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Tender for an Enterprise Disk Backup and Archival Solution for KCB Ltd. Ref: IT/2013/Hardware
Infrastructure/Feb/2014. STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL The copying and/or distribution of this
document in part or in whole is strictly prohibited without the prior authority of the Group Management of
the Bank.
KENYA COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED
IT/March 2014 / Request for Proposal - Solution
for an Enterprise
Disk-Based Data Backup and Archival for KCB
Bank Ltd.
Release Date: 05 th March 2014
Last Date for Receipt of bids: 21st March 2014 at 3.00PM GMT+3
(in Nairobi)
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Bid Registration Form
ISSUE OF RFP DOCUMENT TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS – Request for solution for the
implementation of an Enterprise Disk-based backup and Archival solution for the
KCB bank Group.
This form serves as an acknowledgement of receipt of the tender and participation.
This page is to be completed immediately on download and a scan copy e-mailed
to [email protected]. Firms that do not register their interest immediately in
this manner may not be sent the RFP addenda should any arise.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................... 5
1.1 Background ....................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Aims and Objective of the RFP ........................................................................ 5 1.3 Format of RFP Response and Other Information for Bidders.......................... 6
7 INFORMATION REQUIRED ................................................................................. 32
7.1 Human resources ............................................................................................ 32 7.2 User and Reference Sites............................................................................... 32 7.3 Principal’s letter of authorisation..................................................................... 33 7.4 Copies of the last three years audited financial statements .......................... 33 7.5 Copy of the certificate of incorporation ........................................................... 33 7.6 Product brochures ........................................................................................... 33
8 GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT ........................................................... 34
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(2) From the KCB Document.
The queries and replies thereto shall then be circulated to all other prospective
bidders (without divulging the name of the bidder raising the queries) in the form of
an addendum, which shall be acknowledged in writing by the prospective bidders. Enquiries for clarifications should be sent by e-mail to: [email protected]
1.3.16 Amendment of Bidding Document
At any time prior to the deadline for submission of bids, the Bank, for any reason,
whether at its own initiative or in response to a clarification requested by a
prospective Bidder, may modify the bidding documents by amendment.
All prospective Bidders that have received the bidding documents will be notified of
the amendment in writing, and it will be binding on them. It is therefore important
that bidders give the correct details in the format given on page 1 at the time of
collecting/receiving the RFP document.
To allow prospective Bidders reasonable time to take any amendments into account
in preparing their bids, the Bank may at its sole discretion extend the deadline for the
submission of bids based on the nature of the amendments.
1.3.17 Deadline for Submission of Bids
Bids should be addressed to the Head of Procurement and sent for receipt on or
Before Friday 21st March 2014. Any bid received by the Bank after
This deadline will be rejected. Those submitting tenders or their representatives may
attend the tender opening of date and time of submission.
1.3.18 Responsiveness of Proposals
The responsiveness of the proposals to the requirements of this RFP will be
determined. A responsive proposal is deemed to contain all documents or
information specifically called for in this RFP document. A bid determined not
responsive will be rejected by the Bank and may not subsequently be made
responsive by the Bidder by correction of the non-conforming item(s).
1.3.19 Bid Evaluation and Comparison of Bids
Technical proposals will be evaluated and will form the basis for bids comparison.
Alltender responses will be evaluated in three phases:-
a. Preliminary evaluation that will determine administrative compliance.
b. Detailed technical evaluation to determine technical compliance and
3. Buy back offer for the existing Tape Library Infrastructure (if offered)
The cost for each option should be shown separately. For the leasing option, the
lease period for all the equipment and related software will be THREE YEARS and
vendor‟s pricing should be based on this period. Vendors are required to give a total
cost breakdown showing how the quoted rental fee is computed under option 2.
Financial proposals that do not contain this cost breakdown will not be considered.
