https://fc.etenderworld.tt/

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    <p class="MsoNormal">Welcome to the <span class="SpellE"><i>ProcureFirst</i></span> Website of the First Citizens Bank Limited (First Citizens).</p>
    <p class="MsoNormal">This website shall provide the most recent information about tendering opportunities at First Citizens and shall lists, inter alia, upcoming, current and closed tendering opportunities that have been or are to be provided by First Citizens.</p>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Register for
      Pre-Qualification
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    <p class="MsoNormal">Upon registering to use this <span class="SpellE"><i>ProcureFirst</i></span> website, you will be given the option to receive email notifications when new
      tender opportunities that match your self-defined profile, are published here.</p>
    <p class="MsoNormal">To participate in the <span class="SpellE"><i>ProcureFirst</i></span> Program you must register for pre-qualification.</p>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Use of this Website
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    <p class="MsoNormal">The use of this <span class="SpellE"><i>ProcureFirst</i></span> website
      is governed by the Terms and Conditions set out below. These terms and conditions
      are important and are there for the protection of all stakeholders in First Citizens‘ <span class="GramE">tenders</span> process. Please take time to read them carefully. By
      using this website you will be deemed to have accepted them and that your use
      is at your own risk.</p>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><b>TERMS AND CONDITIONS<span>  </span>
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    <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:18pt;text-indent:-18pt;"><span><span><strong>1.<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">     </span></strong></span></span><strong>
      
      Introduction</strong><strong></strong></p>
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      <span><span>(a)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      The access and use of First Citizens Bank Limited ProcureFirst website https://fc.etenderworld.tt ("the Website") by the Vendor is governed by the Terms and Conditions listed hereunder.</p>
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      <span><span>(b)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      These Terms and Conditions when accepted by the Vendor shall constitute an Agreement between the Vendor and First Citizens.</p>
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      <span><span>(c)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">    </span></span></span>
      
      The procurement process may include an Invitation to Tender ("ITT"), a Request for Proposal ("RFP"), a Request for Quotation ("RFQ") or an Expression of Interest ("EOI").</p>
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      <span><span>(d)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      All ITTs, RFPs, EOIs and RFQs published by First Citizens on the Website are invitations to treat.</p>
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      <span><span>(e)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      These Terms and Conditions apply to the Vendor‘s and any Assigned Vendor Users‘ access to and use of the Website. The Vendor acknowledges that by an Assigned Vendor User accessing the Website using the user ID and password provided by First Citizens, the Vendor and Assigned Vendor Users agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.</p>
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      <span><span>(f)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">     </span></span></span>
      
      The Vendor shall only use the System to respond to First Citizens‘ procurement process in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and any specific rules expressed and presented in the Website.</p>
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      <span><span><strong>2.<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">     </span></strong></span></span><strong>
        
        Access</strong></p>
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      <span><span>(a)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      The Website shall enable the Vendor to<span class="GramE">:-</span></p>
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      <span><span>i.<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">     </span></span></span>
      
      View ITTs, RFPs, EOIs and RFQs documentation and information, and</p>
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      <span><span>ii.<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">    </span></span></span>
      
      Download ITTs, RFPs, EOIs and RFQs documentation and information electronically via the Internet</p>
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      <span><span>(b)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      <span> </span>First Citizens grants to the Vendor and Assigned Vendor Users access to the System for the purpose of responding to its procurement process, subject to these Terms and Conditions.</p>
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      <span><span>(c)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">    </span></span></span>
      
      First Citizens may immediately deny access to the System by the Vendor and or one or more Assigned Vendor Users by giving notice to the Vendor if any of the following events occur:</p>
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      <span><span>i.<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">     </span></span></span>
      
      <span> </span><span class="GramE">the</span> Vendor commits a material breach of any of its obligations under these Terms and Conditions;</p>
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      <span><span>ii.<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">    </span></span></span>
      
