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Tenders are invited for Modular Cider House to Gabon - Tied Cash Donation. The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Abuja informs potential Czech suppliers about the tied cash donation project "Modular Cider House" in Gabon, which is being implemented as part of the implementation of the Program for Fulfilling the Goals of the Czech Republic in Africa for the years 2023 - 2025 (Africa 2025 Program). The implementation of the project consists of the delivery of a mobile modular cider house. The recipient of the donation, the Chambre de Commerce du Gabon (Gabon Chamber of Commerce), is requesting the supply of highly durable transport modules and technology for the production of must, including filling equipment, which are not dependent on the complexity of the processing and allow easy maintenance and long-term operation without complex maintenance. The production capacity should be up to 4,000 l of must per day. The Chamber is requesting the supply, including transport, installation and training of personnel. The comprehensive solution offer must be submitted in English or French. Further information on the delivery is provided in the Mostarna Gabon BusinessInfo appendix. The project is financed from funds allocated under the Africa 2025 Program, up to a maximum amount of CZK 6,000,000. The timeline for the project implementation is as follows: The product will be manufactured in the Czech Republic within a total of 3 months and then transported to Gabon within 1.5 months, where it will be put into operation within 14 days and handed over to the partner organization. The project implementation period will not exceed 6 months. Plan: 1. Signing of contractual documentation 1 week 2. Technical documentation, approval 2 weeks 3. Product production 8 weeks 4. Shipping 1 week 5. Transportation 4 weeks 6. Customs clearance 2 weeks 7. Installation and training 2 weeks 8. Handover 1 week Total 21 weeks The project must be implemented no later than October 31, 2025. Analysis of opportunities and risks in terms of the target territory: Opportunities: Follow-up to the successful visit of Deputy Prime Minister M. Jureka to Gabon in December 2024, when the gift will be presented as an interest in strengthening bilateral relations and confirming the Czech Republic as an important partner of Gabon in the field of development cooperation with positive impacts on the development of relations in other areas; A significant step in raising awareness of the qualities and capabilities of Czech manufacturers in the field of agricultural and processing technologies in Gabon; A reference order for participating Czech companies, which should increase their chances when bidding for other public or private sector projects in Gabon. Risks: Possible personnel changes in the positions of responsible persons on the recipient side, which may result in a slowdown/delay in the necessary cooperation for the process of taking over, installing and commissioning the equipment - low risk; Insufficient skills/experience of the responsible personnel using the equipment - low risk (can be minimized by thorough training); From a security point of view, Gabon is among the most peaceful countries on the continent - very low risk. Method of measuring the success of project implementation: A successfully implemented project can be considered the timely and complete delivery of the required equipment, including installation, training, commissioning and verification of the projects functionality one year after its commissioning. The deadline for submitting bids is 10 working days from the publication of the request on the BusinessInfo website. No later than April 25, 2025. The interested party shall send the offer, including a sworn statement and a list of reference supplies (form for processing the offer in the attachment), to the MFA data mailbox ((ID: e4xaaxh); in the Subject, indicate the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Abuja - submission of the offer, in the designation "case number and file number of the subject group", indicate the reference number of the request from the Businessinfo website). At the same time, also electronically to the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Abuja, e-mail abuja.commerce@mzv.gov.cz or marie.nwanyanwu@mzv.gov.cz . The applicant confirms in a sworn statement that: a) has a Czech company ID, b) is a business corporation, c) has a real registered office, not just a virtual one, d) is registered as an income tax payer in the Czech Republic, continuously for at least one tax period preceding the date of submission of the offer, e) has no tax arrears or arrears with the Financial Administration of the Czech Republic, on public health insurance premiums and penalties, on social security premiums and contributions to the state employment policy and penalties, f) is not bankrupt pursuant to Act No. 328/1991 Coll., on bankruptcy and settlement, as amended, or pursuant to Act No. 182/2006 Coll., on bankruptcy and methods of its resolution (Insolvency Act), as amended, and no insolvency petition has been filed, nor has this petition been filed itself and no bankruptcy decision has been issued, nor is it in liquidation and its bankruptcy or imminent bankruptcy is not being resolved in insolvency proceedings, g) it is not an entity that has been banned from operating by a court or administrative authority, nor has its authorization to operate been revoked, relating to the subject of business or related to the project for which financial support is to be provided, h) no proceedings for the enforcement of a court or administrative decision or execution are proposed or being carried out against it, or against the assets of the organization, i) it fulfills its obligations under Act No. 563/1991 Coll., the Accounting Act, as amended, in particular the obligation to publish financial statements in the relevant register within the meaning of Act No. 304/2013 Coll., on public registers of legal entities and natural persons, j) reports duly published sales for the last accounting period of at least CZK 10 million. k) has registered the beneficial owners of the legal entity in accordance with Act No. 37/2021 Coll., on the registration of beneficial owners. [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : https://www.businessinfo.cz/prilezitosti/
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