6 VENDOR RESPONSE
6.1 Selection criteria
Responses will be evaluated in a comprehensive manner against a range of
criteria, based on information gathered through the Request for Proposal. Some
of the evaluation criteria to be considered are:
Flexibility in terms of scalability, connectivity and monitoring options; fail-safe
security; a redundant, quality reliable infrastructure
Knowledgeable professional, technical, monitoring, and support staff
dedicated
Proven implementation ability of the supplier organisation in recommending
and delivering similar solutions
Methodology that details project management, quality, regulatory/legal
compliance and Insurance coverage
The vendor‟s ability to provide implementation and on-going support to the
Banks operations
Implementation Road Map
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Quality reference sites with enterprise disk based backup solution and disaster
recovery abilities
Quality initiatives and certifications
Vendor corporate policies for BC/DR, security and audit controls
Financial capability
This list is not exhaustive. During the evaluation process, the Bank may request
clarification of responses from suppliers.
7 INFORMATION REQUIRED
To be completed in the appended format. This section sets out the minimum
information the vendor is requested to provide under the following headings:
Vendor profile
Functionality/Services offered
Personnel profile (attach)
Vendor support services
Data Centre Requirements
User & Reference Sites
Principal‟s letter of authorisation (attach)
Audited Financial Statements for 3 years (attach)
Certificate of Incorporation (attach)
Product brochures (attach)
Vendors should complete this section in the defined format attached in
annexure II
Vendors are encouraged to provide brochures to support the information
provided.
7.1 Human resources
Provide the organization structure of your firm and summarize the number of
employees in each department or function
Provide the resource structure for implementation and support of solution
required
7.2 User and Reference Sites
Please provide the following information related to at least three (3) institutions
where your solution has been successfully implemented.
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1. Name of institution
2. Name and address of contact person including name, current
position/title, address, telephone, fax and e-mail address.
3. Country of incorporation
4. Location of the headquarters
5. Annual turnover during period of implementation (US$)
6. Brief description of project undertaken
7. Project duration
8. Date of implementation including start and end dates
9. Functionality implemented
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
10. Number of professional staff provided by your firm
Kenya Commercial Bank Limited undertakes not to contact any reference site
without obtaining your prior consent.
7.3 Principal’s letter of authorisation
Please attach the principal‟s letter of authorization, (MAF)
7.4 Copies of the last three years audited financial statements
Please attach copies of the last three years audited financial statements.
7.5 Copy of the certificate of incorporation
Please attach a copy of the certificate of incorporation.
7.6 Product brochures
Please attach technical and user product brochures.
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8 GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
8.1 Introduction
Specific terms of contract shall be discussed with the bidder whose proposal
will be accepted by the Bank. The resulting contract shall include but not be
limited to the general terms of contract as stated below - from 6.2 to 6.16.
8.2 Award of Contract
Following the opening and evaluation of proposals, the Bank will award the
contract to the successful bidder whose bid has been determined to be
substantially responsive and has been determined as the best evaluated bid.
The Bank will communicate to the successful bidder its intention to finalize the
draft conditions of engagement submitted earlier with his proposals. After
agreement will have been reached, the successful bidder shall be invited for
agreement and signing of the contract agreement to be prepared by the Bank
in consultation with the bidder.
8.3 Application of General Conditions of Contract
These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not
superseded by provisions in other parts of the Contract that shall be signed.
8.4 Bid Validity Period
Bidders are requested to hold their proposals valid for ninety (90) days from the
closing date for the submission.
8.5 Non-variation of Costs
The prices quoted for the service and subsequently agreed and incorporated
into the contract shall be held fixed for the contract period.
8.6 Performance Security
The Bank may require that after the receipt of an award of Contract from the
Bank, the successful Bidder shall furnish Performance Security to the Bank.
The performance bond amount will be thirty percent (30%) of the total bid
price before the bank can issue any LPO.
The performance bond will be valid for a minimum of 6 months.
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Failure to comply with this requirement will void the tender award and the
bank at its sole discretion may award the tender to any other vendor
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The Performance Security shall be in the form of a Bank guarantee issued
by a commercial bank operating in Kenya and shall be in a format
prescribed by the Bank and shall be submitted within 10 days of notification
of award.
The proceeds of the Performance Security shall be payable to the KCB
Bank Limited as compensation for any loss resulting from the Bidder‟s failure
to complete its obligations under the Contract.
The Performance Security will be discharged by the Bank not later than two
months following the date of completion of the Bidder‟s performance
obligations, and the Bank‟s acceptance of the final report as specified in
the contract.
