Multimillion EPTC tender now open

MBABANE – The multimillion motor vehicle tender issued by the Eswatini Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (EPTC) is now open.

%usinesses have been afforded the opportunit\ to suppl\ (37& with more than motor vehicles both liJht and heav\ dut\ before the end of the \ear

(37& 0anaJinJ 'irector 0' 7hemba .humalo said the deadline for the submission of 5equest )or 3roposals 5)3 would be 0onda\ 1ovember

at e[actl\ noon

³7his tender seeNs to appoint vendors for the suppl\ and deliver\ of motor vehicles and the items however will be supplied based on periodic contracts which ma\ include consiJnment stocN arranJements ´ said .humalo

7he 0' mentioned in the tender doc ument that this request for tender was not a contract and does not create an obliJation on (37&¶s part to purchase Joods services or worNs from an\ com pan\ submittinJ a proposal

+e said the\ (37& reserves the riJht at an\ point of the tender process to disqualif\ an\ non compliant tender and the riJht to accept or reMect all ten ders at an\ time prior to the award of the contract

³8nless otherwise indicated in the bid dinJ documents the corporation shall not be liable for an\ e[pense incurred in the preparation and submission of a bid :here applicable a non refundable fee for documents ma\ be charJed ´ he said

.humalo added that a tender docu ment submitted b\ a Moint venture -9 of two or more companies must be

Number of Vehicles

1 2 1 1 2 2 2

Type of Vehicles 7 seater

2L LDV with canopy L/ Rack

1 Ton van with space saver canopy

27 Seater without chairs (panel van)

2L LDV with space saver canopy

6 Ton trucks 2L LDV fiber canopy

accompanied b\ a document forminJ the Moint venture

+e said the document should precisel\ define the conditions under which the Moint venture would function its period of duration the persons authorised to represent it and obliJated thereb\ the participation of the several companies forminJ the Moint venture and an\ other information necessar\ to permit a full appraisal of its function

Submitted

.humalo added that the -9 aJreement should be submitted with the tender documents

7he 0' added that (37& would award the contract to the tenderer whose tender has been determined to be sub stantiall\ responsive to the tender re quirements and who has offered the best evaluated tender price and has offered the appropriate equipment and e[perienced personnel for the intended requirement

+e emphasised that the awardinJ of contract shall be recommended to the best evaluated tenderer as deter mined b\ the evaluation methodoloJ\ and criteria specified in the invitation document

.humalo added that the contract award decision shall be taNen b\ the appropriate approvals authorit\ but the award decision does not constitute a contract

³)ollowinJ the contract award deci sion (37& will prepare a notice indi catinJ the name of the best evaluated tenderer the value of the proposed contract and an\ evaluation scores

³7he notice will be sent to all tenderers who submitted tenders b\ letter and where appropriate b\ fa[ or email and will be 3ublished on the (swatini 3ublic 3rocurement 5eJulator\ $Jenc\ website

³(37& will allow a period of at least

worNinJ da\s to elapse from the date of dispatch and publication of the notice before a contract is awarded (37& will promptl\ notif\ in writinJ other suppliers on the shortlist that the\ were unsuccessful ´ added the 0'

3rocurement has evoNed transparenc\ in the allocation of contracts eliminat inJ favouritism and bias

7o procure worNs in (swatini a ten derinJ process must be done before al locatinJ a compan\ to provide services

7his has resulted to micro small and medium enterprises 060(s perfor mance JrowinJ and further decreased procurement related complains

%usinesses that were afore not recoJ nised in their sectors have been afforded an opportunit\ to procure some of the contracts that were once awarded abroad