      <span> </span><span class="GramE">the</span> Vendor fails to remedy, or persists in, any breach of any of its obligations under these Terms and Conditions after having been notified by First Citizens to remedy or desist from such breach within a period of <span> </span>21 Working Days;</p>
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      <span><span>iii.<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">  </span></span></span>
      
      <span> </span><span class="GramE">the</span> Vendor has been notified by First Citizens that it has been suspended, de-listed or otherwise rendered inactive from First Citizens‘ approved list of pre-qualified Vendors.</p>
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      <span><span>(d)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      <span> </span>Without prejudice to any of First Citizens‘ other rights, First Citizens‘ reserves the right to amend and/or suspend access to the System for technical or legal reasons.  <span>  </span></p>
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      <span><span><strong>3.<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">     </span></strong></span></span><strong>
        
        Registration</strong></p>
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      <span><span>(a)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      Without prejudice to any of First Citizens‘ other rights, First Citizens‘reserves the right to amend and/or suspend access to the System for technical or legal reasons.  </p>
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      <span><span>(b)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      The Assigned Vendor User‘s access will be activated by First Citizens following a check and verification of the registration data.</p>
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      <span><span>(c)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">    </span></span></span>
      
      Upon registration of the Vendor and/or Assigned Vendor User, First Citizens shall assign a user ID and password together with a Digital Certificate to the Vendor with a designated Digital Signature assigned to the Assigned Vendor User, which Digital Signature shall be affixed to such documents as shall be required by First Citizens when using the System.</p>
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      <span><span>(d)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      User ID and password are strictly personal to the Assigned Vendor User and non-transferable. The Vendor shall ensure that its Assigned Vendor User does not divulge or disclose his/her user ID or password to third parties. In the event that the Vendor or the Assigned Vendor User becomes aware that a user ID and/or password may have been divulged, disclosed or discovered by any third Party, they shall immediately notify First Citizens <span class="SpellE">HelpDesk</span> at e-mail tenders@firstcitizenstt.com during the hours of 8.00 am to 4.00 pm (Trinidad and Tobago time) on Mondays to Fridays, or such other designated point of contact as may be assigned by First Citizens from time to time.</p>
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      <span><span>(e)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      The Vendor must immediately notify the <span class="SpellE">HelpDesk</span> (to be confirmed by written communication to First Citizens) in the event that the Assigned Vendor User leaves its employment or no longer requires access to the System. In such case, the Vendor must immediately inform <span class="SpellE">HelpDesk</span> of the new assigned vendor user to act on its behalf for the purpose of utilizing the System and shall provide additional registration data as may be required by First Citizens. First Citizens retains the right to deactivate the Assigned Vendor User‘s user Id and password if there has been no access for a period of ninety (90) days.</p>
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      <span><span><strong>4.<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">     </span></strong></span></span><strong>
        
        Use of the Website<span>  </span></strong></p>
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      <span><span>(a)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      All responses to ITTs, RFPs, EOIs and RFQs must be submitted through the System by the closing date and time as specified in the particular procurement process.</p>
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      <span><span>(b)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      Responses shall be submitted through the System at any time up to the closing date and time as specified on the System for the particular procurement process but Vendors are advised to desist from submitting voluminous and extensive responses too close to the closing date and time in the event of a system malfunction on the Vendor‘s part and or the Vendor‘s server.</p>
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      <span><span>(c)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">    </span></span></span>
      
      <span> </span>Vendors are expected to examine all the file attachments published in the System, which indicate what information and documentation must be provided.</p>
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      <span><span>(d)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      Vendors must provide all of the items of information requested in the procurement process and shall be responsible for the accuracy of all the information and documentation provided to First Citizens via the use of the Website.  </p>
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      <span><span>(e)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      Vendors shall be permitted to submit and upload through the System one (1) single PDF document no larger than 60 Mbs for the particular procurement process.  </p>
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      <span><span>(f)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">     </span></span></span>
      
