Computer Network Equipment Tender, Barbados - 35488412

Procurement Summary

Country : Barbados

Summary : Computer Network Equipment

Deadline : 20 Sep 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 35488412

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES
CLR James Building Cave Hill Campus St. Michael Tel: 1-246-417-4078
Barbados
Email :andrea.lewis@cavehill.uwi.edu

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Computer Network Equipment.

The University of the West Indies, (hereinafter called “Recipient”) has received financing (hereinafter called “Financing”) from the Caribbean Development Bank (“the Bank”) toward the cost of UWI Open Campus Development Project. The Cave Hill Campus (hereinafter called “Client”) an implementing agency of the Recipient intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this Financing to eligible payments under the contract for which this Invitation to Bid (ITB) is issued. Payments by the Bank will be made only at the request of the Recipient and upon approval by the Bank, and will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement. The Financing Agreement prohibits a withdrawal from the Financing account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of the Bank, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than the Recipient shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claims to the proceeds of the Financing.

The UWI now invites sealed bids from eligible qualified Bidders for the supply of goods (hereinafter called “Goods”): Computer Network Equipment for UWI China Institute of Information Technology. More details on the Goods are provided in the Bidding Documents.

ELIGIBLITY

Consideration will be limited to firms or joint ventures of firms, which are legally incorporated or otherwise organised in, and have their principal place of business in an eligible country and are either:

(a) more than 50% beneficially owned by a citizen or citizens and/or a bona fide resident or residents of an eligible country, or by a body corporate or bodies corporate meeting these requirements; or

(b) owned or controlled by the Government of an eligible country provided that it is legally and financially autonomous and operated under the commercial law of an eligible country and otherwise meets the eligibility requirements of the CDB Guidelines for Procurement (2006).

Eligible countries are member countries of CDB.

Eligible bidders will be required to submit full qualification information with their bids establishing their eligibility to bid and qualification to perform the contract if the bid is accepted. Tender and qualification information are to be submitted in the English Language on the prescribed forms inserted in the Bid Documents. Submissions that do not provide the information required, or do not demonstrate the prospective contractor-s ability to perform satisfactorily, will not qualify and will not be considered for further evaluation.

INSTRUCTIONS

Bid documents will be available for inspection at the first address below, from August 09, 2019 on week days between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. UTC-4. A complete set of Bidding documents is available in soft copy. Requests may be made by personal application or in writing. Written applications must be clearly marked: “Request for Bid Documents - Computer Network Equipment for UWI China Institute of Information Technology.” Applicants who request that documents be forwarded to them must submit an account number from a local courier agent that accepts freight collect charges. The documents will be promptly dispatched, but under no circumstance will The UWI be held responsible for late delivery, loss or damage to the documents.

Two (2) Hard copies and One (1) Soft copy of the Bid must be submitted in sealed envelopes, with the name and address of the bidder, and be clearly marked “Tender for Computer Network Equipment for UWI China Institute of Information Technology, ” and must be delivered to the second address below no later than Friday, September 20, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. Bids will be opened publicly immediately after the deadline for submission of bids, in the presence of Bidders` representatives who choose to attend at the second address below. Qualification information only must be submitted to the third address below.

Late bids will be rejected.

The UWI reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, and to annul the process and reject all bids, at any time prior to award of contract, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected prospective bidder(s) or any obligation to inform the affected prospective bidder(s) of the grounds for The UWI. The UWI will not defray any costs incurred by any bidder in the preparation of bids.



CONTACT

1. ADDRESS FOR INSPECTION, COLLECTION AND CLARIFICATION OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS

PROJECT OFFICER

Office of Planning and Projects

CLR James Building

University of the West Indies

Cave Hill Campus

St. Michael

Barbados

1-246-417-4078

andrea.lewis@cavehill.uwi.edu

2. ADDRESS FOR BID SUBMISSION AND BID OPENING

THE CAMPUS REGISTRAR

Administration Building

University of the West indies

Cave Hill Campus

Cave Hill Cave Hill Campus

Barbados

3. ADDRESS FOR QUALIFICATION INFORMATION ONLY

Procurement Policy Unit

Caribbean Development Bank

P O Box 408,

Wildey

St. Michael

BARBADOS, W. I.

+246-431-1600

+246-426-7269

procurement@caribank.org

Documents

 Tender Notice