1.	The National Procurement Commission (NPC) on behalf of the Employer-Secretary of State for Social Communication of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is inviting interested eligible international and national  companies to submit bids for the;
Supply and Installation of Full NDI-4K TV Studio Production and Full AOIP FM Studio Production
2.	The Project is located in Dili Municipality.
3.	The Government cost estimate for the project is USD 1,179,787.40 (inclusive of Taxes) The Employer may disqualify evaluated price bids exceeding maximum budget.
4.	Bidder shall provide justification in the price bid if the bid price does not reach 70% of the cost estimate/budget (abnormally low bid).
5.	Bidder shall be responsible for paying of all related taxes.
6.	The Employer shall award the contract to the Bidder with the highest combined score evaluated in accordance with the procedure specified under Section 3 – Bid Evaluation Procedure, provided further that the Bidder is determined to be qualified to perform the Contract satisfactorily.
7.	The bid validity is 150 days after the submission of the bids.
8.	The duration for the project is 6 months.
9.	The winner of this tender will be required to submit a Performance Guarantee in the form of an unconditional and non-revocable bank guarantee. Bank Guarantee issued by an overseas bank shall have a corresponding bank in TL. Additionally, during contract implementation, the winner (awardee) will be subjected to a quality guarantee in the form of retention. 
10.	The bidding shall be conducted  Two Envelopes Procedure, wherein the Technical Bid and Price Bid shall be submitted together in separately sealed envelopes.
11.	Participation in this bidding process is open to all interested international and national bidders. The attention of interested bidders is drawn to the qualification criteria detailed in the Bidding Document. The Key Evaluation Qualification Criteria is as follows: 
a.	Cash Flow Capacity
•	Using Forms FIN-2 and FIN -3 in Section 4 (Bidding Forms) the Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of cash in bank,  approved line of credit, working capital of recent financial year (from audited balance sheet) and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments for its current works commitment to meet a cash-flow requirement of US$ 600,000.00. 
b.	Similar Experience
•	Successful completion/Substantial Completion of at least One (1) contract value of US$ 950.000,00 as Manufacturer or Main supplier or JV Partner within the last seven (7) years, with nature, and complexity similar to the scope of supply. 
12.	The passing score for bidder qualification is 75 points.
13.	 Interested bidders may inspect the Bidding Documents or obtain further information from: National Procurement Commission (NPC) Av. De Balide, Patrimoniu Estado (Ex-Dempal), Dili, Timor-Leste
Email: tender010Secom24@cna.gov.tl
Telephone:  +670 3331101  
14.	The Bidding Document, in the English language, may be obtained free-of-charge by any interested companies by sending through email a letter to participate in the tender to the email addresses specified above. Upon receipt of letter of intent, the National Procurement Commission (NPC) will promptly send via email a PDF copy of the documents;
15.	A pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00 hour’s local time on 2 April 2024 at the same address specified above. Attending the Pre-bid meeting by a bidder is optional.
16.	Bidders must enclose with their Technical Bid a Bid Security (in the form of Bank Guarantee) in the amount of US$ 24,000.00 (Twenty Four Thousand United States Dollars). The bid security shall be valid twenty eight (28) days beyond the original validity period of the bid.
17.	The bid must be received in the Tender Box located at the same address specified above not later than 03:00 p.m. local time on 15 April 2024.
18.	Technical Bids will be opened at the same address on 15 April 2024 at 03:00 p.m. Timor-Leste time and in the presence of Bidders representative who wish to attend. 
19.	 Any Bid or its modification received by the Employer after the deadline shall be declared late and rejected, and promptly returned unopened.