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Supply and Installation of Croatian Customs Tariff

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   Croatia
Publication Date:   Jul 15, 2002
Deadline:   Sep 10, 2002
Funding Agency:   World Bank
Buyer:   Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe Project. Ministry of Finance
Eligibility of Bidders:   · The Bidder must have completed over the past five (5) years minimum of three (3) successful contracts involving development and installation of applicative software for at least for one Purchaser in a minimum of ten (10) different cities, for whom the data is consolidated in one common database;
· The Bidder must submit his financial indicators (for Bidders from the Republic of Croatia BON1 and BON2 forms; proof of paid taxes and insurance in Croatia);
· Bidder must have annual turnover of at least USD 300.000 for last three (3) years;
· Statement that the Managers or responsible persons have not been convicted for crimes related to business in the last five years.
The attention of prospective Bidders is drawn to: (i) the fact that they will be required to certify in their bids that all software is either covered by a valid license or was produced by the Bidder; and (ii) that violations are considered fraud which is, among other remedies, punishable by potential blacklisting from participation in future World Bank-financed procurement
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   Mrs. Vesna Kadic
Customs Directorate
Alexandera von Humboldta 4a
Zagreb 10000
Croatia
Telephone:   + 385 91 503 1734 (Mr. Igor Guja)
Fax:   +385-1 610-6678 (Mr. Igor Guja)
Email:   Click here

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******TRADE AND TRANSPORT FACILITATION IN SOUTHEAST EUROPE PROJECT

****Supply and Installation of Croatian Customs Tariff

Invitation for Bids
Publication date: 15 July 2002

CROATIA

Loan No. 45820

Contract/Bid No.TTFSE-IT-01-2-ICB

The Republic of Croatia has received a loan from the International
Bank for Reconstruction and Development in the amount of USD
13,930,000 equivalent toward the cost of the Trade and Transport
Facilitation in Southeast Europe Project, and it intends to apply the
proceeds of this loan to payments under the contract for Supply and
Installation of Croatian Customs Tariff. Bidding for contracts
financed by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
will be governed by the procurement rules specified in the World Bank
Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits[1]. It is open to all
bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the guidelines.

The Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe Project for
Croatia focuses on four main objectives as part of an export-oriented
development strategy: a) reducing the size of the public sector and
increasing efficiency; b) improving governance; c) creating conditions
for competitive real sector improvements; and d) containing poverty.
The project also supports the enforcement of several international
conventions relating to the environment. There are four main project
components. The first improves customs procedures by aligning them
with European Union standards and developing a monitoring mechanism;
provides training on new procedures; and designates border and inland
customs stations to serve as test sites for ideas to improve
operations. The second component supports trade facilitation by
strengthening the private-public partnership and improves the
performance of trade facilitation agents. The third component improves
the customs information system by using electronic messaging system,
making electronic payment of duties, using digital
signature--including the selection of the most appropriate translator
and digital signature software, implementing computer valuation and
tariff classification systems, and upgrading to a web-based system. It
also increases the number of computers and printers, purchases
Internet service servers, provides technology software, and upgrades
infrastructure for servers. The fourth component improves border
crossing facilities.

Ministry of Finance now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for
the following lot:

- Development and Installation of Customs Tariff Application
(Custom software development services)
- IT System integration (Software programming and consultancy
services)
- Training (management, user and technical staff) (Training
services)
- Maintenance and technical support (Maintenance and repair of
information technology software)

· The Bidder must have completed over the past five (5) years minimum
of three (3) successful contracts involving development and
installation of applicative software for at least for one Purchaser in
a minimum of ten (10) different cities, for whom the data is
consolidated in one common database; · The Bidder must submit his
financial indicators (for Bidders from the Republic of Croatia BON1
and BON2 forms; proof of paid taxes and insurance in Croatia); ·
Bidder must have annual turnover of at least USD 300.000 for last
three (3) years; · Statement that the Managers or responsible persons
have not been convicted for crimes related to business in the last
five years. The attention of prospective Bidders is drawn to: (i) the
fact that they will be required to certify in their bids that all
software is either covered by a valid license or was produced by the
Bidder; and (ii) that violations are considered fraud which is, among
other remedies, punishable by potential blacklisting from
participation in future World Bank-financed procurement.

