Specific Procurement Notice

Kigali, 08/07/2024

Employer: Energy Development Corporation Limited (EDCL)

Project: Energy Access and Quality Improvement Project

Country: RWANDA

Contract Title: Supply of Cables, earth wire optical fibre and Anti-climbing devices

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA-67760

RFB Reference No.: RW-REG/EDCL-385969-GO-RFB

1. The Government of Rwanda has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Energy Access and Quality Improvement Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract[1] for Supply of Cables, earth wire optical fibre and Anti-climbing devices “For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing.”

2. The Energy Development Corporation Limited (EDCL) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Supply of Cables, earth wire optical fibre and Anti-climbing devices: Lot 1: Supply of ABC twisted cables and Lot 2: LV Transformer Cables and Services Cables. Those materials will be delivered within 6months to EDCL Kalisimbi Store in Nyabihu District.

3. 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” Fifth Edition, September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from EDCL, procurement@edcl.reg.rw copy to cuwajeneza@edcl.reg.rw and jdruberanziza@edcl.reg.rw and inspect the bidding document during office hours from 09:00 AM to 17:00 PM at the address given below.

5. The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of 50 USD (receipt to be sent by email). The method of payment will be deposit on the Bank Account N° 1000057734 in USD opened at National Bank of Rwanda in the name of EDCL EAQIP IDA Designated Account, Swift Code: BNRWRWRW. The document will be sent by e-mail.

6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 02/09/2024 at 10:00 am (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 02/09/2024 at 10:30am.

7. All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid Security” of 100,000USD for Lot 1 and 60,000USD for Lot 2 issued directly by a bank or a local insurance company. Swift transaction guarantees are not acceptable.

8. 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.

9. The address(es) referred to above is (are):

Energy Development Corporation Ltd

Félix GAKUBA, Managing Director

KN2 ST 3, Nyarugenge District, Kigali City,

P.O. Box 3855 Kigali, Rwanda

Tel.: (250) 787172265,

Kigali City Tower (KCT), 2^nd Floor, Procurement Office

Sincerely.

[1] Substitute “contracts” where Bids are called concurrently for multiple contracts. Add a new para. 3 and renumber paras 3 - 8 as follows: “Bidders may Bid for one or several contracts, as further defined in the request for bids document. 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.”

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