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Government of the Republic of Malawi
Ministry of Mining
INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) FOR
Supply, Delivery, Installation, Orientation, Training, Testing and Commissioning of Mineral Laboratory Equipment
PROCUREMENT REFERENCE: 480/MOM/NCB/EQP/24-25/01
NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING (NCB)
ISSUE DATE: 12th AUGUST, 2024
1. The Ministry of Mining has allocated funds in its 2024/25 Development Budget for procurement of the above referenced equipment and now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply, delivery, installation, orientation, training, testing and commissioning of mineral laboratory equipment.
| Lot No | Description of Plant, Vehicles & Equipment or Related Service | QUANTITY | Delivery Point/Site | |
| ANALYTICAL LABORATORY EQUIPMENT | ||||
| 1 | Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer | 1 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| 2 | Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrophotometer | 1 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| 3 | Assorted Lab Glass Ware | 1 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| 4 | Water Distillation Apparatus | 2 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| 5 | Digital electronic Gold tester | 1 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| 6 | Portable Gold Purity Checking Machine | 1 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| 7 | Specific Gravity Meter | 1 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| 8 | Agate Mortar | 1 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| 9 | Gold Star 3d Scanner | 1 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| MINERAL PROCESSING LAB EQUIPMENT | ||||
| 10 | Magnetic Separators (Dry & Wet) | 1 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| 11 | Work-Index Ball Mill | 1 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| 12 | Vibration Shaking Table | 1 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| 13 | Vibrating Cup Pulverizer | 1 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| 14 | Lab-size Gold Melting Furnace | 1 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| 15 | Schmidt hammer | 1 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| 16 | Rock cutting machine | 1 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| 17 | Rock drilling/coring machine | 1 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| 18 | 6.9ft* Standard Dispatch Electric Oven | 1 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| LAPIDARY EQUIPMENT | ||||
| 19 | Hardness pencils | 3 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| 20 | Presidium Gem indicator | 2 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| 21 | Gemology microscope with 10 Tablet Camera | 2 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| 22 | Gemologist Lapis Diamond Tester | 1 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| 23 | Presidium DUO Tester | 1 | Area 4, Off Paul Kagame Road, Lilongwe | |
| GEOLOGICAL SURVEY LABORATORY EQUIPMENT | ||||
| 24 | Jaw crusher | 1 | Kanengo Laboratory | |
| 25 | Calorimeter | 1 | Kanengo Laboratory | |
| 26 | Muffle Furnace | 1 | Kanengo Laboratory | |
| 27 | 40L Economy Oven | 1 | Kanengo Laboratory | |
| 28 | Hot plate | 1 | Kanengo Laboratory | |
| 29 | Elemental Analyser | 1 | Kanengo Laboratory | |
| 30 | Analytical Balance | 1 | Kanengo Laboratory | |
| 31 | Silica Crucibles | 10 | Kanengo Laboratory | |
| 32 | Porcelain Crucibles | 10 | Kanengo Laboratory | |
2. Bidding will be conducted in accordance with the open tender bidding procedures contained in the Government of Malawi’s Public Procurement Act 2017, and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries
3. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents from the Procurement and Disposal Unit at the address given below at 6 (a) from 08:00-1500 hours every day except public holidays and weekends
4. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders from the cash office, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of MK5, 000.00 cash.
5. Bids must be delivered to the address shown at 6 (b) below at or before 10:00hours, 10th September, 2024 Late bids shall be rejected. Bids will be opened in presence of bidders or their representatives at the address shown at 6 (c)
6. a) Address for Inspection, Clarifications and Collections of Document
The Procurement and Disposal Unit,
Ministry of Mining,
Matamando House, City Centre, 2nd Floor south wing, Room No 1 left.
b) Address for Submission of Bids
The Chairperson,
Internal Procurement and Disposal Committee,
Ministry of Mining,
P.O. Box 251,
Matamando House, City Centre, 2nd Floor.
c) The Conference Room,
Ministry of Mining, Matamando House,
City Centre, 2 Floor.
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