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Request for Bids. Supply and Installation of Fifty (50) Wireless Access Points at Five (5) Government Buildings

 

Caribbean Digital Transformation Project

Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids

 

SVGCARTP-GO-RFB-4:

Supply and Installation of Fifty (50) Wireless Access Points at Five (5) Government Buildings

 

Country: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

 

Name of Project: Caribbean Digital Transformation Project

 

Contract Title: Supply and Installation of Fifty (50) Wireless Access Points at Five (5)

Government Buildings

 

Credit No.: IDA-66910

 

RFB Reference No.: SVG-CARDTP-GO-RFB-4

 

  1. The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Caribbean Digital Transformation Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply and Installation of Fifty (50) Wireless Access Points at Five (5) Government Buildings.

 

  1. The Economic Planning Division, within the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the supply and installation of 50 access points for the Cisco Catalyst C9120AXI-B at government buildings in Kingstown, Saint Vincent the Grenadines.

 

  1. Bidding will be conducted through national competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers”, September 2023, (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

 

  1. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology via the email addresses and contact information #1 listed at the end of this Request for Bid.

 

  1. The bidding document in English Language may be requested by interested Bidders upon the submission of a written email request to the addresses listed below. The document will be sent by email.

 

  1. Bids must be delivered to the address #2 below on or before 12th April, 2024 at 1:30 pm, Eastern Caribbean Time. Electronic Bidding will be permitted, with instructions as listed in “i" to “v” below. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address #2 below on 12th April, 2024 at 2:30 pm.

 

  1. Proposals must be PDF password-protected documents. The accompanying email must include at minimum:

 

  • Subject: Caribbean Digital Transformation Project: Supply and Installation of Fifty (50) Wireless Access Points at Five (5) Government Buildings

 

  • Body of email: The firm for which the submission is made; Instructions not to open proposal before 1:30 pm on 12th April, 2024

 

  1. Maximum file size is 23MB

 

  • Password to be sent via a separate email, within 15 minutes after submission of proposal

 

  1. Proposal and password must be submitted to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

  1. Original documents may be requested as part of the evaluation process and will be verified by the Project Coordinator before the signing of the contract

 

 

  1. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration

 

  1. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.

 

  1. The address(es) and contact information referred to above is (are):

 

  • Address and Contact information #1

 

Mr. Winston George 

Project Coordinator 

Caribbean Digital Transformation Project 

Teka Building 

Arnos Vale 

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 

 

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  • Address and Contact information #2

Chairman, Central Procurement Board

Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology 

2nd Floor, Administrative Building 

Bay Street 

Kingstown 

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines