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Invitation for Bids

Date	:	13 May 2009
Loan No.	:	2015-BAN(SF): Second Primary Education Development Program (PEDP- II)
Contract No. and Title	:	GD-178 lot Nos.1-3: Procurement of 5,500 metric tons wood free white printing paper and 400 metric tons white cartridge paper under PEDPII
Date	:	14:00 hours BST on 29 June 2009

1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in the "ADB Business Opportunities", issue no. 3, Volume 26 of March 2004.

2. The People's Republic of Bangladesh has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of Second Primary Education Development Program (PEDP- II), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the contracts Contract No. GD-178 lot Nos.1-3.

3. The Secretary, National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB), Bangladesh now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for procurement of paper in three Lots as mentioned below.

Package No.	Lot No.	Description	Bid Security
GD178	1	Supply of 3,000 (three thousand) Metric Tons of Printing Paper	BDT 3.57 million or US$ 51,000 or equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency
GD178	2	Supply of 2,500 (two thousand five hundred) Metric Tons of Printing Paper	BDT 2.94 million or in US$ 42,000 or equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency
GD178	3	Supply of 400 (four hundred) Metric Tons of Cartridge Paper	BDT 0.56 million or US$ 8,000 or equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency

A bidder may submit bid for any one or any two or for the three lots using separate Bid Submission Sheet and Price Schedule for each lot.

4. International competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB's Single-Stage: One-Envelope Bidding Procedure and is open to all Bidders from eligible source countries.

5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Document during office hours on all working days (Sunday to Thursday 09.00 to 17.00 hours) from Member (Textbook), National Curriculum & Textbook Board (NCTB), 69-70, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000 (Phone-880-2-9550805, Fax-880-2-9565724).

6. A complete set of Bidding Document (for all three Lots), in the English language may be purchased by interested Bidders on the submission of a written application to:

Member (Textbook), National Curriculum & Textbook Board (NCTB), 69-70, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000 (Phone-880-2-9550805, Fax-880-2-9565724),
Secretary, National Curriculum & Textbook Board (NCTB), 69-70, Motijheel Commercial Area, Dhaka-1000 (Phone-880-2-9565644, Fax-880-2-9565724),
Senior Assistant Secretary (Dev-1), Ministry of Primary & Mass Education (MOPME), Room-619, Building-6, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka - 1000 (Phone-880-2-7172549, Fax-880-2-7168871), and
Deputy Director (Finance & Procurement), PEDP-2, Directorate of Primary Education (DPE), Mirpur-2, Dhaka-1216 (Phone-8061204, Fax-880-2-8016499, 880-2-8061204)

during office hours on all working days upto 28 June, 2009 upon payment of a non-refundable fee of BDT 3,500.00 (Taka three thousand five hundred) or US$ 50.00 (US Dollar fifty) in favor of National Curriculum and Textbook Board, Dhaka either in Pay Order or Bank Draft from any scheduled Bank in Bangladesh or in Bidder's country acceptable to the Purchaser. The authorized representative of the Bidder may collect the documents.

7. A per-bid meeting will be held at the address below on 3 June, 2009 at 11.00 hours in the NCTB's conference room. Interested Bidders or their representatives are requested to attend the meeting.

8. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 14:00 hours BST on 29 June, 2009. Bid Security as mentioned above must accompany all bids. The Bid Security should be in the form specified in the bidding documents. Late Bids shall be rejected. Bids will be opened at 14:30 hours BST on 29 June, 2009 in presence of the Bidders' or their representatives who choose to attend at the address below.

9. The authority will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by Bidders in connection with the preparation or submission of Bids.

10. In the comparison of Bids, ADB's Domestic Preference Scheme will be applied in accordance with the provisions stipulated in the Instructions to Bidders.

A. K. M. Shahidullah
Secretary (In-Charge)
National Curriculum & Textbook Board (NCTB)
69-70 Motijheel CA, Dhaka-1000,
Bangladesh
Telephone: 880-2-9550805
Fax: 880-2-9565724

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