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GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALAWI
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
Specific Procurement Notice
(SPN)
REQUEST FOR BIDS (RFB)
Country: Malawi
Name of Project: Malawi Food Systems Resilience Program (MFSRP)
Contract Title: Construction of Malawi Bureau of Standards Laboratory in Lilongwe
Grant Number: IDA-E1840
Reference No.: RFB No: MW-MOAIWD-424605-CW-RFB
Date of Issue: 17th July,2024
1. The Government of the Republic of Malawi has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Malawi Food Systems Resilience Program (MFSRP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the Construction of Malawi Bureau Of Standards Laboratory in Lilongwe District as per the table above. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing.
2. The Ministry of Agriculture through-Malawi Food Systems Resilience Program (MFSRP) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Construction of Malawi Bureau of Standards Laboratory in Lilongwe District. The works are expected to be implemented within 6 months.
Margin of preference shall NOT apply.
3. Bidding will be conducted through national competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated November 2020, (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Malawi Food Systems Resilience Program (MFSRP) during office hours i.e., 0900 to 1700 hours, at the address NO 1 given below.
5. The bidding document in English language may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address NO 1 below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Ten Thousand Kwacha (MWK10, 000.00).
The method of payment will be cash or bank certified cheque. The document will be sent by any method preferred by the bidder on the bidder’s account.
6. Bids must be delivered and deposited in the tender box at the reception of address 2 on the first floor before 14.00 hours on 16th August, 2024 However, bidders must register their bids at the reception on the first floor before depositing them in the tender box. Electronic Bidding will NOT be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address 2 below.
Note that COVID 19 rules and measures will be observed.
Pre- bid meeting and site visit shall be conducted as indicated below:
| Description | Date and time for pre- bid visit | Meeting point for the pre-bid visit. |
| Construction of Malawi Bureau of Standards Laboratory | 2nd August,2024; 10:00 AM | Lilongwe Teachers Training Collage |
Contact persons for the pre- bid meeting and site visit are:
1. Silvester Tsokonombwe Email: silvester.tsokonombwe@agcom.gov.mw, Tel: 0999844390
2. Helton Gondwe, Email: heltongondwe@yahoo.co.uk Tel: 0999322905
8. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration.
9. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
10. The addresses referred to above are:
Address (1) for inspecting and obtaining the bidding document
The National Project Coordinator,
Malawi Food Systems Resilience Program (MFSRP),
Off Paul Kagame Road – Opposite MRA Domestic Taxes Offices, P.O. Box 727, Lilongwe
Email: teddie.nakhumwa@agcom.gov.mw
Copy: Silvester N. Tsokonombwe, E-mail: silvester.tsokonombwe@agcom.gov.mw
Helton Gondwe, E-mail: heltongondwe@yahoo.co.uk
Address (2) for Bid submission, delivery and bid opening The Chairperson,
Internal Procurement and Disposal Committee (IPDC),
Malawi Food Systems Resilience Program (MFSRP) Offices, Off Paul Kagame – Opposite MRA Domestic Tax Offices P.O. Box 727, LILONGWE
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