      Incomplete submission of the information requested including the submission of information in file attachments containing viruses that have been advised by the System <span class="GramE">shall</span> entitle First Citizens to invalidate or reject the response to the procurement process.</p>
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      <span><span>(g)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      Responses will be opened by First Citizens in accordance with the opening procedures specified on the System for each procurement process.</p>
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      <span><span>(h)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">     </span></span></span>
      
      Should the Vendor when submitting a bid
      experience any technical difficulties within the <span class="GramE">System which</span> are within the control of First Citizens, Vendors are advised to immediately communicate
      with <span class="SpellE">HelpDesk</span> at tenders@firstcitizenstt.com.<span>  </span></p>
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      <span><span><strong>5.<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">     </span></strong></span></span><strong>
        
        Vendor‘s Obligations</strong></p>
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      <span><span>(a)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      The Vendor shall ensure that all its Assigned Vendor Users comply with these Terms and Conditions.</p>
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      <span><span>(b)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      <span> </span>The
      The Vendor shall use all reasonable care and skill in performing its obligations under these Terms and Conditions.</p>
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      <span><span>(c)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">    </span></span></span>
      
      The Vendor agrees to grant to First Citizens a <span class="SpellE">licence</span> to any information and or documentation provided through the use of the Website and procurement process. The Vendor acknowledges and agrees that there will be no royalty or other fees payable by First Citizens to it, its Assigned Vendor or any third party for this right.</p>
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      <span><span>(d)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      The Vendor shall provide its Assigned Vendor Users with the adequate equipment and software needed to access and use the System.</p>
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      <span><span>(e)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      <span> </span>The
      Vendor shall provide adequate software to ensure the security of the System and
      use best <span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE">endeavours</span></span> to
      protect the System from viruses when being accessed and used by its Assigned
      Vendor Users.</p>
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      <span><span>(f)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">     </span></span></span>
      
      <span> </span>The Vendor agrees that any information and or documentation submitted to the Website shall not in any way be potentially or actually harmful to First Citizensor any third party, where harm includes but is not limited to non-economic loss that shall or may be suffered by First Citizens.</p>
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      <span><span>(g)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">    </span></span></span>
      
      <span> </span>The Vendor shall use the System for lawful and proper purposes only and shall, in any event, comply with all relevant laws and regulations within Trinidad and Tobago.</p>
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      <span><span>(h)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      In particular, the Vendor agrees that its response to any ITTs, RFPs, EOIsand RFQs, in the procurement process shall not:</p>
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      <span><span>i.<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">     </span></span></span>
      
      Be false, inaccurate or misleading, deceptive,
      threatening or harassing;</p>
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      <span><span>ii.<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">    </span></span></span>
      
      Be fraudulent or involve the sale of counterfeit
      or stolen items;</p>
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      <span><span>iii.<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">  </span></span></span>
      
      Be
      harmful, obscene, defamatory, illegal, or contain any malicious code, data or
      set of instructions that intentionally or unintentionally causes harm or
      subverts the intended function of the Website including but not limited to
      computer viruses, <span class="SpellE">trojans</span> horses (a program used to
      capture unsuspecting people‘s log on and passwords), worms, time bombs, cancel
      bots, <span class="SpellE">easter</span> eggs or other computer programming
      routines that may damage, modify, delete, detrimentally interfere with, <span class="SpellE">surreptiously</span> intercept, access without authority or
      expropriate any system, data or personal information;</p>
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      <span><span>iv.<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">   </span></span></span>
      
      Infringe the rights of others in particular but not limited to those relating to intellectual property rights, copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights, rights of publicity, confidentiality or privacy;</p>
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      <span><span>v.<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman';">    </span></span></span>
      
      Violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to those governing export and import controls, consumer protection, unfair competition, criminal law, antidiscrimination and trade practices / fair trading law;</p>
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