| Overview : Dear Sir / Madam: We kindly request you to submit your quotation for the procurement, construction and commissioning of one hydraulic-powered water system in the Municipality of Bobonaro as detailed in Annex 1 and Annex 3 of this RFQ. When preparing your quotation, please be guided by the form attached hereto as Annex 2. Quotations can be submitted on or before August 2, 2019 via ☒e-mail, ☒ mail or ☒facsimile to the address below: United Nations Development Programme UN House, Caicoli Street, P.O Box 558 Dili, Timor-Leste Attn: Ms. Tuya Altangerel, Resident Representative Submission by e-mail: bids.tp@undp.org Quotations submitted by email must be limited to a maximum of 5MB, virus-free and no more than 1 email transmissions. They must be free from any form of virus or corrupted contents, or the quotations shall be rejected. It shall remain your responsibility to ensure that your quotation will reach the address above on or before the deadline. Quotations that are received by UNDP after the deadline indicated above, for whatever reason, shall not be considered for evaluation. If you are submitting your quotation by email, kindly ensure that they are signed and in the .pdf format, and free from any virus or corrupted files. Delivery Terms [INCOTERMS 2010] | ☐FCA ☐CPT ☐CIP ☒DAP ☐Other | Customs clearance[1], if needed, shall be done by: | ☐UNDP ☒Supplier/Offeror ☐Freight Forwarder | Exact Address/es of Delivery Location/s (identify all, if multiple) | Project site is Suco Soilesu Municipality of Bobonaro, Timor-Leste | UNDP Preferred Freight Forwarder, if any[2] | N/A | Distribution of shipping documents | N/A | Latest Expected Delivery Date and Time | ☐ 30 days from the issuance of the Purchase Order (PO) ☒ Implementation to be completed no later than: Time: December 15, 2019 Time Zone of Reference: GMT +9 | Implementation Methodology and Schedule | ☒Required ☐Not Required | Packing Requirements | N/A | Mode of Transport | ☒AIR | ☒LAND | ☒SEA | ☐OTHER | Preferred Currency of Quotation[3] | ☒United States Dollars ☐Euro | Value Added Tax on Price Quotation[4] | ☐ Must be inclusive of VAT and other applicable indirect taxes ☒ Must be exclusive of VAT and other applicable indirect taxes | After-sales services required | ☒ Warranty on Parts and Labor for minimum period of 3 months ☐ Technical Support for minimum period of 12 months ☒ Service Unit provided when the Purchased Unit is Under Repair ☒ Brand new replacement if Purchased Unit is beyond repair | Deadline for the Submission of Quotation | COB, Friday, August 02, 2019 and GMT +9 | All documentations, including catalogs, instructions and operating manuals, shall be in this language | ☒ English ☐ French ☐ Spanish ☐ Others | Documents to be submitted[5] | ☒ Duly Accomplished Form as provided in Annex 2, and in accordance with the list of requirements in Annex 1; ☒ A statement whether any import or export licenses are required in respect of the goods to be purchased including any restrictions on the country of origin, use/dual use nature of goods or services, including and disposition to end users; ☐ Confirmation that licenses of this nature have been obtained in the past and an expectation of obtaining all the necessary licenses should the quotation be selected; ☐ Quality Certificates (ISO, etc.); ☒ Latest Business Registration Certificate; ☒ Latest Internal Revenue Certificate / Tax Clearance; ☐ Manufacturer’s Authorization of the Company as a Sales Agent (if Supplier is not the manufacturer); ☐ Certificate of Exclusive Distributorship in the country (if applicable, and if Supplier is not the manufacturer); ☐ Evidence/Certification of Environmental Sustainability (“Green” Standards) of the Company or the Product being supplied; ☐ Complete documentation, information and declaration of any goods classified or may be classified as “Dangerous Goods”. ☐ Patent Registration Certificates (if any of technologies submitted in the quotation is patented by the Supplier); ☒ Written Self-Declaration of not being included in the UN Security Council 1267/1989 list, UN Procurement Division List or other UN Ineligibility List; ☒ Qualifications of Key Company Staff to Complete Scope of Work (at least 3 CVs of Key staff); ☒ Implementation Methodology; ☒ Delivery Schedule; and ☒ Inspection and Testing Plan for the Scope of Works | Period of Validity of Quotes starting the Submission Date | ☐ 30 days ☒ 90 days ☐ 120 days In exceptional circumstances, UNDP may request the Vendor to extend the validity of the Quotation beyond what has been initially indicated in this RFQ. The Proposal shall then confirm the extension in writing, without any modification whatsoever on the Quotation. | Partial Quotes | ☒ Not permitted ☐ Permitted | Payment Terms[6] | ☐ 100% upon complete delivery of services ☒ Other, refer Table 1. Payment Terms | Date | Contract Value |
