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Belize Social Investment Fund Tender Notice

Country: Belize Project: CARICOM Development Fund Grant No: BZE/G00011

Project ID: CDF/00011/WS2 Contract Number: W/CDF-03/2022 National Competitive Bidding (NCB) Deadline: March 17th 2023.

1. The Government of Belize has received funding through the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) towards implementation of a project that focuses on improving water supply systems in four (4) communities and intends to apply part of the funds to cover eligible payments under the contract for Installation of a Chlorinator and the Upgrading of the System’s Electrical Components for the Mahogany Heights Water Supply System, Mahogany Heights Village, Belize District, Belize.

2. The Social Investment Fund, a Statutory Corporation, established under the Social Investment Fund Act No. 3 of 1996 and located at Constitution Drive, Belmopan, Cayo District, hereby invites tenders from suitably qualified contractors for the construction of the following:

The contract proposes to:

The contract proposes the installation of a chlorinator and the upgrading of the system’s electrical components in Mahogany Heights, Belize District, Belize.

3. Final (Project Site) Destination as specified in BDS: Mahogany Heights, Belize District, Belize.

4. Belize Social Investment Fund now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the construction works in the aforementioned areas.

Dr. Abel Reboucas, Brazilian expert on fruit trees with emphasis on Sour Sop is in Belize training farmers, technicians, and fruit processors. The training in the field had a large number of participants. On Wednesday, March 1, the training was done in Orange Walk Town. More than 120 farmers were in attendance at the soursop cultivation training workshop held in Trinidad Village, Orange Walk District. The sessions comprised of a theory session and a practical session. The workshops are being held all around the country from Monday. Workshops have been held in Cayo at Central Farm and CPBL at Stann Creek so far. A fourth workshop was held in San Pedro Columbia, Toledo on Thursday March 2.

5. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures specified in the CARICOM Development Fund’s Guidelines for Procurement (May 2010), and are open to all countries of the world are eligible to tender for this contract.