The East Bale Zone Roads & Logistics Office & East Bale Zone Finance Office with, now invites eligible bidders to submit sealed bids for providing the necessary labor, material and equipment for construction works of the above Bridge projects.

NOTICE OF INVITATION TO BID

[Procurement Reference Number: East Bale Zone FO/NCB/RFP/CP-04&CP-05/2018

1. The National Regional State of Oromia has allocated budget towards the cost of Bridge Construction Projects [With approach Roads]' and intends to apply part of this budget to payments for the under listed project. The Bridge Name, Location, Span Length, Amount of Bid security, Minimum Annual construction turnover (ACT) and the total period of construction including the required mobilization time, for Bridge project is indicated in the below table;

The East Bale Zone Roads & Logistics Office & East Bale Zone Finance Office with, now invites eligible bidders to submit sealed bids for providing the necessary labor, material and equipment for construction works of the above Bridge projects.

2. Interested bidders shall submit the following evidence:

The bidders shall have a certificate of competency from Oromia Construction Authority or Ministry of Urban Development and Construction with Category GC-5/RG-5 and above with renewed for the bidding period and other appropriate documentary evidences demonstrating the bidder's compliance, which shall include:

2. 1. Trading /Business License renewed for bid period and Commercial Registration Certificate from authorized bodies.
   2. VAT & Tax payer Identification Certificate issued by the tax authority,
   3. Tax Clearance certificate issued from the Tax Authority (Inland Revenue Authority) which allows the bidder to participate in public tenders at the date or the deadline for bid submission.
   4. Evidence of/Being/ Registered at National Electronic Government Procurement Portal (eGP) supplier list,
3. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures and is open to all eligible domestic bidders as specified and defined in the bidding document.
4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents, including a complete set of Engineering Drawings, which is necessary for bidding purpose, at the address given below at office working hours. A complete set of bidding documents prepared in English language may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below and a nonrefundable fee of ETB 2000 Two Thousand), only for each bridge, effective from the first date of announcement up to deadline, the method payment shall be ordered by East Bale Zone Revenue office.
5. Bidders shall submit One Original and Two photocopies for both technical proposal and financial offer. Technical proposal will be sealed in such a way that one original and one photo copy to be sealed in one envelope while the second photocopy will be sealed in another envelope separately and labeled as "One ORIGINAL & One PHOTOCOPY" and "Second PHOTOCOPY" respectively, then placed in another outer envelope along with bid security as indicated in the above table, in an acceptable form as indicated in bidding document. Financial proposal will be sealed in such a way that one original and one photocopy to be sealed in one envelope while the second photocopy will be sealed in another envelope separately and labeled as "One ORIGINAL & One PHOTOCOPY" and "Second PHOTOCOPY" respectively, then placed in another outer envelope. Finally, the whole documents shall be placed in a single wax sealed envelope whose outer cover containing all necessary information about the firm & employer including project information.
6.  Bids must be delivered to the address specified below on the 21st working day at 4:00 Local Time which is counted from the first day of announcement on the newspaper up to 20th consecutive working days. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security indicated in the above table. Late bids will be rejected. Qualification Application and Bid security of the bidders will be opened by East Bale Zone bid-endorsing committee in the presence of bidders' or representatives who choose to attend at the address below on the final date and 30 minutes after bid submission as stated above.
7. Evaluation is to be carried out in two stages, Qualification Information First and Financial Bids of Qualified bidders next. Financial Proposal of qualified bidders will be opened at the same address given below on the date that is to be declared by the Bid Endorsing Committee after completion of the evaluation of Technical Proposals. Unqualified Bidders' Financial Proposal will be returned unopened to the Bidder.
8. All bidders must be accompanied by bid security value of ETB 500,000 (five hundred thousand) acceptable CPO or Unconditional Bank Guarantee separately only for each Bridge project prepared in the name of East Bale Zone Finance Office. Bid security valid for 90 days starting from bid opening day.
9. Any attempt submission of false document and for indication of financial offers and misplacement of documents shall be result in rejection of the bid.
10. One bidder may purchase two documents but can submit or participate in. only one project.
11. East Bale Zone Roads & Logistics Office reserves the right to reject any bid and to annul the bidding process and reject all bids at any time, without thereby incurring any liability to Bidders.

Remember: Bid Opening address at East Bale Zone Administration office second building of sof-umer meeting Hall, fourth floor.

East Bale Zone Administration Office second building of sof-umer meeting Hall, 4th floor. EAST BALE ZONE ROADS & LOGISTICS OFFICE

Tel: +251 911 70 32 97/ Tel: - 251 913202336

Ginner, Oromia, Ethiopia

Tel: +251917557727

Ginner, Oromia, Ethiopia

A duration of the works including mobilization will be a maximum of One (1) year, depending on scope and complexity of the project.

East Bale Zone Roads & Logistics Office & East Bale Zone Finance Office