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  GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES   SOUTHERN PLAINS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT CONSTRUCTION OF PUMP HOUSES, RESERVOIRS (MOAF/SPADP/W5/06/2021)   INVITATION TO BID The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) – United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund (UKCIF), in an amount equivalent to £16,710,313 towards the cost of the Southern Plains Agricultural Development Project (SPAD) and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued.  Payments by CDB will be made only at the request of GOJ and upon approval by CDB, will be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement.  The Financing Agreement prohibits withdrawal from the financing account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.  No party other than GOJ shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing. The Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries (MoAF), Southern Plains Agricultural Development Project (SPADP), now invited sealed bids from eligible and qualified Bidders for the Construction of Pump Houses and Reservoirs (MOAF/SPADP/ W5/06/2021). Firms whether bidding individually or in the form of a Joint Venture, shall: (a)   be legally incorporated or otherwise organised in, and have their principal place of business in an Eligible Country; (b)   be more than fifty (50) percent beneficially-owned by a citizen or citizens and/or a bona fide resident or residents of an Eligible Country, or by a body corporate or bodies meeting these requirements, as far as the ownership can be reasonably determined; (c)   shall have no arrangement and undertake not to make any arrangement whereby the majority of the financial benefits of the contract, i.e. more than fifty (50) percent of the value of the contract, will accrue or be paid to sub-contractors or sub-consultants that are not from an Eligible Country; and (d)   in all cases, not be subject to any restrictions under European Council Regulation No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 or the Terrorism (United Nations Measures) 2009 of the UK with a view to combating terrorism. Eligible countries are member countries of CDB. Eligible bidders will be required to submit full qualification information with their bids establishing their eligibility to bid and qualification to perform the contract if the bid is accepted.  Tender and qualification information are to be submitted in the English Language on the prescribed forms inserted in the Bid Documents.  Submissions that do not provide the information required or that do not demonstrate the prospective contractor’s ability to perform satisfactorily, will not qualify and will not be considered for further evaluation. Bid documents will be available for inspection at the first address below, from June 28, 2021, on week days between 9:00am-3:00pm Jamaican time. A complete set of bidding documents can be requested by interested bidders via email at [email protected]. Requests may be made by personal application or in writing. Written applications must be clearly marked: “Request for the Construction of Pump Houses and Reservoirs (MOAF/SPADP/W5/6/2021). ” The documents will be promptly issued in soft copy, but under no circumstance will GOJ, SPADP, or MOAF be held responsible for late delivery, loss or damage to the documents. Hard copies of Bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes, with the name and address of the bidder, and be clearly marked “Tender for Construction of Pump Houses, Reservoirs (MOAF/SPADP/W5/06/2021) ” and must be delivered to the first address below no later than 2:00 p.m. Jamaica time on August 13, 2021.   Bids will be opened publicly at 2:15 p.m.-Jamaica time on September 7 th, the deadline for submission of bids, in the presence of Bidders' representatives who choose to attend at that address. Qualification information only must be submitted simultaneously to the second address below. Each bid must be accompanied by a “Bid Security” of Two million nine hundred thousand Jamaican Dollars (JA$2,900,000.00) or Nineteen Thousand United States Dollars (USD19,000). Late bids will be rejected. GOJ /MOAF reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, and to annul the process and reject all bids, at any time prior to award of contract, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected prospective bidder(s) or any obligation to inform the affected prospective bidder(s) of the grounds for GOJ/MOAF action. GOJ will not defray any costs incurred by any bidder in the preparation of bids.   1.  The Procurement Specialist Southern Plains Agricultural Development Project The Project Office National Irrigation Commission 191 Old Hope Road Kingston 5, JAMAICA W.I. Tel. No. + 1 876 977-6446 Or email: [email protected]   2.  Procurement Officer Procurement Policy Unit Caribbean Development Bank P. O. Box 408, Wildey St. Michael BARBADOS, W. I. Tel:  +1 246 431-1600 Fax: +1 246 426-7269 Email: [email protected]   SOUTHERN PLAINS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Jamaica Not cancelled Invitation for Bids Works Friday, August 13, 2021- 15:00 CDB-P759718-06/21 MOAF/SPADP/W5/06/2021 Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Construction Water, Sanitation and Waste Management Friday, June 18, 2021 English Friday, June 18, 2021- 11:27 Caribbean Development Bank