Procurement of Facility Equipment for Primary Healthcare centers and the Government... Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Liberia

Summary : Procurement of Facility Equipment for Primary Healthcare centers and the Government Hospital in Grand Bassa County

Deadline : 29 Sep 2020

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 45989373

Document Ref. No. : LR02- RFB-0210

Competition : ICB

Financier : Other Funding Agencies

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : MERCY CORPS
Grand Bassa County
Liberia
Email :mc-liberia-tender-questions@mercycorps.org / lr-tenders@mercycorps.org

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Procurement of Facility Equipment for 10 Primary Healthcare centers and the Government Hospital in Grand Bassa County.

1. Invitation to Tender

Tender Name: Procurement of Facility Equipment for 10 Primary Healthcare centers and the Government Hospital in Grand Bassa County

Tender No: [LR02- RFB-0210]

Location: (Grand Bassa County, Liberia) Correspondence Language(s): English

Brief Summary Description of Project:

Mercy Corps started operations in Liberia in 2002 in response to the humanitarian crisis brought on by the two Liberian civil wars which took place from 1989-1997and 1999-2003. Since then, Mercy Corps- interventions have evolved based on the context and needs of Liberian people. Based on the changing needs, Mercy Corps Liberia has implemented programs in renewable energy, food security, agricultural livelihoods, financial inclusion, nutrition, water and sanitation, infrastructure, and in youth economic empowerment.

Mercy Corps reserves the right to accept or reject any late offers

Questions and Answers (Q&A)

If any, Submit Questions in writing to: (mc-liberia-tender-questions@mercycorps.org)

Last Day for Questions: : September 23, 2020 (8-30 am-4:30 pm GMT)

Questions will be answered by: September 24, 2020; 4:30 pm GMT

Documentation Checklist

These documents are contained within this tender package:

✓ Invitation to Tender

✓ General Conditions for Tender


✓ Criteria and Submittals

✓ Price Offer Sheet

✓ Supplier Information Form

✓ Scope of Work/Technical Specifications/BoQ

✓ Sample Contract

Tender Package Available from: September 22, 2020, 9:30 am

Tender available from:

Executive mansion Website

Distribute to Potential Suppliers with Hard copy

Deadline for Offer Submission: September 29 2020; 3:30 Pm Local time

Submit Offers to: Electronic submission sent to : lr-tenders@mercycorps.org

Hard copy submission dropped at : Hardcopies are accepted


2. General Conditions for Tender

Mercy Corps invites offers for the goods, services and/or works described and summarized in these documents, and in accordance with procedures, conditions and contract terms presented herein. Mercy Corps reserves the right to vary the quantity of work/materials specified in the Tender Package without any changes in unit price or other terms and conditions and to accept or reject any, all, or part of submitted offers.

2.1 Mercy Corps- Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Statement

Mercy Corps strictly prohibits:

● Any form of bribe or kickback in relation to its activities

This prohibition includes any request from any Mercy Corps employee, consultant or agent for anything of value from any company or individual in exchange for the employee, consultant or agents taking or not taking any action related to the award of a contract or the contract once awarded. It also applies to any offer from any company or individual to provide anything of value to any Mercy Corps employee, consultant or agent in exchange for that person taking or not taking any action related to the award of the contract or the contract.

● Conflicts of interests in the awarding or management of contracts

If a company is owned by, whether directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any Mercy Corps employee or any person who is related to a Mercy Corps employee, the company must ensure that it and the employee disclose the relationship as part of or prior to submitting the offer.

● The sharing or obtaining of confidential information

Mercy Corps prohibits its employees from sharing, and any offerors from obtaining, confidential information related to this solicitation, including information regarding Mercy Corps- price estimates, competing offerors or competing offers, etc. Any information provided to one offeror must be provided to all other offerors.

● Collusion between/among offerors

Mercy Corps requires fair and open competition for this solicitation. No two (or more) companies submitting bids can be owned or controlled by the same individual(s). Companies submitting offers cannot share prices or other offer information or take any other action intended to pre-determine which company will win the solicitation and what price will be paid.

