Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Equipment for the Central Materials Laboratory

ROADS AUTHORITY Specific Procurement Notice Request for Bids (RFB) RESILIENT AND STRATEGIC TRANSPORT OPERATIONAL ENHANCE PROJECT (RESTORE) TENDER NO. MW-RA-568592-GO-RFB (One-Envelope Bidding Process, Without Prequalification) Employer: Roads Authority Project: Resilient and Strategic Transport Operational Enhancement (Restore) Project (P500625) Contract title: Supply and delivery of Laboratory Equipment for The Central Materials Laboratory Country: Republic of Malawi Grant No.: IDA- V5160 RFB No: MW-RA-568592-GO-RFB Issued on: 8th October, 2026 1. The Government of Republic of Malawi has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the RESILIENT AND STRATEGIC TRANSPORT OPERATIONAL ENHANCE PROJECT (RESTORE)– Project ID: P500625 and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply and delivery of Laboratory Equipment for The Central Materials Laboratory. “For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing.” 2. The Roads Authority on behalf of the Ministry of Transport and Public Works now invites sealed Bids from the eligible bidders for Supply and delivery of Laboratory Equipment for The Central Materials Laboratory. The RfB provides a list of the equipment required with a delivery period is 90days and consist of: Lot No. Description 1 Multi-purpose Drilling Rig with accessories; 2 Tracked Cable Percussion Drilling Rig (SPT-Ready), complete with tooling and accessories; 3 Universal Testing Machine (UTM) – 2000kN capacity – for steel and concrete strength testing; System for Calibration of Compression, Tension & CBR Machines 4 Double Cabin 4x4 Pick-up; 10-ton Boom Truck/10 Tonne truck (Hiab) with mounted back crane. 3. Bidding will be conducted through International Competitive Procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank's Procurement Regulations for IP