Dms Tender

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ZAMTEL
BIDDING DOCUMENT TENDER NO. ZT/IS/TD/0058/2013 TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY, IMPLEMENTATION AND COMMISSIONING OF DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Financing Agent: Zamtel
Zamtel Zamtel House Corner of Chilubi and Church Road P.O. Box 37000 Lusaka Tel: 211-333159/0211 333152 Fax: 260-211-256622 February, 2014
Foreword
These Bidding Documents for Procurement of Goods have been prepared by the Zambia Public Procurement Authority to be used for the procurement of goods through Open International Bidding (OIB) in projects or programmes that are financed in whole or in part by the Government of the Republic of Zambia. These Standard Bidding Documents are based on the Master Bidding Documents for Procurement of Goods and Users Guide, prepared by the Multilateral Development Banks and International Financing Institutions, while they are customized to be consistent with the Public Procurement Act No. 12 of 2008 of the Laws of Zambia, the Public Procurement (Amendment) Act, 2011 and the Public Procurement Regulations, Statutory Instrument No. 63 of 2011. The Master Bidding Documents reflect international best practices. These Bidding Documents for Procurement of Goods, assumes that no prequalification has taken place before bidding. Those wishing to submit comments or questions on these Bidding Documents or to obtain additional information on procurement in Zambia projects are encouraged to contact: The Director General Zambia Public Procurement Authority Red Cross House, P.O. Box 31009 Plot 2837, Los Angeles Boulevard Longacres, Lusaka ZAMBIA http://www.ppa.org.zm
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Section III. Evaluation and Qualification Criteria

This Section complements the Instructions to Bidders. It contains the criteria that the Procuring Entity may use to evaluate a bid and determine whether a Bidder has the required qualifications. No other criteria shall be used. [The Evaluation process shall be conducted in two parts Supply of Document Management System Equipment shall be evaluated using Yes or No in the Compliance tables and Point system shall be used for Installations services]
(i) (ii) Supply and Delivery of Document Management System Equipment shall be evaluated using the compliance table Installation Services shall be evaluated using the point system as follows:
Item Criteria 1 Experience 40 Points 2 Qualification 20 Points 3 Customer Service 20 Points 4 Implementation Methodology 20 Points Total Points
Installation Services Points Description Experience & number of years in dealing with Document 20 Management System. 20 20 20 References from satisfied clients (deployments) Qualification for the support engineers Support and maintenance
20
The Methodology of the project implementation
100
Note:
Only Bidders that score the minimum of 75 points and above under Installation services in addition to full compliance on supply of Document Management System equipment will be considered responsive under Technical Evaluation. , [insert date of signing] day of
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Section IV Bidding Forms
Price Schedule Forms

[The Bidder shall fill in these Price Schedule Forms in accordance with the instructions indicated. The list of line items in column 1 of the Price Schedules shall coincide with the List of Goods and Related Services specified by the Procuring Entity in the Schedule of Requirements.]
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Price Schedule: Goods Manufactured Outside Zambia, to be Imported

(Group C bids, goods to be imported)
Date:_ OIB No:
Currencies in accordance with ITB Sub-Clause Alternative No: Page N of 15

1
Line Item N
2
Description of Goods
3
Country of Origin
4
Delivery Date as defined by Incoterms
5
Quantity and physical unit
6
Unit price CIP[insert place of destination] in accordance with ITB 14.6(b)(i)
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CIP Price per line item (Col. 5x6)
8
Price per line item for inland transportation and other services required in Zambia to convey the Goods to their final destination specified in BDS
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Total Price per Line item (Col. 7+8)
[insert number of the item]
[insert name of good]
[insert country of origin of the Good]
[insert quoted Delivery Date]
[insert number of units to be supplied and name of the physical unit]
[insert unit price CIP per unit]
[insert total CIP price per line item]
[insert the corresponding price per line item]
[insert total price of the line item]
Total Price Name of Bidder [insert complete name of Bidder] Signature of Bidder [signature of person signing the Bid] Date [Insert Date]
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Price Schedule: Goods Manufactured Outside Zambia, already imported

(Group C bids, Goods already imported) Currencies in accordance with ITB Sub-Clause 15
1
Line Item N
Date:_ OIB No: Alternative No: Page N of 9 10

Price per line item for inland transportation and other services required in Zambia to convey the goods to their final destination, as specified in BDS in accordance with ITB 14.6 (c)(v) [insert price per line item for inland transportation and other services required in Zambia]
2
3
Country of Origin
4
5
6
Unit price including Custom Duties and Import Taxes paid, in accordance with ITB 14.6(c)(i)
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Custom Duties and Import Taxes paid per unit in accordance with ITB 14.6(c)(ii) , [to be supported by documents]
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Unit Price net of custom duties and import taxes, in accordance with ITB 14.6 (c) (iii) (Col. 6 minus Col.7)
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Sales and other taxes paid or payable per item if Contract is awarded (in accordance with ITB 14.6(c)(iv)
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Total Price per line item (Col. 9+10)
Price per line item net of Custom Duties and Import Taxes paid, in accordance with ITB 14.6(c)(i) (Col. 58)
[insert [insert name of number of Goods] the item]
[insert country of origin of the Good]
[insert unit price per unit]
[insert custom duties and taxes paid per unit]
[insert unit price net of custom duties and import taxes]
[ insert price per line item net of custom duties and import taxes]
[insert sales and [insert total price per other taxes line item] payable per item if Contract is awarded]
Total Bid Price
Name of Bidder [insert complete name of Bidder] Signature of Bidder [signature of person signing the Bid] Date [insert date]
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Price Schedule: Goods Manufactured in Zambia

Zambia (Group A and B bids) Currencies in accordance with ITB Sub-Clause 15
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Line Item N
Date:_ OIB No: Alternative No: Page N of 9

Sales and other taxes payable per line item if Contract is awarded (in accordance with ITB 14.6(a)(ii)
2
3
4
5
Unit price EXW
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Total EXW price per line item (Col. 45)
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Price per line item for inland transportation and other services required in Zambia to convey the Goods to their final destination
8
Cost of local labor, raw materials and components from with origin in Zambia % of Col. 5
10
Total Price per line item (Col. 6+7)
[insert number of the item]
[insert name of Good]
[insert [insert EXW number of unit price] units to be supplied and name of the physical unit]
[insert total EXW price per line item]
[insert the corresponding price per line item]
[Insert cost of local labor, raw material and components from within the Purchases country as a % of the EXW price per line item]
[insert sales and other taxes payable per line item if Contract is awarded]
[insert total price per item]
Total Price Name of Bidder [insert complete name of Bidder] Signature of Bidder [signature of person signing the Bid] Date [insert date]
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Price and Completion Schedule - Related Services

Date:_
Currencies in accordance with ITB Sub-Clause 15

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Service N [insert number of the Service ]
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Description of Services (excludes inland transportation and other services required in Zambia to convey the goods to their final destination) [insert name of Services]
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Country of Origin [insert country of origin of the Services]
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Delivery Date at place of Final destination [insert delivery date at place of final destination per Service]
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Alternative Page N 6
Unit price
OIB No: No: of 7

Total Price per Service (Col. 5*6 or estimate) [insert total price per item]
[insert unit price per item]
Total Bid Price

Name of Bidder [insert complete name of Bidder] Signature of Bidder [signature of person signing the Bid] Date [insert date]
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Manufacturers Authorization
[The Bidder shall require the Manufacturer to fill in this Form in accordance with the instructions indicated. This letter of authorization should be on the letterhead of the Manufacturer and should be signed by a person with the proper authority to sign documents that are binding on the Manufacturer. The Bidder shall include it in its bid, if so indicated in the BDS.] Date: [insert date (as day, month and year) of Bid Submission] OIB No.: [insert number of bidding process] Alternative No.: [insert identification No if this is a Bid for analternative] To: [insert complete name of Procuring Entity] WHEREAS We [insert complete name of Manufacturer], who are official manufacturers of[insert type of goods manufactured], having factories at [insert full address of Manufacturers factories], do hereby authorize [insert complete name of Bidder] to submit a bid the purpose of which is to provide the following Goods, manufactured by us [insert name and or brief description of the Goods], and to subsequently negotiate and sign the Contract. We hereby extend our full guarantee and warranty in accordance with Clause 28 of the General Conditions of Contract, with respect to the Goods offered by the above firm. Signed: [insert signature(s) of authorized representative(s) of the Manufacturer]
Name: [insert complete name(s) of authorized representative(s) of the Manufacturer] Title: [insert title]
Dated on
day of
[insert date of signing]
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1. List of Goods and Delivery Schedule

