Ethiopia Electric Power (hereinafter called the "Employer"), is inviting contracting firms specializing in commercial construction projects to apply for prequalification to tender for the design and construction of Ethiopia Electric Power Headquarters, Addis Ababa-Ethiopia under an EPC form of contract (hereinafter called the "Works").

Invitation for Prequalification

Project: Ethiopia Electric Power Headquarter's Building Project

Ref: EEP/PP/PQ/01/2025

1. Ethiopia Electric Power (hereinafter called the "Employer"), is inviting contracting firms specializing in commercial construction projects to apply for prequalification to tender for the design and construction of Ethiopia Electric Power Headquarters, Addis Ababa-Ethiopia under an EPC form of contract (hereinafter called the "Works").
2. The Employer intends to construct its high-rise Headquarters (HQ) as an energy efficient and sustainable green building which will be iconic and portray the industry's and Country's responsibility towards protecting the environment. The tower will be housed on a plot size of 20,792 m2 through a Design and Build delivery system in the Financial District of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
3. The Employer has assigned Dar al-Handasah (Shair & Partners) as the design, and construction supervision consultant (hereinafter called the "Consultant")
4. The building consists of 62 floors with a total built-up area of 197,800 m2, and the main components of the Works are as follows:

• Basements 1-3: Parking spaces, MEP Rooms
• Podium Levels:

• Ground Floor: EEP Office Lobby, Commercial Offices Lobby, Retail Spaces, services
• First Floor: Retail Spaces, services

• Tower levels 1 to 55: Office spaces, sky gardens, services
• Tower level #56: Sky Garden, Technical Floor
• Tower level #57: Restaurant

5. Applicants should have the following specific experience or capabilities
   1. Financial Capability
      1. The Applicant shall submit of audited financial statement or if not required by the law of the Applicant's country, other financial statements acceptable to the Purchaser, for the last five (5) years to demonstrate the current soundness of the Applicants' financial position and its prospective long term profitability. In the event of a joint venture, each party must meet this requirement
      2. The Applicant shall submit of the average annual turnover calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed within the last 5 years must at least 230 Million USD.
   2. Technical Capacity

The Applicant shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate that it meets the following experience requirement(s):

5. 1. The Applicant shall have a minimum of ten (10) Years of experience starting from 1st January 2015 under construction contracts in the role of Contractor, Joint Venture partner or sub-Contractor
   2. The Applicant shall furnish, documentary evidence to demonstrate that it has successfully or substantially completed Completed Three (3) contracts within the last ten (10) years where the value of the contract is at least USD 370 million and that are similar to the proposed works.
6. You are kindly requested to provide information on your entity and its capabilities/potential in respect of the construction of the Works as outlined in accordance with the requirement of this letter and the following enclosed documents:

Application for Prequalification of Contracting Contractors for Ethiopia Electric Power Headquarters Building Project, Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

7. Prequalification is open to Contractors and voluntarily formed joint ventures and consortia (with a maximum of three Contractors per joint venture or consortium) that can fulfill the requirements of prequalification, including, but not limited to, possession of the experience, expertise, resources and financial capability to undertake the construction and completion of the whole of the project.
8. The prequalification document may be purchased by interested Applicants upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Ethiopian Birr Two Thousand Five Hundred Birr (ETB 6,500.00) or USD 50.00 or its equivalent in any freely convertible currency from the Ethiopian Electric Power, Procurement office. The method of payment shall be in cash or cashier's check or through telegraphic transfer to EEP Transmission Construction A/C No. 1000252665203, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia(CBE), Arada Giorgis Branch, Swift Code: CBETETAA; AND EEP BUMBUNA HPP A/C No. 0101181300051, National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) Swift Code: NBETETAA, for ETB and Foreign Currency Account respectively starting from 15 May, 2025.
9. Applications for prequalification should be submitted in sealed envelopes, delivered to the address below on or before 4:00 PM, Local time on 30 June, 2025 and be clearly marked "Prequalification Documents for Ethiopia Electric Power Headquarters Building Project, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"

For the hardcopy, the address is:

Attention: Mrs. Tsion Birhanu

Executive Officer, Procurement and Logistics

Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), Head Quarter Procurement and Logistics Executive office,

Block-9, First floor, Room No. 203

Yeka Sub-city, Woreda 09 (former Kotebe in front of Kotebe Metal Tools Factory)

Addis Ababa. Ethiopia

10. The Applicant may send its application document (PDF or any readable word version) by email. Soft copies documents shall be sent to the email: kalayou.haddis@gmail.com or Hussenadem377@gmail.com
11. EEP reserves the right to accept or reject any Application. Sincerely,

Ethiopia Electric Power