen Bank, Tirana, Albania
Name of the Beneficiary: Ministry of Education and Science
Account Nr: Treasury branch of Tirana, the account nr.22202110130000000104030780 of MoES income.

The Bidding Documents will be sent by airmail for overseas delivery and courier for local delivery.

7. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 11 a.m. local time, on 23 August 2010. 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 below at 11 a.m. local time, on 23 August 2010. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the form of Bank Guarantee for not less than

Lot 1: USD 13,000 or equivalent currencies
Lot 2: USD 35,000 or equivalent currencies
Lot 3: USD 31,000 or equivalent currencies

For firms submitting a bid for more than one lot, a separate bid security is required for each lot.

8. The address referred to above is:

Ministry of Education and Science..
Education Excellence and Equity Project..
Address: Rr. e Durresit, No. 23.
Tirana, Albania.
Contact person: Mrs. Dafina Cenaj, Head of Procurement Sector.
Tel: +355 4 2225457.
E-mail: [email protected]