[The Procuring Entity shall fill in this table, with the exception of the column Bidders offered Delivery date to be filled by the Bidder]
Line Item No. Description of Goods Quantity Physical unit Final (Project Site) Destination as specified in BDS Delivery (as per Incoterms) Date Earliest Delivery Date Latest Delivery Date Bidders offered Delivery date [to be provided by the bidder]
Note: 1. All the goods quoted for MUST have a warranty period of 36 months. Bidders Failing to provide a warranty period of 36months will be disqualified.
Section VI. Schedule of Requirements
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3.
Schedule of Requirements
Technical Specifications
The named destination for the delivery CIP is:Zamtel Zamtel Central Warehouse PO Box 37000 Lumumba Road, Light Industrial Area Lusaka, Zambia. Tel/fax: 211 333159
TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE STATEMENT COMPLIAN T/ NON COMPLIAN T TECHNICAL REASONS SUPPORTING COMPLIANCE
1.0 1.1
Summary Supply, implementation and commission COMPLIANT of a new Document Management System for Zamtel. The primary business requirement is for a highly reliable, resilient and searchable DMS capable of capturing, the business archiving, processes retrieving around the documents, workflows, and implementing documents. nTireDMS of SunSmart was launched in the year 2008 and is successfully deployed in many large enterprises spread across Government, Manufacturing, Banking, Financial Services, Insurance etc.
2.0 2.1
General Requirements Bidder must provide a technical proposal of the entire solution that will show how the requirements in this technical checklist will be implemented.
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2.2
Implement a fully working solution to Zamtels satisfaction within three calendar months of receipt of the order.
2.3
project
plan the
must
be
supplied
describing cycle. 2.4
entire
implementation
The system must be web based and must allow opening and editing (editable documents e.g. Word, Excel etc.) of documents from the web browser.
2.5
Bidders shall provide reference letters and product details from two (02) of their previous satisfied clients.
2.6
Bidders
must
be
able
to
make
arrangements for an evaluation team from Zamtel to conduct a Due Diligence study to at least one of the Sites, where a similar system has been previously implemented and is currently operational. 3.0 3.1 Document Capture System electronic (metadata) must enable uploading along of with capture
documents i.e.
associated data describing the document automatically metadata from documents. 3.2 The system must support Bulk
Import/upload of electronic documents along with associated data describing the document (metadata).
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Section VI Schedule of Requirements
3.3
System must allow uploading of old documents into the DMS which must be scanned, and it must enable annotation of data describing the document (metadata) for the scanned documents.
3.4
Provide for Input of Metadata when a new document is created or uploaded to the Document Management System. The Metadata will assist in searching for the document through the search Feature provided in the system. The system must not allow any new documents to be created or uploaded without all metadata entries filled.
3.5
System must provide the standard file hierarchy structure of folders and subfolders to allow users and groups of users to manage and organize their documents.
3.6
The DMS must categorise documents based on document types into document sets. The system must automatically route documents to a specific document set (logical folders) based on the document type when uploading. The documents sets (logical folders) must be navigable.
3.7
Storage
Location
for
Document
Templates. The Document Management System must provide a location on which Document Templates used for creation of New documents will be stored for Policies, contracts, Standards, Procedures, Forms etc. where they will be controlled
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to avoid unauthorized edits and changes. When generating a new document the system should allow the user to specify the type of document (category). 3.8 Enforcement of document naming and formatting standards. Documents will have document reference generate numbers sequential (document numbers). The system must automatically document reference numbers when a document is created/uploaded, and the document reference number will be based on document type e.g. ST000001 for Contracts, PY000001 for policies etc. The document name will be automatically generated by the system from the document title and document reference number. The document name will be a concatenation of the document title and document reference number e.g. ST000001_Title. 3.9 Document templates will contain the following standard Meta data
1. Title (User Supplied Required Field. System must be able to capture the title from the document metadata) 2. Document Name (System Generated Required Field) 3. Subject (User Supplied Optional Field. System must
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be able to capture the author from the document metadata) 3. Category (User Supplied Required Field) The system should be flexible to allow adding/modifying/removing of categories. Examples of categories Form Guideline Letter Head Management Plan Memorandum 4. Author (User Supplied Required Field. System must be able to capture the author from the document metadata) 5. Revision Number (Both System Generated and User Supplied Required Field) 6. Date Created (System Generated Required Field) 7. Key Words Departments (User Supplied Required Field. System must be able to capture the department from the document metadata) The system should be flexible to allow adding/modifying/removing of departments. Examples
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of departments Information Services Marketing Categories (User Supplied Required Field. System must be able to capture the category from the document metadata) The system should be flexible to allow adding/modifying/removing of categories. Examples of categories Form Guideline Letter Head Management Plan Memorandum Department and category should be dropdowns.
4.0 4.1
Archival of documents
The system must support archival of documents of different formats like PDF, Word, Excel etc.
4.2
The document retention period should be ten (10) years. The document retention period should be configurable. After 10 years, documents should be automatically backed up to a network location and then removed from the DMS. The network location should be configurable.
4.3
Check-In and
Checkout
support
for
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collaborative working on documents is required 4.4 System must provide Document Version Management with Check Out / Check In 4.5 System must allow major and minor versioning of the documents. Must be able to provide major (e.g. 1.0, 2.0), minor (e.g. 1.1, 1.2) A reason for change comment entry and version label entry must also be provided. 4.6 System must allow for Document Linking i.e. allows users to build parent-child relationships between documents. When document is opened, the system should open a side bar showing all the documents (together with their links) to which the opened document is related/linked. 4.7 System must provide audit trails so that operations on content are traceable. Audit trail must contain information such as event performed on document, user who performed the action, and date time stamp. 5.0 5.1
Document View and Retrieval

System must support server based i.e. Server side inbuilt viewer for displaying office and other documents without native/client viewer.
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5.2
System should have effective tagging or classification of documents to enable quick discovery or retrieval of documents.
5.3
The system must support for viewing electronic documents e.g. PDF in native/client application. System must have an option to either open document in browser or native/client application.
5.4
The system must have a feature to allow the creator or administrator to select who can view the document. be Document on permissions must enforced
document creation/upload. 5.5 The system must enforce security on documents i.e. Users see only documents that administrators or document initiators have assigned to them. 5.6 The system must allow
creators/administrators to change the document permissions i.e. who can view. 5.7 Throughout the approval process, the document must only be visible to individuals in the approval hierarchy who are supposed to perform some tasks on the documents and should only be visible to them once their action is required. The document must only be visible to all authorised users after it has been approved by all approvers.
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6.0 6.1
Fully Functional Search Feature

The system must provide search
capabilities including categories, index, and date based and full text search. 6.2 Fully Functional Search Feature to be configured in the System. The search feature must allow for wildcat searches and locating documents in the system using Key words. The system must enable users to perform a wildcard search by entering any number of consecutive letters from the document title they want to search followed by an asterisk (*). For instance to search for Acting Allowance, one can enter act*. This must return all documents with the letters act in any word of the title. 6.3 The system must provide rights
management on search queries. Deny viewing and downloading of restricted documents by unauthorised users. 6.4 The system Search Feature must allow for an entire DMS Searching and Category Searching i.e. It must have a feature for search scopes based on document sets. 6.5 Refining Search Results. Search results must be refined by Metadata and other attributes. The system must have a refining bar with filters based on the metadata and other attributes.
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6.6
The system must have two types of searches, Basic Search and Advanced Search. The Basic search must provide two search criteria fields (category and Search word). The Advanced search with must
provide multiple search fields in combination Boolean operators and content. 6.7 Search Suggestions. System must have a feature to show search suggestions to users as they type in the search box. 6.8 Only approved documents must be
returned in system search results. 6.9 Uploaded documents and approved
documents (which require approval) must be returned in the search results in the DMS immediately they are added. 7.0 7.1
Indexing and Metadata Management

System must provide facility to index folders and documents on user-defined indexes.
7.2
The system must provide facility to set particular metadata fields as mandatory, optional or unique.
7.3
The system must provide multiple indexes
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for different types of documents 8.0 8.1
Document Workflow Integration

System must have workflows that can be used to automate important businesses processes.
8.2
System must have two types of workflows i.e. Document based (to be used for static documents which require approval to be published and reviewed e.g. policies, and business processes which require collaboration work on documents e.g. Tenders) and; Non-document related workflows (to be used for business processes which dont require documents e.g. Leave Application).
8.3
The non-document related workflows must be form based. They should provide a web form for the user to input data, which will then go through an approval process e.g. Application For Leave. The system must provide a feature to print out the form after it has been approved by everyone.
8.4
The
System
must
be
capable
of
automatically initiating a workflow once a document is created/uploaded and the workflow must route the document
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through the approval process. 8.5 The system must have standard approval hierarchies and user defined hierarchies Workflows not fixed 8.6 The system must have automated email notification capabilities, SMS, reminders notification and escalation capabilities. 8.7 System should have a panel for showing pending tasks for logged in users. Tasks should be divided into three categories i.e. Due Today, Due on a Future Date, and Overdue. 8.8 Approval Hierarchies must have a
delegation feature. Approvers must be able to delegate their authority to someone else. The administrator must be able to delegate authority on behalf of users. 8.9 The system should enable initiators to define priorities of the Documents e.g. High, Medium and Low. On document creation the creator must be prompted to choose document priority. 8.10 Document Subscriptions i.e. the system must allow users to subscribe to document and when changes are made to that document all the users subscribed to that document must notified via email.
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8.11
The system must have a feature to define/upload must be the editable. organisational The approval structure (Organogram). The organogram hierarchies must be derived from the organogram.
8.12
Vendor must customise a minimum of 20 workflows as part of this tender. The workflows to be customised include the following: 1. S&T. Requestor - Line Manager - HOD CFO Payable Officer for document processing in oracle Treasury for payment 2. PAF Payables Officer to Payables Accountant to Finance Manager to HOD to CFO 3. Manuals and Approval Templates. . Systems Manager to Line Manager to HOD to CFO to CEO 4. Policy related Approvals Chief Sales and Distribution (CSDO), then all EXCO members. 5. Operational related approvals Senior Manager Retail and sales Analysis then CSDO
9.0 9.1
Security and Administration

