Supply of Fertilizers and Pesticides Tender in Suriname - 34547382

Procurement Summary

Country: Suriname

Summary: Supply of Fertilizers and Pesticides for the Agricultural Sector

Deadline: 22 Jul 2019

Posting Date: 12 Jul 2019

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 34547382

Document Ref. No.: SUR/0003

Competition: ICB

Financier: Islamic Development Bank (ISDB)

Purchaser Ownership: -

Tender Value: Refer Document

CPV Classification

24440000 - Miscellaneous fertilisers
24451000 - Pesticides

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Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Procurement for the Supply of Fertilizers and Pesticides for the Agricultural Sector.
SECTION I INVITATION FOR BIDS
REPUBLIC OF SURINAME
The Purchase of Agriculture Inputs
Procurement of supply of Fertilizers and Pesticides
Agricultural Sector
Mode of Financing: Murabaha
Reference No. : SUR/0003
1. This invitation for bids (IFB) follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project which was published on the website of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) (www.isdb.org) on the 9th of April, 2019, the UN Development Business Website on the 5th of April, 2019, and in the local newspaper Times of Suriname on the 5th of April, 2019, issue volume 16 no. 4483.
2. The Republic of Suriname has an agreement with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), part of the Islamic Development Bank Group for financing of ?The Purchase of Foodstuff, Medical Supplies, Agriculture Inputs, Cement and Construction Materials‘ Project up to the amount of US$25, 000, 000.00 (US Dollars Twenty Five million) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing to payments under the contract for supply of fertilizers and pesticides.
3. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism of Suriname now invites sealed bids from eligible

bidders for contract number: 2019 - 01G/LVV, 2019 - 02G/LVV, 2019 - 03G/LVV, 2019 -

04G/LVV and 2019 - 05G/LVV.
The bidding document comprises of 5 lots (contracts).
The delivery time for all lots is two months after contract signing.
4. Bidding will be conducted through the international competitive bidding procedures specified in the Guidelines for Procurement of Goods and Works under Islamic Development Bank Financing (May 2009 Amended February 2012), and are open to all bidders from member and non-member countries (ICB) as defined in these Guidelines.
5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism of Suriname and inspect the bidding documents at the address given below from 9.00hrs - 13.00 hrs (Suriname local time) starting May 20th, 2019 till June 20th, 2019.
6. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased from Monday, 20th of May

2019 by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below during

office hours 08.00 to 14.00 hrs and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of USD 500.00 (five

hundred US-dollars) or the equivalent in Surinamese Dollars at the exchange rate fixed by the

Central Bank of Suriname. The methods of payment will be direct deposit or bank transfer into one

of the two following accounts at the Central Bank of Suriname:

ITFC Murabaha Basic Goods Products

Att.: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism

- USD account: 0313100-001-139-840; and

- Local currency (SRD) account: 0313100-001-241-968.

SWIFT Code: CBVSSRPA

The documents will be sent by e-mail or be picked up on a CD, after delivery of the payment receipt

at the PMU the Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism at the address below. All banking charges

and fees related to the direct deposit or bank transfer shall be for the bidder‘s account.

7. Bids must be delivered to the address below before 10.00 A.M. Suriname time on the 22nd of

July, 2019. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of 2.5% of the bid price.

Late bids will be rejected and returned unopened. Bids will be opened in the presence of the

bidders‘ representatives, who choose to attend at the address below at 10.30 AM on the 22nd of

July, 2019.

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism

Project Management Unit

Attn: Mrs. Reina Raveles

Permanent Secretary

Havenlaan Noord #1, Nieuwe Haven

Paramaribo, SURINAME

Telephone: (597) 403440

Fax: (597) 402602

E-mail: [email protected]
Instructions to Bidders

A. Introductions

1. Source of

Funds

1.1 The Beneficiary named in the Bidding Data has applied for or received

financing from the Islamic Development Bank (hereinafter called ?the

IDB?) in various currencies equivalent to the U.S. dollar amount indicated

in the Bidding Data towards the cost of the Project specified in the

Bidding Data. The Beneficiary intends to apply a portion of the proceeds

of this Financing to eligible payments under the contract for which this

Invitation for Bids is issued.

1.2 Payment by the IDB will be made only at the request of the Beneficiary

and upon approval by the IDB in accordance with the terms and

conditions of the Financing Agreement, and will be subject in all respects

to the terms and conditions of that agreement. The Financing Agreement

prohibits a withdrawal from the loan 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 IDB, is prohibited by IDB‘s

eligibility rules. No party other than the Beneficiary shall derive any

rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claim to the loan

proceeds.

