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Technical specifications for purchase of equipment and supplies for project:
FB/IRQ/04/001 Requ. 05/005
I.
General Background Information and Aim of the Project:
The project will contribute to poverty alleviation through employment creation within the vulnerable groups and especially women and the
disabled. Training, tools and materials will be provided to individual households and capacity building at community level will be provided
through the development of cottage activity associations and cottage industry facility centres.
The Scope of Supply
Items should be packed in ‘last-trip’ containers to be purchased by the successful bidder and charged to UNIDO as part of the
offer. Containers should be stuffed only with goods for a single destination with one (or more) container(s) destined for Al
Korno and one (or more) container(s) destined for Nassiriya. The containers will then be left on site and used as secure
storage space at the training centres.
UNIDO Requirements
Item
Name and required parameter
Lot C
C 1.
TO BE COMPLETED BY THE INVITEE
Quantity
I. Equipment, parts, supplies
SEWING TRAINING
Treadle Type Sewing Machine
Free-standing manually operated sewing machine incorporating a working
surface with a supporting framework and foot-operated treadle
Lever to control stitch speed and forward/reverse stitching
Capable of straight machine stitching
Bobbin loading mechanism powered from hand wheel which can ‘free-wheel’ for
this purpose
Adjustable cotton tensioners from reel and bobbin
Lever to raise sewing arbour
Machine weight, including supporting framework approximately 30kg
Accessories to include:
1.5 metre tailor’s tape measure
6 × bobbins
1 × oil can
1 × hand brush
1 × screw driver (if needed for bobbin/reel tension)
unit price
currency
20
total item
price
currency
compliance
*)
yes/no
Remarks**)
2
C 2.
C 3.
C 4.
C 5.
1 × set of needles, ten for medium-weight fabrics, 5 for heavy-weight fabrics,
5 for light-weight fabrics
6 × cotton reels each with 100m of cotton of various colours
1 × operator’s manual
Thread cutting knife incorporated into the machine
Each machine to be supplied with a set of wearing parts including a spare
treadle belt
Quantity required: twenty, (ten for each centre)
Electric sewing Machine
Utility specification electric sewing machine
Able to produce at least 19 stitching patterns, including: straight-sewing, zig-zag
pattern sewing, button-hole making
240 volt single-phase
Accessories to include:
1.5 metre tailor’s tape measure
6 × bobbins
1 × oil can
1 × hand brush
1 × screw driver
1 × set of needles, ten for medium-weight fabrics, five for heavy-weight
fabrics, 5 for light-weight fabrics
6 × cotton reels each with 100m cotton of various colours
Operator’s manual
Thread cutting facility incorporated in machine
Quantity required: twenty, (ten for each centre)
Single-needle Industrial Sewing Machine
Heavy-duty utility machine
Foot-operated switch
Complete with supporting framework and working surface
Accessories to include maintenance tool kit, oil can, set of 20 needles
Operator’s manual
Two spare drive belts
Quantity required (including spares): two, (one for each centre)
Sewing Tables
450mm × 830mm working surface
Steel frame 650mm high
Flat packed for transport
Quantity required: twenty, (ten for each centre)
Cloth Cutting Shears
20
2
20
3
Lot D
D 1.
D 2.
D 3.
D 4.
Tailors’ scissors made from carbon steel
Minimum 150mm blade length
Polished steel/black paint finish
Quantity required: twenty, (10 for each centre)
SPINNING TRAINING:
Traditional Ashford Spinning Wheel
Double drive
All-hardwood construction
Wheel diameter: 560mm
Orifice: 10mm
Weight: 8kg
Drive ratios: 7.5:1, 10.1:1, 14.0:1
Bobbin capacity: 100gm
Accessories to include:
Triple-bobbin Lazy Kate
Four bobbins
Double treadle kit
Spinning manual
Complete with maintenance kit for double drive wheel, including:
Lubrication oil (non-staining)
Threading hook
Tension spring
Flyer hooks
Conrod connector
Brake and double drive bands
Quantity required: twenty, (ten for each centre)
Drum Carder
Capable of carding 50g batts
All-hardwood construction
Complete with clamps for fixing to table top
72 point adjustable drums
Accessories to include operating instructions, awl and lubricating oil
Non-slip rubber feet, lacquer finish
Quantity required: two, (one for each centre)
Niddy Noddy
All-hardwood framework suitable for making 1.5 metre round skeins of wool
Tapered ends for easy skein removal
Quantity required: ten, (five for each centre)
Skein Holder
20
20
2
10
4
D 5.
D 6.
D 7.
D 8.
D 9.
D 10.
D 11.
D 12.
Adjustable, pivoted metal and plastic framework suitable for holding skeins of
wool while they are being wound into a ball
Complete with clamp(s) for table top use
Quantity required: six, (three for each centre)
Ball Winder
Suitable for winding balls of wool when working with above skein holder
Hand-powered using winding handle
Complete with clamp for table top use
Quantity required; six, (three for each centre)
Student 72 point Carder (Pair)
A pair of hand-carders fitted with 72 carding hooks per square inch
Wooden structure and handle
Approximate carding size 100mm × 170mm
Quantity required: twenty pairs, (ten for each centre)
Flick Carder
Long handled carder used to card staples of fleece for spinning
Quantity required: twenty, (ten in each centre)
Drop Spindle
Top Whorl 1.3oz (65g) drop spindle
Hardwood construction
Quantity required: twenty, (ten for each centre)
Drop Spindle
Top Whorl 3oz (95g) drop spindle
Hardwood construction
Quantity required: twenty, (ten for each centre)
Turkish Drop Spindle
Turkish 1.8oz drop spindle
Hardwood construction
Quantity required: twenty, (ten for each centre)
Drop Spindle
Classic 3oz drop spindle
Hardwood construction
Quantity required: twenty, (ten for each centre)
Drop Spindle
6
6
20 pairs
20
20
20
20
20
5
Student 2.8oz drop spindle
Hardwood construction
Quantity required: twenty, (ten for each centre)
Lot E
E 1.
E 2.
E 3.
KNITTING TRAINING
Standard Gauge Knitting Machine
Manual knitting machine, no electrical or electronic components, able to knit
two-ply, three-ply and four-ply wool
Maximum stretched knitting width approximately 900mm
200 needles at a pitch of 4.5mm (5.6 gauge)
Dimensions (approximately) 1110 × 205 × 93mm
Weight (approximately) 12kg
Punch card machine complete with twenty pre-punched cards including the
principal stitch types: Fair Isle (Knit-in), Single Motif, Punch Lace, Tuck, Slip,
Weaving and Plating
Metal bed
Kit of hand tools, maintenance tools and lubricating oil
Full instruction manual
Quantity required: twenty, (ten for each centre)
Chunky Gauge Knitting Machine
Manual knitting machine, basic model, no electrical or electronic components,
able to knit four-ply to chunky wool
Maximum stretched knitting width approximately 900mm
Approximately 100 needles
Weight approximately 10kg
No punch card facility
Plastic bed or metal bed
Kit of hand tools, maintenance tools and lubricating oil
Full instruction manual
Quantity required: ten, (five for each centre)
Knitting Machine Support
A supporting framework made from tubular steel and/or medium density
fibreboard
(MDF) designed to allow knitting machines to be operated comfortably from a
sitting position
Paintwork finish to steel, plastic coating finish to MDF
Flat packed for transport
Quantity required: thirty, (fifteen in each centre)
II. Installation, commissioning (if applicable)
20
20
10
30
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Sub-Total:
III. Cost of transportation
IV. Cost of Insurance at 110 %
Total price:
*) compliance must be confirmed in detail by the contractor’s
offer and technical documentation and will be verified by
UNIDO during technical evaluation;
**) if not compliant with UNIDO’s required parameters,
the invitee must indicate his parameters in this column
Note for the invitees: In cases when a two-envelope system
is applied the invitees shall complete the table separately
for their technical offer (without unit and total prices) and
for commercial offer, with unit and total prices.
III.
Guarantee Requirements
All items should be guaranteed for a minimum period of 18 months including after-sales
service from the date of delivery.
IV.
Delivery Period
Items should be delivered within 2 months from the date of the confirmed order.
V.
Installation, Commissioning and Acceptance
No installation required.