International Competitive Bidding Document: Supply of Railway Turnouts

Purchaser: Ethio Djibouti Railway Share Company (EDR)
Project: Railway Project for Logistics Spur at Mojo
Bid reference: EDR/ICB/RL/05/26
Procurement method: International Competitive Bidding (ICB), goods, two lots Delivery term: FOB

1. Ethio Djibouti Railway Share Company (EDR), the Purchaser, invites sealed bids from eligible manufacturers or and their authorized suppliers for the supply of railway turnouts for the EDR Railway Project for Logistics Spur at Mojo, Ethiopia.
2. The goods are divided into three lots. Bidders may bid for one lot or for all lots. Each lot will be evaluated and awarded separately.

   Lot	Bid reference	Description	Bid Security
   Lot 1	EDR/ICB/RL/05/26	Improved Type No.9 simple turnouts. P50 kg/m rail, 1,435 mm gauge, manual operation, complete with prestressed concrete sleepers, Type I elastic fastenings and manual switch stands	5500 USD
   Lot 2	EDR/ICB/RL/05/26	No.12 simple turnouts, P50 kg/m rail, 1,435 mm gauge, electric operation, complete with prestressed concrete sleepers, Type I elastic fastenings and ZD6-E and ZD6-J switch machines with accessories	3000 USD
   Lot 3	EDR/ICB/RL/05/26	Heavy Duty Crane Rail P50 Heavy Rail (Specific Flat- Bottom Crane Variant), standard of GB 25,85 for heavy rail profiles, modified for crane applications.	100 USD

3. Bidders may bid for one lot or for both lots. Each lot will be evaluated and awarded separately to the lowest evaluated, substantially responsive, and qualified bidder.
4. Prices shall be quoted in United States dollars, FOB named port of shipment (Incoterms 2020).
5. Bidding will be conducted though international competitive Bidding under the procurement rules of EDR and the LAW of the federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and is open to all bidders from eligible .
6. A complete set of the bidding document in English may be obtained by interested bidders at the address below. from Tuesday, November 10, 2026 during office hours, on submission of written request and payment of a non refundable fee USD 50 or equivalent Ethiopian Birr. The document may also be sent by email after payment is confirmed.
7. Bids shall be submitted in two different sealed envelopes. a technical bid and a financial documents, other wise the submitted documents will be rejected from the bid at preliminary stage. And must be accompanied by a bid security of USD 5500 for Lot 1, USD 3000 for Lot 2. and USD 100 for Lot 3 in the form of Cash Payment order (CPO) or unconditional bank guarantee in the Name of "Ethio-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway Share Company (EDR). enclosed in a separate envelope and presented inside the original technical proposal of the bid document envelope valid at least for 90 days.
8. Bids must be delivered to the address below no later than 05:00 PM, Wednesday, December 07, 2026. Any Bid submitted after 10:00AM will be rejected. Technical bids will be opened in public immediately after the deadline in the presence of bidders' representatives who choose to attend.
9. EDR reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, in whole or in part, without incurring any liability to bidders.
10. Furthermore. all the bidders, shall submit the price for all items under the lots they prefer to apply for. Missing the price items under lots will be rejected.
11. Each bidder shall submit only one bid per lot, either alone or as a joint venture member. A bidder that takes part in more than one bid for the same lot will cause all such bids to be rejected.

Address for enquiries, purchase of documents and bid submission
Ethio Djibouti Railway Share Company, Procurement and property management chief officer
Building 2, 1st floor and room number III. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Telephone: +251-911-76-31-06
Email: procurement@edrse.vom

Ethio Djibouti Railway Share Company (EDR)