Deliverable 1. Submission of a report showing implementation methodology, delivery schedule and inspection and testing plan for entire scope of works as well as proof that the contractor mobilized to site. | Ten days after signing the contract. | 20% | Deliverable 2. Submission of a progress report demonstrating the completion of the electrical network extension (Section J of BOQ). | September 30 2019 | 20% | Deliverable 3. Submission of a final report that demonstrates project completion and commissioning of the water system (Sections A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I of BOQ). | November 30 2019 | 50% | Deliverable 4. Final payment to be withheld until the period of liability of three months has lapsed since project completion and the ‘Conditions for Release of Final Payment’ have been met. | Three months following project completion. | 10% |
Table 1. The payment terms will be linked to four deliverables in the project that can be drawn down by the company as a proportion of the total contract value once completed and approved by the person responsible for the project in the UNDP. The final payment will be dispensed if and only if all ‘Conditions for Release of Final Payment’ have been met. | Liquidated Damages | ☐ Will not be imposed ☒ Will be imposed under the following conditions: Percentage of contract price per day of delay: 2% Max. number of days of delay: 10 Days After which UNDP at its own discretion may terminate the contract. | Evaluation Criteria | ☒ Technical Responsiveness, Full Compliance to Requirements and Lowest Price[7] ☒ Comprehensiveness of After-Sales Services ☒ Full Acceptance of the PO/Contract General Terms and Conditions ☒ Earliest Delivery / Shortest Lead Time[8] ☒ Key Staff Show Evidence of Experience in the Implementation of Community Water Systems ☒ Registered Company is from the Municipality of Bobonaro | UNDP will award to: | ☒ One and only one supplier ☐ One or more supplier | Type of Contract to be Signed | ☐ Purchase Order ☒ Contract for Civil Works ☐ Contract Face Sheet (Goods and-or Services) UNDP ☐ Other Type/s of Contract | Contract General Terms and Conditions | ☒ General Terms and Conditions for contracts (goods and/or services) ☐ General Terms and Conditions for de minimi contracts (services only, less than $50,000) ☒ Applicable Terms and Conditions are available at http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/procurement/business/how-we-buy.html | Special conditions of Contract | ☒ Cancellation of PO/Contract if the delivery/completion is delayed by 10 calendar days ☐ Others | Conditions for Release of Final Payment | ☒ Procurement, Construction and Commissioning of One Hydraulic Powered Water System as per Bill of Quantities and Design Drawings ☒ Completion of Inspection and Testing Checklists to Demonstrate Quality Assurance ☒ Written Acceptance of Goods/Services based on full compliance with RFQ requirements ☒ Contract to Submit As-Built Drawings ☐ Others | Annexes to this RFQ[9] | ☒ Specifications of the Goods/BOQ Required (Annex 1) ☒ Form for Submission of Quotation (Annex 2) ☒ General Terms and Conditions / Special Conditions: http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/procurement/business/how-we-buy.html ☒ Design Drawings (Annex 3) Non-acceptance of the terms of the General Terms and Conditions (GTC) shall be grounds for disqualification from this procurement process. | Contact Person for Inquiries (Written inquiries only)[10] | Aaron Michael Thornton Project Engineer aaron.thornton@undp.org copy procurement.staff.tp@undp.org Any delay in UNDP’s response shall be not used as a reason for extending the deadline for submission, unless UNDP determines that such an extension is necessary and communicates a new deadline to the Proposers. |
Goods offered shall be reviewed based on completeness and compliance of the quotation with the minimum specifications described above and any other annexes providing details of UNDP requirements. The quotation that complies with all of the specifications, requirements and offers the lowest price, as well as all other evaluation criteria indicated, shall be selected. Any offer that does not meet the requirements shall be rejected. Any discrepancy between the unit price and the total price (obtained by multiplying the unit price and quantity) shall be re-computed by UNDP. The unit price shall prevail and the total price shall be corrected. If the supplier does not accept the final price based on UNDP’s re-computation