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BARBADOS |
Education
Sector Enhancement Programme
Supply and
Installation of Academic Software
Loan No. 1154/OC-BA
The
Government of Barbados (GOB) has received a loan from the Inter-American
Development Bank (IDB) toward the cost of the Education Sector Enhancement
Programme, which is designed to help the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs
and Sports (MEC) implement education reform to ensure that every individual is
provided the opportunity to achieve his/her full learning potential.
A
portion of the loan proceeds will be used for the procurement of computer
software. Such procurement shall be subject to the provisions of the loan
agreement between the MEC and the IDB.
The
scope of this procurement is for the supply and installation of academic
software in the Phase 1 schools.
For
tendering purposes the items have been grouped into the following lots:
•Lot
1 (IAS1): Academic software (awarded on a complete lot basis)
•Lot
2 (IAD1): Curriculum development and training (awarded on a line item basis)
Tenderers
may quote for all or any of the lots. The purchaser reserves the right to award
less than all items in a lot. Tenders
are invited from eligible suppliers of IDB’s member countries for the supply
and installation of the items. All
corporate tenderers must include with their bids a copy of the company’s
Certificate of Incorporation as evidence of the fact that it is an existing
registered company as of the submission date. The certificate must be in the
name of the tenderer. Failure to provide such certificate will render the
tender void.
Local
tenderers are advised that the above- referred certificate means a Certificate
of Incorporation issued under the 1985 Companies Act of Barbados or, where
applicable, a Certificate of Continuance and/or a Certificate of Amalgamation,
or a Certificate of Amendment. Certificates must be dated after 31 December
1984.
Tenderers
should be aware that the provisions of the Labor Clauses (Public Contracts)
Act: CAP 349 shall, in so far as they are applicable to the tender, apply to
any contract made in respect of the tender. Full details of the conditions of
the Act may be obtained from the Chief Labor Officer, Old National Insurance
building, Fairchild St., Bridgetown. Tenderers should submit the certificate
required by paragraph 3 of the schedule of the Act with their tender. A copy of
this Act and a compliance form are included in the bidding documents.
The
successful tenderer(s) will be required to enter into a contract drawn up by -
or in a form approved by - the Solicitor General or another approved Legal
Officer in the Public Service. If the successful tenderer is not a Barbadian
company, the company must register under the Barbados Companies Act CAP 308,
before entering into a contract with the purchaser.
There
must be a surety for the due performance of the contract required by way of one
of the following methods: (a) a deposit with the treasury of a sum of money or
approved securities to the value of no less than 10 per cent of the contract
price; or (b) a bank or accredited insurance company whose liability shall not
be less than 10 per cent of the contract price (the cost of obtaining such a
surety shall be the responsibility of the contractor who need not specifically
make arrangements for such surety unless and until his tender has been
accepted); or (c) satisfactory personal sureties.
For
goods and related services that the bidder will supply from within Barbados
prices shall be quoted in Barbados dollars, Value Added Tax (VAT) inclusive.
For goods and related services that the bidder will supply from outside
Barbados prices shall be quoted in Barbados dollars or no more than one freely
convertible currency and must match the primary currency of that country, VAT
inclusive. Tenders will be evaluated in Barbados dollars based on the exchange
rate set by the Central Bank of Barbados on the date of bid opening.
Bidding
documents may be obtained from the Project Manager, at the first address below,
between 0830 and 1630 hours (Barbados time), Monday through Friday, upon
payment of a non-refundable fee of BDS$ 100, or its equivalent in a freely
convertible currency, in the form of a certified check or an international
money order payable to the Accountant General. Queries may be directed to the
Education Project Implementation Unit.
All
bids must be accompanied by a bid security in the amount of 2 per cent of the
bid price. Completed price schedules, bidding forms and the bid security must
be delivered in sealed envelopes marked “Tender for the Supply and Installation
of Academic Software” to the Chairman, Special Tenders Committee, at the second
address below, no later than 1630 hours (Barbados time) on Wednesday, 4
December 2002. Tenders must be placed in the Tender Box located at the Central
Purchasing Department.
Bids
will be opened at the Central Purchasing Department, in the presence of the
bidders’ representatives who choose to attend, at 1030 hours (Barbados time) on
Thursday, 5 December 2002. Tenders received after the closing time and date
will not be accepted.
No
tender will be considered unless it complies with the conditions set out in
this notice and in the bidding documents. The GOB does not bind itself to
accept the lowest or any tender.
1. Project Manager
Education Project Implementation
Unit
Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs
and Sports
Elsie Payne Complex, Constitution
Road
Saint Michael, Barbados
Tel: (246) 430-2890
Fax: (246) 437-8123
2. Chairman
Special Tenders Committee
C/o Central Purchasing Department
Fontabelle, Saint Michael, Barbados