Invitation for Bids for Procurement of Document Scanners for Enterprise Registration Offices

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Peace Independence Democracy Unity Prosperity

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Invitation for Bids

Name of Project: Lao Competitiveness and Trade Project                       Date: 17 June 2024

Contract No.: NCB-05/2024/G.021

Credit No.: IDA63180

Contract Title: Procurement of Document Scanners for Enterprise Registration Offices

Reference No. (as per Procurement Plan): G.021

1.The Lao People’s Democratic Republic has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Lao Competitiveness and Trade Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of Document Scanners for Enterprise Registration Offices

2. The National Implementation Unit (NIU), Ministry of Industry and Commerce now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for Document Scanners for Enterprise Registration Offices.

The IT equipment shall be delivered under DDP – Vientiane (Incoterms 2020) within 60 – 90 days.

The Supplier is required to provide installation services at each final destination, as per above table.

3. Bidding will be conducted through the request for bids procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers July 2016, revised November 2017 edition, Fourth Edition November 2020. In addition, please refer to paragraphs 3.15, 3.18 and 3.19 setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from National Implementation Unit (NIU), Officer in charge: Mr. Thanakone Oudomvilay, email:  thanakone.o@laosaft.org, Ms. Vanhnaly Chanthathivong, email: vanhnaly.c@laosaft.org and inspect the bidding documents during office hours 08:00 to 16:00 hoursat the address given below.

5. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be obtained for free by interested eligible bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below, in PDF and Word format. If there are any discrepancies in text, the text in the PDF format will prevail. The document will be sent via e-mail.

6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 14:00 o’clock of 22 July 2024. 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 choose to attend at the address below at 14:15 o’clock of 22 July 2024.

7. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security (Bank Guarantee).

8. The address(es) referred to above is(are):

Attn: Sengphanomchone Inthasane
Deputy Permanent Secretary, Project Director
National Implementation Unit (3rd floor, NIU Office),
Permanent Secretary Office,
Ministry of Industry and Commerce
Phonxay Road, Saysettha District, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR
Tel/Fax: +85621 413916
Email: thanakone.o@laosaft.org ; CC: vanhnaly.c@laosaft.org ; sonevilay.ph@moic.org
Web site: https://www.t4dlaos.org/