SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Invitation for Bids (IFB)

ROMANIA

HEALTH SECTOR REFORM PROJECT #PHASE II

IBRD Loan No. 4760RO

SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF ANEMERGENCY TELEMEDICINE SYSTEM

IFB No.5

1.         This Invitation for Bids(IFB) follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project that appeared in Development Business, issue no. 651 ofMarch 31, 2005.

2.         The Romanian Governmentthrough the Ministry of Public Health has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and a loanfrom the European Investment Banktoward the cost of the Health Sector Reform Project #Phase II, and it intends to apply part of theproceeds of these loans to payments under a single stage contracts resulting from this IFB: "Emergency Telemedicine Audio #VideoConference System" and "Emergency Telemedicine Data System".

3.         The Projects Management Unit -World Bank within the Ministry of Public Health serves as the implementing agency for the project and now invitessealed bids from eligible Bidders for "implementation of an Emergency Telemedicine System" under a singlestage contract to besigned with the Ministry of Public Health. The Supplier shall provide the information systems (including the design ofthe systemand the supply and installation of hardware, software, LANand WAN equipment) together with the related services for theimplementation of an Emergency Telemedicine System, including:

Lot I: Emergency Telemedicine Audio#Video Conference System

(i)                  Videoconference Server -1 piece

(ii)                Digital Video recorder - 1 piece

(iii)               Videoconference Terminal- 44 pieces

(iv)              Observation camera with IP control - 41 pieces

(v)                LAN equipment: Ethernet switch -41 pieces

(vi)              Central site router - 1 piece

(vii)             Remote site router - 40 pieces

(viii)           Workstation - 1 piece

(ix)              UPS - 41 pieces

(x)                Training for end-user

Lot II: Emergency Telemedicine Data System

(i)    EmergencyTelemedicine Server and Central Site Client Workstation - 1 piece

(ii)   Remote medical units of the remote sites - 42 pieces

(iii)  Training for end-users

The audio-video conference and data equipment shall beinstalled in 40 town and municipal hospitals located in seven counties (Mures,Covasna, Brasov , Sibiu , Alba, Harghita, Bistrita-Nasaud).During the warranty period the Supplier must provide service on-site for the equipment.Bidders may bid for one or both lots. The evaluation will be conducted and contract will be awarded lot by lot.

The period for supply, installation and achieving operational acceptance of theSystem(s) is of 24 weeks from the effective date of the Contract.

4.             Bidding will be conducted using the International Competitive Bidding(ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank'sGuidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, May 2004 edition and is open to all Bidders from eligible sourcecountries as defined in the Guidelines that meet the following minimum qualification criteria:

-      During the past 5 years the Bidder orthe Joint Venture must have completed at least two (2) contracts of a comparable scale involving the delivery and technical supportof similar type of Goods of the Lot or Lots, for which this invitation for Bids is issued and coveredbythe Bid. In order to demonstrate it meets the experience requirement the Bidder shall furnish detailed information regardingcontracts completed.

-         The Biddershall provide the manufacturer's ISO 9001 certificate(s) or equivalent certification for the equipment (hardware) that make theobject of the bid.

-         The Bidder or itsSubcontractor(s) must be equipped and able to carryout the on-site warranty repair obligations and spare parts-stocking prescribedin the Contract and/or Technical Specifications or the Bidder must have a plan to be represented in Romania by a Subcontractorequipped and able to carry out the on-site warranty repair obligations and spare parts-stocking if awarded the contract, asevidenced by signed contract(s) with service Subcontractor(s) in Romania. The Bidder or the Joint Venture must furnish as part ofits Bid, documentary evidence in order to prove it meets the requirement and must provide details regarding its or serviceSubcontractor(s) previous experience in supporting systems of similar complexity, available resources, service staff, spare partswarehouse, point of contact, telephone, fax number and facilities.

