Procurement of Supply, Installation, Configuration, Commissioning and Training of Fiber Optics LAN Backbone and Data Cabling Including Integration with the Existing Infrastructure for Institute of Technology Campus

Among the staff mentioned in Sub-Clause, Bidder must demonstrate that it will have the personnel for the key positions that meet the following requirements

At least staff currently work for the Bidder.

History of non-performing contracts - Non-performance of a contract did not occur within the last years prior to the deadline for Bid submission, based on all information on fully settled disputes or litigation. A fully settled dispute or litigation is one that has been resolved in accordance with the Dispute Resolution Mechanism under the respective contract, and where all appeal instances available to the bidder have been exhausted.

History of non-performing contracts - Non-performance of a contract did not occur within the last years prior to the deadline for Bid submission, based on all information on fully settled disputes or litigation. A fully settled dispute or litigation is one that has been resolved in accordance with the Dispute Resolution Mechanism under the respective contract, and where all appeal instances available to the bidder have been exhausted

All item specifications and requirements are treated as mandatory criteria

The bidder must provide comprehensive post-deployment maintenance and technical support services for 2 years, including response and resolution timelines.

All system parts and subcomponents must be original and not refurbished and End-of-Life/End-of-Support not less than 3 years.

The switches, wireless and firewall vendor proposed by the bidder for network infrastructure solutions must be a leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant (2025) in enterprise wired and wireless infrastructure.

Bidders must conduct a site survey and submit detailed high-level design and implementation plans covering the full solution scope.

Bidders must specify brand, model and part number for items and subcomponents of switches, firewall, wireless access point, wireless controller, cables, patch panel and UPS.

The bidder must provide Manufacturer Authorization Forms for active devices, cables, patch panel and UPS. To verify the authenticity of the Manufacturer Authorization Letter, the manufacturer must send the letter with a carbon copy (CC) to ppmd@hu.edu.et and ictd@hu.edu.et

The sender’s email address must use the official manufacturer’s domain.

The bidder must submit a Bill of Material (BoM) without price in the technical proposal; omission leads to rejection.

Nationality in accordance with ITB Clause 4.2.

Having been submitted VAT registration certificate issued by the tax authority (in case of contract value of Birr 100,000.00 and above) in accordance with ITB Clause 4.6.

No conflict of interest as described in ITB Clause 6.

Having been submitted valid tax clearance certificate issued by the tax authority (Domestic Bidders Only) in accordance with ITB Clause 4.6

Having been submitted valid trade license or business organization registration certificate issued by the country of establishment in accordance with ITB Clause 4.6

The average annual turnover calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed within the last years must exceed times the amount of the financial proposal of the Bid;

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