Specific Procurement Notice

Country: Republic of Moldova

Name of Project: MSME Competitiveness Project

Contract Title: Procurement of vehicles for the inspection agencies of the Republic of Moldova

Loan No.: IBRD 9423-MD

Credit No.: IDA 7174-MD

RFB Reference No.: MD-CEP-370976-GO-RFB

1. The Republic of Moldova has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the MSME Competitiveness Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for procurement of vehicles for the inspection agencies of the Republic of Moldova.
2. The Project Implementation Unit of the World Bank MSME Competitiveness Project (PIU) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for specialized vehicles for the inspection agencies of the Republic of Moldova divided in three (3) lots as follows:

Lot 1 – “4 Wheel Drive Vehicles (SUV)” – 77 units

Lot 2 – “Passengers Minibuses for ISSPNPC, AST and ANTA” – 14 units

Lot 3 – “4 Wheel Drive Pick-Up double cab for IPM” – 2 units

3. Bidders may Bid for one or several contracts, as further defined in the request for bids document. Bids for each lot must be complete. Evaluation of bids will be done on a per-lot basis. Bidders wishing to offer discounts in case they are awarded more than one contract will be allowed to do so, provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid.
4. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Project Implementation Unit of the World Bank MSME Competitiveness Project (PIU), e-mail: piu@mded.gov.md and inspect the bidding document during office hours. 09:00 to 17:00
6. Bidders shall register for the bidding by written application at the e-mail addresses indicated below. A complete set of bidding documents in English will be sent via email after registration. Prior registration is required for submitting clarification questions on the bidding documents and receiving automatic notice of answers and of addenda to the bidding documents. The original version of the bidding documents, and any addenda to it, will be the binding one.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before September 4, 2023, 14:00 local time. 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 chooses to attend at the address below on September 4, 2023, 14:00 local time.
8. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security. The amount of the Bid Security required is listed below:

Lot 1 - USD 30,000.00 (thirty thousand USA dollars-00 USD cents) or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.

Lot 2 - USD 10,000.00 (ten thousand USA dollars-00 USD cents) or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.

Lot 3 - USD 2,000.00 (two thousand USA dollars-00 USD cents) or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.

9. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
10. The address referred to above is:

Attn: Mr. Aureliu CASIAN, PIU Executive Director

Project Implementation Unit of the World Bank MSME Competitiveness Project

180, Stefan cel Mare, office 815, MD-2004, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Tel: (+373 22) 296 723

E-mail: piu@mded.gov.md

Web site: http://uipac.md