Corrigendum - Tenders Are Invited For Multifunction Roadway Monitoring Vehicle

Tenders are invited for Multifunction Roadway Monitoring Vehicle including related services (training, supervision of data collection and analysis, vehicle maintenance) Procurement Title The acquisition of related goods and services: Lot 1: Supply and commissioning of a Deflectograph including related services (training, supervision of deflection measurement and maintenance) Lot 2: Supply and commissioning of one (1) Multifunction Roadway Monitoring Vehicle including related services (training, supervision of data collection and analysis, vehicle maintenance) The United States of America, acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Government of Benin (the Government) signed on December 14, 2022 in Washington DC a Compact for a program pursuant to which MCC agreed to provide a grant of up to two hundred two million dollars ($ 202,000,000) (« MCC Funds ») to the Government, as well as a two hundred three million nine hundred fifty one thousand and four hundred forty six dollars ($203,951,446 ) contribution from the Government, to facilitate development of a Compact Program to reduce poverty through economic growth in Benin (« The Compact »). The Government, acting through Millennium Challenge Account-Benin Regional (MCA Entity or the Purchaser), intends to apply a portion of the MCC Funding to eligible payments under a contract for which this Invitation for Bids (IFB) is issued. Any payments made by the MCA Entity under the proposed contract will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Compact and related documents, including restrictions on the use and distribution of MCC Funding. No party other than the Government and the MCA Entity shall derive any rights from the Compact or have any claim to the proceeds of MCC Funding. The Compact and its related documents can be found on the MCC website (www.mcc.gov) and on the Equipe Technique de Formulation du Compact Régional (www.ucfbenin.bj). 1. The Compact program consists of the following two (2) projects: (i) The Corridor Infrastructure Project (CI) which aims to reduce transportation costs along the transport corridor hat runs from Cotonou, Benin, Niamey, Niger; (ii) The Efficient Corridor Operations Project (ECO) aims to reduce transportation costs along the transport corridor from Niamey, Niger to Cotonou, Benin including vehicle operating costs, time-related costs, injuries, and deaths as well as costs related to unreliable processes and market inefficiencies. 2. MCC requires that all beneficiaries of MCC Funding, including the MCA Entity and any applicants, Bidders, Suppliers, contractors, Subcontractors, consultants, and sub-consultants under any MCC-funded contracts, observe the highest standards of ethics during the procurement and execution of such contracts. MCCs Policy on Preventing, Detecting and Remediating Fraud and Corruption in MCC Operations (MCCs AFC Policy) is applicable to all procurements and contracts involving MCC Funding and can be found on the MCC website at: https://www.mcc.gov/resources/doc/policy-fraud-and-corruption. Tender Link : http://mcc.dgmarket.com/