Automatic meter reading system

1. This IFB follows the GPN for this Project that appeared in UNDB on April 8, 2009.

2. The Government of Mozambique (GOM) has applied a credit from IDA (International Development Association) for the implementation of an Integrated Management System for the Electricity of Mozambique (SIGEM – Sistema Integrado de Gestão da Electricidade de Moçambique) and intends to apply part of the funds to make payment under the agreement(s) resulting from this IFB.

3. EDM now invites eligible and qualified bidders for Energy Development and Access Project in Mozambique for implementation of Smart Metering Project aimed to achieve a permanent protection of the revenues generated from sales to all its largest customers.

4. Bidding will be conducted using the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, edition of January 2011, and is open to all Bidders eligible as defined in these Guidelines.

5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from EDM at the address given below from 07:30 to 15:00 hours. A pre-bid meeting with prospective bidders will be held on May 11, 2015; 14:00am local time at Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), Av. Filipe Samuel Magaia nº 368,  (Directorate of  Electrification and Projects – SIGEM Project).

6. A complete hard copy set of the bidding documents in English may be collected in person by  interested Bidders from the address below, on submission of a written application and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of one hundred ($100.00) US American Dollars (or equivalent in MZN). The method of payment shall be either in cash (paid to EDM’s Central Treasury Department – Tesouraria Central da EDM – at Avenida Agostinho Neto N.70, Maputo, Mozambique), or direct deposit or bank transfer to either of the following bank accounts:

Currency: MZN Currency: USD

Bank Name : Millennium BIM                        Bank Name  : Millennium BIM

Account Number : 1188445                           Account Nr: 20594071

Account Name : EDM MAPUTO SEDE         Ac. Name: EDM MAPUTO SEDE

NIB: 000100000000118844557                     NIB: 000100000002059407157

SWIFT : BIMOMZMX                                     SWIFT : BIMOMZMX

Interested Bidders that chose bank transfer as payment method must sent copy of the swift to Ms. Rute Rangeiro (contact her at Phone +25821481552/ Cell +258824037900) or to the following email address: rute.rangeiro@edm.co.mz

7. The Proposal shall be delivered before 14:00hs (local Time) on June 04, 2015 to the address below.

ELECTRICIDADE DE MOÇAMBIQUE, E.P.

Directorate of  Electrification and Projects – SIGEM Project

368 Filipe Samuel Magaia Av. 1st.  Floor, PoB. 2532

Facsimile number: +258 21322074,

E-mail address: ana.bernardo@edm.co.mz / www.edm.co.mz

Project Name: Supply, Installation and Commissioning of a Automatic Meter Reading System—Revenue Protection Project (AMR-RPP)

IFB: ENC. 19/AMR-RPP/2015

Financier: World Bank, Credit Number (IDA 4681-0 MZ)