8.7 Delays in the Bidder’s Performance
Delivery and performance of the Services shall be made by the successful
Bidder in accordance with the time schedule as per Agreement.
If at any time during the performance of the Contract, the Bidder should
encounter conditions impeding timely delivery and performance of the
Services, the Bidder shall promptly notify the Bank in writing of the fact of
the delay, its likely duration and its cause(s). As soon as practicable after
receipt of the Bidder's notice, the Bank shall evaluate the situation and may
at its discretion extend the Bidder's time for performance, with or without
liquidated damages, in which case the extension shall be ratified by
the parties by amendment of the Contract.
Except in the case of “force majeure” as provided in Clause 9.14, a
delay by the Bidder in the performance of its delivery obligations shall
render the Bidder liable to the imposition of liquidated damages
pursuant to Clause 9.8.
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8.8 Liquidated damages for delay
The contract resulting out of this RFP shall be incorporate suitable provisions for
the payment of liquidated damages by the successful bidder in case of delays
in performance of contract.
All equipment and software must be delivered and implemented within 8
weeks after the bank issues an LPO. Any delayed installation and
commissioning of the equipment will attract a penalty of 2 percent of the cost
of the LPO value for installation for every week of late commissioning up to a
maximum of 4 weeks after which the bank will cancel the LPO black list the
vendor for at least three years and exercise its rights under the performance
bond.
Notwithstanding the provisions detailed in this section above, the bank reserves
the right to terminate the award at any time and take corrective measures as
necessary to protect the bank interests, which interest are solely determined by
the bank
8.9 Governing Language
The Contract shall be written in the English Language. All correspondence and
other documents pertaining to the Contract which are exchanged by the
parties shall also be in English.
8.10 Applicable Law
This agreement arising out of this RFP shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of Kenya and the parties submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the Kenyan Courts.
8.11 Bidder’s Obligations
The selected vendor will be responsible for the following:-
Implement an end-to end Enterprise disk-based backup and archival solution to
meet the objectives and functional requirements as stated above.
Suggest any upgrade(s) required to the existing infrastructure for successful
deployment of the required solution.
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Ensure that there is minimal disruption to the banking operations during the
implementation of the proposed solution.
Address all aspects software/hardware licensing for the proposed solution to
meet the intended banks objectives and functional requirements.
Support and maintenance of the installed solution on agreed SLA basis in
conjunction with the bank‟s IT team to ensure optimal performance as per
the best practice industry standards.
Conduct training to the bank‟s IT team involved in the day- to- day support
for the installed solution.
Maintaining the system including deployment of necessary updates
Preventative maintenance including replacement of parts and breakages
Arrange for necessary insurance for equipment and solution software
subscription and licensing
The Bidder is obliged to work closely with the Bank's staff, act within its own
authority, and abide by directives issued by the Bank that are consistent with the
terms of the Contract.
The Bidder will abide by the job safety measures and will indemnify the Bank
from all demands or responsibilities arising from accidents or loss of life, the
cause of which is the Bidder's negligence.
The Bidder is responsible for managing the activities of its personnel, or
subcontracted personnel, and will hold itself responsible for any misdemeanors.
The Bidder shall appoint an experienced counterpart Project Manager for the
duration of the project. The Bank may also demand a replacement of the
manager if it is not satisfied with the manager‟s work or for any other reason.
8.12 The Bank’s Obligations
In addition to providing Bidder with such information as may be required by the
bidder to complete the Project, the Bank shall,
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a) Provide the Bidder with specific and detailed information concerning Bank's
technical architecture, procedures and interfaces;
b) In general, provide all information and access to Bank's personnel;
c) Make available to the Bidder, for the Bidder's use in fulfillment of this
Agreement, conventional office facilities for use by the employees of Bidder;
and
d) Appoint a coordinator who shall arrange any access to its information and
staff required by Bidder for its performance under the contract.
8.13 Confidentiality
The parties undertake on behalf of themselves and their employees, agents
and permitted subcontractors that they will keep confidential and will not use
for their own purposes (other than fulfilling their obligations under the
contemplated contract) nor without the prior written consent of the other
disclose to any third party any information of a confidential nature relating to
the other (including, without limitation, any trade secrets, confidential or
proprietary technical information, trading and financial details and any other
information of commercial value) which may become known to them under or
in connection with the contemplated contract. The terms of this Clause 7.13
shall survive the expiry or earlier termination of the contract.
