MINISTRY OF FOOD AND AGRIC-ULTURE

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MINISTRY OF FOOD AND AGRIC-ULTURE

WEST AFRICA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY

(WAAPP)

CredIt No.: Cr. 5136o-GH, ProJect U) No. : P129565

NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING

The Government of Ghana has received credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of WEST AFRICA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMME (WAAPP-2A), in the amount of USD 60 million, and intends to apply part of the funds to cover the eligible payments for the Supply and Installation of ICT Infrastructure - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), Related Services and applications at CSIR-Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI) - Fumesua and Kwadaso in Kumasi.

The West Africa Asrlcultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, (MOFA), invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Supply and Installation listed In the table below. Bidders shall quote all Items.

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1 ,Supply and Installation of fibre uplinks to link various blocks at CRI offices at Fumesua and Kwadaso 2 ,Supply and Installation of complete S02.11ac Wireless

Access coverage at CRI at Fumesua and Kwadaso Supply and Installation of a Unified Threat 3 IManagement and Firewall solution at CRI offices at

Fumesua and Kwadaso

4 ISUpply and Installation of 24port layer3 core switches with copper and fiber ports.

5 ., Supply and Installation of 24port layer3 with only fibre uplink

6 ISupplyand Installation of 42U rack

7 I~upply and Installation of SKVA single phase power Inverter

8 ISupply and Installation of single phase l OKVA AVR 9 ,Installation of Backhaul between Fumesua and Kwadaso

Offices of CRI '

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address below. Bidding documents (and 9,000.00

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Attention: Head of Procurement, MoFA

Street Address: Ministry of Food and ApIculture, POBox M.37~ Accra, Ghana Floor/Room number: 2, 3, 4, Sand 14 (WAAPP Building, Near Juvenile Court)

City: Accra; Country: Ghana Telephone:233-J02-666S67 facsimile number: 233-302-668245

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4. A cqmplete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the above and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of One hundred and Fifty Ghana Cedis (GHC1S0.oo).

5. The Bank's Standard Bidding Document for Procurement of Goods, appropriate to the bid, shall be used.

6. Bids shall be valid for a period of 120 days after the date of Bid Opening and must be accompanied by a security amount indicated in the table above in Ghana Cedis.

7. Bid security shall be valid for 28 days beyond the bid validity period.

8. Bids must be delivered to the Conference Room of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture Information Resource Centre, Accra in the Vicinity of Aglow Chemicals and the Greater-Accra Regional MoFA Offices on or before 10:00 am on Friday 3"' October 2014 and must be accompanied by a bid security as stated above.

9. Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders' representatives who choose to attend, at 10.00 hrs. GMT on Friday 3"' October 2014 at the Conference Room of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture Information Resource Centre, Accra in the vicinity of Aglow Chemicals and the Greater-Accra Regional MoFA Offices.

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