A Two-stage Bidding Procedure will be adopted and will proceed as
follows: (a) The First Stage Bid will consist of a technical bid only,
without any reference to prices, and a list of any deviations to the
technical and commercial conditions set forth in the Bidding Documents
or any alternative technical solutions a Bidder wishes to offer, and a
justification therefore, always provided that such deviations or
alternative solutions do not change the basic requirements specified
in the Bidding Documents. Following evaluation by the Purchaser of the
First Stage Bids, the Purchaser will invite each Bidder who adequately
meets the minimum acceptable qualification criteria and who has
submitted a sufficiently technically responsive First Stage Bid to a
Clarification Meeting(s), during which the Bidder’s bid will be
reviewed and all required amendments, additions, deletions and other
adjustments will be noted and recorded in a Memorandum. The Purchaser
reserves the right to decline to invite a Bidder to submit a Second
Stage Bid, if the Bidder’s First Stage Bid contains departures from
the Purchaser’s requirements in such numbers or such nature that it
cannot be reasonably expected that it can become a fully responsive
bid within the time frame of the two-stage process. Other suitably
qualified and eligible Bidders shall receive invitations to submit
Second Stage Bids. The Second Stage Bid will consist of: (i) an
updated technical bid incorporating all changes required by the
Purchaser as recorded in the Memorandum to the Clarification
Meeting(s) or as necessary to reflect any amendment to the Bidding
Documents issued subsequent to submission of the First Stage Bid; and
(ii) a commercial bid. Second stage bids will be opened in the
presence of the Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the
time and date and at the address given in the letter of invitation to
submit Second Stage Bids.

Bidding is allowed for whole lots only.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and
inspect the bidding documents at Ministry of Finance at the address
below from 09:00 to 11:00. A complete set of bidding documents in
English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a
written application to the address below and upon payment of a
nonrefundable fee of HRK 2500. or in equivalent amount of convertible
currency equal to USD 300. The method of payment will be: bank
transfer to account of Ministry of Finance – Customs Directorate No.
2390001-1500001893 placed in the Hrvatska poštanska banka, with
indication of Code: 33 (TTFSE Project, IT-01-2-ICB - “za natje?ajnu
dokumentaciju”), for local bidders. Foreign bidders shall pay to the
account of 702000-VAL-9182800-132344-240 with indication: (TTFSE
Project, IT-01-2-ICB - “for bidding documents”, placed in the
Privredna banka Zagreb d.d. Information including names of potential
Bidders and contact persons telephone and facsimile numbers, cable,
e-mail and mailing address should be provided in the application to
facilitate communications during the bidding process. The document
will be sent by surface mail to local bidders or by airmail to foreign
bidders.

Bids must be delivered to the address below by 09:00 on 10 September
2002. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security equivalent to HRK
50. or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency for all
Second Stage Bids. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in
the presence of bidders' representatives who choose to attend at the
address below on 10 September 2002 at 00:00.

***** Office for Bid Submission and Opening, and for the Inspection
and Issuance of Bidding Documents :

Ministry of Finance
Mrs. Vesna Kadic
Customs Directorate
Alexandera von Humboldta 4a
Zagreb 10000
Croatia (Hrvatska)
Tel: + 385 91 503 1734 (Mr. Igor Guja)
Fax: +385-1 610-6678 (Mr. Igor Guja)
E-mail: Igor.Guja@carina.hr[2]



[1] http://www.worldbank.org/html/opr/procure/guidelin.html
[2] mailto:Igor.Guja@carina.hr
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