Supply, Installation, Configuration, Support and Maintenance of Equipment Related to a Business Continuity Centre (BCP) for Bank of the Republic of Burundi (BRB)

This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this Project that appeared in UNDB on-line No. AfDB206-03/14 of 21st March, 2014, and on the African Development Bank’s Internet Website (www.afdb.org) and on the East African Community (EAC) website (www.eac.int).

The EAC has received financing from the African Development Fund (ADF) toward the cost of the EAC Payment and Settlement Systems Integration Project (EAC-PSSIP). It is intended that part of the proceeds of this Grant will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for Supply, Installation, Configuration, Support and Maintenance of Equipment Related to a Business Continuity Centre (BCP) for Bank of the Republic of Burundi (BRB).

The EAC Secretariat now invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for Supply, Installation, Configuration, Support and Maintenance of Equipment Related to a Business Continuity Centre (BCP) for Bank of the Republic of Burundi (BRB), including the information technologies, equipment and related services for any or all of the following LOTS:

LOT 1 – The Optical Fiber (OF) Connection – Back up line;

LOT 2 – Desktop Computers and Multifunction printers for enterprise; and

LOT 3 – Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) Telephone Center and Video Conference equipment.

Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents at the office the EAC-PSSIP Project, AICC Kilimanjaro Wing, 5th Floor Room 510, Arusha – Tanzania, PSSIP-Procurement@eachq.org copy to PKadonya@eachq.org from 8:00-5:00 office hours Arusha local time.

A complete set of Bidding Documents may be obtained electronically by interested bidders upon the submission of a written application to the said Executing Agency. For Bidders requiring the printed hard copy, may purchase the Documents by payment of a non- refundable fee of 100 USD or its equivalent in any freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be direct deposit or Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) to the following banks accounts:

Account name: EAC-PSSIP
Account number: 3300848679
Bank details: KCB Bank Tanzania Limited
SWIFT: KCBLTZTZ

The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and in the General Conditions of Contract are the provisions of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Standard Bidding Document: Procurement of Goods.

Bids must be delivered to the below address on or before 1100hrs on Monday 18th November, 2019 and must be accompanied by a security as follows:

• The Bid Security to accompany a Bid for one (1) LOT, shall be US$ 5,000.
• The Bid Security to accompany a Bid for two (2) LOTS, shall be US$ 8,000.
• The Bid Security to accompany a Bid for three (3) LOTS, shall be US$ 10,000.

Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders’ representatives, who choose to attend at the above address on or before 1130hrs local time on 18th November, 2019.

The East African Community (EAC)
Att: Project Manager, EAC-PSSIP
AICC, Kilimanjaro Wing,
5th Floor Room No. 510
Arusha, TANZANIA
E-mail: PSSIP-Procurement@eachq.org
Copy to PKadonya@eachq.org