INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY, CONFIGURATION AND IMPLEMENTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

MALAWI REVENUE AUTHORITY
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY,
CONFIGURATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF PRIMARY AND DR CONVERGED
INFRASTRUCTURE
PROCUREMENT REFERENCE NUMBER : MRA/DATA CENTRE
Consolidation/09/2014/064
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The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) is an agency responsible for collecting and
accounting for tax revenue on behalf of the Malawi Government. The Authority
is inviting bids from eligible and tax compliant companies for supply of Data
Center Converged Infrastructure solution that will be deployed in 2 sites - Primary
Datacenter and Disaster Recovery Site.The Solution is expected to guarantee
secure high speed, highly available primary datacenter. The setup should as well
ensure automatic failover to the secondary site (DR) should the primary site have
issues. Equipment supplied should be fully redundant.
At the minimum the Solution should meet the following goals:
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Business Continuity
Data Protection with Rapid Restore
Storage Consolidation
Elimination of Unnecessary Data
Increased Energy Efficiency
Improved Infrastructure Architecture
Address Datacenter Scalability Challenges
Reduction of Backup Window
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The Authority is, therefore, inviting BIDS from suitably qualified Consultants with
appropriate experience in implementing primary and DR converged infrastructure.
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Bidding will be conducted in accordance with the open tendering procedures
contained in the Public Procurement Act and Regulations of the Government of the
Republic of Malawi and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries.
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A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested bidders upon
payment of a copy of a non-refundable fee of MK5,000. The method of payment
shall be Cash or Bank Certified Cheque payable to Malawi Revenue Authority.
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Bidders are required to provide the following information to prove that they are
qualified to provide the system:
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Legal status of the bidder. This should include a copy of the Business Registration
Certificate and/or Business Licence.
Power of Attorney
Tax Registration Certificate from operating country
Location of place of business, contact address, cell and fixed line number
Evidence of experience in implementing primary and DR converged infrastructure
in the past 5 years and details of clients who may be contacted for further
information
Authority to seek financial references from potential bidders bankers
Company and key staff profiles
Evidence of adequacy of working capital and availability of financial resources
which shall include audited financial statements for the past 3 years.
Bid Security of an equivalent of USD24,000
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International bidders may deposit in foreign currency the equivalent of MK5,000
based on the exchange rate ruling on the payment date in MRA account and scan
the deposit slip which should be emailed to mmambiya@mra.mw or fax on 01 822
302 (attention Magdalene Mambiya). MRA will then send a soft copy. Details of the
account are as follows:
Account Name
Account Number
Bank Name
Bank Branch
Swift Code
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MRA Operation Account
0140063087900
Standard Bank
Blantyre
SBICMWMX
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It is the responsibilities of each bidder to ensure that the tender (s) submitted is/are
in accordance with the “Instructions to Bidders” contained in the tender documents,
as noncompliance to the instructions will lead to disqualification and rejection of the
tender.
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Sealed Bids clearly marked with the procurement reference number should be
deposited in a tender box placed in the Supply Chain Management Office, Floor No.
2, Room No.232 of Msonkho House Building along the Independence Drive not later
than 15:00 hours on 30th October, 2014 to the following address:-
The Chairperson
Internal Procurement Committee
Malawi Revenue Authority
Msonkho House,
Private Bag 247, Blantyre.
Note: International Bidders can also submit soft copies which should be addressed to
mmambiya@mra.mw in addition to the hard copies.
10. Opening of bids shall commence immediately after the closing of submission of the
bids at 15:00 hours on 30th October, 2014 in Conference Room 219 Second Floor
of Msonkho house where interested bidders or their representatives are welcome to
attend.
11. MRA does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender but reserves the right to
exercise choice of the lowest evaluated, substantially responsive bid and can cancel
the procurement proceedings at any stage.