Malawi Electricity Corporation Seeks Distribution Line Hardware Suppliers

The Procuring Agency now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for supply and delivery of Line Hardware as indicated in table below: Line Item N ° Description of Goods Quantity Physical unit Final (Project Site) Destination as specified in BDS D-Iron (C/W cross bolt) 25,000 Each Mzuzu 60,000 Each Lilongwe 40,000 Each Blantyre 25,000 Each Zomba M16x200 bolts 25,000 Each Mzuzu 60,000 Each Lilongwe 40,000 Each Blantyre 25,000 Each Zomba M16x300 pig tail bolt & nut (long thread) : SH1 25,000 Each Mzuzu 60,000 Each Lilongwe 40,000 Each Blantyre 25,000 Each Zomba 7/12 Stay Wire 83,334 Meters Mzuzu 200,000 Meters Lilongwe 133,333 Meters Blantyre 83,333 Meters Zomba M16 Stay rod assembly (stay rod, turning buckle, thimble, stay plate) 8,334 Each Mzuzu 20,000 Each Lilongwe 13,333 Each Blantyre 8,333 Each Zomba 7/12 Guy grip 25,000 Each Mzuzu 60,000 Each Lilongwe 40,000 Each Blantyre 25,000 Each Zomba Bimetal clamps - Cu-Al (16mm2/16mm2 41,667 Each Mzuzu 100,000 Each Lilongwe 66,667 Each Blantyre 41,666 Each Zomba Danger plates 6,667 Each Mzuzu 16,000 Each Lilongwe 10,666 Each Blantyre 6,667 Each Zomba Barbed wire (m) 75,000 Meter Mzuzu 180,000 Meter Lilongwe 120,000 Meter Blantyre 75,000 Meter Zomba Lot 2 ABC Accessories and insulators Bobbin Insulators 25,000 Each Mzuzu 60,000 Each Lilongwe 40,000 Each Blantyre 25,000 Each Zomba LV Stay Insulators 8,334 Each Mzuzu 20,000 Each Lilongwe 13,333 Each Blantyre 8,333 Each Zomba Strain/Tension clamps : AC 13B 12,500 Each Mzuzu 30,000 Each Lilongwe 20,000 Each Blantyre 12,500 Each Zomba Suspension clamps : SC 13B 8,334 Each Mzuzu 20,000 Each Lilongwe 13,333 Each Blantyre 8,333 Each Zomba Cable Tie 75,000 Each Mzuzu 180,000 Each Lilongwe 120,000 Each Blantyre 75,000 Each Zomba End Caps - for 95mm2 core 41,667 Each Mzuzu 100,000 Each Lilongwe 66,666 Each Blantyre 41,667 Each Zomba End Caps - for 75mm2 core 10,834 Each Mzuzu 26,000 Each Lilongwe 17,333 Each Blantyre 10,833 Each Zomba 16-95mm2-Al/16-95mm2-Al Insulation Piercing Connector(IPC) 91,667 Each Mzuzu 220,000 Each Lilongwe 146,666 Each Blantyre 91,667 Each Zomba Pre-Insulated sleeve - Phase 5,000 Each Mzuzu 12,000 Each Lilongwe 8,000 Each Blantyre 5,000 Each Zomba Pre-Insulated sleeve - Neutral 1,667 Each Mzuzu 4,000 Each Lilongwe 2,667 Each Blantyre 1,666 Each Zomba The Framework Agreement/Framework Agreements to be concluded will be “Single-User.” “ The Single-User entitled to purchase under the Framework Agreement is Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Ltd.

The Framework Agreement/Framework Agreements to be concluded will be “Single-Supplier.” The selection of an FA Supplier to be awarded a Call-off Contract will be done through a Secondary Procurement process as defined in Framework Agreement.

However, the conclusion of a Framework Agreement shall not impose any obligation on the Procuring Agency, including participating Purchasers, to purchase Goods under a Call-off Contract. The conclusion Framework Agreement does not guarantee that an FA Supplier will be awarded a Call-off Contract.

Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” Seventh Edition, September, 2025. (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. Bidders may submit Bids for one or more of the following items.

The Framework Agreement/Framework Agreements shall be concluded for a Term of 2 years from the commencement date stated in the Framework Agreement. The initial term maybe extended by a maximum of two years The Primary Procurement shall establish a Closed Framework Agreement(s). Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents.

The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors) 60% and for the Bid cost 40%.

Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Ltd, The Chairperson of Internal Procurement and Disposal of Assets Committee and inspect the bidding document during office hours 0900 to 1200 hours and 1330 to 1630 hours at the address given below.

The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of MWK50,000.00 or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be a Direct Deposit to the following accounts.

LOT Description of Goods 1 Steel Copper Items 2 ABC Accessories and Insulators FOREIGN CURRENCY PAYMENTS Type of Information DETAILS BENEFICIARY ACCOUNT NAME ESCOM Border Towns BENEFICIARY ADDRESS P.O.

BOX 2047, BLANTYRE BENEFICIARY BANK Standard Bank SWIFT CODE SBICMWMXXXX BANK ACCOUNT 9100000906260 CURRENCY USD LOCAL CURRENCY PAYMENTS Type of Information DETAILS BENEFICIARY ACCOUNT NAME ESCOM Main BENEFICIARY ADDRESS P.O. BOX 2047, BLANTYRE BENEFICIARY BANK National Bank of Malawi SWIFT CODE NBMAMWMW002 BANK ACCOUNT 694592 CURRENCY MWK The document will be sent by Courier or email.

Please note that the bidding documents are being provided in hard copies. However, only for the convenience of the bidders, in filling the various Forms and the Bills of Quantities, a soft copy in CD is also being given along with the hard copy.

The bidders should note that in case of any difference in the hard and the soft copy, the one in hard copy only will prevail Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:00 AM, 30th March 2026 Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected.

The outer Bid envelopes marked “Original Bid”, and the inner envelopes marked “Technical Part” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below. All envelopes marked “Second Envelope: Financial Part” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Purchaser until the second public opening.

Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s/bidders’ beneficial ownership, as part of the publication of the conclusion of framework agreement notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form included in the bidding document. The address(es) referred to above is (are): For bidding document .

The Chairperson of the Internal Procurement and Disposal of Assets Committee Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Ltd ESCOM House, Annex Building, 9 Haile Selassie Road. Projects Procurement P.O.

Box 2047 Blantyre, Malawi +265 1 822 000 e-mail: ascentproc@escom.mw The address(es) referred to above is (are): For Submission of Bids: The Chairperson of the Internal Procurement and Disposal of Assets Committee Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Ltd ESCOM House, Annex Building, 9 Haile Selassie Road. P.O.

Box 2047 Blantyre, Malawi +265 1 822 000 e-mail: ascentproc@escom.mw www.escom.mw For Opening of Bids Mount Soche Hotel Blantyre, Malawi Agency: ESCOM Procurement method: Request for Bids Notice type: Invitation for Bids Status: Published Value: 4900000.0 USD