Procurement Supply, Delivery, Installation and commissioning ofEquipment for Solar Power Solution at designated sites of Malawi Bureau of Standards(MBS), Ministry of Agriculture Department of Agricultural Research Services (DARS) andDepartment of Animal and Livestock Health Development (DALHD).

Request for Bids Goods

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Malawi
Name of Project: Southern Africa Trade Connectivity Project (SATCP)
Contract Title: Procurement Supply, Delivery, Installation and commissioning of
Equipment for Solar Power Solution at designated sites of Malawi Bureau of Standards
(MBS), Ministry of Agriculture Department of Agricultural Research Services (DARS) and
Department of Animal and Livestock Health Development (DALHD).
Project No. P164847
Credit No. IDA 68700
Grant No.: IDA D8040
RFB Reference No.: MW-MTPW-506552-GO-RFB
Date Issued: 6 th September, 2025

1. The Ministry of Transport and Public Works has received financing from the World Bank
   toward the cost of the Southern Africa Trade and Connectivity Project (SATCP) , and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commission Solar Power Solution at designated sites of Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS), Ministry of Agriculture Department of Agricultural Research Services (DARS) and Department of Animal and Livestock Health Development (DALHD) “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.”
2. The Ministry of Transport and Public Works now invites sealed Bids from eligible
   Bidders for:

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”
   World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated February, 2025, 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 IPDC Chairperson, email: procurement@satcp.mw and inspect the
   bidding document during office hours i.e. 09:30 to 15:30 hours at 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 Ecobank.
   Account Number 5460000004752 swift code ECOCMWMW 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 6 th October,2025 at 10:00am.
   Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. All bidders are requested to submit an
   original, 4 hardcopies and an electronic copy on a flash drive in a searchable pdf
   format. Late Bids will 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;
   The Ministry of Transport and Public Works
   Capital Hill , 1 st Floor
   Conference Room
   Private Bag 322
   Lilongwe 3
7. All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid-Securing Declaration,”.
8. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose
   information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award
   Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding
   document.”]
9. 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