The Water and Land Resource Center (WLRC) invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Provision of Consultancy Service

INVITATION TO OPEN BID

FOR THE PURCHASE OF CONSULTANCY SERVICE

1. The Water and Land Resource Center (WLRC) invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Provision of Consultancy Service - Establishment and Implementation of Water Quality Laboratory Quality Management System- as per the detailed TOR provided with the bidding document.
2. Interested and eligible consultants may purchase the bidding document upon payment of a non-refundable fee of ETB 300 (Three Hundred Bir) from the WLRC Procurement and Properly Administration Unit, located at Lamberet, Addis Ababa, 1st Floor.
3. Bidders must submit valid and renewed legal documents, including:

• Trade License for the year 2017 E.C.
• Business Registration Certificate
• Tax Identification Number (TIN)
• VAT Registration Certificate
• Current Tax Clearance Certificate
• Any other relevant supporting documents

4. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security (CPO only) equal to 2% of the total bid amount, valid for at least 28 days beyond the bid validity period, and enclosed in a separate sealed envelope.
5. The bid documents must be submitted in three separate sealed envelopes:

• Envelope 1: Technical Offer (clearly marked "TECHNICAL OFFER")
• Envelope 2: Financial Offer (marked "FINANCIAL OFFER - ORIGINAL")
• Envelope 3: Financial Offer (marked "FINANCIAL OFFER-COPY")

These, together with the bid security, shall be enclosed in a single outer envelope, properly sealed and signed, and addressed to the WLRC at the address below.

6. Bidders must include their detailed proposal in their submission as part of the technical document.
7. The bid closing date shall be December 08, 2025, at 2:00 PM, and bids will be opened on the same day at 2:30 PM in the presence of bidders or their representatives of the WLRC Conference Room, Addis Ababa.
8. If the bid closing and opening date falls on a public holiday, the bid closing and opening shall be carried out on the next working day.
9. Bidders are strongly advised to carefully read and comply with all instructions in the bidding document.
10. Failure to comply with any of the above requirements (from S/ no. 2 to 9) shall result in automatic rejection of the bid.
11. The Water and Land Resource Center (WLRC) reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to annul the bidding process at any time without thereby incurring any liability to the bidders.

Address:

Water and Land Resource Center (WLRC) Head Office

Tel: 011 661 2236

Location: Around Lamberet, behind Ministry of Mines

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia