The Ministry of Water and Energy now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Procurement of Water quality instrument & Sediment Monitoring instrument to deliver to Ministry of Water and Energy head office

Invitation for Bids (IFB)

National competitive Bidding (NCB)

 Procurement of Goods

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Name of Project: Basin Scale Resilience Initiative for Ethiopia Project Contract Title: Procurement of:

Lot-1: Water quality instrument

Lot-2: Sediment Monitoring Instrument

Loan No./Credit No./Grant No.: AICS-012968

Reference No. ET-MOWE-000007-GO-RFB

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) toward the cost of the Basin Scale Resilience Initiative for Ethiopia Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the Procurement of:

Lot-1: Water quality instrument

Lot-2: Sediment Monitoring Instrument

1. 1. The Ministry of Water and Energy now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Procurement of Water quality instrument & Sediment Monitoring instrument to deliver to Ministry of Water and Energy head office, Addis Ababa within 120 days’ delivery period and the purchaser will grant not margin of preference.
   2. 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" procurement regulations for IPF Borrowers (July 2016, revised November 2017, July 2018, November 2020, September 2023, February 2025), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
   3. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Water and Energy Mr Molla Reda, National Project Coordinator e-mail: procurement@mowe.gov.et and inspect the bidding document during office hours 8:30 a.m. 12:00 noon in the morning and 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the afternoon at the address given below.
   4. Bidders are required to attach with their application, a copy of their renewed trade licenses, VAT certificate, Tax clearance TIN certificate, and (Registration in FPPA new supplier list for local bidders)
   5. A complete set of bidding documents in English language will be available and can be downloaded from Ministry web page using the following link free of cost:  https://www.mowe.gov.et/en/resource_types/procurement-files-   Bidders are required to register in person at the following address before downloading the document and submitting their bids.
   6. Replies to clarifications requested by bidders will not be emailed directly to bidders. All responses to clarifications will be posted in the above link on the Ministry website and bidders are solely responsible for monitoring the website during the bidding process for all clarifications/amendments with respect to this IFB.
1. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 18, 2025, Time 2:00 p.m. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders' or representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on November 18, 2025, Time 2:30 p.m.
2. All bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security of ETB 247,500.00(Two hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Five hundred birr only) Lot-1& ETB 247,500.00(Two hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Five hundred birr only) for Lot-2, in the form of an Unconditional Bank Guarantee or Cash Payment Order (CPO) to the Ministry of Water and Energy, and shall remain valid for 118 (one hundred eighteen) days. For the Bank Guarantee, the bidder must use the bank guarantee form included in Section IV (Bid Form) of the bidding document.
3. Bid shall be valid for a period of 90 days after the Bid Submission deadline.
4. Ministry of Water and Energy reserves the right to reject all or part of the bid.

Atten: Mr. Molla Reda, National Project Coordinator

Haile Gebresilasie Avenue, adjacent to Capital Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Telephone number: +251 11 689 8000

Email: procurement@mowe.gov.et; Web: https://www.mowe.gov.et Third Floor, Room No. 327

Ministry of Water and Energy