INVITATION FOR BID

To: All Eligible Bidders

The Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State Water and Energy Resource Development Bureau invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the supply and installation of solar-powered water pumps and related accessories. Bidders must hold a renewed trade license for the 2018/2019 Ethiopian Calendar, a valid registration card issued by the Ministry of Trade, a valid VAT registration certificate, and a Tax Identification Number (TIN).

The source of funding for this procurement is the UNICEF WASH Emergency Fund. The supply and installation works are grouped into the following lots:

Interested bidders may purchase a complete set of bidding documents, prepared in English, from the date this invitation is published in the Ethiopian Herald newspaper. The documents will be available at the Ministry of Water and Energy Compound, Addis Ababa, during normal working hours, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Ethiopian Birr 3,000.00 (Three Thousand Birr only). Payment shall be made in cash.

Bidders shall carefully review the bidding documents and submit the original and copy of their technical and financial proposals, together with the required bid security, in separately sealed and wax-sealed envelopes. The envelopes shall be clearly addressed to the Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State Water and Energy Resource Development Bureau.

Completed bids must be delivered to the Ministry of Water and Energy Compound, Addis Ababa, on or before 2:00 P.M. within twenty-one (21) calendar days from the date of the last advertisement in the Ethiopian Herald. Bids will be opened at 2:30 P.M. on the same day at the Ministry of Water and Energy Compound, in the presence of bidders or their authorized representatives who wish to attend.

Electronic bidding shall not be permitted, and bids received after the closing time shall be rejected. If the twenty-first calendar day falls on a public holiday, the bid submission and opening date shall be extended to the next working day.

This bidding shall be conducted through the open tender procedures prescribed under the Public Procurement Proclamation of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and shall be open to all eligible bidders.

Bids shall remain valid for sixty (60) calendar days after the bid-opening date. The bid security shall remain valid for ninety (90) calendar days after bid opening. Each bid must be accompanied by bid security in the form of a Certified Payment Order (CPO) or bank guarantee, issued in favor of the Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State Water and Energy Resource Development Bureau, in the following amounts:

Bidders shall fulfill the qualification requirements stated in the bidding documents. These include submission of the firm's financial statement demonstrating that its financial turnover is at least equal to the proposed bid price, and evidence of relevant experience in the supply and installation of similar goods and works. Only experienced firms shall be considered for evaluation.

Each bidder shall purchase the complete set of bidding documents and may submit a bid for only one lot. Any bidder that submits bids for more than one lot shall be disqualified.

The Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State Water and Energy Resource Development Bureau reserve the right to reject any or all bids, in whole or in part, without giving reasons.

Further details are provided in the bidding documents.

Attention: Mr. Essa Hassan, Procurement Directorate Director Telephone: +251 910 720 908

Bid Document Sales Contact: Mr. Adane Melese Telephone: +251 917 856 485

Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State Water and Energy Resource Development Bureau