Supply and Delivery of Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO)

Co-operative Republic of Guyana

IFB# GPL – PD – 050-2020 –

The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL Inc.) invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Supply and Delivery of Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO).

A complete set of bid documents can be purchased for a non-refundable fee of G$5,000 from the Supply Chain Manager – Procurement, Guyana Power and Light Inc., 40 Main Street, Georgetown or a copy can be downloaded from our website https://gplinc.com/bids/

Tenders must be submitted with valid National Insurance (NIS), Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Compliance Certificates (only applicable to Local Bidders) along with Business Registration or Company Incorporation Documents and VAT Certificates (where applicable) and deposited in the Tender Box located at GPL’s Board Room 91 Duke Street, Kingston Georgetown, Guyana.

• A bid Security in the sum of G$4,000,000.00 or US$20,000.00 must be submitted along with the bid for Lot A.
• A bid Security in the sum of G$4,000,000.00 or US$20,000.00 must be submitted along with the bid for Lot B.
• A bid Security in the sum of G$4,000,000.00 or US$20,000.00 must be submitted along with the bid for Lot C.

Bids shall be valid for 90 days after the date of bid opening.

Bids must be placed in a sealed envelope and addressed as follows:

The Secretary to the Tender Board,

Guyana Power and Light Incorporated,

91 Duke Street, Kingston, Georgetown

The envelope should be marked on the top right hand corner “ Bid for the Supply and Delivery of Heavy Fuel Oil -GPL-PD-050-2020” including the words ‘Do not open before Tuesday, October 27, 2020 and deposited in the Tender Box before 14:00 hrs (2.00 pm) on or before Tuesday, October 27, 2020.

OR

Bids can also be delivered electronically in a searchable and non-editable PDF format to GPLHFOSUPPLY@gplinc.com before 14:00 hrs (2.00 pm) on Tuesday, October 27, 2020.  The subject in the electronic submission must be “Bid for the Supply and Delivery of Heavy Fuel Oil – GPL-PD-050-2020”

Bidders submitting Electronic bids must e-mail ajohnson@gplinc.com, kwilson@gplinc.com and proc_mng_sect@gplinc.com informing them of the date and time in which the electronic bid was made. Please note, the electronic bid submission should ONLY be sent to GPLHFOSUPPLY@gplinc.com, it must NOT be copied (Cc’d) to any other e-mail address.

Bidders who submit an electronic bid will receive an electronic confirmation of the Bid’s delivery into GPL’s electronic Tender Box.  Bidders must keep this confirmation of delivery as proof that the submission was made.

Bid securities for Bids submitted electronically must be deposited into the Tender Box before 14:00 hrs (2.00 pm) on or before Tuesday, October 27, 2020. The envelope containing the bid security should be marked on the top right hand corner “ Bid for the Supply and Delivery of Heavy Fuel Oil -GPL-PD-050-2020 Lot X” (where X represents 1, 2 or 3 or a combination of  1, 2 and 3) and the name of the Bidder and include the words ‘Do not open before Tuesday, October 27, 2020 and deposited in the Tender Box before 14:00 hrs (2.00 pm) on or before Thursday, October 27, 2020.

Late Bids shall be rejected and returned to bidders unopened. Bid opening is scheduled for 14:30 hrs (2:30 pm) on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at GPL’s Board Room 91 Duke Street, Kingston, Georgetown in the presence of Bidders/ Representatives who choose to attend.

IMPORTANT: Bidders downloading the bid document are required to register at ajohnson@gplinc.com, kwilson@gplinc.com and proc_mng_sect@gplinc.com stating the following; name of bidder, address, contact number and e-mail address.