FOMILENIO II SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE FOM II-CB-2463-2019, LINKS OF COMMUNICATION AND INTERNET FOR THE CENTER OF PROCEDURES FOR IMPORTS, AND EXPORTS (CIEX), IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE IMPLEMENTING ENTITY AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN FOMILENIO II AND THE CENTRAL RESERVE BANK OF EL SALVADOR. Original title in Spanish: ENLACES DE COMUNICACIÓN E INTERNET PARA EL CENTRO DE TRÁMITES DE IMPORTACIONES Y EXPORTACIONES (CIEX), EN EL MARCO DEL ACUERDO DE ENTIDAD EJECUTORA SUSCRITO ENTRE FOMILENIO II Y EL BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL SALVADOR. The United States of America through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC, for its acronym in English) and the Government of the Republic of El Salvador (the "Government" or "GOES"), have entered into a Millennium Challenge Grant Agreement, for an amount of US$365.2 million (US$277 million from United States of America Government, through the Millennium Challenge Corporation and US$88.2 million from the Government of the Republic of El Salvador) ("Grant Agreement"). The Grant will be used to support the following activities: 1) Human Capital Project, 2) Investment Climate Project, 3) Logistical Infrastructure Project; and, 4) the installation and administration costs of the agency responsible for the implementation. The Government, acting through "El Fondo del Milenio II", hereinafter referred to as "FOMILENIO II", intends using part of the Funds for eligible payments under the terms and conditions established in the contract resulting from this "Competitive Bidding" method procedure, in a transparent and financially viable manner, for the supply of goods and services required. Payments from FOMILENIO II shall be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions, including restrictions on the use of MCC funding agreement. No party other than the GOES and FOMILENIO II shall be rights about the Agreement and shall be entitled to claim funds or resources of MCC. Be excluded from participation in this procurement to any person or entity within the blacklist or suspended from participating in procedures funded by the World Bank or Federal Government funding of the United States of America, or otherwise prohibited by law of the United States of America or executive orders or policies, including under any existing anti-terrorism policy. The goods and services to be provided under this Letter of Invitation will be selected under the Competitive Bidding - (CB) method, described in the specific bidding document, according to MCC Procurement Guidelines, Section 1.A and its modifications, posted in http://www.fomilenioii.gob.sv/directrices-de-adquisiciones (if clicking on the link does not open the web address noted or some error occurs, please try to copy exactly the link text without add spaces, characters, or signs, and paste directly in the address bar of your browser and press "Enter" key or click on the "Go to" button). Interested persons may obtain the bidding document, free of charge, at the address indicated below, starting from Friday, July 12th, 2019, on weekdays from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. at 12:00 m. and from 2:00 p.m. at 5:00 p.m., the official time in the Republic of El Salvador (UTC-06:00) or you can download the bidding document after free online registration, in the Procurement section of the FOMILENIO II website: http://www.fomilenioii.gob.sv/adquisiciones/procesos (if clicking on the link does not open the web address noted or some error occurs, please try to copy exactly the link text without add spaces, characters, or signs, and paste directly in the address bar of your browser and press "Enter" key or click on the "Go to" button). Interested persons who register through the FOMILENIO II website, their e-mail address, general data and expressing their interest in participating in this specific procurement, will receive notifications via the e-mail registered, related to clarification notes, amendments or any other necessary information related to this procurement, issued during the period specified in the bidding document. Besides, that information will be available for public downloading, previous free online registration, in the FOMILENIO II website http://www.fomilenioii.gob.sv/adquisiciones/procesos (if clicking on the link does not open the web address noted or some error occurs, please try to copy exactly the link text without add spaces, characters, or signs, and paste directly in the address bar of your browser and press "Enter" key or click on the "Go to" button). All bids must be submitted in the Spanish language, per the authorization for the use of the Spanish language, granted by MCC to FOMILENIO II, which was issued on January 26, 2015. Bids must be delivered and registered at the address mentioned below, no later than the deadline time and date indicated in the bidding document. There will be a pre-bidding meeting on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., the official time of the Republic of El Salvador (UTC-06: 00) at the facilities of FOMILENIO II. Although it is not a mandatory meeting, it is highly recommended to assist all potential Bidders or their representatives. Date and time limit for receipt of bids: No later than Wednesday, August 14th, 2019, until 10:00 a.m., the official time of the Republic of El Salvador (UTC-6: 00). Interested persons should be aware that customs formalities and shipping distances might extend the estimated delivery time. Bids that arrive after the established deadline time and date will be returned unopened. IMPORTANT NOTICE: It is made known to the interested persons that the offices of FOMILENIO II will be closed to the public from August 1 to 8, 2019 (both dates inclusive) due to holidays. The preceding must be taken into account by the interested persons for all the scheduled dates and communications corresponding to this procurement. The only official address is: Sergio Bassett Procurement Management / Procurement Agent - FOMILENIO II Edificio Zafiro, Nivel 1, Bulevar Orden de Malta, Avenida El Boquerón #4-A, Santa Elena, Antiguo Cuscatlán, La Libertad, República de El Salvador- Centro América Phones: +(503) 2524-1040, 2524-1064, 2524-1000 E-mail:
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