Country: Republic of Ghana

Name of Project: Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (GLRSSMP) – EPA PCU

Contract Title: Supply of 226No. Various Global Positioning System Devices, 30No. Rugged Smart Phones and Monitor

Credit No.: IDA-69690

RFB Reference No.: GH-EPA-282256-GO-RFB

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR) through the Government of Ghana has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (GLRSSMP).

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Project Coordinating Unit (PCU) intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the Supply of 226No. Various Global Positioning System Devices, 30No. Rugged Smart Phones and Monitor for Project Implementation. 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, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Supply of the items as follows:

Bidders are required to bid for all of the items in the contracts, as further defined in the Request for Bids document.

Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers”, November 2020 edition (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Project Coordinating Unit, Attention: Charles Isaac Acquah, at #1 Energy Close, adjacent Ministry of Energy on the Starlets ’91 Road, Ministries, Accra, and near the SSNIT Pension House at the Ministries, Accra; [email protected] and inspect the bidding document during office hours from 9:30 to 16:00 GMT from Monday to Friday at the address given below.

The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Eight Hundred Ghana Cedis (GH800.00). The method of payment will be Cash or Bankers Draft. The document will be sent by collection in-person from the address below or via email to the email address provided by the bidder after payment has been made.

Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 1:00 PM Local Time on Tuesday, 31st  May, 2022. Electronic Bidding will NOT be permitted. Late Bids shall 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 Tuesday, 31st May, 2022 at 13:00 GMT (1:00PM Local Time).

All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of GH55,200.00

The addresses referred to above are:

Address (1) for clarification and for purchase of bid documents:

The Project Coordinating Unit (PCU),

Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (GLRSSMP)

Environmental Protection Agency

Room 109 & 306

Office Location: #1 Energy Close, adjacent Ministry of Energy on the Starlets ’91 Road, Near SSNIT Pension House, Ministries, Accra

Email: [email protected]

Tel. 0302-664698/ 662465/ 667524 Mob.: 050-1301567

Web.: www.epa.gov.gh

Address (2) for Bid Submission and Bid Opening:

Office of the Project Coordinator

Attn: Charles Isaac Acquah

The Project Coordinating Unit (PCU)

Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (GLRSSMP) EPA PCU

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Head Office, Room M12 (Millennium Block Conference Room)

Location: #1 Energy Close, adjacent Ministry of Energy on the Starlets ’91 Road, near SSNIT Pension House, Ministries, Accra