Dear Volkan and Maddalena,

In response to your request to provide additional price adequacy analysis for Mobile Emergency Ventilators, we would like to inform you that after conducting small scale market analysis, which included Request for Quotation to the following companies:

We have received the quotation from Philips and Weinman. Dima Italia has responded that they do not possess the equipment with required specification.

Therefore, market price analysis for the proposed Mobile Emergency Ventilators are as follow (prices are given in EUR):

Given that Emergency Ventilators from Hamilton Medical has the advantage of being a turbine-powered device that can provide a 21% to 100% oxygen concentration to the patient, and in the event of a power outage or balloon depletion or in a field where there is no oxygen source, it can transform an oxygen concertation from atmospheric air. As for the Phillips breathing apparatus it does not have a neonatal breathing mode.

Considering the urgent need, we are also satisfied with the delivery terms of the proposed items. First batch will be delivered in early June.

In the light of above, we would like to kindly request the World Bank’s No Objection to proceed with direct contracting with MDS LTD for 20 units of Mobile Emergency Ventilators with the total price of USD 313,476.

Enclosed: MDS LTD invoices – Three (3) pcs.

Kind regards,

Maia Nikoleishvili MPA

Acting Head of International Relations and Protocol Division of Administration

Ministry of IDPs from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia

Address: 144 Tsereteli ave., 0159 Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel.: +995 32 2510034 (0803)

Cell phone: +995 577272713

E-mail: mnikoleishvili@moh.gov.ge

Dear Ms. Nikoleishvili,

Many thanks for your letter dated May 4, 2020. The Bank has reviewed provided information and justified proposed prices for the emergency goods.

Based on the information provided, the Bank has no objection to proceed with the direct procurement of Critical Care Ventilators and COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Kits with proposed contractors.

In regard to the Portable Ventilators, please, submit more detailed price adequacy analysis for Bank’s review. All subsequent documents related to the procurement of the above goods shall be uploaded in STEP after obtaining an access to the system and make it available for the post review to be conducted. 

Please, forward a copy of the signed Contracts to the Bank prior to requesting or making any payments under this Contracts.

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