RE-LAUNCH: SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN):
Invitation for Bids
Lesotho Revenue Authority
Procurement and Installation of SAN Storage and Switches
Date: 04th December, 2020
Loan No: 2100150038494
IFB No: LRA/AFDB/003
- This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project that appeared in UNDB online P-LS-KF0-003 of 21 December 2017 on-line and on the African Development Bank Group’s Internet Website ;
- The Government of Lesotho has received Financing from the African Development Bank in various currencies towards the cost of Lesotho Tax Modernisation Project. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for Procurement of Hardware and Support for Lesotho Tax Modernisation Project ;
- The Lesotho Revenue Authority now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Procurement and Installation of SAN Storage and Switches.
List of Goods :
| Name of Goods | Brief Description | Quantity | |||||||||
| SAN* Storage | High performance shared data storage. | 3 | |||||||||
| A Fibre Channel switch is designed for high- | |||||||||||
| SAN Switches | performance network with low latency and | ||||||||||
| lossless data transmission based on Fibre | |||||||||||
| Channel Protocol. | 6 | ||||||||||
| Name of Related Service | Quantity | ||||
| Installation and Commissioning of SAN | |||||
| Storage | 3 | ||||
| Installation, connection Zoning of SAN | |||||
| Switches | 6 | ||||
- Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the office of Lesotho Tax Modernisation Project, 5th Floor, MGC Park, Corner Mpilo road and Pope John Paul 11, Maseru, Lesotho, E Mail Address : supplychainmanagement@lra.org.ls copy to h.chaka@lra.org.ls Tel +266 5221 5650 during office hours (08h: 00 to 17h: 00 local time) on week days except public holidays ;
- A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the above and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of M500.00 ;
- The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and in the General Conditions of Contract are the provisions of the African Development Bank Standard Bidding Document: Procurement of Goods or Procurement of Works ;
- Bidders are invited for Pre – bid Meeting which will take place on Virtual TEAMS platform on the 12th January, 2021 at 10h00 local time. And the invite for the meeting will be issued to the interested Bidders ;
- Sealed Bids clearly marked – Procurement and Installation of SAN Storage and Switches must be delivered to the SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER Ground Floor, Finance House, Government Office Complex, phase III, Cnr. Kingsway Road and Old High court Rd, Maseru, Office Number 0013 on or before 11h: 00 on 22nd January, 2021 and must be accompanied by a bid security (Unconditional Bank Guarantee) amount to LSL 550,000.00 with a bid validity period of 120 days from submission date ;
- Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at 11h15 local time on the 22nd January, 2021 at the Ground Floor, Finance House, Government Office Complex, phase III, Cnr. Kingsway Road and Old High court Rd, Maseru, Office Number 0013.