ICB/2020/01

INVITATION LETTER TO TENDER

Day:

March 24, 2021 (from 09:00 am) Hanoi time

Loan No.:

3201-VIE(SF): Lower secondary education project in the most difficult area, phase 2

Package:

ICB/2020/01 – Print local education materials at lower secondary level in Bac Lieu, Kien Giang, Soc Trang and Tra Vinh provinces

Tender submission deadline:

07/05/2021 (09:30 am) Hanoi time

Tender Letter No.:

ICB/2020/01

1. The Socialist Republic of Vietnam has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the Second Most Difficult Area Secondary Education Project (LSEMDAP2), and will use it. part of this loan covers the bidding package mentioned above. ADB-eligible countries will be invited to bid.

2. The Ministry of Education and Training, through the second phase of the Lower Secondary Education Project in the most difficult areas, LSEMDAP2 (''Buyer') invites qualified bidders to submit their bids. with seals for printing local educational materials at the lower secondary level in Bac Lieu, Kien Giang, Soc Trang and Tra Vinh provinces.

3. Single-Stage - One-Envelope International Open Bidding will be applied and executed to all bidders from eligible countries as described in the Bidding Documents.

4. Bidders must meet the following requirements to be eligible to participate in this bidding package:

Complete, as a primary supplier within the last three (03) years, at least two (02) contracts, each worth at least 588,412 USD of similar nature and complexity as the scope of supply is presented in Chapter 6 - Supply Schedule of the bidding documents.

· Minimum average annual turnover of USD 1,471,030 calculated by the sum of payments received by the Contractor for contracts completed or in progress within the last three (03) years.

(The technical criteria are described more fully in the Bidding Documents).

5. For further information and instructions on the Bidding Documents, Bidders may contact:

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Central Project Management Board

THE MOST DIFFICULT HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION PROJECT, PHASE 2

Represent:

Mr. Dao Ngoc Nam, Director of the Central Project Management Board.

Address:

6th floor, 193C3, Ba Trieu, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Zip Code:

100000

Phone:

+84 24 3974 1541

Fax:

+84 24 3974 1480

Email:

[email protected]

6. To purchase the Bidding Documents in English, eligible bidders need:

· Send to the above address to request to provide Bidding Documents for ICB/2020/01 bidding package – Print local education materials at lower secondary level in Bac Lieu, Kien Giang, Soc Trang and Tra Vinh provinces.

· Pay a non-refundable fee of USD $150 (One Hundred and Fifty US Dollars). Payment method is Cash or bank transfer according to the following information:

Bank/Branch

: Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade of Vietnam - Ba Dinh Branch

Address

: 34 Cua Nam, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

account name

: Secondary education project in the most difficult area, phase 2

Account number

: 126 0000 16928 (USD)

: 127 0000 16915 (VND)

SWIFT code

: ICBVVNVX 124

Intermediary bank

: JPMORGANCHASE BANK

Address

: NEW YORK - US

SWIFT code

: CHASUS 33

· Bidding documents will be sent to the contractor via courier if the recipient is overseas and delivered in person or by post if the recipient is in the country. The bid solicitor will not be responsible if the bidding documents are lost or delivered late.

7. Submission of Bids:

· send to the above contact address

· at or before the submission deadline: 07/05/2021 (09:30 am) Hanoi Time

Enclosed with the Bid Security as specified in the Bidding Documents.

Bids will be opened immediately after the submission deadline in the presence of bidders' representatives.

8. The Project Management Board shall not be responsible for any costs incurred to the Contractor in connection with the preparation and submission of the Bids.

9. When comparing Bids, ADB's domestic preference rules shall apply in accordance with the provisions of the Bidding Documents.