The Ethiopian Roads Administration now invites suppliers to submit sealed bids for providing of License Renewal of Physical and Virtual Firewall

NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR BID

1. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has allocated budget towards the cost for the procurement of License Renewal of Physical and Virtual Firewall for one-month contract.
2. The Ethiopian Roads Administration now invites suppliers to submit sealed bids for providing of License Renewal of Physical and Virtual Firewall.
3. Interested bidders shall submit the following evidence;
   1. In the case of Ethiopian Bidders only, its certificate of registration from Ministry of Finance and Economic development and other appropriate documentary evidence demonstrating the bidder's compliance, which shall include:

1. Trading License renewed for 2017 EFY,
2. Its Tax Clearance Certificate which states that the bidder is eligible to participate in any public tender and valid at least at the deadline for submission of the bids, and VAT Registration Certificate; and
3. Registration as supplier in the list of the mandated public body, i.e. Public Procurement and Property Authority (PPPA).
   2. In case of bidders other than Ethiopians; business organization registration certificate or trade license issued by the country of establishment.

4. Bidding will be conducted through a National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures and is open to all eligible bidders as specified and defined in the Bidding Documents. The minimum criteria for the service is as shown below:

• Peak annual turnover of value 3,000,000.00 ETB in the last Five (5) Years.
• The general Experience requirement is a minimum of Five (5) years of experience in supplying and installing/implementing firewalls or Cyber Security Systems.
• The Specific Experience requirement is on delivering similar or related services, at least Two (2) services within Five (5) years. The experiences shall be within the last ten (10) years that have been successfully and substantially completed (70% Completed).

5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the Terms of Reference at the address given below from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. from Mondays to Thursdays and 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Fridays. A complete set of bidding document prepared in English language may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of ETB 1000.00 (ETB: One Thousand only) effective as of May 12, 2025.

The method of payment shall be in cash or direct deposit to ERA's account in the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia - Sengatera Branch, Account No. 01715-33144600.

Address: Ethiopian Roads Administration,

Block B, Engineering Procurement

Directorate, 1st Floor,

Office No. 101, Tel: +251-115 18-57-74

(Extension-2204)

6. The bidding procedure to be followed is a one-envelope procedure. The Technical documents and financial offers will be opened at the same time, and financial bid prices and other necessary information will be read out at the opening.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address, time and date specified below. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of ETB 10,000 (ETB: Ten Thousand). Late bids will be rejected. One Original and three Copies of the bids have to be submitted. The Qualification information and Bid security of the bidders will be opened in the presence of bidders' representatives who chose to attend at ERA's Head Office New Building B,1" Floor Conference Room, on the final date and time of bid submission as stated below.
8. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before June. 10, 2025 at 2:30 P.M.

Director General

Ethiopian Roads Administration,

Ras Abebe Aregay Street

P. O. Box 1770

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel. +251-11-515 66 03

Fax. +251-11-5514866

9.            The Ethiopian Roads Administration reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

ETHIOPIAN ROADS ADMINISTRATION