Violations of these prohibitions, along with all evidence of such violations, should be reported to: integrityhotline@mercycorps.org

Mercy Corps will investigate allegations fully and will take appropriate action. Any company, or individual that participates in any of the above prohibited conduct, will have its actions reported to the appropriate authorities, will be investigated fully, will have its offer rejected and/or contract terminated, and will not be eligible for future contracts with Mercy Corps. Employees participating in such conduct will have his/her employment terminated. Violations will also be reported to Mercy Corps- donors, who may also choose to investigate and debar or suspend companies and their owners from receiving any contract that is funded in part by the donor, whether the contract is with

Mercy Corps or any other entity.

2.2 Tender Basis:

● All offers shall be made in accordance with these instructions, and all documents requested should be furnished, including any required (but not limited to) supplier-specific information, technical specifications, drawings, bill of quantities, and/or delivery schedule. If any requested document is not furnished, a reason should be given for its omission in an exception sheet.

● No respondent should add, omit or change any item, term or condition herein

● If suppliers have any additional requests and conditions, these shall be stipulated in an exception
sheet.
● Each offeror may make one response only.
● Each offer shall be valid for the period of [180 days] from its date of submission.
● All offers should indicate whether they include taxes, compulsory payments, levies and/or duties, including VAT,
if applicable.
● Suppliers should ensure that financial offers are devoid of calculation errors. If errors are identified during the
evaluation process, the unit price will prevail. If there is ambiguity on the unit price, the Selection Committee may
decide to disqualify the offer.
● Any requests for clarifications regarding the project that are not addressed in written documents must be presented
to Mercy Corps in writing. The answer to any question raised in writing by any offeror will be issued to that offeror.
In some cases Mercy Corps may choose to issue clarifications to all offerors. It is a condition of this tender that no
clarification shall be deemed to supersede, contradict, add to or detract from the conditions hereof, unless made in
writing as an Addendum to Tender and signed by Mercy Corps or its designated representative.
● This Tender does not obligate Mercy Corps to execute a contract nor does it commit Mercy Corps to pay any costs
incurred in the preparation and submission of bids. Furthermore, Mercy Corps reserves the right to reject any and
all offers, if such action is considered to be in the best interest of Mercy Corps.
2.3 Supplier Eligibility
Suppliers may not apply, and will be rejected as ineligible, if they :
● Are not registered companies
● Are bankrupt or in the process of going bankrupt
● Have been convicted of illegal/corrupt activities, and/or unprofessional conduct
● Have been guilty of grave professional misconduct
● Have not fulfilled obligations related to payment of social security and taxes
● Are guilty of serious misinterpretation in supplying information
● Are in violation of the policies outlined in Mercy Corps Anti Bribery or Anti-Corruption Statement
● Supplier (or supplier-s principals) are on any list of sanctioned parties issued by; or are presently excluded or
disqualified from participation in this transaction by: the United States Government or United Nations by the
United States Government, the United Kingdom, the European Union, the United Nations, other national
governments, or public international organizations.
Additional eligibility criteria, if applicable, are stated in section 3.2 of this tender package.
2.4 Response Documents
Offerors must submit an offer in their own format and ensure it contains all the required documents and information
specified in this tender. Where an itemized Price Offer Sheet is included in the tender package, the offeror must complete
and submit it with the rest of their offer.
2.5 Acceptance of Successful Response
Documentation submitted by offerors will be verified by Mercy Corps. The winning offeror will be required to sign a
contract for the stated, agreed upon amount.
2.6 Certification Regarding Terrorism
Tender Package — Request for Bid (RFB)
Tender No: [LR02- RFB-0210] Page 4 of 16
It is Mercy Corps- policy to comply with humanitarian principles and the laws and regulations of the United
States, the European Union, the United Nations, the United Kingdom, host nations, and other applicable
donors concerning transactions with or support to individuals or entities that have engaged in fraud, waste, abuse, human
trafficking, corruption, or terrorist activity. These laws and regulations prohibit Mercy Corps from transacting with or
providing support to any individuals or entities that are the subject of government sanctions, donor rules, or laws prohibiting
transactions or support to such parties.
Tender Package — Request for Bid (RFB)
Tender No: [LR02- RFB-0210] Page 5 of 16
3. Criteria & Submittals
3.1 Contract Terms
Mercy Corps intends to issue a [Fixed Fee] contract to one or several company(ies) or organization(s). The successful
offeror(s) shall be required to adhere to the statement of work and terms and conditions of the resulting contract. The
anticipated contract is incorporated in Section 6 herein. By submitting an offer, offerors certify that they understand and
ag

Documents

 Tender Notice