Invitation for Bids (IFB)
Publish Date: 19 Sept, 2017
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Ministry of Finance
Afghanistan Customs Department
Second Customs Reform and Trade Facilitation Project – Additional Financing
Project ID: P155443
Grand No: D076-AF
Supply and Installation of Video Conference Kits for Nimroz, Farah, Paktia, Kundoz, Khost, Kabul Airport Custom, Kabul Custom and ASYCUDA main Office.
1. The Ministry of Finance, Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has received fund from World Bank under International Development Association (IDA), a toward the cost of Supply and Installation of Video Conference Kits for different provinces of Ministry of Finance, Ref. No:
MOF-ACD/SCRTFP-PIU/16-G/KBL/002
2. The Afghanistan Customs Department, Ministry of Finance now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the above tender.
3. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) 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.
4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from 2nd Floor, Procurement Directorate, Ministry of Finance, Pashtoonestan Watt, Kabul, Afghanistan, email: and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:30 – 16:00 HRS Local Time on any working day from Saturday to Wednesday.
5. Qualifications requirements include:
a) Financial Capability: the Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence that it meets the following financial requirement(s):
i) The bidder must have credit line (unconditional) or cash in bank account as follows: AFN 1,204,000 (One Million Two Hundred Four Thausand Afghani)
ii) Annual turnover for each of the last five years in excess of: AFN 5,776,000 (Five Million Seven Hundred and Seventy Six Thousand Afghani)
b) Experience: the Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate that it has executed and meets the following experience requirement(s):
The Bidder has satisfactorily completed at least one contract for supply of similar goods in the preceding on of the five years of: AFN 2,888,000 (Two Million Eight Hundred and Eighty Eight Thousand Afghani)
6. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be obtained by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below: 2nd Floor, Procurement Directorate, Ministry of Finance, Pashtoonestan Watt, Kabul, Afghanistan.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below at 2nd Floor, Procurement Directorate, Ministry of Finance, Pashtoonestan Watt, Kabul, Afghanistan or before 18 October 2017 at 2:00 HRS Local Time. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend in person on the same day.
All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of as follow or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. The amount of bid security shall be; AFN 144,500
8. The address referred to above is:
Attention: Anwar Zamani
Procurement Officer
2nd Floor, Procurement Directorate
Ministry of Finance
Pashtoonestan Watt, Kabul, Afghanistan
Telephone: +93 788012169
E-mail:
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