Dear Ladies and Gentlemen!
JSC "Nurbank" announces an open tender for the modernization/upgrading of existing data storage systems (or acquisition of new ones) for JSC "Nurbank".
Tender type: open.
Tender start: November 25, 2021, at 14:30, at the address: 10V Abay Ave., 3rd floor, room 310, Grand Conference Hall.
End of bidding: 16:30.
Submission of packages and proposals until 12:00 (inclusive) on November 25, 2021, at the address: 10V Abay Ave.; room 204, chancery.
Legal entities (potential service providers) meeting the following requirements at the time of the tender are allowed to participate:
- possess professional competence and experience, have the necessary financial, material, and labor resources to fulfill obligations per the supply contract;
- no claims from JSC "Nurbank" on previously concluded contracts;
- fulfill tax and other mandatory payment obligations to the budget at the time of application for participation in the tender and contract signing;
- provide recommendations, if available, and indicate significant successful projects in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- the potential supplier bears all costs associated with the preparation and submission of their tender application, and JSC "Nurbank" and the tender committee are not responsible and not liable for these costs, regardless of the nature of the tender process and results;
- payment terms: 50% prepayment, 50% post-payment upon delivery, installation, and setup of equipment and software;
- the potential supplier must provide authorization (Authorization Letter) from the equipment manufacturer for delivery, installation, and commissioning, and subsequent warranty/post-warranty service of the supplied equipment;
- the potential supplier must provide a document confirming that the proposed equipment is not discontinued and can be supplied per the specification as per the Customer's Technical Specification;
- the potential supplier must confirm the capability to provide service support and official authorization as a certified service partner of the manufacturing company providing service support during the warranty period;
- the potential supplier must confirm the presence of at least 2 (two) engineers certified by the manufacturer in the staff or in contractual relations with the supplier for the supplied equipment, with certificates confirming installation qualification, setup, startup, and support;
- all supplied equipment must be new, meet or exceed the Technical Specification requirements;
- the potential supplier must provide certificates of origin and conformity to Kazakhstan standards for the supplied equipment;
- all components of the supplied equipment must fully meet the specifications and be fully compatible with each other;
- basic installation and setup work should be included in the equipment cost;
- the delivery cost should be included in the product price;
- the potential supplier ensures installation, connection, and configuration of all supplied systems with full functionality and fault tolerance testing by certified specialists;
- the total cost of equipment and software should include training services for 2 JSC "Nurbank" employees on setup and support of the delivered equipment and software.
The technical specification and software product description are provided in Attachment №1.
Tender application evaluation criteria:
- compliance of the potential supplier with the above requirements;
- compliance of the tender application with the technical specifications of the tender documentation;
- proposed price;
- payment terms;
- equipment delivery terms.
To participate in the tender, the following document packages must be provided:
Package 1: Legal documentation
1) application for participation in the tender in the prescribed form according to Annex №5 to this letter;
2) notarized copies of the constituent documents, certificate of registration/re-registration of the legal entity (Charter, certificate of VAT tax registration);
3) copies of the license (original for verification) for activities licensed by the state (if the activity for the purchased goods/services requires licensing);
4) notarized copy of the document certifying the identity of the authorized representative of the supplier;
5) supplier's power of attorney to the authorized person for participation in the Tender;
Package 2: Financial documentation
1) original bank statement confirming the applicant's bank details and the absence of overdue debts to the bank;
2) copies of financial statements for legal entities for one year, certified by the legal entity's seal, tax declarations for individual entrepreneurs, certified by seal if available;
3) original tax committee certificate of the supplier's place of registration confirming no tax payment debts;
4) copies of recommendations and reviews from legal entities/individual entrepreneurs who previously worked with the supplier, containing cooperation experience evaluations and characteristics, including timeliness, completeness of obligations, etc. (if available);
5) pricing proposals;
6) copies of corporate income tax declarations for 2 (two) years preceding the Tender. If there are losses in tax accounting for the preceding two years, the participant must justify the proposed price for the goods/services (for procurement of goods/services that are subsequently an international business operation subject).
Package 3: Other documentation
1) technical specifications, delivery terms, timing.
2) the presence of a service center in Almaty, or documents confirming service support and official authorization of a certified service partner of the manufacturing company.
3) the potential Supplier bears all costs associated with the preparation and submission of their tender application, and the Bank and the tender commission are not responsible and do not bear obligations for these costs, regardless of the nature of the tender and its results.
We note that the Bank's Tender Commission is entitled not to disclose information related to the review, evaluation, and comparison of tender applications to potential service providers or any other person not officially involved in the review, assessment, and comparison of tender applications.
JSC "Nurbank" is entitled to cancel or postpone the tender with written notification to potential suppliers who submitted tender applications about the cancellation or postponement of the tender with an indication of the new date of the event.
A potential supplier has the right to change or withdraw their application before the final deadline for tender applications.
The tender will be held with the participation of the authorized representative of the potential service provider or without it if the authorized representative does not participate in the tender.
For questions about the formation of packages on legal and financial documentation, contact Kartakova Indira.
Tel. +7 (727) 2 599 710 ext. 5847 IKartakova@nurbank.kz
For questions on the formation of the package on other documentation for technical requirements, contact Lee Evgeniy.
Tel. +7 (727) 244 77 24 Evgeny.Lee@nurbank.kz
Attachment №1. Technical Specification (download. doc, 29 KB)
Appendix №3. Application (download. doc, 30 KB)