8.14 Force Majeure
a) Neither the Bidder nor Bank shall be liable for failure to meet contractual
obligations due to Force Majeure.
b) Force Majeure impediment is taken to mean unforeseen events, which occur
after signing the contract with the successful bidder, including but not limited
to strikes, blockade, war, mobilization, revolution or riots, natural disaster, acts
of God, refusal of license by Authorities or other stipulations or restrictions by
authorities, in so far as such an event prevents or delays the contractual
party from fulfilling its obligations, without its being able to prevent or remove
the impediment at reasonable cost.
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c) The party involved in a case of Force Majeure shall immediately take
reasonable steps to limit consequence of such an event.
d) The party who wishes to plead Force Majeure is under obligation to inform in
writing the other party without delay of the event, of the time it began and
its probable duration. The moment of cessation of the event shall also be
reported in writing.
e) The party who has pleaded a Force Majeure event is under obligation, when
requested, to prove its effect on the fulfilling of the contemplated contract.
8.15 Payment
All payments will be made monthly in arrears within 45 days from receipt of
invoice Payment will be made to a KCB account and the successful bidder
will be required to maintain a KCB account if they do not have one currently
Service Level Agreements
8.16 Service Level Agreements
The resultant contract shall incorporate a suitable service level agreement. For
this purpose bidders are required to submit a pro-forma service level document
together with their bids. This should reflect what level of service will be offered,
escalations, expectations and measurement parameters.
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9 ANNEXURES
9.1 Performance Security Form (format)
Know all men by these presents that we: 1. ..................................................................................... (Full name & address in block letters) PRINCIPAL 2. ..................................................................................... (Full name & address in block letters) SURETY are held firmly bound, jointly and severally, unto Kenya Commercial Bank Limited in the principal sum of United States Dollars ...................................................................................................for which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves firmly by these presents. The condition of the above obligations being that should the said <name of Bidder> fulfill his /their obligation/s under an agreement entered into between the Kenya Commercial Bank Limited, and themselves in respect of implementation of Enterprise Disk-backup and Archival Solution for Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd during the period ending ..................................................and not incur cancellation of the agreement for any cause whatsoever then the above obligation to be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. The validity of this guarantee expires on ............................................................................which is two months beyond the contract period (i.e. after submission and acceptance by the Bank of final report). ....................................................................................... PRINCIPAL (Signature) ....................................................................................... Principal’s Stamp SURETY (Signature)……………………………………….. SURETY’s Stamp……………………………………………. Nairobi this ................. of .............. two thousand and ............................ ( The following words should be inserted in the signatory’s own handwriting) “Good for the sum* of United States Dollars ........................................................” (*sum to be specified in words & figures)
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9.2 Supplier Questionnaire
Bidders, willing to be considered for the tender for RFP are expected to furnish the Bank with
among others the following vital information, which will be treated in strict confidence by the
Bank.
Please note that this information should be included in the technical proposal of the bid.
Incomplete / insufficient information will lead to disqualification of the bid.
No Description Response
2.
