specific procurement notice - Icrisat

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE
Country : India
Name of Project : National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP)
Sector : Agriculture Extension and Research
Brief Description of Goods : Supply and Installation of Equipments under NAIP (C-2)
Credit No. : 4161-IN and 4162-IN
Project ID No. : P 092735
Bid No. : QR-002/NAIP/ICRISAT/ICB-1
The Government of India has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the
National Agricultural Innovation Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds toward
payments under the contract for supply of Cryogenic grinder for spices. The International Crops
Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Hyderabad, Andhra
Pradesh, India now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the following:
Sch
No.
Brief description of equipment
1. Near Infrared Reflactance
Spectroscopy (NIRS), as per
detailed technical specifications at
Page 52 of bidding documents.
2. 1.6 m Portable moisture probe
along with 100 Nos. of Access
Tube 2 Meters length, as per
detailed technical specifications at
Page 53 of bidding documents.
3 Thermal Dissipation Probe (TDP)
Sap Flow (Velocity) System, as
per detailed technical
specifications at Page 53 of
bidding documents.
Quantity
(in Nos.)
Bid Security
Amount in Indian
Rs. or its
equivalent in a
freely convertible
currency
1 No. 80,000
1 Set 7,000
1 Set 13,000
The delivery period is within 90 days from the date of opening of Letter of Credit/Notification of
Award.

Bidding will be conducted through the international competitive bidding procedures as specified
in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, (current
edition), and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the guidelines.
Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding
documents at the address below during office hours i.e. 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. A complete set of
bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a
written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Rs. 1000 or
in US $25. The method of payment will be by Demand Draft/Cashier’s Cheque/Certified Cheque
in favour of “ICRISAT” payable at Hyderabad along with the bid. The document will be sent by
courier on payment of an extra amount of Rs.250 for domestic bidder and US $20 for overseas
bidder if requested by mail.
All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in INR as indicated above or its equivalent
amount in a freely convertible currency, and be delivered to the address below by 11:00 AM on
17 th March, 2010. They will be opened immediately thereafter, in the presence of bidders’
representatives, who choose to attend, at the address below. Late bids will be rejected.
The address referred to above is as under:
Head – Purchase
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Patancheru, Hyderabad-502324,
Andhra Pradesh, India
Tel: +91-40-30713283 or 30713282
Fax: +91-40-30713073
E-mail: p.mallikarjuna@cgiar.org, v.n.somayajulu@cgiar.org
www.icrisat.org