JAMAICA

Primary Education Support Project

Computer Equipment and Furniture

Loan. No. 1264/OC-JA

The Government of Jamaica has received a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to fund activities under the Primary Education Support Project, which is seeking to identify supplier(s) to provide the items below.

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture now invites prospective bidders to collect bidding documents for providing the following:

· Computers and peripherals

· Local area networking and equipment

· Furniture

· Computer software and other electronic equipment

Bidders must be eligible, tax compliant, government-approved suppliers. For eligibility, individuals or firms must be a citizen of - or be registered in - a member country of the IDB.

Eligible bidders may obtain further information and purchase the bidding documents at the office below as of Monday, 30 September 2002, 1200 hours, for a non-refundable fee of J$ 1,000 (via banker’s check in favor of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture).

The proposals must be received by 1500 hours on Thursday, 14 November 2002, and will be opened at a public ceremony, in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend, at 1505 hours, on the 5th floor, Room 500, Building 1, of the address below.

Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture

Attn: Project Manager, PESP

2 National Heroes Circle

Kingston 4, Jamaica

Tel: (876) 922-1400 through 9, 922-1971

Fax: (876) 967-4066