Among other admin functions, the Admin module must support Users/Groups/Role
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definition and granting Access Rights to them. 9.2 User Account Management, the system must support multiple level of User access rights e.g. read, create, modify, delete on documents and folders. 9.3 System must have inbuilt health and monitoring tool for proactive monitoring of application and services 9.4 The system must have LDAP support for integrating with directory services and must support single sign on. 9.5 The system must have be able to assign users to DMS User Group from the Active Directory. 9.6 The system must support Extensive Audittrails at document, Folder levels for each action done by particular user with user name, date and time 9.7 The Admin module must provide facility to take complete and incremental backups and must be able to integrate with third party backup solutions. System must have a feature for backing/purging old audit trail. 9.8 Backups and Archiving. The system must Support selective Logging e.g. where the DBA is able to select which log files to backup or archive
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10.0 10.1
Integration
System must have ability integrate with Oracle EBS ERP.
10.2
System should support API technologies such as; Web Services, REST, SOAP, MML, JavaScript and any others
10.3
The
system
shall
provide
API
for
integration with 3rd party applications for accessing the DMS repository. 10.4 The proposed solution should have the ability to integrate with ZTE CRM.
11.0
11.1
Scalability and Architecture

System must be platform independent and support both Linux and Windows
11.2
Support
open,
scalable,
Multi-tier
architecture. 11.3 The bidder must have had done at least one implementation that supports not less than Five hundred thousand documents archived in DMS repository and having a user base of more than hundred and fifty concurrent users. The bidder must provide a signed reference letter from the above mentioned site. 11.4 The Bidder must provide for redundancy
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on the Document Management System. 11.5 The System must support easy creation of custom report (reporting reports) 12.0 12.1
Record Management System

The system must include Records
Management component to comply with regulatory and legal policies for long-term archival of content. 12.2 The system must manage lifecycle of documents through record retention, storage, retrieval and destruction policies. 12.3 System must have a facility to define disposition schedule / policies for records. 12.4 The system must provide the capability for only authorized individuals to view, create, schedule categories. policies. edit, and delete of complete disposition record schedules components The
would be as per the organizational
13.0
13.1
Training and skills transfer

IT Staff: Full technical training to be
provided for up to 8 people on how to administer the system and how to develop/create workflows. All aspects of system managements should be provided.
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13.2
Department DMS Admins: provide user training for 14 appointed people on document upload, creation and retrieval, running reports, assigning permissions, defining approval hierarchies etc.
13.3
The Bidder must provide full report customization training to at least 4 Zamtel Technical staff.
13.4
Bidder must
provide
the
following
comprehensive manuals: User Training Manuals Administrator Manuals Operation Manuals 14.0 and Maintenance
Support and Maintenance

Full support service from 24/7 365 days
14.1
14.2
24/7 logging and emergency support cover
14.3
The Bidder must be able to provide remote technical support for queries to administrative system. staff maintaining the
14.4
All necessary software and hardware to provide this feature shall be included in the system cost.
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14.5
Full documentation on the new DMS must be provided. Administration Manuals, configuration manual, User Management, User Guides and any other documentation associated with the new DMS should be provided.
14.6
System support for the first one year (1) should be free.
14.7
System patches and upgrades for the first one year (1) should be free.
15.0 15.1
Quality Management
Tenderers must describe their approach to project, change and quality management during the assignment and their approach to project governance and control.
15.2
The system must have sufficient and accurate auditing reports.
15.3
Remedial action taken in the event of problems with service being provided.
16.0
Minimum Specifications.
Server
Hardware
16.1
The servers to be supplied with the solution should be Dell or IBM servers.
16.2
Servers should be Rack
mountable;
bidders should provide 42U Racks for the
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servers.
16.3
Bidder
to
clearly servers
specify the
on which application
hardware
softwares will sit and providing an architectural diagram. 16.4 Servers must have N+1 System
redundancy. 16.5 Servers must have Dual Power.
16.6
Each server must have high availability i.e. either active/active or active/passive.
16.7
Processor2xIntel Xeon Quad Core
16.8
Minimum Memory 1333MHz
128GB,
DDR3
16.9
HDD (10K rpm) 300GB x 8
16.10
Network Interfaces 4 x (1000MB)
16.11
Peripherals DVD Rom, 4xUSB ports
16.12
Fibre Channel Adaptors 2x2 Dual Port adaptors. Emulex or Q-logic
16.13
High Availability Support
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16.14
Redundant Power Supply
16.15
Electrical Power:
All active (powered)
equipment must operate on 220v +/- 20v, 50Hz +/- 2Hz. All active equipment must include power plugs standard in Zambia (UK standard). 17.0
Software Support
The bidder must provide turn-around times for bug fixes by defined categories. Emergency fixes High Priority Fixes Medium Priority Fixes Low Priority Fixes
17.1
17.2
System capability for remote access, enabling faster response to faults that can be handled remotely.
17.3
One-off pricing for future upgrades of all software.
18.0
Commissioning: undertaken activities: for
comprehensive the following
acceptance testing process shall be
18.1
Testing the single and bulk document uploads
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18.2
Testing the capturing and enforcing of metadata
18.3
Testing
the
routing
of
document/s
through approval processes (workflow integration 18.4 Search for documents and return results based on the search criteria 18.5 Setting of event based alarms and time based reminders on documents 18.6 Testing for Support for multiple level of access rights like read, create, modify, delete. 18.7 The installer shall certify in writing that the above procedures have been carried out. The receipt of this shall system mark commissioning document
commencement of the warranty period. 18.8 For the first one (1) year after
commissioning, all configuration changes shall be included in the system cost. Thereafter, any changes, if required, will be charged on a Time and Materials basis as per cost schedules. 18.9 Zamtel is looking to at procuring 600 licences either at once or in two (2) phases (Phase 1:At Procuring of System; Phase 2: Next Year [2015]). Bidder must provide the unit price for the licenses and Zamtel will evaluate based on this.
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4. Drawings
This Bidding Documents includes [2] drawings. [If documents shall be included, insert the following List of Drawings]
List of Drawings
Drawing Nr. Drawing Name Purpose
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PART 3 - Contract
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Section VII. General Conditions of Contract

