Procurement of Mass media service/Event organizer to undertake Road safety Media campaign

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia- Expressway Development Support Project

                                                 REQUEST FOR BID (RFB)

                                                                 FOR

PROCUREMENT OF EVENTS ORGANIZER SERVICE FOR THE ANNUAL ROAD SAFETY                                           AWARNESS PROGRAM FOR ETHIOPIA

WITH PROCUREMENT METHOD OF NATIONAL COMPETITVE BID (NCB)

COUNTRY:     Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia-Ministry of Transport (MoT)

NAME OF PROJECT: Road Safety and Institutional Development Support to the Transport Sector-Component 3

Project ID: P148850    IDA Credit No: 5625ET

Procurement Reference: ET-RSIDP-192019-CS-CDS

Assignment Title: Procurement of Events Organizer Service for the Annual Road Safety Awareness Program for Ethiopia.

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Expressway Development Support Project (P148850): Road Safety and Institutional Development Support to the Transport Sector (RSIDP Component-3). The Ministry of Transport, the program implementing agency, intends to apply part of the proceeds to eligible payments under the contract for Procurement of Events Organizer Service for the Annual Road Safety Awareness Program for Ethiopia.

Hence, The Ministry of Transport now invites eligible and qualified National level Service providers for Events Organizing of the Annual Road Safety Awareness Program for Ethiopia.

Interested event organizer firms should pay due attention for the following information and act accordingly:

1. Demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience in provision of Events Organizing services in relation to Road Safety Awareness Programs in Ethiopia and/ or Events Organizing services in relation to Road Safety Awareness Programs outside Ethiopia.
2. The firms shall submit eligibility documents with their respective tender document such as renewed business license, value Added Tax (VAT) certificate, Tax clearance certificate, Tax Registration certificate and Suppliers/service providers’ list registration certificate issued by the FDRE Ministry of Finance/ Public Procurement & Property Administration Agency.
3. Potential bidders for this event organizer service are also required to submit bid security amount ETB100, 000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Birr) in the form of Certified Payment Ordered (CPO) or Bank guarantee. The bank guarantee shall be valid for 150days.
4. The attention of interested Event organizing firm is drawn to paragraph 1.6 and 1.7 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement of Goods, Works and Non-consulting services under IBRD Loans & IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011 (Revised July 2014) (“Procurement Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
5. A firm will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement of Goods, Works and Non-consulting services under IBRD Loans & IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011 (Revised July 2014) (“Procurement Guidelines”) based on technical specifications and evaluation criteria stated on bidding document which is ready to be provided for potential bidders for free at the Ministry’s Procurement and Finance Directorate at the Ministry's building 4th Floor  and office No. 4-5. The potential bidders shall bring letter of delegation, renewed business licence and personal Identification card (ID) to take the bidding document from the Ministry.
6. Tender documents along with all documentary evidences both technical as well as financial proposals shall be submitted to the address below marked “Tender Document for the event organizer service for the Annual Road Safety Awareness Program for Ethiopia”., on or before Thursday 3rd Jun, 2021, 10:00am Addis Ababa local time.
7. The tender document submitted by the potential bidders shall be opened in public by the delegated tender opening committee members with presentation of bidders or their representatives on Thursday 3rd Jun, 2021, 10:30 am Addis Ababa local time at tender opening ceremony hall.
8. Potential bidders may obtain further information and bidding document by requesting from the address below during working days and office hours, 8.30a.m-12.30p.m. And 1.30p.m-5.30p.m.from Monday to Thursday. Office hours on Fridays are 8.30a.m-11.30a.m. And 1.30p.m-5.30p.m.

Road Safety & Implementation Support Project Coordination Office

Churchill Street., Near Ethiopian Postal services Enterprise,

4th floor Conference Room

Attn: Ibrahim Hussen –Procurement Specialist

Fetiya   Dadgeba   -Road   Safety   &   Implementation
Support Project Coordinator

Tel.No. - +251-5-509343

Email:-ibrahimhussen2003@gmail.com

Cc: - fdedgaba@gmail.com

P.O.Box 1238,

Ministry of Transport,

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.