Invitation for Bid (IFB)

Name of country/Region:- Ethiopia/South Ethiopia Regional State
Name of Project: - Food system Resilience Program-FSRP
IFB Title: - Construction of New SSIP (Basketo Zone, Laska zuriya Woreda, Arizeka motikesa Kebele, 72 ha). Under South Ethiopia Irrigation and Lowland Area development bureau
Procurement Reference Number: -ET-SER-FSRP-RILDB-554300-CW-RFB

1. The SERS Irrigation and Lowland Area Development Bureau (Implementing Agency) has received Financing towards the cost of the Food System Resilience Program-FSRP and it intends to apply and Proceeds toward Procurement of works for the construction of Ergino Small Scale Irrigation project (Laska zuriya Woreda, Arizeka motikesa Kebele, 72 ha)
2. The Bureau Invites Eligible bidders with Renewed Competence Certificate License issued by authorized body for 2019 EC Capable for undertaking Water Works Construction such as (WWC/GWWC, WWC/GWWC together with License for Supply and Installation of Electromechanical Equipment GC together with water works License) in the following manner.
   (a) For Single Entity Bidders;
   A Single Entity bidder shall possess a Competence Certificate of Grade 3 or above in Water Works Contractor (GWWC/WWC) Category or Competence Certificate of Grade 4 or above in General Contractor (GC) together with (GWWC/WWC Grade 3 or above) Category. In addition, this same bidder shall possess a Competence Certificate of Grade 5 or above in Supply and Installation of Electromechanical Equipment:
   (b) For Joint Venture (JV) Bidders;
   The bid can also be submitted by Joint Venture (JV) comprising one member possessing Competence Certificate in Civil Construction as stated above (the Prime or Civil Contractor of the JV) and the other member possessing Competence Certificate in Supply and Installation of Electromechanical Equipment (the Electromechanical Contractor of the JV).
3. applicants should submit VAT certificates, TIN No. Renewed trade License Valid for the current Ethiopian Fiscal Year.
4. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures and is open to all eligible bidders.
5. The provisions in the instruction to bidders and conditions of contracts are the provision of World Bank bidding document: Procurement of works.
6. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents from SERS Irrigation and Lowland area development Bureau at the Adress below during office hours from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
7. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below and up on bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below and up on bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below and up on payment of a non-refundable fee of ETB 1000. The method of payment will be in cash or cashiers check.
8. Bids must be accompanied by a Bid security of ETB 1,000,000.00 in the form of CPO or Unconditional Bank Guarantee lasting for a period specified in the bid document and the bid must stay for 30 Business Days from the announcement date and delivered to the address below before the deadline Mentioned in the Bid Document before 8:00 afternoon local time. The bid will be opened in the presence of bidders or representatives of bidders who choose to attend at 8:30 afternoon local time on the closing date at SERS Irrigation and Lowland area development Bureau.
9. The bidder must visit the site on his/her own expense and attach evidence from the Laska Zuriya Woreda Irrigation and Lowland area development Department and must attach to the technical proposal.
10. Late bids will be rejected.
11. Bidders with poor efficiency of construction in the bureau or in the region and having been blacklisted in the World Bank and the country’s FPPA for non-performing history with projects cannot compete for the bid.
12. The bureau reserves the right to accept or reject all or parts of the bid.
13. The address Referred to above is:
    * outh Ethiopia Region State Irrigation and Lowland Area Development Bureau Administration and Finance Department- Procurement, Finance and Property administration Directorate- Room No-3
    Street address: Ari Adebabay-Jinka University Road inside Jinka Agricultural Research

ERS Irrigation and Lowland Area Development Bureau