Invitation for Bids
Tender for the Construction of Three (3) Houses at Kariba Sunset Villas KNBEPC/PROC/022/2021

Kariba North Bank Extension Power Corporation (KNBEPC) Limited is a Special Purpose Vehicle company. The company was incorporated in 2008 by ZESCO Limited. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of ZESCO Limited. KNBEPC Limited was tasked to supervise the development of Kariba North Bank Extension Power Station and oversee the operations thereafter.

KNBEPC Limited has set aside funds in the budget for 2021 financial year and it intends to apply part of these funds for the Construction of three (3) Houses at Kariba Sunset Villas.

Bidding will be conducted through the Open National Bidding (ONB) Procedures specified in the Public Procurement Act No. 8 of 2020 and the Public Procurement Regulations of 2011 and is open to bidders registered with the National Council for Construction (NCC) in Category B or C, Grades 5 or 6.

Preferential Procurement will apply. The margins of preference to be applied will be as follows:
Citizen Influenced Company - 4%;
Citizen Empowered Company - 8%; and
Citizen Owned Company – 12

Bidders are therefore required to submit proof of registration with the Citizen Economic Empowerment Commission.

Bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 08:00 to 12:30 hours and from 14:00 to 16:30 hours, Monday to Friday.

Qualifications requirements are provided in the Solicitation Documents.

Your bid must be secured by a Bid-Securing Declaration

You may purchase a complete set of Bidding Documents in English at the address below upon payment of a non-refundable fee of K1,000.00 or its equivalent in any freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be Cash or Bank (Managers) Cheque issued by a recognized Commercial Bank acceptable to the Purchaser, or direct deposit or transfer of funds into the Purchaser's Bank account with evidence of such deposit as follows:
BANK NAME: ATLAS MARA BANK
ACCOUNT NAME: KARIBA NORTH BANK EXT
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0060451893016
BRANCH: LONG ACRES
SWIFT CODE: ZFBAZMLU
ADDRESS: LONG ACRES, PRIVATE BAG 148 LUSAKA

The bidding Documents will be collected from the office of Principal Procurement Officer at the address given below.

There will be a mandatory site visit on Thursday, 16th December 2021 at Kariba Sunset Villas at 10:30 hours. Non attendance of the site visit shall result in disqualification of the bidder.

Submission Procedure
Your bid must be appropriately bound, sealed and bold labeled and delivered to the address below at or before 10:30 hours on Friday, 14 January 2022. Electronic bidding will not be permitted.
Late bids will be rejected.

The closing date for the receipt of your bid is on Friday, 14th January 2022 at 10:30 hours local time. The Bids will be opened immediately thereafter in the Boardroom at KNBEPC Limited Offices, Plot No. 10819, Mwinilunga Crescent, Off Lake Road, Woodlands, Lusaka, Zambia in the presence of bidders or their representatives who choose to attend.

The address (es) referred to above are:
For Inspection and Purchase of Bidding Documents
Kariba North Bank Extension Power Corporation Limited
Attention: Priscilla K. Nachalwe-Mpampi, Principal Procurement Officer
Plot No. 10819, Mwinilunga Crescent, Off Lake Road, Woodlands,
P.O. BOX 35874
10101, Lusaka, Zambia
Telephone: +260-211-362654/362659/362664
Email: knbe@zesco.co.zm

For Clarifications of Bidding Documents
Kariba North Bank Extension Power Corporation Limited
Attention: Boyd Kanchela, Technical Manager
Plot No. 10819, Mwinilunga Crescent, Off Lake Road, Woodlands
PO BOX 35874
10101, Lusaka, Zambia
Telephone: +260-211-362661/362662/362666
Email: knbe@zesco.co.zm

For Submission of Bids
Kariba North Bank Extension Power Corporation Limited
Tender Box located at the Reception
Plot No. 10819, Mwinilunga Crescent, Off Lake Road, Woodlands
PO BOX 35874
10101, Lusaka, Zambia

Yours faithfully,
Kariba North Bank Extension
Power Corporation Limited