2. Eligible

Bidders

2.1 This Invitation for Bids is open to all suppliers from eligible source

countries as defined in the IDB Guidelines for Procurement of Goods and

Works

2.2 Bidders should not be associated, or have been associated in the past,

directly or indirectly, with a firm or any of its affiliates which have been

engaged by the Purchaser to provide consulting services for the

preparation of the design, specifications, and other documents to be used

for the procurement of the goods to be purchased under this Invitation for

Bids.

2.3 Government-owned enterprises in the Purchaser‘s country may participate

only if they are legally and financially autonomous, if they operate under

commercial law, and if they are not a dependent agency of the Purchaser.

2.4 Bidders shall not be under a declaration of ineligibility for corrupt and

fraudulent practices issued by the IDB in accordance with ITB Clause

35.1(d).
3. Eligible Goods

and Services

3.1 All goods and related services to be supplied under the contract shall

have their origin in eligible source countries, defined in the IDB

Guidelines for Procurement of Goods and Works, and all expenditures

made under the contract will be limited to such goods and services.

3.2 For purposes of this clause, ?origin? means the place where the goods are

mined, grown, or produced, or the place from which the related services

are supplied. Goods are produced when, through manufacturing,

processing, or substantial and major assembly of components, a

commercially-recognized product results that is substantially different in

basic characteristics or in purpose or utility from its components.

3.3 Bidders shall provide such evidence of their continued eligibility

satisfactory to the Purchaser as the Purchaser shall reasonably request.

4. Cost of Bidding 4.1 The Bidder shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and

submission of its bid, and the Purchaser named in the Bidding Data,

hereinafter referred to as ?the Purchaser, ? will in no case be responsible or

liable for those costs, regardless of the conduct or outcome of the bidding

process.

B. The Bidding Documents

5. Content of

Bidding

Documents

5.1 The goods required, bidding procedures, and contract terms are

prescribed in the bidding documents. In addition to the Invitation for

Bids, the bidding documents include:

(a) Instructions to Bidders (ITB)

(b) Bidding Data

(c) General Conditions of Contract (GCC)

(d) Special Conditions of Contract (SCC)

(e) Schedule of Requirements

(f) Technical Specifications

(g) Bid Form and Price Schedules

(h) Bid Security Form

(i) Contract Form

(j) Performance Security Form

(k) Bank Guarantee Form for Advance Payment

(l) Manufacturer‘s Authorization Form

5.2 The Bidder is expected to examine all instructions, forms, terms, and

specifications in the bidding documents. Failure to furnish all information

required by the bidding documents or to submit a bid not substantially

responsive to the bidding documents in every respect will be at the

Bidder‘s risk and may result in the rejection of its bid.
6. Clarification of

Bidding

Documents

6.1 A prospective Bidder requiring any clarification of the bidding

documents may notify the Purchaser in writing or by electronic mail at the

Purchaser‘s address indicated in the Bidding Data. The Purchaser will

respond in writing to any request for clarification of the bidding

documents which it receives no later than thirty (30) days prior to the

deadline for the submission of bids prescribed in ITB Clause 19.1.

Written copies of the Purchaser‘s response (including an explanation of

the query but without identifying the source of inquiry) will be sent to all

prospective bidders that have received the bidding documents.

7. Amendment of

Bidding

Documents

7.1 At any time prior to the deadline for submission of bids, the Purchaser, for

any reason, whether at its own initiative or in response to a clarification

requested by a prospective Bidder, may modify the bidding documents by

amendment.

7.2 All prospective bidders that have received the bidding documents will be

notified of the amendment in writing or electronic mail, and will be

binding on them.

7.3 In order to allow prospective bidders reasonable time in which to take the

amendment into account in preparing their bids, the Purchaser, at its

discretion, may extend the deadline for the submission of bids.

C. Preparation of Bids

8. Language of

Bid

8.1 The bid prepared by the Bidder, as well as all correspondence and

documents relating to the bid exchanged by the Bidder and the Purchaser,

shall be written in the language specified in the Bidding Data. Supporting

documents and printed literature furnished by the Bidder may be in

another language provided they are accompanied by an accurate

translation of the relevant passages in the language specified in the

Bidding Data, in which case, for pu

Documents

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