TENDER FOR CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL STAFF HOUSES AT
SONGWE BORDER BY NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING (NCB) –
RE -ADVERTISEMENT
1. The MBS now invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for the construction of residential staff houses at Songwe border as indicated below: –
A. CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSES
LOT NUMBER DESCRIPTION QUANTITY REFERENCE NUMBER
Lot 1 Construction of houses at Songwe border 3 MBS-PRO-FAD-RH-2021
2. Bidding will be conducted in accordance with the open tendering procedures contained in the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Act 2017 and Regulations of the Government of the Republic of Malawi and is open to all eligible bidders.
3. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Malawi Bureau of Standards Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road, P.O. Box 946, Blantyre and inspect bidding documents at the address given below at 7 (a) from 08:00hrs to 16:00hrs local time from Monday to Friday except on public holidays.
4 A complete set of bidding document in English may be paid for by interested bidders upon a
payment of a non-refundable fee of MK5,000.00. The method of payment is strictly Bank deposit to account below.
ACCOUNT NAME : Malawi Bureau of Standards
BRANCH : Victoria Avenue National Bank
ACCOUNT NUMBER : 1346148
The document will have to be collected in person and no liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.
5. (a) Bids must be delivered to the address below at 7(b) at or before 14:00hrs local time on
9th January, 2024.
(b) Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders and/or their representatives and
members of the general public who chose to attend the opening of the bids at 14:00hours
local time on 9th January, 2024.
6 (a) Bids must be accompanied by a bid securing declaration form.
(b) Bidders are strictly advised to attend a pre – bid meeting at the MBS Songwe border office on 18th December, 2023 from 2.00pm. An attendance register will be issued and it must be submitted together with the bid.
7 (a) The address for inspection and purchasing of bidding documents is;
Procurement Office
Malawi Bureau of Standards
Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road
P.O. Box 946
Blantyre
Email:chikondimadona@mbsmw.org
(b)The address for delivery and submission of bids is;
The Chairperson
Internal Procurement and Disposal Committee
Malawi Bureau of Standards
Moirs Road
P.O. Box 946
Blantyre
8 It is the responsibility of each bidder to ensure that bids are submitted in accordance with
“instructions to bidders’’ in the bidding documents, as non compliance to the instructions will
lead to disqualification and rejection of the bid.
9 Bids in sealed envelopes clearly marked with the appropriate tender descriptions should be deposited in a tender box placed at the Malawi Bureau of Standards Main Reception
addressed to the address at 7(b) above.
10 Bids shall remain valid for a period of 90 days after bid opening.
11 Malawi Bureau of Standards does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any bid, but reserves the
right to exercise choice of the substantially responsive bid, provided that the bidder is determined
to be qualified to perform the contract.