Procurement of IT Equipment for Four Departments: DIMEX, LCD, DOA and DOLF

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Peace Independence Democracy Unity Prosperity

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Invitation for Bids

Name of Project: Lao Competitiveness and Trade Project
Contract No.: NCB-02/2022/G.011-1
Credit No. IDA63180
Contract Title: Procurement of IT Equipment for Four Departments: DIMEX, LCD, DOA and DOLF
Reference No. (as per Procurement Plan): G.011
Date: 22 June 2022

1. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Lao Competitiveness and Trade Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of IT Equipment for Four Departments: DIMEX, LCD, DOA and DOLF.
2. The National Implementation Unit (NIU), Ministry of Industry and Commerce now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for supply of the following IT equipment:

The IT equipment shall be delivered under DDP – Vientiane (Incoterms 2020) within 12 – 16 weeks.

The Supplier is required to provide installation services at each final destination, as per above table.

3. Bidding will be conducted through the request for bids procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers July 2016, revised November 2017 edition and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. In addition, please refer to paragraphs 3.15, 3.18 and 3.19 setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from NIU and inspect the bidding documents during office hours 08:00 to 16:00 hours at the address given below.
5. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be obtained for free by interested eligible bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below, in PDF and Word format. If there are any discrepancies in text, the text in the PDF format will prevail. The document will be sent via e-mail.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 14:00 o’clock of 21 July 2022. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who choose to attend at the address below at 14:15 o’clock of 21 July 2022.
7. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration.
8. The address referred to above is (are):

Attn: Sengphanomchone Inthasane
Deputy Director General, Project Director
National Implementation Unit (3rd floor, Meeting Room D),
Department of Planning and Cooperation,
Ministry of Industry and Commerce
Phonxay Road, Saysettha District, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR
Tel/Fax: +85621 413916
Email: lattanaphone.s@laosaft.org; CC: soumatsa.s@laosaft.org