Table of Clauses
1. Definitions......................................................................................................................... 89 2. Contract Documents.......................................................................................................... 90 3. Fraud and Corruption ........................................................................................................ 90 4. Interpretation ..................................................................................................................... 91 5. Language ........................................................................................................................... 92 6. Joint Venture, Consortium or Association ........................................................................ 93 7. Eligibility .......................................................................................................................... 93 8. Notices .............................................................................................................................. 93 9. Governing Law ................................................................................................................. 93 10. Settlement of Disputes ...................................................................................................... 93 11. Inspections and Audit by the Bank ................................................................................... 94 12. Scope of Supply ................................................................................................................ 94 13. Delivery and Documents................................................................................................... 94 14. Suppliers Responsibilities................................................................................................ 94 15. Contract Price.................................................................................................................... 95 16. Terms of Payment ............................................................................................................. 95 17. Taxes and Duties............................................................................................................... 95 18. Performance Security........................................................................................................ 95 19. Copyright .......................................................................................................................... 96 20. Confidential Information .................................................................................................. 96 21. Subcontracting .................................................................................................................. 97 22. Specifications and Standards ............................................................................................ 97 23. Packing and Documents.................................................................................................... 98 24. Insurance ........................................................................................................................... 98 25. Transportation ................................................................................................................... 98 26. Inspections and Tests ........................................................................................................ 98 27. Liquidated Damages ....................................................................................................... 100 28. Warranty ......................................................................................................................... 100 29. Patent Indemnity ............................................................................................................. 101 30. Limitation of Liability..................................................................................................... 102 31. Change in Laws and Regulations.................................................................................... 102
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32. Force Majeure ................................................................................................................. 103 33. Change Orders and Contract Amendments..................................................................... 103 34. Extensions of Time ......................................................................................................... 104 35. Termination..................................................................................................................... 104 36. Assignment ..................................................................................................................... 105 37. Export Restriction ........................................................................................................... 106
Section VIII. General Conditions of Contract
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Definitions 1.1 The following words and expressions shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them: . (a) Contract means the Contract Agreement entered into between the Procuring Entity and the Supplier, together with the Contract Documents referred to therein, including all attachments, appendices, and all documents incorporated by reference therein. Contract Documents means the documents listed in the Contract Agreement, including any amendments thereto. Contract Price means the price payable to the Supplier as specified in the Contract Agreement, subject to such additions and adjustments thereto or deductions therefrom, as may be made pursuant to the Contract. Day means calendar day. Completion means the fulfillment of the Related Services by the Supplier in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Contract. GCC means the General Conditions of Contract. Goods means all of the commodities, raw material, machinery and equipment, and/or other materials that the Supplier is required to supply to the Procuring Entity under the Contract. Government means the Government of the Republic of Zambia or any other Government agency duly mandated to carry out specialized functions of Government. Procuring Entity means the entity purchasing the Goods and Related Services, as specified in the SCC. Related Services means the services incidental to the supply of the goods, such as insurance, installation, training and initial maintenance and other such obligations of the Supplier under the Contract. SCC means the Special Conditions of Contract. Subcontractor means any natural person, private or government entity, or a combination of the above, to
(b) (c)
(d) (e)
(f) (g)
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whom any part of the Goods to be supplied or execution of any part of the Related Services is subcontracted by the Supplier. (m) Supplier means the natural person, private or government entity, or a combination of the above, whose bid to perform the Contract has been accepted by the Procuring Entity and is named as such in the Contract Agreement. (n) Contract Documents 2.1 The Project Site, where applicable, means the place named in the SCC.
Subject to the order of precedence set forth in the Contract Agreement, all documents forming the Contract (and all parts thereof) are intended to be correlative, complementary, and mutually explanatory. The Contract Agreement shall be read as a whole. If the Procuring Entity determines that the Supplier and/or any of its personnel, or its agents, or its Subcontractors, consultants, service providers, suppliers and/or their employees has engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive, coercive or obstructive practices, in competing for or in executing the Contract, then the Procuring Entity may, after giving 14 days notice to the Supplier, terminate the Supplier's employment under the Contract and cancel the contract, and the provisions of Clause 35 shall apply as if such expulsion had been made under Sub-Clause 35.1. (a) For the purposes of this Sub-Clause: (i) corrupt practice means the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting, directly or indirectly, of anything of value to influence the action of a public official in the procurement process or in contract execution; fraudulent practice is any act or omission, including a misrepresentation, that knowingly or recklessly misleads, or attempts to mislead, a party to obtain a financial or other benefit or to avoid an obligation6;
Fraud and Corruption
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(ii)
Party refers to a public official; the terms benefit and obligation relate to the procurement process or contract execution; and the act or omission is intended to influence the procurement process or contract execution.
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collusive practice is an arrangement between two or more parties7 designed to achieve an improper purpose, including to influence improperly the actions of another party; coercive practice is impairing or harming, or threatening to impair or harm, directly or indirectly, any party or the property of the party to influence improperly the actions of a party8; obstructive practice is (aa) deliberately destroying, falsifying, altering or concealing of evidence material to the investigation or making false statements to investigators in order to materially impede an investigation into allegations of a corrupt, fraudulent, coercive or collusive practice; and/or threatening, harassing or intimidating any party to prevent it from disclosing its knowledge of matters relevant to the investigation or from pursuing the investigation; or
(iv)
(v)
(bb) acts intended to materially impede the exercise of the inspection and audit rights provided for under Clause11[Inspections and Audits by the Government]. 3.2 Should any employee of the Supplier be determined to have engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive, coercive, or obstructive practice during the purchase of the Goods, then that employee shall be removed. If the context so requires it, singular means plural and vice versa. Incoterms (a) Unless inconsistent with any provision of the Contract, the meaning of any trade term and the rights and obligations of parties there under shall be as prescribed by Incoterms. The terms EXW, CIP, FCA, CFR and other similar terms, when used, shall be governed by the rules prescribed in
Interpretation
4.1 4.2
(b)
Parties refers to participants in the procurement process (including public officials) attempting to establish bid prices at artificial, non competitive levels. 8 Party refers to a participant in the procurement process or contract execution.
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the current edition of Incoterms specified in the SCC and published by the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, France. 4.3 Entire Agreement The Contract constitutes the entire agreement between the Procuring Entity and the Supplier and supersedes all communications, negotiations and agreements (whether written or oral) of the parties with respect thereto made prior to the date of Contract. 4.4 Amendment No amendment or other variation of the Contract shall be valid unless it is in writing, is dated, expressly refers to the Contract, and is signed by a duly authorized representative of each party thereto. 4.5 Nonwaiver (a) Subject to GCC Sub-Clause 4.5(b) below, no relaxation, forbearance, delay, or indulgence by either party in enforcing any of the terms and conditions of the Contract or the granting of time by either party to the other shall prejudice, affect, or restrict the rights of that party under the Contract, neither shall any waiver by either party of any breach of Contract operate as waiver of any subsequent or continuing breach of Contract. Any waiver of a partys rights, powers, or remedies under the Contract must be in writing, dated, and signed by an authorized representative of the party granting such waiver, and must specify the right and the extent to which it is being waived.
(b)
4.6
Severability If any provision or condition of the Contract is prohibited or rendered invalid or unenforceable, such prohibition, invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions and conditions of the Contract.
Language
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The Contract as well as all correspondence and documents relating to the Contract exchanged by the Supplier and the Procuring Entity, shall be written in the language specified in the SCC. Supporting documents and printed literature that are part of the Contract may be in another language provided they are accompanied by an accurate translation of the relevant
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passages in the language specified, in which case, for purposes of interpretation of the Contract, this translation shall govern. 5.2 The Supplier shall bear all costs of translation to the governing language and all risks of the accuracy of such translation, for documents provided by the Supplier. If the Supplier is a joint venture, consortium, or association, all of the parties shall be jointly and severally liable to the Procuring Entity for the fulfillment of the provisions of the Contract and shall designate one party to act as a leader with authority to bind the joint venture, consortium, or association. The composition or the constitution of the joint venture, consortium, or association shall not be altered without the prior consent of the Procuring Entity.
Joint Venture, Consortium or Association
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Eligibility
7.1 The Supplier and its Subcontractors shall have the nationality of an eligible country. A Supplier or Subcontractor shall be deemed to have the nationality of a country if it is a citizen or constituted, incorporated, or registered, and operates in conformity with the provisions of the laws of that country. 7.2 All Goods and Related Services to be supplied under the Contract shall have their origin in Eligible Countries. For the purpose of this Clause, origin means the country where the goods have been grown, mined, cultivated, produced, manufactured, or processed; or through manufacture, processing, or assembly, another commercially recognized article results that differs substantially in its basic characteristics from its components.
Notices
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Any notice given by one party to the other pursuant to the Contract shall be in writing to the address specified in the SCC. The term in writing means communicated in written form with proof of receipt. A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date, whichever is later. The Contract shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Zambia, unless otherwise specified in the SCC.
8.2 Governing Law 9.1
Settlement of Disputes
10.1 The Procuring Entity and the Supplier shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiation any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the Contract. 10.2 If, after twenty-eight (28) days, the parties have failed to
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resolve their dispute or difference by such mutual consultation, then either the Procuring Entity or the Supplier may give notice to the other party of its intention to commence arbitration, as hereinafter provided, as to the matter in dispute, and no arbitration in respect of this matter may be commenced unless such notice is given. Any dispute or difference in respect of which a notice of intention to commence arbitration has been given in accordance with this Clause shall be finally settled by arbitration. Arbitration may be commenced prior to or after delivery of the Goods under the Contract. Arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of procedure specified in the SCC. 10.3 Notwithstanding any reference to arbitration herein, (a) the parties shall continue to perform their respective obligations under the Contract unless they otherwise agree; and the Procuring Entity shall pay the Supplier any monies due the Supplier.
(b) Inspections and Audit by Government
11.1 The Supplier shall permit, and shall cause its Subcontractors and consultants to permit, the Government and/or persons appointed by the Government to inspect the Suppliers offices and all accounts and records relating to the performance of the Contract and the submission of the bid, and to have such accounts and records audited by auditors appointed by the Government if requested by the Government. The Suppliers and its Subcontractors and consultants attention is drawn to Clause 3 [Fraud and Corruption], which provides, inter alia, that acts intended to materially impede the exercise of the inspection and audit rights provided for under this Sub-Clause 11.1 constitute a prohibited practice subject to contract termination (as well as to a determination of ineligibility pursuant to Zambia Public Procurement Authoritys prevailing sanctions procedures). 12.1 The Goods and Related Services to be supplied shall be as specified in the Schedule of Requirements. 13.1 Subject to GCC Sub-Clause 33.1, the Delivery of the Goods and Completion of the Related Services shall be in accordance with the Delivery and Completion Schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements. The details of shipping and other documents to be furnished by the Supplier are specified in the SCC. 14.1 The Supplier shall supply all the Goods and Related Services included in the Scope of Supply in accordance with GCC
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Clause 12, and the Delivery and Completion Schedule, as per GCC Clause 13. Contract Price 15.1 Prices charged by the Supplier for the Goods supplied and the Related Services performed under the Contract shall not vary from the prices quoted by the Supplier in its bid, with the exception of any price adjustments authorized in the SCC. 16.1 The Contract Price, including any Advance Payments, if applicable, shall be paid as specified in the SCC. 16.2 The Suppliers request for payment shall be made to the Procuring Entity in writing, accompanied by invoices describing, as appropriate, the Goods delivered and Related Services performed, and by the documents submitted pursuant to GCC Clause 13 and upon fulfillment of all other obligations stipulated in the Contract.
Terms of Payment
16.3 Payments shall be made promptly by the Procuring Entity, but in no case later than sixty (60) days after submission of an invoice or request for payment by the Supplier, and after the Procuring Entity has accepted it. 16.4 The currencies in which payments shall be made to the Supplier under this Contract shall be those in which the bid price is expressed. 16.5 In the event that the Procuring Entity fails to pay the Supplier any payment by its due date or within the period set forth in the SCC, the Procuring Entity shall pay to the Supplier interest on the amount of such delayed payment at the rate shown in the SCC, for the period of delay until payment has been made in full, whether before or after judgment or arbitrage award. Taxes and Duties 17.1 For goods manufactured outside Zambia, the Supplier shall be entirely responsible for all taxes, stamp duties, license fees, and other such levies imposed outside Zambia. 17.2 For goods Manufactured within Zambia, the Supplier shall be entirely responsible for all taxes, duties, license fees, etc., incurred until delivery of the contracted Goods to the Procuring Entity. 17.3 If any tax exemptions, reductions, allowances or privileges may be available to the Supplier in Zambia, the Procuring Entity shall use its best efforts to enable the Supplier to benefit from any such tax savings to the maximum allowable extent. Performance 18.1 If required as specified in the SCC, the Supplier shall, within
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twenty-eight (28) days of the notification of contract award, provide a performance security for the performance of the Contract in the amount specified in the SCC. 18.2 The proceeds of the Performance Security shall be payable to the Procuring Entity as compensation for any loss resulting from the Suppliers failure to complete its obligations under the Contract. 18.3 As specified in the SCC, the Performance Security, if required, shall be denominated in the currency (ies) of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to the Procuring Entity; and shall be in one of the format stipulated by the Procuring Entity in the SCC, or in another format acceptable to the Procuring Entity. 18.4 The Performance Security shall be discharged by the Procuring Entity and returned to the Supplier not later than twenty-eight (28) days following the date of Completion of the Suppliers performance obligations under the Contract, including any warranty obligations, unless specified otherwise in the SCC.
Copyright
19.1 The copyright in all drawings, documents, and other materials containing data and information furnished to the Procuring Entity by the Supplier herein shall remain vested in the Supplier, or, if they are furnished to the Procuring Entity directly or through the Supplier by any third party, including suppliers of materials, the copyright in such materials shall remain vested in such third party 20.1 The Procuring Entity and the Supplier shall keep confidential and shall not, without the written consent of the other party hereto, divulge to any third party any documents, data, or other information furnished directly or indirectly by the other party hereto in connection with the Contract, whether such information has been furnished prior to, during or following completion or termination of the Contract. Notwithstanding the above, the Supplier may furnish to its Subcontractor such documents, data, and other information it receives from the Procuring Entity to the extent required for the Subcontractor to perform its work under the Contract, in which event the Supplier shall obtain from such Subcontractor an undertaking of confidentiality similar to that imposed on the Supplier under GCC Clause 20. 20.2 The Procuring Entity shall not use such documents, data, and other information received from the Supplier for any purposes unrelated to the contract. Similarly, the Supplier shall not use
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such documents, data, and other information received from the Procuring Entity for any purpose other than the performance of the Contract. 20.3 The obligation of a party under GCC Sub-Clauses 20.1 and 20.2 above, however, shall not apply to information that: (a) the Procuring Entity or Supplier need to share with Government or other institutions participating in the financing of the Contract; now or hereafter enters the public domain through no fault of that party; can be proven to have been possessed by that party at the time of disclosure and which was not previously obtained, directly or indirectly, from the other party; or Otherwise lawfully becomes available to that party from a third party that has no obligation of confidentiality.
(b) (c)
(d)
20.4 The above provisions of GCC Clause 20 shall not in any way modify any undertaking of confidentiality given by either of the parties hereto prior to the date of the Contract in respect of the Supply or any part thereof. 20.5 The provisions of GCC Clause 20 shall survive completion or termination, for whatever reason, of the Contract. Subcontracting 21.1 The Supplier shall notify the Procuring Entity in writing of all subcontracts awarded under the Contract if not already specified in the bid. Such notification, in the original bid or later shall not relieve the Supplier from any of its obligations, duties, responsibilities, or liability under the Contract. 21.2 Subcontracts shall comply with the provisions of GCC Clauses 3 and 7. Specifications and Standards 22.1 Technical Specifications and Drawings (a) The Goods and Related Services supplied under this Contract shall conform to the technical specifications and standards mentioned in Section VI, Schedule of Requirements and, when no applicable standard is mentioned, the standard shall be equivalent or superior to the official standards whose application is appropriate to the Goods country of origin. The Supplier shall be entitled to disclaim responsibility for any design, data, drawing, specification or other
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document, or any modification thereof provided or designed by or on behalf of the Procuring Entity, by giving a notice of such disclaimer to the Procuring Entity. (c) Wherever references are made in the Contract to codes and standards in accordance with which it shall be executed, the edition or the revised version of such codes and standards shall be those specified in the Schedule of Requirements. During Contract execution, any changes in any such codes and standards shall be applied only after approval by the Procuring Entity and shall be treated in accordance with GCC Clause 33.
Packing and Documents
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The Supplier shall provide such packing of the Goods as is required to prevent their damage or deterioration during transit to their final destination, as indicated in the Contract. During transit, the packing shall be sufficient to withstand, without limitation, rough handling and exposure to extreme temperatures, salt and precipitation, and open storage. Packing case size and weights shall take into consideration, where appropriate, the remoteness of the goods final destination and the absence of heavy handling facilities at all points in transit.
23.2 The packing, marking, and documentation within and outside the packages shall comply strictly with such special requirements as shall be expressly provided for in the Contract, including additional requirements, if any, specified in the SCC, and in any other instructions ordered by the Procuring Entity. Insurance 24.1 Unless otherwise specified in the SCC, the Goods supplied under the Contract shall be fully insuredin a freely convertible currency from an eligible countryagainst loss or damage incidental to manufacture or acquisition, transportation, storage, and delivery, in accordance with the applicable Incoterms or in the manner specified in the SCC. 25.1 Unless otherwise specified in the SCC, responsibility for arranging transportation of the Goods shall be in accordance with the specified Incoterms. 26.1 The Supplier shall at its own expense and at no cost to the Procuring Entity carry out all such tests and/or inspections of the Goods and Related Services as are specified in the SCC. 26.2 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the Supplier or its Subcontractor, at point of delivery, and/or at the Goods final destination, or in another place in Zambia as specified in the SCC. Subject to GCC Sub-Clause 26.3, if
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conducted on the premises of the Supplier or its Subcontractor, all reasonable facilities and assistance, including access to drawings and production data, shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to the Procuring Entity. 26.3 The Procuring Entity or its designated representative shall be entitled to attend the tests and/or inspections referred to in GCC Sub-Clause 26.2, provided that the Procuring Entity bear all of its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with such attendance including, but not limited to, all traveling and board and lodging expenses. 26.4 Whenever the Supplier is ready to carry out any such test and inspection, it shall give a reasonable advance notice, including the place and time, to the Procuring Entity. The Supplier shall obtain from any relevant third party or manufacturer any necessary permission or consent to enable the Procuring Entity or its designated representative to attend the test and/or inspection. 26.5 The Procuring Entity may require the Supplier to carry out any test and/or inspection not required by the Contract but deemed necessary to verify that the characteristics and performance of the Goods comply with the technical specifications codes and standards under the Contract, provided that the Suppliers reasonable costs and expenses incurred in the carrying out of such test and/or inspection shall be added to the Contract Price. Further, if such test and/or inspection impedes the progress of manufacturing and/or the Suppliers performance of its other obligations under the Contract, due allowance will be made in respect of the Delivery Dates and Completion Dates and the other obligations so affected. 26.6 The Supplier shall provide the Procuring Entity with a report of the results of any such test and/or inspection. 26.7 The Procuring Entity may reject any Goods or any part thereof that fail to pass any test and/or inspection or do not conform to the specifications. The Supplier shall either rectify or replace such rejected Goods or parts thereof or make alterations necessary to meet the specifications at no cost to the Procuring Entity, and shall repeat the test and/or inspection, at no cost to the Procuring Entity, upon giving a notice pursuant to GCC Sub-Clause 26.4. 26.8 The Supplier agrees that neither the execution of a test and/or inspection of the Goods or any part thereof, nor the attendance by the Procuring Entity or its representative, nor the issue of any report pursuant to GCC Sub-Clause 26.6, shall release the
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Supplier from any warranties or other obligations under the Contract. Liquidated Damages 27.1 Except as provided under GCC Clause 32, if the Supplier fails to deliver any or all of the Goods by the Date(s) of delivery or perform the Related Services within the period specified in the Contract, the Procuring Entity may without prejudice to all its other remedies under the Contract, deduct from the Contract Price, as liquidated damages, a sum equivalent to the percentage specified in the SCC of the delivered price of the delayed Goods or unperformed Services for each week or part thereof of delay until actual delivery or performance, up to a maximum deduction of the percentage specified in those SCC. Once the maximum is reached, the Procuring Entity may terminate the Contract pursuant to GCC Clause 35. 28.1 The Supplier warrants that all the Goods are new, unused, and of the most recent or current models, and that they incorporate all recent improvements in design and materials, unless provided otherwise in the Contract. 28.2 Subject to GCC Sub-Clause 22.1(b), the Supplier further warrants that the Goods shall be free from defects arising from any act or omission of the Supplier or arising from design, materials, and workmanship, under normal use in the conditions prevailing in the country of final destination. 28.3 Unless otherwise specified in the SCC, the warranty shall remain valid for twelve (12) months after the Goods, or any portion thereof as the case may be, have been delivered to and accepted at the final destination indicated in the SCC, or for eighteen (18) months after the date of shipment from the port or place of loading in the country of origin, whichever period concludes earlier. 28.4 The Procuring Entity shall give notice to the Supplier stating the nature of any such defects together with all available evidence thereof, promptly following the discovery thereof. The Procuring Entity shall afford all reasonable opportunity for the Supplier to inspect such defects. 28.5 Upon receipt of such notice, the Supplier shall, within the period specified in the SCC, expeditiously repair or replace the defective Goods or parts thereof, at no cost to the Procuring Entity. 28.6 If having been notified, the Supplier fails to remedy the defect within the period specified in the SCC, the Procuring Entity
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may proceed to take within a reasonable period such remedial action as may be necessary, at the Suppliers risk and expense and without prejudice to any other rights which the Procuring Entity may have against the Supplier under the Contract. Patent Indemnity 29.1 The Supplier shall, subject to the Procuring Entitys compliance with GCC Sub-Clause 29.2, indemnify and hold harmless the Procuring Entity and its employees and officers from and against any and all suits, actions or administrative proceedings, claims, demands, losses, damages, costs, and expenses of any nature, including attorneys fees and expenses, which the Procuring Entity may suffer as a result of any infringement or alleged infringement of any patent, utility model, registered design, trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property right registered or otherwise existing at the date of the Contract by reason of: (a) (b) the installation of the Goods by the Supplier or the use of the Goods in the country where the Site is located; and the sale in any country of the products produced by the Goods.
Such indemnity shall not cover any use of the Goods or any part thereof other than for the purpose indicated by or to be reasonably inferred from the Contract, neither any infringement resulting from the use of the Goods or any part thereof, or any products produced thereby in association or combination with any other equipment, plant, or materials not supplied by the Supplier, pursuant to the Contract. 29.2 If any proceedings are brought or any claim is made against the Procuring Entity arising out of the matters referred to in GCC Sub-Clause 29.1, the Procuring Entity shall promptly give the Supplier a notice thereof, and the Supplier may at its own expense and in the Procuring Entitys name conduct such proceedings or claim and any negotiations for the settlement of any such proceedings or claim. 29.3 If the Supplier fails to notify the Procuring Entity within twenty-eight (28) days after receipt of such notice that it intends to conduct any such proceedings or claim, then the Procuring Entity shall be free to conduct the same on its own behalf. 29.4 The Procuring Entity shall, at the Suppliers request, afford all available assistance to the Supplier in conducting such proceedings or claim, and shall be reimbursed by the Supplier
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for all reasonable expenses incurred in so doing. 29.5 The Procuring Entity shall indemnify and hold harmless the Supplier and its employees, officers, and Subcontractors from and against any and all suits, actions or administrative proceedings, claims, demands, losses, damages, costs, and expenses of any nature, including attorneys fees and expenses, which the Supplier may suffer as a result of any infringement or alleged infringement of any patent, utility model, registered design, trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property right registered or otherwise existing at the date of the Contract arising out of or in connection with any design, data, drawing, specification, or other documents or materials provided or designed by or on behalf of the Procuring Entity. Limitation of Liability 30.1 Except in cases of criminal negligence or willful misconduct, (a) the Supplier shall not be liable to the Procuring Entity, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise, for any indirect or consequential loss or damage, loss of use, loss of production, or loss of profits or interest costs, provided that this exclusion shall not apply to any obligation of the Supplier to pay liquidated damages to the Procuring Entity and the aggregate liability of the Supplier to the Procuring Entity, whether under the Contract, in tort or otherwise, shall not exceed the total Contract Price, provided that this limitation shall not apply to the cost of repairing or replacing defective equipment, or to any obligation of the supplier to indemnify the Procuring Entity with respect to patent infringement
(b)
31.1 Unless otherwise specified in the Contract, if after the date of Change in Laws 28 days prior to date of Bid submission, any law, regulation, and Regulations ordinance, order or bylaw having the force of law is enacted, promulgated, abrogated, or changed in the place in Zambia where the Site is located (which shall be deemed to include any change in interpretation or application by the competent authorities) that subsequently affects the Delivery Date and/or the Contract Price, then such Delivery Date and/or Contract Price shall be correspondingly increased or decreased, to the extent that the Supplier has thereby been affected in the performance of any of its obligations under the Contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such additional or reduced cost shall not be separately paid or credited if the same has already been accounted for in the price adjustment provisions where
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applicable, in accordance with GCC Clause 15. Force Majeure 32.1 The Supplier shall not be liable for forfeiture of its Performance Security, liquidated damages, or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure. 32.2 For purposes of this Clause, Force Majeure means an event or situation beyond the control of the Supplier that is not foreseeable, is unavoidable, and its origin is not due to negligence or lack of care on the part of the Supplier. Such events may include, but not be limited to, acts of the Procuring Entity in its sovereign capacity, wars or revolutions, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, and freight embargoes. 32.3 If a Force Majeure situation arises, the Supplier shall promptly notify the Procuring Entity in writing of such condition and the cause thereof. Unless otherwise directed by the Procuring Entity in writing, the Supplier shall continue to perform its obligations under the Contract as far as is reasonably practical, and shall seek all reasonable alternative means for performance not prevented by the Force Majeure event. Change Orders and 33.1 The Procuring Entity may at any time order the Supplier through notice in accordance GCC Clause 8, to make changes Contract within the general scope of the Contract in any one or more of Amendments the following: (a) drawings, designs, or specifications, where Goods to be furnished under the Contract are to be specifically manufactured for the Procuring Entity; the method of shipment or packing; the place of delivery; and the Related Services to be provided by the Supplier.
(b) (c) (d)
33.2 If any such change causes an increase or decrease in the cost of, or the time required for, the Suppliers performance of any provisions under the Contract, an equitable adjustment shall be made in the Contract Price or in the Delivery/Completion Schedule, or both, and the Contract shall accordingly be amended. Any claims by the Supplier for adjustment under this Clause must be asserted within twenty-eight (28) days from the date of the Suppliers receipt of the Procuring Entitys
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change order. 33.3 Prices to be charged by the Supplier for any Related Services that might be needed but which were not included in the Contract shall be agreed upon in advance by the parties and shall not exceed the prevailing rates charged to other parties by the Supplier for similar services. 33.4 Subject to the above, no variation in or modification of the terms of the Contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties. Extensions of Time 34.1 If at any time during performance of the Contract, the Supplier or its subcontractors should encounter conditions impeding timely delivery of the Goods or completion of Related Services pursuant to GCC Clause 13, the Supplier shall promptly notify the Procuring Entity in writing of the delay, its likely duration, and its cause. As soon as practicable after receipt of the Suppliers notice, the Procuring Entity shall evaluate the situation and may at its discretion extend the Suppliers time for performance, in which case the extension shall be ratified by the parties by amendment of the Contract. 34.2 Except in case of Force Majeure, as provided under GCC Clause 32, a delay by the Supplier in the performance of its Delivery and Completion obligations shall render the Supplier liable to the imposition of liquidated damages pursuant to GCC Clause 26, unless an extension of time is agreed upon, pursuant to GCC Sub-Clause 34.1. Termination 35.1 Termination for Default (a) The Procuring Entity, without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract, by written notice of default sent to the Supplier, may terminate the Contract in whole or in part: (i) if the Supplier fails to deliver any or all of the Goods within the period specified in the Contract, or within any extension thereof granted by the Procuring Entity pursuant to GCC Clause 34;
(ii) if the Supplier fails to perform any other obligation under the Contract; or (iii) if the Supplier, in the judgment of the Procuring Entity has engaged in fraud and corruption, as defined in GCC Clause 3, in competing for or in executing the
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Contract. (b) In the event the Procuring Entity terminates the Contract in whole or in part, pursuant to GCC Clause 35.1(a), the Procuring Entity may procure, upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate, Goods or Related Services similar to those undelivered or not performed, and the Supplier shall be liable to the Procuring Entity for any additional costs for such similar Goods or Related Services. However, the Supplier shall continue performance of the Contract to the extent not terminated.
35.2 Termination for Insolvency. (a) The Procuring Entity may at any time terminate the Contract by giving notice to the Supplier if the Supplier becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent. In such event, termination will be without compensation to the Supplier, provided that such termination will not prejudice or affect any right of action or remedy that has accrued or will accrue thereafter to the Procuring Entity.
35.3 Termination for Convenience. (a) The Procuring Entity, by notice sent to the Supplier, may terminate the Contract, in whole or in part, at any time for its convenience. The notice of termination shall specify that termination is for the Procuring Entitys convenience, the extent to which performance of the Supplier under the Contract is terminated, and the date upon which such termination becomes effective. The Goods that are complete and ready for shipment within twenty-eight (28) days after the Suppliers receipt of notice of termination shall be accepted by the Procuring Entity at the Contract terms and prices. For the remaining Goods, the Procuring Entity may elect: (i) (ii) to have any portion completed and delivered at the Contract terms and prices; and/or to cancel the remainder and pay to the Supplier an agreed amount for partially completed Goods and Related Services and for materials and parts previously procured by the Supplier.
(b)
Assignment
36.1 Neither the Procuring Entity nor the Supplier shall assign, in whole or in part, their obligations under this Contract, except
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with prior written consent of the other party. Export Restriction 37.1 Notwithstanding any obligation under the Contract to complete all export formalities, any export restrictions attributable to the Procuring Entity, to the Republic of Zambia, or to the use of the products/goods, systems or services to be supplied, which arise from trade regulations from a country supplying those products/goods, systems or services, and which substantially impede the Supplier from meeting its obligations under the Contract, shall release the Supplier from the obligation to provide deliveries or services, always provided, however, that the Supplier can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Procuring Entity that it has completed all formalities in a timely manner, including applying for permits, authorizations and licenses necessary for the export of the products/goods, systems or services under the terms of the Contract. Termination of the Contract on this basis shall be for the Procuring Entitys convenience pursuant to Sub-Clause 35.3.
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Section VIII. Special Conditions of Contract

