Institutional Development and Capacity Building Tender, Kyrgyzstan - 39039448

Procurement Summary

Country : Kyrgyzstan

Summary : Institutional Development and Capacity Building

Deadline : 11 Dec 2020

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 39039448

Document Ref. No. : PMO-CB-02

Competition : ICB

Financier : Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : OFFICE OF THE PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
Issyk-Kul Oblast
Kyrgyzstan

Tender Details

Procurement Plan for Institutional Development and Capacity Building.


1. General

The procedures to be followed for national competitive bidding shall be for tendering with unlimited participation and the two-stage tendering set forth in Law of the Kyrgyz Republic on Public Procurement of Goods, Works and Services effective on April 2004 with the clarifications and modifications described in the following paragraphs required for compliance with the provisions of the ADB Procurement Guidelines.

2. Eligibility

ADB: The eligibility of bidders shall be as defined under section I of ADB`s Procurement Guidelines published by ADB in April 2010, as amended from time to time; accordingly, no bidder or potential bidder should be declared ineligible to ADB-financed contracts for other reasons than the ones provided by section I of ADB`s Guidelines. Bidders must be nationals of member countries of ADB, and offered goods, works and services must be produced in and supplied from member countries of ADB.

3. Prequalification

Normally, post-qualification shall be used unless explicitly provided for in the loan agreement/procurement plan. Irrespective of whether post qualification or prequalification is used, eligible bidders (both national and foreign) shall be allowed to participate.

4. Registration and Licensing

(i) Bidding shall not be restricted to pre-registered/licensed firms.

(ii) Where registration or licensing is required, bidders (i) shall be allowed a reasonable time to complete the registration or licensing process; and (ii) shall not be denied registration/licensing for reasons unrelated to their capability and resources to successfully perform the contract, which shall be verified through post-qualification.

(iii) Foreign bidders shall not be precluded from bidding. If a registration or licensing process is required, a foreign bidder declared the lowest evaluated bidder shall be given a reasonable opportunity to register or to obtain a license.

5. Bidding Period

The minimum bidding period is twenty-eight (28) days prior to the deadline for the submission of bids. 6. Bidding Documents Procuring entities should use standard bidding documents for the procurement of goods, works and services acceptable to ADB.

7. Preferences

No domestic preference shall be given for domestic bidders and for domestically manufactured goods.

8. Advertising

Invitations to bid shall be advertised in at least one widely circulated national daily newspaper or freely accessible, nationally-known website allowing a minimum of twenty-eight (28) days for the preparation and submission of bids. Bidding of NCB contracts estimated at US$500, 000 equivalent or more for goods and related services or US$1, 000, 000 equivalent or more for civil works shall be advertised on ADB`s website via the posting of the Procurement Plan.

9. Bid Security

Where required, bid security shall be in the form of a bank guarantee from a reputable bank.

10. Bid Opening and Bid Evaluation


(i) Bids shall be opened in public.

(ii) Evaluation of bids shall be made in strict adherence to the criteria declared in the bidding documents and contracts shall be awarded to the lowest evaluated bidder.

(iii) Bidders shall not be eliminated from detailed evaluation on the basis of minor, non-substantial deviations.

(iv) No bidder shall be rejected on the basis of a comparison with the employer`s estimate and budget ceiling without the Bank`s prior concurrence.

(v) A contract shall be awarded to the technically responsive bidder that offers the lowest evaluated price and who meets the qualifying requirements set out in the bidding documents.

(vi) No negotiations shall be permitted.

(vii) Price verification shall not be applied.

11. Rejection of All Bids and Rebidding Bids shall not be rejected and new bids solicited without ADB`s prior concurrence.

12. Participation by Government-owned enterprises Government-owned enterprises in Kyrgyz Republic shall be eligible to participate as bidders only if they can establish that they are legally and financially autonomous, operate under commercial law and are not a dependent agency of the contracting authority. Furthermore, they will be subject to the same bid and performance security requirements as other bidders.

13. Right to Inspect/Audit

A provision shall be included in all NCB works and goods contracts financed by ADB requiring suppliers and contractors to permit ADB to inspect their accounts and records and other documents relating to the bid submission and the performance of the contract, and to have them audited by auditors appointed by ADB.

14. Fraud and corruption

(i) The Borrower shall reject a proposal for award if it determines that the bidder recommended for award has, directly or through an agent, engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive, or coercive practices in competing for the contract in question.

(ii) ADB will declare a firm or individual ineligible, either indefinitely or for a stated period, to be awarded a contract financed by ADB, if it at any time determines that the firm or individual has, directly or through an agent, engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive, coercive or obstructive practices in competing for, or in executing, an ADB-financed contract.

15. National Sanctions List

National sanctions lists may be applied only with prior approval of ADB.

Documents

 Tender Notice