The Ministry of Water and Energy now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the procurement of goods, as stated in the two lots outlined

INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) ET-MOWE-460631-GO-RFB

MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENERGY

Country: The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

Name of Project: Climate Resilient - Water Supply and Sanitation Project

Contract Title: Procurement of (Lot-1) #2 Geophysical Instrument and (Lot-2) Surveying Instruments

for the CWA-II PMU Geologist & Surveyor staffs

Loan No/Credit No: IDA 64450

1. The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the implantation of Water supply, sanitation and Hygiene, projects and intends to Apply part of the proceeds to oward payments under the contract for Procurement, of Procurement of (Lot-1) #2 Geophysical Instrument and (Lot-2) Surveying Instruments for the CWA-II PMU Geologist & Surveyor staffs "For this contract, the Borrower shall process the, payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank's Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.
2. The Ministry of Water and Energy now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the procurement of goods, as stated in the two lots outlined

3. Qualification Requirements:

In addition to the requirements listed below, the bidders are encouraged to read and respond to the exhaustive list of post qualification requirements specified in the RFB section III.

3. 1. Financial Capability: The Bidder shall submit audited financial statements or, if not required by the law of the Bidder's country, other financial statements acceptable to the Purchaser, for the last five years (2020-2024) prior to bid submission deadline, demonstrating the current soundness of the Bidder's financial position. For a joint venture, this requirement shall be met by each member;
   2. Specific Experience: The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has successfully completed at least one contracts within the last five years prior to bid submission deadline, each with a value of at least 6,000,000.00 ETB for Lot-1 and 6,000,000.00 ETB for Lot-2 that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are similar in nature and complexity to the Goods and Related Services under the Contract (Supply of Geophysical or surveying instrument).
4. Bidding will be conducted through national competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank's "Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers" (July, 2016, revised November, 2017, July 2018 and November 2020, and September 2023), ("Procurement Regulations"), which can be found at the following website: worldbank.org . This process incorporates the national procurement directives as required in making consistent with World Bank requirements. The bid is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
5. Interested eligible bidders can obtain further information from the Ministry of Water and Energy by contacting Mr. Tesfaye Lulie, the PMU Coordinator, at tesfayelulie.ownp@gmail.com . A scanned copy of the bidding document, prepared in English, is available for free download at https://www.mowe.gov.et/en/tenders  . Local bidders must register in person during office hours (8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.), while foreign bidders should email their address to the PMU Coordinator to complete their registration.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before May 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked "Original Bid", and the inner envelopes marked "Technical and financial proposal" will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders' designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on May 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM. All envelopes marked "Second Envelope: Financial Part" shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Purchaser until the second public opening.
7. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security for ETB 85,000.00 (eighty-five Thousand) for Lot-1 and 75,000.00 ETB (seventy-five thousand) for Lot-2 both in the form of an unconditional bank guarantee or CPO in the name of the Ministry of Water and Energy. The bid security shall be valid for twenty-eight days (28) beyond the end of the validity period of the bid. The client reserves the right to accept or reject the bid partially or totally.
8. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder's beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
9. The address(es) referred to above is (are):

Attn: Mr. Tesfaye Lulie, OWNP-CWA-II PMU Coordinator

Postal address: 5744

Street address: Haile Gebresilasie Avenue, around Hayahulet. Ministry of Water & Energy, First Floor, and Room number 112. Telephone: +251 91 250 6122

Email: tesfayelulie.ownp@gmail.com

Web site: www.mowe.gov.et  Country: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.

Ministry of Water and Energy