Procurement of Design, Supply, and Installation of SCADA System for Addis Ababa Water Distribution

Source: World Bank — Second Ethiopia Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project

Invitation for Bids (IFB)

Issued on: 26th  March 2021

Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Project: Ethiopia Second Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project (UWSSP- II)

Credit No.: 60070/60080

Contract title: Detail Design, Supply and Installation of SCADA System for Addis Ababa Water Distribution.

IFB No: ET-AAWSA-70975-CW-RFB

1. This Invitation for Bids (IFB) follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project that appeared in UNDB online on 02 February 2018.
2. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received a  credit from the  International   Development Association toward the cost of Second Urban Water and Sanitation Project, (SUWSSP), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the agreement resulting from this IFB:  ICB NO: ET-AAWSA-70975-CW-RFB.
3. The Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority, Water & Sanitation Infrastructure Development Division serves as the implementing agency for the project and now invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for Detail Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of SCADA System for Addis Ababa Water Distribution.
4. Bidding will be conducted using the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, edition of January 2011, Revised July 2014, and is open to all Bidders eligible as defined in these Guidelines, that meet the following minimum qualification criteria:

• Financial Capabilities: The Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments to meet the following cash-flow requirement. One million United States Dollars (USD 1,000,000.00).
• Average Annual Turnover: Minimum average annual turnover of USD 5,000,000 (USD Five million) over the last three years.
• Specific Experience: Experience of at least two (2) contracts within the last five (5) years, each with a value of at least Eight million USD (USD 8,000,000.00), that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed SCADA System. The similarity shall be based on the physical size, complexity, methods, technology, or other characteristics as described in Section VI, Purchaser’s Requirements.The completed contracts should have included the Design and installation of water distribution telemetry system consisting of at least 20 Local Control Stations and one redundant central SCADA station
• General Experience: The bidder must have experience under Design, Supply, and Installation of SCADA system contracts in the role of prime supplier, management contractor, JV member, or subcontractor for at least the last ten (10) years prior to the applications submission deadline. If the bidder is a JV, each JV member must meet this requirement.

5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority, Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Division, Procurement Department, and inspect the bidding documents from 8:30 am -12:30 pm in the morning and 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm in the afternoon at the address given below.

6. A complete set of bidding documents in English Language may be purchased by interested eligible bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of ETB 500.00 (Five Hundred Ethiopian Birr). The method of payment will be direct deposit at Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Geja Sefer Branch, Account No: 1000338000719, or direct cash payment to counter cashier at the Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Development Division office.

7. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 13 May 2021, 2:00 PM.  In addition to the existing provision for submission of bid bids, with a view to COVID 19, bidders have an option to submit the bid (1) by e-mail to their Embassy if they are willing to assist, (2) by e-mail to their local representative along with scanned copy of the authorization to sign (Power of Attorney (POA)) the bid, and (3) by emailing the PDF copy of the bid with the Zipped files of the bid encrypted, or password protected to the address specified in ITB 20.2 of the bid data sheet of the bidding document.  Bids need to be secured by a Bid-Securing Declaration. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ designated representatives who choose to attend at the address below on 13 May 2021, Time: 2:00 PM (Immediately after the bid submission deadline time

8. The attention of prospective Bidders is drawn to (i) the fact that they will be required to certify in their bids that all software is either covered by a valid license or was produced by the Bidder and (ii) that violations are considered fraud, which can result in ineligibility to be awarded World Bank-financed contracts..

 The address referred to above is:

AAWSA, Water and Sanitation Infrastructures Development Division

Attention: Ms. MestawotAbebe, Head of Procurement Department

Address: Lideta Kifle Ketema Wereda 04 around Lideta  Condominium , on the Left Side  of Lideta Menafesha, Floor/ Room number:   1st floor

P.O. Box: 1505   

Telephone: +251 116673920/Facsimile number: +251 116623924

Addis Ababa