The following Special Conditions of Contract (SCC) shall supplement and/or amend the General Conditions of Contract (GCC). Whenever there is a conflict, the provisions herein shall prevail over those in the GCC. [The Procuring Entity shall select and insert the appropriate wording using the samples below or other acceptable wording, and delete the text in italics]
GCC 1.1(i) GCC 1.1 (n) GCC 4.2 (a)
The Procuring Entity is: [Zamtel] The Project Site(s)/Final Destination(s) is/are: [Zamtel Lusaka Central Warehouse, Lusaka, Zambia] The meaning of the trade terms shall be as prescribed by Incoterms. If the meaning of any trade term and the rights and obligations of the parties there under shall not be as prescribed by Incoterms, they shall be as prescribed by: [exceptional; refer to other internationally accepted trade terms] The version edition of Incoterms shall be [Incoterms 2010] The language shall be: English For notices, the Procuring Entitys address shall be: Attention: [The Chief Executive Officer ] Physical Address: [Zambia Telecommunications Company Limited] Floor/Room number: [P.O Box 37000] Location/City: [Lusaka] Country: [Zambia] Telephone: [Tel: +260( 211) 333179] Facsimile number: [Fax:+260(211)256622] Electronic mail address: [N/A]
GCC 4.2 (b) GCC 5.1 GCC 8.1
GCC 9.1 GCC 10.1
The governing law shall be the laws of: The Republic of Zambia The parties agree to work together in good faith and use their best endeavors to amicably resolve any disputes that may arise, through the Contact officers. The Parties have each appointed the following to act as their Contact officers for the purpose of this Contract.
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Section VIII Special Conditions of Contract
The Purchaser
Zambia Telecommunications Company Limited -
The Supplier
In the event that amicable settlement of the dispute cannot be achieved within seven(7) days of the occurrence of the dispute, the matter shall be referred to the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the respective parties within seven (7) days of failure to resolve the matter amicably GCC 10.2 The respective CEOs shall endeavour to resolve the dispute within 14 days of receipt of the notice in (b) above, failing which the matter will be referred to arbitration in Lusaka under the Arbitration Act No. 19 of 2000. The language of the Arbitral proceedings shall be English. An arbitral award may be registered in any court of competent jurisdiction in Zambia.
GCC13.1
Details of Shipping and other Documents to be furnished by the Supplier are [Commercial Invoice, packing list] The above documents shall be received by the Procuring Entity before arrival of the Goods and, if not received, the Supplier will be responsible for any consequent expenses.
GCC 15.1 GCC16.1
The prices charged for the Goods supplied and the related Services performed [shall not] be adjustable. GCC16.1The method and conditions of payment to be made to the Supplier under this Contract shall be as follows: Payment for Goods supplied from abroad: Payment for the Goods and Installation shall be broken-down as follows: (i) 10% shall be paid after signing of the Contract and issue of Zamtel Purchase Order. The 10% payment shall be made against an advance bank guarantee for the equivalent amount and in the form provided in the bidding document. 30% shall be paid within 30 days after delivery of the
(ii)
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hardware. (iii) (iv) (v)

