Belmopan City BELIZE, C A Tender

Retrofitting Of Existing Main Buildings-invitation To Bid The Government Of Belize (gob) Has Received Financing From The Caribbean Development Bank (cdb) In An Amount Equivalent To Usd35m Towards The Cost Of The Belize Education Secondary Reform Programme Ii (the Project) And Intends To Apply A Portion Of The Proceeds Of This Financing To Eligible Payments Under This Contract. Payment By Cdb Will Be Made Only At The Request Of Gob And Upon Approval By Cdb, And Will Be Subject, In All Respects, To The Terms And Conditions Of The Financing Agreement. The Financing Agreement Prohibits Withdrawal From The Financing Account For The Purpose Of Any Payment To Persons Or Entities, Or For Any Import Of Goods, If Such Payment Or Import, To The Knowledge Of Cdb, Is Prohibited By A Decision Of The United Nations Security Council Taken Under Chapter Vii Of The Charter Of The United Nations. No Party Other Than Gob Shall Derive Any Rights From The Financing Agreement Or Have Any Claim To The Proceeds Of The Financing. The Project Is Being Implemented By The Ministry Of Education, Culture, Science And Technology (moecst) Through Its Project Execution Unit (peu). The Moecst Has Contracted Consultants Who Will Assist The Gob With Delivering The Project. The Consultants Have Prepared Designs And Contract Documentation And Will Assist In Tender Administration And Evaluation As Well As Supervise Project Activities. Gob Now Invites Sealed Bids From Eligible Bidders For Besrpii Icb: Stella Maris School And Belize Academy For The Deaf Restoration Project. The Proposed Works Include, But Are Not Limited To, The Following: The Retrofit Of The Existing Main Buildings To Include New Windows, Bathrooms, External Doors, Electrical Systems, And Sealing Of The Envelope. Additionally, The Works Include The Paintings Of Other Buildings On Site And External Works Including Site Grading And Drainage. Consideration Will Be Limited To Firms Or Joint Ventures Of Firms, Which Are Legally Incorporated Or Otherwise Organised In, And Have Their Principal Place Of Business In An Eligible Country And Are Either: (a) More Than 50% Beneficially Owned By A Citizen Or Citizens And/or A Bona Fide Resident Or Residents Of An Eligible Country, Or By A Body Corporate Or Bodies Corporate Meeting These Requirements; Or (b) Owned Or Controlled By The Government Of An Eligible Country Provided That It Is Legally And Financially Autonomous And Operated Under The Commercial Law Of An Eligible Country And Otherwise Meets The Eligibility Requirements Of The Cdb Guidelines For Procurement (2006).