Invitation for Bids (IFB) Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Mekong Regional Health Support Project 4153-0 VN Procurement of Medical Equipment forHospitals CPMU/WB 4153-0 VN/ICB-3/2009 1. This Invitation for Bids follows the GeneralProcurement 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. 745 February 28, 2009. 2. The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam has received a credit from the International Development Association toward the cost of the Mekong Regional Health Support Project, and it intends to apply part of theproceeds of this credit to payments under the ContractforProcurement of Medical Equipment for Hospitals (CPMU/WB 4153-0 VN/ICB-3/2009). 3. The Central Project Management Unit (CPMU) now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders forProcurement of Medical Equipment for the Can Tho Central General Hospital and other 9 Provincial Hospitals in the Mekongregion. Lot 1: Equipment for operating and anesthesia intensivecare Lot 2: Equipment for Microbiology Laboratory &Pathology Lot 3: Equipment for Hematology andBlood transfusion & BiochemistryLaboratory Lot 4: Equipment for Odonto stomatology The delivery period is 90 days from contract effectiveness. 4. Bidding will be conducted through theInternational Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all biddersfrom Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines. 5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain furtherinformation from CPMU, mrhsp.proc@fpt.vn, with copy tomrhspvietnam@ymail.com and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address (1) given below from 08:00 am to11:30 am and 01:30 pm to 4:30 pm. 6. Qualifications requirements include: local after sales service and availability of consumables and spares;successfulcompletion of at least two contracts involving the supply and installation of similar quantity andtype of equipment within the past five (5) years. A margin of preference for eligible national contractors shall not be applied. Additional details are provided inthe Bidding Documents.
7. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on thesubmission of a writtenapplication to the address (1) below from 07 October 2009 andupon payment ofa non refundable fee of VND1,800,000 or USD 100. The method of payment will be (i) cash for interested bidders collecting the biddingdocument from CPMU's office, and (ii) direct deposit for prospective bidders requestingthe documents to be mailed, to the followingaccount: (i) Account Name: PMU, Mekong Regional Health Support Project; (ii)Bank: Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, Thang Long Branch, 4 Pham Ngoc Thach Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi,Vietnam; (iii) Account Number: 1300 201 208 162 (USD), 1300 201208 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 airmail for overseas delivery and surface mail for local delivery. A prospective bidder wishing to receive the bidding documents by courier must cover theadditional costs for courier service in the amount of USD 100. 8. Bids must be delivered to the address (1) below at or before 08:00 a.m. local timeon 26 November 2009. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend in person at the address (2) belowat 08:15 a.m. local timeon 26 November 2009. All bids mustbe accompanied by a BidSecurity of not less than 2% of bid price or anequivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. 9. The addresses referred to above are: (1) CPMU, RoomsC21-22, 5th Floor, Horison Hotel, 40 Cat Linh Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Dr. Le Thi Thanh; (2) Solo Room, 1st floor, Horison Hotel, 40 Cat Linh Street, Dong DaDistrict, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
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