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CLARIFICATION NO. 2

05.04.2023

RFB No: AF EIP ICB-1.5.3.1
Project: ADDITIONAL FINANCING FOR “EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT”
Purchaser: Center for Education Projects PIU SA
Country: Armenia
CLARIFICATION NO. 2, answers to questions received on 04 April 2023

 Question 
1. Referring to 14. Bid Prices and Discounts it's
not clearly specify how the local taxes of the
contract should be paid for the goods
imported from abroad.
Whether the VAT shall be paid by customer
or is this project exempted from the taxes
based on the International Agreement.

Answer

For the Goods Manufactured Outside the
Purchaser’s Country, to be Imported, the Bidder
should fill out the appropriate price schedule (Group
C Bids, goods to be imported). In Column 7 the
bidder should submit CIP Price per line, and in
Column 8 – the price for inland transportation and
other services required in the Purchaser’s Country to
convey the Goods to their final destination.
For the Goods Manufactured Outside the
Purchaser’s Country, to be Imported- the import
duties and taxes have to be paid by the Purchaser. 

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