-       The Bidder must have the financial capability to assume theresponsibility for the proposed contract as evidenced by an annual average turnover of not less than :

-          EUR 5,000,000 for Lot I;

-          EUR 1,300,000 for Lot II,

 or its equivalent over the last two (2) years.

In case of a Joint Venture, the annualaverage turnover of all partners should be added up to the requirement of annual average turnover per lot. In the case of a bidcovering multiple lots the average annual turnover of the Bidder / Joint Ventureover the last two years must be no less than the totalof the required annual turnover amounts per each lot, as covered by the bid.The Bidder or Joint Venture shall furnish, as part of its bid,such documentary evidence (in the form of audited financialstatementor balance sheet endorsed by authorized accountant) demonstrating theannual average turnover for the last two (2) years ofthe Bidder or of all partners in the Joint Venture.

-     The local Bidders shall have no outstanding taxes due to the Romanianauthorities(i.e. state budget).

5.         Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Projects ManagementProject - World Bank and inspect the bidding documentsat the address given belowfrom 10:00 to 16:30 hours local time on all working days, starting withMay 29, 2008. A pre-bid meeting which prospective bidders may attend will beheldon June 18, 2008.

6.         A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased starting on May 29,2008 by interested Bidders on the submission of a written application to the address (1) below and upon payment of a nonrefundablefee of EUR 100 or equivalent in local currency (RON) at the National Bank of Romania exchange rate valid on the date of payment, inthe form of cashier's check or a direct deposit/transfer in favor of the Projects Management Unit - World Bank within the Ministryof Public Health (Unitatea de Management a Proiectelor - Banca Mondiala, Ministerul Sanatatii Publice, Fiscal Code 15852060).Payments in RON shall bemade in the account no. RO43RZBR0000060006770898 and payments in EUR shall be made in account no.RO55RZBR0000060006769324, opened with theRaiffeisen Bank # Decebal Branch, 16, DecebalBlvd., Bl. S5, tronson II and III, Sector 3, Bucharest,Swift Code RZBRROBU. All the bank charges shall be borne by the bidder. The Bidding Documents will be delivered in hard-copydirectly by hand to the prospective bidders representatives, at the premises of the Projects Management Unit - World Bank at theaddress (1) bellow or the Bidding Documents will be mailed to the prospective bidders by special courier if so specified in thewritten application and upon payment of an additional nonrefundable fee of EUR 50 or equivalent in RON. Under no circumstancesshall the Projects Management Unit - WB within the Ministry of Public Health be responsible for any late delivery or loss of thebidding documents so mailed.

7.         Bids must be delivered to the address (1) below at or before 12:00hour local time on July 10, 2008. All bids must be accompanied by a bidsecurity of not less than:

- EUR 25,000 (twenty-five thousand Euro) forLot I

- EUR 6,500 (six thousand and five hundred Euro) for Lot II

in the form of a letter of Bank Guarantee. Late bids will berejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders' representatives who choose to attend at the address (2) bellow, at12:30 hours local time on July 10,2008.

8.         The attention of prospective Bidders is drawn to (i) the fact that they will be required to certify in theirbids that all software is either covered by a valid license or was produced by the Bidder and (ii) that violations are consideredfraud, which is, among other remedies, punishable by potential blacklisting from participation in future World Bank-financedprocurement.

9.            The address (1) referred to above is:

Ministry of Public Health

Projects Management Unit - World Bank

Attn: Ms. Virginia Ciocoiu, Head of PMU

Mr. Sorin Ivan, Procurement Expert

1-3 Cristian Popisteanu St., 2nd  floor, room 235, postal code 010024, Sector 1

Bucharest , Romania

Phone: +40 (21) 307 26 41; +40 (21) 307 25 89; +40 (21) 307 25 90

Fax: +40 (21) 307 25 87

E-mail: virginia.ciocoiu@ms.ro

Theaddress (2) referred to above is:

Ministry of Public Health

1-3 Cristian Popisteanu St., 2nd  floor, room 225A (conference room)

postal code 010024, Sector 1

Bucharest , Romania