40% shall be paid after installation, and migration from the old infrastructure 10% shall be paid after training and knowledge transfer 10% shall be paid after 3 months of support and maintenance. The 3 month of support and maintenance starts after sign off of successful implementation of the project
GCC16.5 GCC18.1 GCC18.3
Not Applicable A Performance Security [shall not] be required If required, the Performance Security shall be in the form of : [a Bank Guarantee or a Performance Bond] If required, the Performance security shall be denominated in [ Zambian Kwacha or the currencies of payment of the Contract, in accordance with their portions of the Contract Price]
GCC18.4 GCC23.2 GCC24.1
Discharge of the Performance Security shall take place: [ N/A] The packing, marking and documentation within and outside the packages shall be: [as specified in the technical specifications] The insurance coverage shall be as specified in the Incoterms. Goods to be insured in transit by the supplier upto the buyers named place of final destination. Responsibility for transportation of the Goods shall be as specified in the Incoterms. If not in accordance with Incoterms, responsibility for transportations shall be as follows: The Supplier is required under the Contract to transport the Goods to a specified place of final destination within Zambia, defined as the Project Site, transport to such place of destination in Zambia, including insurance and storage, as shall be specified in the Contract, shall be arranged by the Supplier, and related costs shall be included in the Contract Price; or any other agreed upon trade terms (specify the respective responsibilities of the Procuring Entity and the Supplier)]
GCC25.1
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GCC26.1
GCC26.1
The inspections and tests shall be: [Inspection and tests prior to shipment of Goods and at final acceptance are as follows: Preshipment certificate issued by a member accredited by the International Standards Organization (ISO) for the purpose of inspection for conformity to specifications. Final acceptance will be Purchasers issuance of an acceptance certificate upon inspection.] The inspections and tests shall be: Inspection and tests prior to shipment of Goods and at final acceptance are as follows: i. Pre-shipment certificate issued by a member accredited by the International Standards Organization (ISO) for the purpose of inspection for conformity to specifications.
GCC26.2
[Inspection and tests prior to shipment of Goods and at final acceptance are as follows: Pre-shipment certificate issued by a member accredited by the International Standards Organization (ISO) for the purpose of inspection for conformity to specifications. Final acceptance will be Purchasers issuance of an acceptance certificate upon inspection.] The Inspections and tests shall be conducted as follows: Final acceptance will be Purchasers issuance of an acceptance certificate upon inspection. The maximum amount of liquidated damages shall be: [Not applicable] of the Contract Price The period of validity of the Warranty shall be: [twelve (36) months from date of acceptance of the Goods]
i.
GCC27.1 GCC28.3
For purposes of the Warranty, the place(s) of final destination(s) shall be: [Zamtel, Central Warehouse, Lusaka, Zambia] GCC28.5 GCC33.1 The period for repair or replacement shall be: [One 1No.] week The Purchaser through the Contract Manager may, for purposes of adapting to unanticipated events or changes in the requirements, order variations to the statement of requirements, the contract price or the completion date of the Contract, subject to the approval of the Clients Chief Executive Officer. 1. The Contract price may be varied by the Client to account for any liquidated damages that may accrue under this Agreement. GCC 35.3 The Contract may also be terminated by written agreement of the parties
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(a)
No price adjustment shall be allowed beyond the original delivery dates unless specifically stated in the extension letter. As a rule, no price adjustment shall be allowed for periods of delay for which the Supplier is entirely responsible. The Procuring Entity will, however, be entitled to any decrease in the prices of the Goods and Services subject to adjustment. If the currency in which the Contract Price P0 is expressed is different from the currency of origin of the labor and material indices, a correction factor will be applied to avoid incorrect adjustments of the Contract Price. The correction factor shall correspond to the ratio of exchange rates between the two currencies on the base date and the date for adjustment as defined above. No price adjustment shall be payable on the portion of the Contract Price paid to the Supplier as advance payment.
(b)
(c)
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Section IX. Contract Forms

Table of Forms
1. Contract Agreement .......................................................................................................... 114 2. Performance Security........................................................................................................ 116 3. Bank Guarantee for Advance Payment ............................................................................. 117
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Section IX Contract Forms
1. Contract Agreement
[The successful Bidder shall fill in this form in accordance with the instructions indicated] THIS CONTRACT AGREEMENT is made the [ insert: number ] day of [ insert: month ] , [ insert: year ] .
BETWEEN (1) [insert complete name of Procuring Entity ] , a [ insert description of type of legal entity, for example, an agency of the Ministry of .... of the Government of] Zambia, [or corporation incorporated under the laws of] the Republic of Zambia and having its principal place of business at [ insert address of Procuring Entity ] (hereinafter called the Procuring Entity), and [ insert name of Supplier] , a corporation incorporated under the laws of [ insert: country of Supplier] and having its principal place of business at [ insert: address of Supplier ] (hereinafter called the Supplier).
(2)
WHEREAS the Procuring Entity invited bids for certain Goods and ancillary services, viz., [insert brief description of Goods and Services] and has accepted a Bid by the Supplier for the supply of those Goods and Services in the sum of [insert Contract Price in words and figures, expressed in the Contract currency(ies)] (hereinafter called the Contract Price). NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS: 1. 2. In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to. The following documents shall constitute the Contract between the Procuring Entity and the Supplier, and each shall be read and construed as an integral part of the Contract: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) This Contract Agreement Special Conditions of Contract General Conditions of Contract Technical Requirements (including Schedule of Requirements and Technical Specifications) The Suppliers Bid and original Price Schedules The Procuring Entitys Notification of Award [Add here any other document(s)]
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3.
This Contract shall prevail over all other Contract documents. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency within the Contract documents, then the documents shall prevail in the order listed above. In consideration of the payments to be made by the Procuring Entity to the Supplier as hereinafter mentioned, the Supplier hereby covenants with the Procuring Entity to provide the Goods and Services and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract. The Procuring Entity hereby covenants to pay the Supplier in consideration of the provision of the Goods and Services and the remedying of defects therein, the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the Contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the Contract.
4.
5.
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with the laws of [insert the name of the Contract governing law country] on the day, month and year indicated above. For and on behalf of the Procuring Entity Signed: [insert signature] [Insert full name] in the capacity of [ insert title or other appropriate designation ] in the presence of [insert name & title of official witness] For and on behalf of the Supplier Signed: [insert signature of authorized representative(s) of the Supplier] [insert full name] in the capacity of [ insert title or other appropriate designation ] in the presence of [ insert name & title of official witness]
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2. Performance Security
[The bank, as requested by the successful Bidder, shall fill in this form in accordance with the instructions indicated] Date: [insert date (as day, month, and year) of Bid Submission] OIB No. and title: [insert no. and title of bidding process] Banks Branch or Office: [insert complete name of Guarantor] Beneficiary:[insert complete name of Procuring Entity] PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE No.: [insert Performance Guarantee number]
We have been informed that [insert complete name of Supplier] (hereinafter called "the Supplier") has entered into Contract No. [Insert number] dated [insert day and month], [insert year] with you, for the supply of [description of Goods and related Services] (hereinafter called "the Contract"). Furthermore, we understand that, according to the conditions of the Contract, a Performance Guarantee is required. At the request of the Supplier, we hereby irrevocably undertake to pay you any sum(s) not exceeding [insert amount(s9) in figures and words] upon receipt by us of your first demand in writing declaring the Supplier to be in default under the Contract, without cavil or argument, or your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein. This Guarantee shall expire no later than the [insert number] day of [insert month][insert year] ,10 and any demand for payment under it must be received by us at this office on or before that date. This guarantee is subject to the Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees, ICC Publication No. 458, except that subparagraph (ii) of Sub-article 20(a) is hereby excluded. [Signatures of authorized representatives of the bank and the Supplier]
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The Bank shall insert the amount(s) specified in the SCC and denominated, as specified in the SCC, either in the currency (ies) of the Contract or a freely convertible currency acceptable to the Procuring Entity. Dates established in accordance with Clause 18.4 of the General Conditions of Contract (GCC), taking into account any warranty obligations of the Supplier under Clause 16.2 of the GCC intended to be secured by a partial Performance Guarantee. The Procuring Entity should note that in the event of an extension of the time to perform the Contract, the Procuring Entity would need to request an extension of this Guarantee from the Bank. Such request must be in writing and must be made prior to the expiration date established in the Guarantee. In preparing this Guarantee, the Procuring Entity might consider adding the following text to the Form, at the end of the penultimate paragraph: We agree to a one-time extension of this Guarantee for a period not to exceed [six months] [one year], in response to the Procuring Entitys written request for such extension, such request to be presented to us before the expiry of the Guarantee.
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3. Bank Guarantee for Advance Payment

[The bank, as requested by the successful Bidder, shall fill in this form in accordance with the instructions indicated.] Date: [insert date (as day, month, and year) of Bid Submission] OIB No. and title: [insert number and title of bidding process] [banks letterhead] Beneficiary: [insert legal name and address of Procuring Entity] ADVANCE PAYMENT GUARANTEE No.:[insert Advance Payment Guarantee no.] We, [insert legal name and address of bank], have been informed that [insert complete name and address of Supplier] (hereinafter called "the Supplier") has entered into Contract No. [insert number] dated [insert date of Agreement] with you, for the supply of [insert types of Goods to be delivered] (hereinafter called "the Contract"). Furthermore, we understand that, according to the conditions of the Contract, an advance is to be made against an advance payment guarantee. At the request of the Supplier, we hereby irrevocably undertake to pay you any sum or sums not exceeding in total an amount of [insert amount(s)11 in figures and words] upon receipt by us of your first demand in writing declaring that the Supplier is in breach of its obligation under the Contract because the Supplier used the advance payment for purposes other than toward delivery of the Goods. It is a condition for any claim and payment under this Guarantee to be made that the advance payment referred to above must have been received by the Supplier on its account [insert number and domicile of the account] This Guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the Supplier under the Contract until [insert date12].
This Guarantee is subject to the Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees, ICC Publication No. 458. [signature(s) of authorized representative(s) of the bank]
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The bank shall insert the amount(s) specified in the SCC and denominated, as specified in the SCC, either in the currency (ies) of the Contract or a freely convertible currency acceptable to the Procuring Entity. Insert the Delivery date stipulated in the Contract Delivery Schedule. The Procuring Entity should note that in the event of an extension of the time to perform the Contract, the Procuring Entity would need to request an extension of this Guarantee from the bank. Such request must be in writing and must be made prior to the expiration date established in the Guarantee. In preparing this Guarantee, the Procuring Entity might consider adding the following text to the Form, at the end of the penultimate paragraph: We agree to a one-time extension of this Guarantee for a period not to exceed [six months][one year], in response to the Procuring Entitys written request for such extension, such request to be presented to us before the expiry of the Guarantee.
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Financing Agent: Zamtel

Section III. Evaluation and Qualification Criteria

The Methodology of the project implementation

Section IV Bidding Forms

Price Schedule Forms

Section IV Bidding Forms

Price Schedule: Goods Manufactured Outside Zambia, to be Imported

Currencies in accordance with ITB Sub-Clause Alternative No: Page N of 15

[insert number of the item]

[insert name of good]

[insert country of origin of the Good]

[insert quoted Delivery Date]

[insert number of units to be supplied and name of the physical unit]

[insert unit price CIP per unit]

[insert total CIP price per line item]

[insert the corresponding price per line item]

[insert total price of the line item]

Section IV Bidding Forms

Price Schedule: Goods Manufactured Outside Zambia, already imported

Date:_ OIB No: Alternative No: Page N of 9 10

[insert [insert name of number of Goods] the item]

[insert country of origin of the Good]

[insert quoted Delivery Date]

[insert number of units to be supplied and name of the physical unit]

[insert unit price per unit]

[insert custom duties and taxes paid per unit]

[insert unit price net of custom duties and import taxes]

Total Bid Price

Section IV Bidding Forms

Price Schedule: Goods Manufactured in Zambia

Date:_ OIB No: Alternative No: Page N of 9

[insert number of the item]

[insert name of Good]

[insert quoted Delivery Date]

[insert total EXW price per line item]

[insert the corresponding price per line item]

[insert total price per item]

Section IV Bidding Forms

Price and Completion Schedule - Related Services

Currencies in accordance with ITB Sub-Clause 15

OIB No: No: of 7

[insert number of units to be supplied and name of the physical unit]

[insert unit price per item]

Total Bid Price

Section IV Bidding Forms

[insert date of signing]

Section IV Bidding Forms

1. List of Goods and Delivery Schedule

Section VI. Schedule of Requirements

Section VI. Schedule of Requirements

describing cycle. 2.4

Section VI Schedule of Requirements

Section VI. Schedule of Requirements

Section VI Schedule of Requirements

Section VI. Schedule of Requirements

Section VI Schedule of Requirements

Document View and Retrieval

Section VI. Schedule of Requirements

Section VI Schedule of Requirements