The Kore Woreda Agriculture and Land Office now invite sealed bids from eligible bidders for the construction of the below Fruit and Vegetable Market Centers project.

Invitation to Bid

Procurement Reference Number: ET-OROMIA KORE WOR-FSRP-516651-CW-RFB/26

The Kore Woreda Agriculture and Land Office intends to apply parts of the allocated budget of the Food System Resilience Program financed by the World Bank (IDA) toward the cost of the Construction of Laga Hari Fruit and Vegetable Market Centers Projects and intends to apply part of the al- located budget toward payments under the contract of this construction works.

The Kore Woreda Agriculture and Land Office now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the construction of the below Fruit and Vegetable Market Centers project. The names of projects, locations, and amount of bid security, are indicated in the table below.

1.       The Kore Woreda Agriculture and Land Office, now invites contractors of Category BC/GC and above, to submit sealed bids for providing the necessary labor, material, and equipment for the construction and completion of the above Fruit and Vegetable Market Centers Construction Project. Invited Bidders should fulfill the following requirements & other appropriate documentary evidence demonstrating the bidder's compliance.

2.       Domestic bidders shall have a certificate of competency from the Ministry of Urban Development and Construction or Regional Construction Authorities, renewed for the bidding period.

3.       Commercial Registration Certificate, Renewed Trade license for the bidding period, Tax clearance certificate which is valid for the bid submission date that permits the bidder to participate in any public tender, TIN and VAT registration certificate and Contractors who intend to bid by forming an association (Joint Venture), each applicant or partner of a joint venture must purchase and collect the bidding document, prepared by the Bureau for this particular bid.

4.       Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Kore Woreda Agriculture and Land Office and inspect the bidding documents, including a complete set of Engineering Drawings in scanned copy which is necessary for bidding purposes, at the address given below at office hours.

5.       Bidding documents may be purchased from Kore Woreda Revenue Authority up to submission of written application and a non-refundable fee of 2000.00 (Two thousand birr) in cash for each Lot Project within 30 continuous days starting from 11/5/2018EFY or 11-January-2026.

6.       A complete set of Request for Quotation documents in the English Language may be purchased by interested Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Ethiopian Birr 2000 (Two thousand birr) for each Lot. starting from 11/5/208EFY or 19-January-2026 G.C. at working hours. The method of payment will be depositing the Money in Kore Woreda finance office internal revenue Account No.1000080903468 and taking a receipt from the form Kore Woreda revenue office Room 8 The successful bidders shall expected to furnish 1% of contract price for ESHS performance, 10% of contract price for performance security bond and 20% of contract price for advance payment from unconditional Bank Guarantee.

7.       The bidding procedure to be followed is Single stage, two-envelope procedure. Bidders shall submit One Original and Two photocopies for both the Technical proposal and financial offer Only the technical qualification documents offer will be opened and financial bid prices and other necessary information will be not opening.

8.       The bidding procedure to be followed is a single-stage, two-envelope procedure. Bidders are required to submit Original and two photocopies each of the Technical Proposal and the Financial Proposal. The Technical Proposal shall include the wax-sealed Original, First Photocopy, Second Photocopy, and the Bid Security (CPO), each placed in a separate envelope. These envelopes shall then be enclosed together in one larger envelope clearly marked "Technical Proposal. "The Financial Proposal shall include the wax-sealed Original, First Photocopy, and Second Photocopy, each placed in a separate envelope. These shall then be enclosed in one larger envelope clearly marked "Financial Proposal." Finally, whole document shall be submit in one large outer envelope and wax sealed and outer cover contains all necessary information about the bidder& employer including project information.

9.       The deadline of the bid submission shall be on 13/6/2018 EFY or 20-February-2026 or before 10:00 A.M (4:00 local time) of the 31th continuous day from the day announced on the newspaper. The documents will be submitted to Kore Woreda Finance Office.

10.   The qualification document will be opened on 13/6/2018 EFY or 20-Febraury-2026 at 10:30 A.M (4:30 local time) of the 31th continuous day from the day announced on the newspaper. The documents will be opened at Kore Woreda Finance Office.

11.   Any attempt of submission forged (fake) document and/or indication of financial offer on the qualification document shall result in rejection of the bid.

12.   Any contractor who has termination history with the bureau, zonal offices and other regional sectors and with bad performance (proved) in their past contractual period, the Client has full right to reject those contractors during technical evaluation.

13.   The contractor must visit the site before purchasing the bidding documents. Visit letter must be signed & stamped both with Contractor Kore Woreda Agricultural and land Office.

14.   Only financial offers of those bidders who fulfill the minimum must meet evaluation requirements/criteria will be opened. The client shall address the financial opening date and time to the bidders.

15.   A bid security for each lot in the form of a Cash Payment Order (CPO) or an Unconditional Bank Guarantee must be submitted as stated above, in the name of Woreda Agriculture and Land Office.

16.   The Bid validity period shall be: Ninety (90) Calendar days after the latest date for submission of bid and shall be valid for twenty-eight (28) days beyond the original validity period of the bid Ninety (90) days.

17.   The Woreda Agriculture and Land Office reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

For more information, use Phone No:09 12 77 11 81,09 61 54 34 82,

09 12 26 48 98. 09 16 05 98 02

West Arsi Zone, Kore Woreda Agriculture and Land Office