CONSTRUCTION OF MINOR WORKS IN SCHOOL CENTERS. 6 School Centers - Eastern Zone

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE
QUOTE REQUEST
PURCHASE BY PRICE COMPARISON No. FOM II-SH-3941/2020

CONSTRUCTION OF MINOR WORKS IN SCHOOL CENTERS. 6 School Centers - Eastern Zone.

Original title in Spanish: CONSTRUCCIÓN DE OBRAS MENORES EN CENTROS ESCOLARES. 6 Centros Escolares – Zona Oriental.

The United States of America through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC, for its acronym in English) and the Government of the Republic of El Salvador (the "Government" or “GOES”), have entered into a Millennium Challenge Grant Agreement, for an amount of US$365.2 million (US$277 million from United States of America Government, through the Millennium Challenge Corporation and US$88.2 million from the Government of the Republic of El Salvador) (“Grant Agreement").

The Grant will be used to support the following activities: 1) Human Capital Project, 2) Investment Climate Project, 3) Logistical Infrastructure Project; and, 4) the installation and administration costs of the agency responsible for the implementation.

The Government, acting through “El Fondo del Milenio II” or “FOMILENIO II”, hereinafter referred to as "FOMILENIO II", intends using part of the Funds for eligible payments under the terms and conditions established in the contract resulting from this “Shopping” method procedure, to perform these works in a transparent and financially viable manner, according to the following detail:
Ref. No. FOM II-SH-3941/2020
Title: CONSTRUCTION OF MINOR WORKS IN SCHOOL CENTERS. 6 School Centers - Eastern Zone.

Original title in Spanish: CONSTRUCCIÓN DE OBRAS MENORES EN CENTROS ESCOLARES. 6 Centros Escolares – Zona Oriental.

DATE AND TIME (*1) OF PRE-BIDDING MEETING: February 21, 2020, at 2:30 p.m.

DATE AND TIME (*2) LIMIT OF RECEIVING PRICE QUOTATIONS: March 11, 2020, until 10:00 a.m.

Notes: 1 and 2, official time in the Republic of El Salvador (UTC-06:00).

A pre-bidding meeting will be held at the headquarters of FOMILENIO II, (https://bit.ly/2EhhDqX), or in the place indicated by mean of a Clarifying Note to be published on the website of FOMILENIO II, and it will be sent by email to interested persons who have registered their email address on the FOMILENIO II website. Although it is not a mandatory meeting, it is recommended to attend all interested persons or their representatives.

Payments from FOMILENIO II shall be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions, including restrictions on the use of MCC funding agreement. No party other than the GOES and FOMILENIO II, shall be rights about the Agreement and shall be entitled to claim funds or resources of MCC.

Be excluded from participation in this procurement to any person or entity within the blacklist or suspended from participating in procedures funded by the World Bank or Federal Government funding of the United States of America, or otherwise prohibited by law of the United States of America or executive orders or policies, including under any existing anti-terrorism policy.

The constructions of the minor works to be contracted under this invitation will be done under the “Purchase by Price Comparison” (SH) method, which is described in the Invitation Document, according to MCC Procurement Guidelines, posted in http://www.fomilenioii.gob.sv/directrices-de-adquisiciones (if clicking on the link does not open the web address noted or some error occurs, please try to copy exactly the link text without add spaces, characters, or signs, and paste directly in the address bar of your browser and press "Enter" key or click on the "Go to" button).

The information will be available from February 19, 2020, in digital format, on weekdays from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. at 12:00 m. and from 2:00 p.m. at 5:00 p.m., official time of the Republic of El Salvador (UTC – 06: 00), or you can download the documents, prior free online registration, in the Procurement section of the FOMILENIO II website: http://www.fomilenioii.gob.sv/adquisiciones/procesos (if clicking on the link does not open the web address noted or some error occurs, please try to copy exactly the link text without add spaces, characters, or signs, and paste directly in the address bar of your browser and press "Enter" key or click on the "Go to" button).

Those interested who register through the FOMILENIO II website, their e-mail address, general data and expressing their interest in participating in this specific procurement, will receive notifications via the e-mail registered, related to clarification notes, amendments or any other necessary information related to this procurement, issued during the period specified in the invitation document. Besides, this information will be available for public downloading, previous free online registration, in the FOMILENIO II website http://www.fomilenioii.gob.sv/adquisiciones/procesos (if clicking on the link does not open the web address noted or some error occurs, please try to copy exactly the link text without add spaces, characters, or signs, and paste directly in the address bar of your browser and press "Enter" key or click on the "Go to" button).

All price quotations must be submitted in Spanish language, in accordance with the authorization for the use of the Spanish language, granted by MCC to FOMILENIO II, which was issued on January 26, 2015. Price quotations must be delivered and registered at the address mentioned below, no later than the deadline time and date indicated in the specific invitation document.

Bidders should be aware that distance and customs formalities may require longer than expected delivery time. Price quotations that arrive after the deadline date and time to submit and record price quotations will be returned unopened.

The only official address is the following:
Sergio Bassett
Procurement Management / Procurement Agent - FOMILENIO II
Edificio Zafiro, Nivel 1, Bulevar Orden de Malta, Avenida El Boquerón #4-A, Santa Elena,
Antiguo Cuscatlán, La Libertad, República de El Salvador– Centro América
Phone: +503.2524.1000
E-mail: licitaciones@fomilenioii.gob.sv

For the Specific Procurement Notice, please visit: https://mcc.dgmarket.com/tender/32277488

DISCLAIMER: THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. FOR UPDATES ON THIS SOLICITATION, PLEASE FOLLOW THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE LINK PROVIDED. THIS PROCUREMENT IS NOT CONDUCTED UNDER THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS, IS NOT ADMINISTERED BY THE US GOVERNMENT, AND THE RESULTING AWARD WILL BE MADE BY THE COUNTRY INDICATED IN THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PROCUREMENT, PLEASE CONTACT THE PERSON NAMED IN THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT.