Invitation to International competitive Bid

Floating Date: As of November 09, 2026

RFQ. NO 4287849

Requirements

1. Ethio telecom invites all interested and eligible bidders by this National Competitive Bid (NCB) for the procurement of 1000KVA and 1500KVA Water-Cooled Canopy type Diesel Generators (DG) Set with Cable, Installation Materials & Accessories with respective Spare parts, ACS, ACPDF and Fuel Tank for 3 Core Sites (Adama, MW and Shashemene) and Installation Services. The Bid remains floating from November 09, 2026, to December 08, 2026.

   No.	Description of the Item/Asset/Service	Unit	Qty	RFQ#	Bid Security
   1	1500KVA Water-cooled canopy type diesel Generator set with cable, installation Materials & accessories	Set	4	4287849	Birr 500,000.00
   2	1000KVA Water-cooled canopy type diesel Generator set with cable, installation Materials & accessories	Set	2
   3	ACPDF MAIN LV BREAKER, 690V, 2500A with cable, installation Materials & accessories	Pcs	4
   4	2500A ACS with cable, installation Materials & accessories	Pcs	4
   5	ACPDF MAIN LV BREAKER 690V, 1600A With cable, installation Materials & accessories	Pcs	2
   6	1600A ACS with cable, Installation Materials & accessories	Set	2
   7	10,000 Liter separate fuel tank with all accessories	Set	3
   8	Spare part for 1500KVA Genset	Set	1
   9	Spare part for 1000KVA Genset	Set	1
   10	Installation, Test & Commissioning (Installation, Inland Transportation from warehouse to site, Configuration, Test & Commissioning Service)	Set	6

   Bid documents can be obtained from the following web sites www.afrotender.com, www.extratenders.com.et and www.2merkato.com upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Birr 200.00 (Birr Two hundred only) by using tele birr payment platform. In addition, if you are interested to be on the supplier list of Ethio telecom please register using the following link or copy and paste the link on a browser "https://erp.Ethiotelecom.et/OA_HTML/jsp/pos/suppreg/SupplierRegister.jsp?ouid=0EED8A04B857259C".
2. Interested bidders are expected to fulfill the Requirements stated here below:
   • Original Bid Security.
   • Availability of Letter of Authorization to sign the bid offers;
   • Anti-bribery pledge form;
   • Bidders should have a valid and renewed trade license for the year;
   • Bidders should be VAT registered;
   • Bidders should have Tax clearance certificate.
   • Bidders should submit Legal establishment document (including Joint venture if any).
3. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in the total amount of Birr 500,000.00 (Birr Five-Hundred Thousand only). The bid bond shall be furnished in one of the following forms:
   a) Certified Cheque /CPO issued by a recognized domestic bank or
   b) Bond issued by and/or confirmed through a recognized /reputable Domestic bank.
   3.1 The Bank that issues the bond as per 3 (b) here above shall unconditionally guarantee to pay the purchaser immediately upon the first written demand of payment. The Purchaser's written demand of payment shall not be subject to any condition whatsoever.
   3.2 The bond issuing bank shall clearly incorporate the content stated under Clause 3.1 here above on the issued bond.
   3.3 The Bid Security shall be issued in the name of the bidder's Company as appropriate that participated in the bid;
   3.4 Sealed bids marked as: "for the procurement of 1000KVA and 1500KVA Water-Cooled Canopy type Diesel Generators (DG) Set with Cable, Installation Materials & Accessories with respective Spare parts, ACS, ACPDF and Fuel Tank for 3 Core Sites (Adama, MW and Shashemene) and Installation Services with RFQ NO. 4287849" and be addressed to:
   Ethio telecom, Head Quarter, Churchill Road, Supply Chain Division, 2nd Floor, Room No.208, P. O. Box 1047, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
4. Bid proposal will be received at Ethio telecom, Head Quarter 2nd Floor, Room No. 208, before or on December 08, 2026 until 5:00pm. Bids presented by any bidder after the closing date shall not be accepted.
5. Bids received in time and fulfilling the other formalities shall be opened in the presence of interested bidders or their legal representatives on December 09, 2026, at 10:00am, at Ethio telecom, Head Quarter 2nd Floor, Room No.207.
6. No one is allowed to duplicate or transfer the bidding document that she/he acquired to participate under this invitation.
7. Bidders are seriously advised to read and comply with the instructions provided in this bidding document.
8. Partial bid is not allowed but partial award may be granted on Generator Capacity basis (1000KVA & 1500KVA Generator) at Ethio telecom discretion.
9. Ethio Telecom reserves the right to reject all or parts of this bid.

Ethio Telecom