and correction of errors, its quotation will be rejected. After UNDP has identified the lowest price offer, UNDP reserves the right to award the contract based only on the prices of the goods in the event that the transportation cost (freight and insurance) is found to be higher than UNDP’s own estimated cost if sourced from its own freight forwarder and insurance provider. At any time during the validity of the quotation, no price variation due to escalation, inflation, fluctuation in exchange rates, or any other market factors shall be accepted by UNDP after it has received the quotation. Any Purchase Order that will be issued as a result of this RFQ shall be subject to the General Terms and Conditions attached hereto. The mere act of submission of a quotation implies that the vendor accepts without question the General Terms and Conditions of UNDP indicated above - http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/procurement/business/how-we-buy.html . UNDP is not bound to accept any quotation, nor award a contract/Purchase Order, nor be responsible for any costs associated with a Supplier’s preparation and submission of a quotation, regardless of the outcome or the manner of conducting the selection process. Please be advised that UNDP’s vendor protest procedure is intended to afford an opportunity to appeal for persons or firms not awarded a purchase order or contract in a competitive procurement process. In the event that you believe you have not been fairly treated, you can find detailed information about vendor protest procedures in the following link: http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/operations/procurement/protestandsanctions/ UNDP encourages every prospective Vendor to avoid and prevent conflicts of interest, by disclosing to UNDP if you, or any of your affiliates or personnel, were involved in the preparation of the requirements, design, specifications, cost estimates, and other information used in this RFQ. UNDP implements a zero tolerance on fraud and other proscribed practices, and is committed to identifying and addressing all such acts and practices against UNDP, as well as third parties involved in UNDP activities. UNDP expects its suppliers to adhere to the UN Supplier Code of Conduct found in this link : http://www.un.org/depts/ptd/pdf/conduct_english.pdf Thank you and we look forward to receiving your quotation. Sincerely yours, Diana Lina Bernardo UNDP Operations Manager [1] Must be linked to INCO Terms chosen. [2]Depends on INCO Terms. The suggestion to use a UNDP preferred courier is only for purposes of familiarity with procedures and documentary requirements applicable to the UNDP when clearing with customs. [3] Local vendors must comply with any applicable laws regarding doing business in other currencies. Conversion of currency into the UNDP preferred currency, if the offer is quoted differently from what is required, shall be based only on UN Operational Exchange Rate prevailing at the time of UNDP’s issuance of Purchase Order. [4] This must be reconciled with the INCO Terms required by the RFQ. Furthermore, VAT exemption status varies from one country to another. Pls. tick whatever is applicable to the UNDP CO/BU requiring the goods. [5] First 2 items in this list are mandatory for the supply of imported goods [6] UNDP preference is not to pay advanced amount upon signing of contract. If vendor strictly requires advanced payment, it will be limited only up to 20% of the total price quoted. For any higher percentage, or advanced payment of $30,000 or higher, UNDP shall require the vendor to submit a bank guarantee or bank checque payable to UNDP, in the same amount as the advanced payment made by UNDP to the vendor. [7] UNDP reserves the right not to award the contract to the lowest priced offer, if the second lowest price among the responsive offer is found to be significantly more superior, and the price is higher than the lowest priced compliant offer by not more than 10%, and the budget can sufficiently cover the price difference. The term “more superior” as used in this provision shall refer to offers that have exceeded the pre-determined requirements established in the specifications. [8] This shall be used for time-critical and/or exigent requirements (e.g., post-crisis emergencies, elections, etc.). [9] Where the information is available in the web, a URL for the information may simply be provided. [10] This contact person and address is officially designated by UNDP. If inquiries are sent to other person/s or address/es, even if they are UNDP staff, UNDP shall have no obligation to respond nor can UNDP confirm that the query was received. |
