Business Development Fund Ltd (BDF)

INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS SUBMISSION

Tender Notice N0013/CS/NCB/2021/BDF

TITLE: Request for proposals for the recruitment of a consulting firm to undertake BDF re-organization

CLIENT: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FUND (BDF)

BDF hereby invites sealed proposals from registered and qualified firms specialized in that area to submit their proposals to undertake BDF re-organization. More details on the services are provided in the Terms of Reference.

Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Bidding and is open to all firms as defined in the Request for Proposals.

Participation is open on equal conditions to all qualified companies interested in this tender.

This tender consists of one Lot: Tender for the recruitment of a consulting firm to undertake BDF re-organization.

Interested companies may examine and obtain further information in the Request for Proposals by lodging a request to procurementbdf@bdf.rw upon presentation of proof of payment of a non-refundable fee of RWF 10,000 (Ten thousand Rwandan Francs) paid to the account N° 040-0335373-77 of BRD DEVELOPMENT FUND (BDF) opened at Bank of Kigali (BK).

A Consultant will be selected under Quality Based Selection and procedures described in this RFP, in accordance with the BDF Procurement Policy as amended up to date.

The proposals shall be accompanied by a bid security equivalent to Two Million Rwanda Francs (2,000,000Frw) issued by the recognized financial institutions.

The technical and financial proposals should be presented separately in different envelopes each bearing the nature of the proposal and the name of the firm, all submitted in sealed envelope.

Submission Procedure
Well printed proposal, properly bound presented in four copies one of which is the original must reach BDF Head Office /Reception located at M.PEACE PLAZA, 5th Floor, COMMERCIAL WING not later than 06/07/2021 at 3:00 pm local time. Late and poorly presented proposals will be strictly rejected. The proposal must be valid for a minimum of 90 calendar days from the date of opening of technical proposals.

The original and all copies of the Technical Proposal shall be placed in a sealed envelope clearly marked “TECHNICAL PROPOSAL” Similarly, the original Financial Proposal shall be placed in a sealed envelope clearly marked “FINANCIAL PROPOSAL” followed by the number and the name of the assignment, and with a warning “DO NOT OPEN WITH THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL.” The envelopes containing the Technical and Financial Proposals shall be placed into an outer envelope and sealed. This outer envelope shall bear the submission address, reference number and title of the tender, and be clearly marked “Do Not Open, Except In PUBLIC”

The opening of technical proposals will take place in public session on the 06/07/2021 at 3:30 pm local time at the BDF Conference room in the presence of consultants or their representatives who wish to attend