Thursday, April 16, 2009

Kenya ICT Board Tender: Supply of ICT Hardware and Installation and Commissioning of LANs at MoIC-KNA Offices

Name of Project: Supply of ICT Hardware and Installation and Commissioning of LANs at MoIC-KNA Offices

Credit No. 4284-KE

1. This Invitation for Bids (IFB) follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project that appeared in United Nations Development Business on 30th November 2007 and online on 2nd November 2007.

2. The Government of Kenya has received financing from the World Bank toward the Kenya Transparency & Communications Infrastructure Project (KTCIP). KTCIP will be executed by the Kenya ICT Board under the Ministry of Information and Communications. The Kenya ICT Board therefore intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments under the agreement(s) resulting from this IFB: Supply of ICT Hardware and Installation and Commissioning of LANs at MoIC -KNA Offices

3. The Kenya ICT Board being the Executing agency for the project now invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for Supply of Goods and Services for the procurement of:

LOT1: Installation and Commissioning of LAN at MoIC-KNA Offices
  • Item 1: Installation and Commissioning of LAN
  • Item 2: Switches
  • Item 3: UPSs
  • Item 4: Patch Panels
  • Item 5: Network Cabinets
  • Item 6: Training (To include LAN and WAN configuration techniques for End Users)
LOT2: Supply of the following ICT Hardware
  • Item 1: 120 Desktop computers
  • Item 2: 24 Printers
  • Item 3: 24 Scanners
  • Item 4:120 UPSs
  • Item 5: 24 Camcorders
  • Item 6: 24 Digital Cameras
Bidders can bid for one or both Lots. Bidders must bid for all items in a LOT. Bids quoting for incomplete items in a LOT shall be considered non-responsive and rejected.

The Installation and Commissioning of a LAN will be installed at 24 Ministry of Information & Communication -Kenya News Agency (KNA) office's as per the provided schedule in section VIH, Table 1, in the tender document.

4. Bidding will be conducted through the 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 as defined in the Guidelines.

5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Kenya ICT Board offices, 12th Floor Teleposta Towers, Koinange Lane and inspect the bidding documents from 9.00 am -1.00 pm and 2.00pm-3.00 pm every day excluding weekends and public holidays.

6. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be obtained from the Kenya ICT Board Procurement Office at 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers, between 9.00 a.m. - 1.00 P.M. and 2.00 P.M - 3.00 P.M. upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Kenya Shillings (KES) 5,0007= or an equivalent amount of a freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be in cash or banker's cheque payable to the, Kenya ICT Board. The document may also be downloaded from the Kenya ICT website: www.ict.go.ke. Bidders who download bid documents must at the time of submission pay the mandatory non-refundable fee as above and attach proof of purchase alongside their bid documents.


7. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 10.00 am 28th May, 2009.

8. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of 2% of the tender sum. Bids will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of the Bidders' representatives who choose to attend at the Kenya ICT Board, 12" Floor, Teleposta Towers, Koinange Lane Entrance Nairobi. Late bids will be rejected.

9. 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. Bids/Tenders should be submitted in a plain sealed envelope clearly marked:
THE DEPUTY CEO/TCIP PROGRAMME MANAGER KENYA TRANSPARENCY & COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT (KTCIP)
KENYA ICT BOARD, P.O. BOX 27150 NAIROBI 00100, KENYA.

TENDER NO.
K3CTB/KTCIP/ICB/03/2008-2009: SUPPLY OF ICT HARDWARE AND INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING OF LANS AT MOIC-KNA OFFICES

and placed in the Tender Box situated at Kenya ICT Board Meeting Room or mailed so as to reach the undersigned on or before 28thMay, 2009, at 10.00am East African Time.
Kenya Information & Communication Teennologry Board.

12th Floor, Telposta Towers,
Koinange Lane, P.O Box 27150-00100
Nairobi, Kenya,
Tel: +254 20 2089061,
Website: www.ict.go,ke

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