The Gambela Agriculture and Natural Resources Development Bureau now invites sealed bids from qualified eligible bidders for execution of the following Contract

INVITATION FOR BID- (REQUEST FOR BID)

Country: Ethiopia

Name of Project: Ethiopia Food System Resilience Program

Contract Title: Construction works of Double box culvert structure @ km 0+640 in Metti Main Road Mekakelegna Metti road project in Godere Woreda.

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA Credit-71560

RFB Reference No.: ET-GM FSRP-464393-CW-RFB

1.       The Government of Ethiopia has received finance from the World Bank towards the cost of the Ethiopia Food System Resilience Program for the procurement of proceeds of this credit to payments under the contract for Construction of Double box culvert structure (Small Bridge) @ km 0+640 in Metti Main Road-Mekakelegna Metti Road Project in Godere Woreda.

2.       The Gambela Agriculture and Natural Resources Development Bureau now invites sealed bids from qualified eligible bidders for execution of the following Contract;

3.       Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedure specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IDA Credits, and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the Guidelines.

4.       Interested bidders shall submit the following evidence: -

i.                     Certificate of competency registration from Federal Construction authority or appropriate regional construction bureaus with relevant category RC-7/GC-6 and above and valid for the 2018 E.C

ii.                   Commercial registration certificate

iii.                 Renewed Trade License for 2018 E.C;

iv.                 Tax Clearance certificate, which states that the bidder can be participated in any public ten- der and valid at the deadline for submission of the bids;

v.                   VAT & TIN Registration Certificate;

vi.                 Registration as Supplier in the list of the mandated public body, i.e Public Procurement and Property Administration Agency (PPPAA)

5.       Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Gambella Agriculture and Natural Resources Development Bureau, from 07:30 am to 12:30 am & 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm from Monday to Friday.

6.       The Bidders should have the experience on Road Construction of at least two similar and related projects in the last three years, supported with name of client, type and value of contracts.

7.       A complete set of bidding document prepared in English language may be purchased directly from Gambella Agriculture and Natural Resource Development Bureau Procurement and Admin. Directorate, Room No.14 on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Birr 500 or equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency in cash.

8.       Bid shall be accompanied by a Bid security amount of ETB 200,000.00 (Two Hundred Thousand) in the name of Gambella Agriculture and Natural Resource Development Bu- reau and valid for period of 60 (Sixty) days after Bid submission deadline. The bid security shall be valid for twenty-eight days (28) beyond the end of the validity period of the bid. Bid security shall be unconditional bank guarantee or CPO submitted in its original form; copies will not be accepted. Bid security in the form of insurance bond and/or money order cheque shall not be accepted.

9.       Bidders must submit to the given below, one original technical and one original financial document, two copies technical and financial document, bid security, each all document should be properly sealed by envelope enclosed all in one mother envelope and sealed envelope whose outer cover containing all necessary information about the bidder and em- ployer including project information. Since the bid is a single stage one envelope systems, the original technical document, the original financial document and Bid security opened at the same time.

10.   The tender will be floated for 30 consecutive calander days counted from the date of announcement of the tender on Ethiopian herald newspaper.

11.   Bids must be delivered to the address below on the 31th calendar day to be at or before 10:00 AM in the morning counted from the date announcement of the tender on Ethiopian herald newspaper. Electronic and postal bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be automatically rejected. Technical and financial information will be publicly opened in the presence of the bidders' or legal representatives and anyone who choose to attend at Gambella Agriculture and Natural Resource Development Bureau, Procurement and Property Admin. Directorate, Room at 10:30 AM in the morning. If there will be public holiday or Weekend on this date, the closing and opening of the bid will take place on the next working day at the same time and the same venue.

12.   Misplacement of the document would be a case of rejection of the bid document.

13.   The Gambella People's National Regional State Bureau of Agriculture and Natural Resource Development reserves the right to reject all or part of the bid.

Address: Gambella Agricultural and Natural Resource Development Bureau

Itang Main Street Road Procurement Directorate,

Tel. +251-47-551-152

P.O. Box 03

Gambella, Ethiopia

Gambella Agricultural and Natural Resource Development Bureau