Name of organisation (full corporate name and any relevant business name(s))
3. Date of incorporation (dd/mm/yyyy)
4. Certificate of incorporation number (please provide a copy of your incorporation certificate)
5. Postal address
6. Tel number
7. Fax number
8. E-mail address
9. Location of registered office including street/road
10. Name and address of main vendor contact person including name, current position/title, address, telephone, fax and e-mail address
11. Name and address of bankers
12. Name and address of insurers
13. Brief description of business
14. Key offices and their locations
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
15. Global rating by renowned rating agencies (Provide evidence of the rating)
16. Number of professional staff (attach CVs key staff)
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No Description Response
management
technical
BCM/DRP consulting
support
17. Number of your professional staff with more than 5 consecutive years’ experience in
management
technical
BCM/DRP consulting
support
18. Specify partners with whom you have strategic alliances in the following areas and also specify dates of commencement of the relationship. (Provide evidence of the relationship)
Backup software and solutions
Archival software and solutions
Hardware & Storage systems
Operating system platforms
19. Locations of successful implementations
20. Number of live sites in Africa
21. Number of live sites in Kenya
22. Total number of successful implementation sites globally1
23. Specify the total number of clients you have implemented for your solution
24. a) Name and location of the largest client in terms of functionality, subsystems, and interfaces
b) List functionality, subsystems, and interfaces supported
25. Specified Enterprise backup solution
26. Specified Enterprise archival solution
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No Description Response
27. Financial Proposal Provide the following cost information taking into account the requirements in sections 1.2, 3, 4 and 5 above:- a) Payment / invoicing currency b) Country where the invoicing company will be domiciled c) Initial core license cost d) Optional and additional license costs e) Annual recurring license cost f) Maintenance and support costs g) Cost of chargeable enhancements h) Licensing cost, annual escalations / variations if any i) Available licensing methods for each module and
indicate your preferred method. Indicate whether licensing is based on VOLUME or number of agents/instances e.g. , hosted applications, etc.
j) Implementation costs k) Daily (or other period) consultancy and professional
services fee rates l) Per Diem rates m) Travel and accommodation policy and billing n) Onsite and offsite rates o) Taxes – local and others p) Any other costs
9.3 Directors details
Please provide the following details for all directors of your organisation:
Name Nationality Citizenship Shares held
1.
2.
3.
9.4 Financial Information
No. PARTICULARS
1
What was your turnover in the last two
years? …………
for year ended
--/--/----
………
for year ended
--/--/----
2
Has your organization met all its obligations to pay its creditors and staff
during the past year? Yes / No
If no, please give details
3 Have you had any contracts terminated for poor performance in the
last three years, or any contracts where damages have been claimed
by the contracting authority?
Yes / No
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If yes, please give details:
4
What is the name and branch
of your bankers (who could
provide a reference)?
Name:
Branch:
Telephone Number:
Postal Address:
Contact Person Name:
Contact Position
Contact E-mail:
5
Provide a copy of the following
A copy of your most recent audited accounts (for the last two years)
A statement of your turnover, profit & loss account and cash flow for the most
recent year of trading (for the last two years)
A statement of your cash flow forecast for the current year and a bank letter
outlining the current cash and credit position.
9.5 Business Activities
No. PARTICULARS
1
What are the main business activities of your organization? i.e. Manufacturer, Assembler, Distributor,
service centre, retailer, (please specify).
2
How many staff does your organization have? ............
Indicate the number under each category
i. Technical (Permanent………, Temporary……)
ii. Semiskilled (Permanent……., Temporary……..)
3 Please generally describe the experience and expertise your organization possesses that will enable
you to effectively and efficiently undertake the work you are bidding for, as required by KCB.
Attach you company organogram (organization chart) with emphasis on the job you are
bidding for.
Attach CV‟s of key staff
4 Please submit a declaration that all staff within your organization that are or will
Be involved in the project are or will be permitted to work within your
organization under the laws of Kenya or the laws of the country in which it is established.
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9.6 Vendor support services
Please provide the following:
Training
Details of training offered
Location of training
Implementation support
Specify nature of support offered globally Location Office name,
location,
telephone,
key contact
name
Nature of
support
Support required for key user staff
Help line facility
Brief description of facility
Problem handling channels
Specify ability to provide user support in
multiple languages (English, French, other)
Average response time for support activities
Priority /Severity Level Response Time
Emergency:
System malfunction (configuration bug) , media server, ETL or
storage appliance down
Urgent:
System or site functioning improperly or at less than optimal
performance
Standard:
Non-critical; server or site is functioning normal, but we require
information or assistance on our services, wish to schedule
maintenance outages, or any other non-immediate tasks
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10 Appendix
a). Inventory
The bank has currently two backup tape libraries, HP EML 103e. Both libraries are connected into the SAN and zoned to all servers.
