The Addis Ababa Transport Bureau now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the following three components of the public transport system.

Invitation For Bid (IFB)

Procurement of Consultancy Service

for the Comprehensive Study of Addis Ababa Public Transport System

Procurement Reference Number AATB/NCB/02/2024

1. The Addis Ababa Transport Bureau (AATB) is mandated and responsible for the overall management of the Addis Ababa City urban mobility system.
2. The Addis Ababa Transport Bureau now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the following three components of the public transport system.

Component 1: Public Transport Infrastructure Study (Spatial Accessibility of Public Transport)

Component 2: Non-Motorized Transport (NMT) Study

Component 3: Comprehensive Public Transport Service Improvement Study

3. The details of each component are described in the Terms of References prepared for this bid.
4. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures specified in the Government Procurement Guideline.
5. Interest-bound bidders may purchase a complete set of bidding documents upon Presentation of copies of the renewed trade license and VAT and taxpayer's registration certificate.
6. This invitation to bid is open to all qualified and experienced consulting firms in urban planning and urban transport planning with at least prior experience in preparing urban structure plans, or Comprehensive Urban Development Plans that incorporate urban transportation elements. Expertise in spatial data analysis and GEO Database organization using GIS is highly valued;
7. The qualified and experienced consulting firms may purchase the bidding document from the Addis Ababa Transport Bureau by paying a non-refundable amount of 500 (Five hundred Birr) during working hours from Monday through Friday.
8. Bidders must submit their proposals for all three components based on the terms of references requirement before the Bid closing date. The Bid closing date will be on the 10th day starting from the bid announcement on the Ethiopian Herald at 10:00 AM. If the 11th day is on the weekend or holiday, the bid will be submitted on the next working day. The Bid opening will take place on the 11th date at 10:30 AM.
9. Bid (or Bids) must be completed and submitted in accordance with the instructions outlined in the bidding documents.
10. Bidders may request additional information through the telephone address listed hereunder.

Tel: +251 911 36 60 36/+251 912 46 01 83

11. Bid must be submitted in wax-sealed envelopes, labelled in accordance with the instructions in the bidding documents, and delivered into the appropriately labelled Tender Box located at the address stated hereunder.
12. The bid document shall be submitted in the following forms.

One original and two copies of technical proposal document shall be submitted in a separate envelope.

One original and one copy of financial proposal document shall be submitted in a separate envelope. Procurement, Property Administration and General Service Directorate, 5th floor.

13. Bidders are required to submit a bid security in the amount of 200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand Birr) in the form of a certified check of bank guarantee.
14. Bids delivered following the Request for Proposal (RFP) documents will be opened publicly on the same day after the closing of the Tender Box (es). Bidders and/or their representatives are invited to be present in person during the opening at the office of the Procurement Directorate located on the 5th floor.
15. The contract will be awarded per the qualification criteria outlined in the bidding documents and general conditions stated in the RFP. The consultancy services to be provided will be governed by the terms and conditions outlined in the Request for Proposal (RFP).
16. The Bureau reserves the right to perform post-qualification verification of the bidder's financial and technical capacity before awarding the contract.
17. Late Bid submissions will not be considered under any circumstances.
18.  The Addis Ababa Transport Bureau reserves the right to cancel the bid in its entirety or partially, without defraying any cost incurred by any firm in submitting their Bids.
19. Failure to comply with any of the instructions in the Request for Proposals (RFP) or to submit any documentation required in the bidding document may result in bids not being considered.
20. Address: Megenagna 3M City Mall

Addis Ababa Transport Bureau (AATB)