The Chairman, Tender Opening Committee, Government Supplies Department, 12 Oil Street, North Point, Hong Kong

71 -- HONG KONG: HOSPITALS BEDS, PSYCHIATRIC SOL PT/133/95 (A23161/95) DUE 102095 The Hong Kong Government acting on behalf of the hospital Authority invites tenderers for the supply and installation of hospital beds, psychiatric a 570 standard psychiatric hospital beds B 82 psychiatric hospital beds with side rails C 200 psychiatric hospital beds with handle for items a and B the beds must be robust and able to stand rough usage the bedstead shall be made of mild steel and consist of a bed frame with a mattress support it shall have no sharp corners overall dimensions - bed frame: length (L) 1960 mm, width (W) 960 mm, height (H) 460 mm (measured from Floor to TOP of mattress support); external L 2010 mm (including buffers), W 960 mm, H 460 mm (measured from Floor to TOP of mattress support) the bed frame shall be constructed of rectangular round mild steel tubing of 64 X 38 X 2 mm the bed legs should be constructed of 50 mm diameter of 1 6 gauge tube. The mattress support shall be flat and rigid and made of steel sheet of not less than 1 mm thick with 15 ventilation holes to allow for adequate ventilation of the mattress 5 holes of 40 mm width for holding restraining straps should be made on each side of the mattress support and not more than 50 mm from the side frame other holes should be evenly distributed on the metal sheet the headbow should be constructed of 25 mm diameter mild steel tubing with a wooden panel finished with laminated lining on both sides and welded firmly at the head end of the bed the foot end is to be constructed of 25 mm diameter of mild steel tubing welded to the foot end of bed the bed shall be mounted on four 100 mm diameter grey rubber castors, three of which with total-locking brakes and one with direction-locking all metal parts except those of stainless steel construction shall be coated with high quality epoxy finish and to a standard of finish which shall not be affected by common cleaning materials and hospital disinfectants etc the coating shall be in ' vanllia' color and its thickness shall not be less than 100 micron for item C the bed must be robust and able to stand rough usage the bedstead shall be made of mild steel and consist of a bed frame with a mattress support, and have no sharp corners each bed to be supplid must include one water-proof covered foam rubber mattress of not less than 100 mm thick to fit the size of the bed overall dimensions (+/- 20 mm): bed frame - L 1910 mm, W 910 mm, H 500 mm (measured from the Floor to the TOP of the mattress support); external - L 2100 mm (including buffers), W 910 mm, H 500 mm (measured from the Floor to the TOP of the mattress support) the bed frame shall be constructed of rectangular round mild steel tubing of thickness not less than 1 8 mm. At least four to five holes for holding restraining straps of 25 mm width, evenly distributed, shall be provided on each side of the bed frame the mattress support shall be flat and rigid and made of steel sheet of not less than 1 mm thick with sufficient holes to allow for adequate ventilation of the mattress the headbow and footbow shall be fixed firmly at the head and foot end of the bed respectively, and shall be constructed of mild steel tubing with a wooden panel finished with laminated lining on both sides the bed shall be mounted on two castors at the headend they shall be of swivel type and one of them shall be fitted with a steering device the diameter of the castors shall not be less than 50 mm all metal parts except those of stainless steel construction shall be coated with nylon-base finish which shall not be affected by common cleaning materials and hospital disinfectants etc the coating shall be in ivory color and its thickness shall not be less than 100 micron samples for e ach of the items offered May be required for evaluation and such samples must be submitted, free of all costs, within 2 weeks after receipt of a written request by the Government failure to comply with this requirement May render the tenders invalid request for copies of Tender documents must be obtained directly from the director of Government Supplies, Government Supplies Department, (attn : senior Supplies officer, group a) 12 Oil Street, North Point, Hong Kong fax: (852) 2807-2764, Telex: 61675 hkgsd hx Post contact/prepared by cmyung Please send a copy of your response to: Commercial Section (FCS TOP), American Consulate General, Hong Kong, Psc 464 Box 30, APO Ap 96522, Refer to T0093.. (0258)

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