Descrpition Primary Site DRS Site Library model EML 103e (HP) – AG104B EML 103e (HP)- AG104B No. of drives 4 4 Drive type Ultrium 960 (LTO3) Ultrium 960 (LTO3) No. of slots (including mailslots)
246 246
No. of internal slots 230 230 Capacity (compression 2:1)
180TB 180TB
Teoretical speed (compression 2:1, 4 drives)
2.2TB/had 2.2TB/hod
Serial No. GB8074018S
GB8074018R
Backup Software HP OpenView Storage Data Protector 6.2
HP OpenView Storage Data Protector 6.2
b). KCB Kenya Data Volumes (Total capacity)
No. SYSTEM DATA VOLUME
PROJECTED GROWTH
(2yrs)
1 T24 CBS 20TB 100TB
2 Sybrin 2TB 5TB
3 ATM and Card Systems 5TB 15TB
4 CQ 1TB 5TB
5 SWIFT 500GB 1TB
6 Corona 500GB 1TB
7 Treasury Systems 1.5TB 3TB
8 Exchange 5TB 10TB
9 QuickPay 250GB 750GB
10 Mobi Systems 10TB 20TB
11 Oracle Financials 5TB 15TB
12 Datawarehouse 10TB 50TB
13 Money Transfer Systems (MTS) 3TB 10TB
14 Agency Banking 10TB 30TB
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No. SYSTEM DATA VOLUME
PROJECTED GROWTH
(2yrs)
15 Banking Channels (Helb, SMS) 7TB 3TB
16 Active Directory 1TB 4TB
17 Sharepoint 10TB 30TB
18 AML 7TB 20TB
19 LMS 1TB 2TB
20 File Server 5TB 20TB
21 Voice Systems- UC, Voice
Recorder 5TB 10TB
22 DLP 4TB 15TB
23 Balanced Score Card 3TB 10TB
24 LanSupport System 1TB 2TB
25 NOBS 5TB 20TB
26 IBanking 6TB 20TB
27 ESB 2TB 5TB
28 Application Testing system 2TB 5TB
29 CIC 5TB 20TB
30 Branch Data (per branch) 750GB 3TB
31 ENMS 2TB 5TB
c). KCB Subsidiaries Data Volumes
SYSTEMS DATA VOLUME PROJECTED GROWTH (2yrs)
KCB RWANDA
Exchange2010 500GB 1.5TB
Shared files 550GB 1.5TB
Quick Pay 15GB 45GB
HR Master 20GB 50GB
TMG 40GB 60GB
Branches DC & shared files (12) 150GB 300GB
Blackberry Sever 20GB 50 GB
Billing system 25GB 30GB
RIPPS Server 30GB 60 GB
Voice Recorder 40GB 100 GB
KCB TANZANIA
MIPS 14 GB 50 GB
Tender for an Enterprise Disk Backup and Archival Solution for KCB Ltd. Ref: IT/Feb-2014. STRICTLY PRIVATE AND
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SYSTEMS DATA VOLUME PROJECTED GROWTH (2yrs)
Payroll 10 GB 30 GB
Quick Pay 5 GB 15 GB
Exchange & DC 1.1 TB 2 TB
Shared Files 300 GB 600 GB
Branch per Branch 50 GB 100 GB
KCB UGANDA
Exchange 750 GB 2.5 TB
Other Servers 750 GB 1.5 TB
Sybrin 45 GB 100GB
File Server 450 GB 750 GB
Branches (Volumes Per Branch) 40GB 100 GB
KCB SUDAN
HR/Payroll system 20GB 60GB
Voyager/Western Union 10GB 30GB
Quick Pay 40GB 500GB
Documents – File Server 70GB 1.5TB
Thomson Reuters system 20GB 100GB
Branch Data – Per Branch 30GB 100GB
No. of branches Per Subsidiary
a) KCB Kenya – 185 branches + 2 Data Centers
b) KCB Burundi – Headquarter + 2 branches
c) KCB Rwanda – Headquarter + 12 branches
d) KCB Tanzania - Headquarter + 10 branches
e) KCB Uganda - Headquarter + 14 branches
f) KCB Sudan - Headquarter + 20 branches
Tender for an Enterprise Disk Backup and Archival Solution for KCB Ltd. Ref: IT/Feb-2014. STRICTLY PRIVATE AND
CONFIDENTIAL The copying and/or distribution of this document in part or in whole is strictly prohibited without the
prior authority of the Group Management of the Bank..