Southern African Trade and Connectivity Project (Malawi)
RFB No: MW-MTPW-463842-GO-RFB
- The Government of the Republic of Malawi has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Southern Africa Trade and Connectivity Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of: Supply, Delivery and Installation of ICT Equipment of Data centers for the MBS/DARS/DAHLD
- The Ministry of Transport and Public Works now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Procurement of: Supply, Delivery and Installation of ICT Equipment of Data for the MBS/DARS/DHLD
| Line Item | Description of Goods | Quantity (Physical units) | Final Destination (Project Site) as specified in BDS In all cases the Final Destination shall be the National Data Center in Lilongwe for the production DC equipment and the Escom Data Center in Blantyre for the backup data center equipment | Delivery (as per Incoterms) Date |
| Delivery (Weeks) | ||||
| 1 | Backup Server | 4 | 6-8 | |
| 2 | Tape Library | 4 | 6-8 | |
| 3 | Tape Media | 6 | 6-8 | |
| 4 | Server Rack | 2 | 6-8 | |
| 5 | Network Interface Modules | 5 | 6-8 | |
| 6 | Internet Router | 2 | 6-8 | |
| 7 | Network Switch | 2 | 6-8 | |
| 8 | WAN Router | 6 | 6-8 | |
| 9 | Web Firewall | 2 | 6-8 | |
| 10 | Server Farm Firewall | 2 | 6-8 | |
| 11 | Perimeter Firewall | 2 | 6-8 | |
| 12 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Licenses | 26 | 6-8 | |
| 13 | RH JBoss ESL Licenses | 26 | 6-8 | |
| 14 | Syslog/Nagios/Red Hat Smart | 4 | 6-8 | |
| 15 | Pentaho Reporting Licenses | 6 | 6-8 | |
| 16 | Druva Data Backup System Management | 6 | 6-8 | |
| 17 | Druva Data Backup System Client | 6 | 6-8 | |
| 18 | Nagios XI | 3 | 6-8 | |
| 19 | SSL/TLS Certificate | 4 | 6-8 | |
| 20 | SMTP Server License | 3 | ||
| 21 | Authentication Certificate | 4 | 6-8 | |
| 22 | VPN | 20 | 6-8 | |
| Data Centers Additional Materials | ||||
| 23 | CAT 6 Molex (500m drum) | 2 | ||
| 24 | Fibre optic cable (24 core) | 200 m | 6-8 | |
| 25 | Patch panel | 6 | 6-8 | |
| 26 | Fly lead | 140 | 6-8 | |
| 27 | Patch Leads | 24 | 6-8 | |
| 28 | Fiber SPF | 24 | 6-8 | |
| 29 | Brush Tray | 12 | 6-8 | |
| 30 | Cabinet Tray | 6 | 6-8 |
3. 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” dated September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from The Ministry of Transport and Public Works, The Project Manager, email: procurement@satcp.mw and inspect the bidding document during office hours i.e. 09:30 to 15:30 hoursat the address given below.
5. 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 Twenty Thousand Malawi Kwacha (MK20,000) or equivalent in a freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be direct deposit or transfer to a designated project account number Southern Africa Trade and Connectivity at Reserve Bank of Malawi. Account Number 0013000870038 The document will be sent by physical/courier or electronic mail bidders will be responsible for shipping by courier
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 14th March 2025 at 10.00am. 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 14th March, 2025at 10.00am.
7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration.
8. The address (es) referred to above is (are):
The Chairperson
Internal and Disposable of Assets Committee
The Ministry of Transport and Public Works
Capital Hill, Ground Floor, Room 31
Private Bag 322
Lilongwe 3
Malawi
Telephone No.: +265 985 069 633
Facsimile No.: + 265 1 789 328
Attention: Procurement Specialist
Email: procurement@satcp.mw
