Invitation for Bids(IFB)

Socialist Republic of VietNam

Mekong Regional Health SupportProject

 4153-0 VN

Procurement of Medical Equipment for 13 Preventive HealthCenters

CPMU/WB 4153-0 VN/ICB-05/2009

1.         This Invitation for Bids followsthe General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in Development Business,issue no. 696 of February 16, 2007 (repeated/updated in Development Business, issue no. 719 of January 31, 2008; issue no. 745February 28, 2009.

2.         The Socialist Republic ofViet Nam has received a credit from theInternational Development Association towardthe cost of the Mekong Regional Health SupportProject, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the Contract for Procurement of MedicalEquipment for 13 Preventive Health Centers (CPMU/WB 4153-0 VN/ICB-05/2009).

3.         The Central Project Management Unit (CPMU) nowinvites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for Procurement of Medical Equipment for 13Preventive Health Centers in the Mekongregion.

Lot 1: Spectrophotometer and Chromatography;

Lot 2: Laboratoryequipment.

4.         Bidding will be conducted throughthe International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries asdefined in the Guidelines.

5.         Interested eligible bidders mayobtain further information from CPMU,mrhsp.proc@fpt.vn; mrhspvietnam@ymail.com and inspect the Bidding Documentsatthe address (1) given below from 08:00 am to 11:30a.m and 01:30 pm to 4:30 pm.

6.         Qualifications requirements include: local after sales service and availability of consumables and spares; successful completion of at least two contracts involving the supply andinstallation of similar quantity and type of equipment within the past five (5) years. A margin of preference for eligible national contractors shall not be applied.Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.

7.         A complete set of BiddingDocuments in English may be purchased byinterested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address (1) below from 07 October2009 and upon payment of a non refundable fee of VND 1,800,000 or USD100.  The method of payment will be (i) cash for interested bidders collecting the bidding document from CPMU's office, and (ii)direct deposit for prospective bidders requesting the documents to be mailed, to the following account:(i) Account Name: PMU, Mekong Regional Health Support Project; (ii) Bank: Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and RuralDevelopment, Thang Long Branch, 4 Pham Ngoc Thach Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi, Vietnam; (iii) Account Number: 1300 201 208 162(USD), 1300 201 208 229 (VND); (iv) SWIFT Code: VBAAVNVX; (v) Correspondent Bank: Citibank, New York, Account No.: 36110148 (USD), SWIFT Code:CITIUS33. The Bidding Documents will be sent by airmailfor overseas delivery and surface mail for localdelivery. A prospective bidder wishing toreceive the bidding documents by courier must cover the additional costs for courier service in the amount of USD100.

8.         Bids must be delivered to theaddress (1) below at or before 08:30 a.m. local time on 26November 2009.Electronicbidding will not be permitted. Late bidswill be rejected.  Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders' representativeswho choose to attend in person at the address (1) below at 08:45 a.m. local time on 26 November 2009. All bids must beaccompanied by a Bid Security of not lessthan 2% of bid price or an equivalent amount in a freely convertiblecurrency.

9.         The addresses referred to above are: (1)CPMU, Rooms C21-22, 5^th Floor, Horison Hotel,40 Cat Linh Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Dr. Le ThiThanh;