REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

This notice is placed on behalf of UNECA. United Nations Procurement Division (UNPD) cannot provide any warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of contents of furnished information; and is unable to answer any enquiries regarding this EOI. You are therefore requested to direct all your queries to [ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA, UNECA] using the fax number or e-mail address provided below.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia hereby seeks a contractor which will undertake the stated below;       

 - dismantle existing furniture, fixture and carpets that cover an approximate area of 5, 500M2 with a potential to increase,

 - Supply related electrical materials and carpets as per UNECA specification,

 - Supply for a potential carpet renovation requirement of UNECA's executive office,

Vendors who express their interest will be invited to participate in a tender through formal solicitation document of which the detalis regarding the specifications and pertinet matters shall be described in the bid document.

UNECA is precluded from entering into a contract with a firm that is not fully registered with United Nations Global Market Place (UNGM).  Only those vendors who are registered or provisionally registered or have started their registration process in UNGM will be eligible to receive the formal solicitation document. UNGM web site:- https://www.ungm.org.

UNECA reserves the right to send the solicitation document to vendors who were identified through additional market research or others means to source the UNECA requirements.

This Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) does not constitute a soliciation, responding to the REOI does not guarantee that the vendor will be invited to participate in the soliciation when issued; and the UNECA reserves the right to change / modify or cancel the procurement at any time during the REOI process or the formal solicitation process.

Those interested should write to the above-mentioned e-mail address or fax number to submit their “expression of interest” by the deadline of 31 October 2014.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS / INFORMATION (IF ANY)

- Dismantle existing furniture, fixture and carpets that cover an approximate area of 5,500M2 and more,

- Supply related electrical materials and carpets as per UNECA specifications,

- Supply for a potential carpet renovation requirements of UNECA's executive office,

NOTE

Information on tendering for the UN Procurement System is available free of charge at the following address: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice

Only the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) has been authorised to collect a nominal fee from vendors that wish to receive automatically Procurement Notices or Expressions Of Interest. Vendors interested in this Tender Alert Service are invited to subscribe on http://www.ungm.org

Vendors interested in participating in the planned solicitation process should complete the Vendor Response Form of this EOI and send it via fax or email to [ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA, UNECA] (UNECA) before the closing date set forth above.

VENDOR RESPONSE FORM

TO: Twondu@Uneca.Org EOI Number: RFP / CSS / 14 - 203 
FAX: +251 11 5 511874 
FROM:
SUBJECT: Supply, Installation, and Commissioning of carpets at the Conference Service Section of UNECA

NOTICE

1 Companies can only participate in solicitations of the UN Secretariat after completing their registration (free of charge) at the United Nations Global Marketplace (www.ungm.org).

·2 As you express interest in the planned solicitation by submitting this response form, please verify and ensure that your company is registered under its full legal name with the UN Secretariat on the United Nations Global Marketplace (www.ungm.org).

·3 We strongly recommend all companies to register at least at Level 1 under the United Nations Secretariat prior to participating in any solicitations.

To be completed by the Vendor (All fields marked with an ‘*’ are mandatory)

We declare that our company fully meets the prerequisites A, B, C, D, E and F, for eligibility to register with the United Nations as outlined in the paragraph 1 of the EOI INSTRUCTIONS page.

Signature: _____________________________ Date: ___________________

Name and Title: _____________________________

EOI INSTRUCTIONS
1) Registering as a Vendor with the United Nations

Vendors interested in fulfilling the requirement described above must be registered at the UN Global Marketplace (www.ungm.org) with the UN Secretariat in order to be eligible to participate in any solicitation. Information on the registration process can be found at http://www.un.org/Depts/ptd.

Prerequisites for Eligibility
In order to be eligible for UN registration, you must declare that:

A. Your company (as well as any parent, subsidiary or affiliate companies) is not listed in, or associated with a company or individual listed in:
I. the Compendium of United Nations Security Council Sanctions Lists (http://www.un.org/sc/committees/list_compend.shtml),  or 
II. the IIC Oil for Food List website or, if listed on either, this has been disclosed to the United Nations Procurement Division in writing.
B. Your company (as well as any parent, subsidiary or affiliate companies) is not currently removed or suspended by the United Nations or any other UN organisation (including the World Bank);
C. Your company (as well as any parent, subsidiary of affiliate companies) is not under formal investigation, nor have been sanctioned within the preceding three (3) years, by any national authority of a United Nations Member State for engaging or having engaged in proscribed practices, including but not limited to: corruption, fraud, coercion, collusion, obstruction, or any other unethical practice; 
D. Your company has not declared bankruptcy, are not involved in bankruptcy or receivership proceedings, and there is no judgment or pending legal action against your company that could impair your company's operations in the foreseeable future; 
E. Your company does not employ, or anticipate employing, any person(s) who is, or has been a UN staff member within the last year, if said UN staff member has or had prior professional dealings with the Vendor in his/her capacity as UN staff member within the last three years of service with the UN (in accordance with UN post-employment restrictions published in ST/SGB/2006/15. 
F. Your company undertakes not to engage in proscribed practices (including but not limited to: corruption, fraud, coercion, collusion, obstruction, or any other unethical practice), with the UN or any other party, and to conduct business in a manner that averts any financial, operational, reputational or other undue risk to the UN.
For Registered Vendors: Vendors already registered at the UN Global Marketplace with the UN Secretariat must ensure that the information and documentation (e.g. financial statements, address, contact name, etc.) provided in connection with their registration are up to date in UNGM. Please verify and ensure that your company is registered under its full legal name. 
For Vendors Interested in Registration: Vendors not yet registered should apply for registration on the United Nations Global Marketplace (http://www.ungm.org); information on the registration process can be found at http://www.un.org/Depts/ptd. Vendors must complete the registration process prior to the closing date of the REOI. Vendors who have not completed the UNGM registration process with the UN Secretariat before the closing date of the REOI are not considered eligible to participate in solicitations of the UN Secretariat. We strongly recommend all companies to register at least at Level 1 under the UN Secretariat prior to participating in any solicitations.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Any false, incomplete or defective vendor registration may result in the rejection of the application or cancellation of an already existing registration.

2) EOI Process

Vendors interested in participating in the planned solicitation process should forward their expression of interest (EOI) to [ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA, UNECA] (UNECA) by the closing date set forth in this EOI. Due to the high volume of communications UNECA is not in a position to issue confirmation of receipt of EOIs.

Please note that no further details of the planned solicitation can be made available to the vendors prior to issuance of the solicitation documents.

This EOI is issued subject to the conditions contained in the EOI introductory page on the UNPD Website indicated above.