General Procurement Notice Kiribatikiribati Connectivity Project (kcp) General Procurement Noticeloan No./credit No./tf No./grant No. Ida-d1870project Id No. P159632 The Republic Of Kiribati Has Received Financing In The Amount Of Us$20m Equivalent From The World Bank Toward The Cost Of The Kiribati Connectivity Project And It Intends To Apply Part Of The Proceeds To Payments For Goods, Works, Non-consulting Services And Consulting Services To Be Procured Under This Project. The Project Will Include The Following Components (a) Finance Additional Satellite Capacity For Tarawa To Help Ameliorate The Impact Of The Delays Associated With Connecting Tarawa To The Emc System; (b) Rollout Terrestrial Fiber Optic Access Networks And Related Infrastructure To Connect Users In Kiribati To The Global Internet; And (c) Deliver Additional International Satellite Bandwidth For Other Remote Communities To Reduce The Digital Divide. These Investments In Additional Satellite Capacity For Kiribati Will Be Undertaken In Collaboration With Fsm, Which Also Wishes To Rollout Additional Satellite Capacity For Kosrae Until The Emc System Enters Service. Procurement Of Contracts Financed By The World Bank Will Be Conducted Through The Procedures As Specified In The World Bank’s Procurement Regulations For Ipf Borrowers (july 2016) (procurement Regulations), And Is Open To All Eligible Firms And Individuals As Defined In The Procurement Regulations. After Project Negotiations, The World Bank Shall Arrange The Publication On Its External Website Of The Agreed Initial Procurement Plan And All Subsequent Updates Once It Has Provided A No Objection. Specific Procurement Notices For Contracts Subject To Open International Competitive Procurement Will Be Announced, As They Become Available, In Un Development Business Online And On The World Bank’s External Website.prequalification/initial Selection Of Suppliers And Contractors Will Be Required For The Following Contracts: Interim Satellite Capacity For Kosrae And South Tarawa. Interested Eligible Firms And Individuals Who Would Wish To Be Considered For The Provision Of Goods, Works, Non-consulting Services And Consulting Services For The Above-mentioned Project, Or Those Requiring Additional Information, Should Contact The Borrower At The Address Below: Ministry Of Information, Communication And Transportmrs. Meere Henry Karotu (pst Manager)betio, Tarawamob Phone: - +686 73005757office Phone: - +686 74026003 Ext 219 +686 75125401email - Meere.karotu@mict.gov.ki

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