Design Review, Supply, and Installation of Electromechanical Equipment for Guradhamole Climate Resilient Multi-village Water Supply Project, by MoWE

Source: World Bank — One WASH—Consolidated Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Account Project (One WASH—CWA)

Request for Bids (Goods)

Two-Envelope Bidding Process

Country: Ethiopia

Name of Project: CR-WASH

Contract Title: Procurement of Design Review, Supply, Installation Testing and Commissioning of Electro Mechanical Equipment for Guradhamole Multi-Village Water Supply and Sanitation Project. 

RFB Reference No.: ET-MOWE-432171-GO-RFB

1. The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the implantation of Water supply, sanitation and Hygiene projects and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of Design Review, Supply, Installation Testing and Commissioning of Electro Mechanical Equipment or Guradhamole CR-WaSH Multi-village WSP in Libon Zone of Somali National Regional State.  “For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.

2.The Ministry of Water and Energy now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the procurement of goods, as outlined below.

Qualification Requirements:

In addition to the requirements listed below, the bidders are encouraged to read and respond to the exhaustive list of post qualification requirements specified in the RFB section III.  

2.1 Financial Capability: The Bidder shall submit audited financial statements or, if not           required by the law of the Bidder’s country, other financial statements acceptable to the       Purchaser, for the last five years prior to bid submission deadline (2019 up to 2023),   demonstrating the current soundness of the Bidder’s financial position. For a joint venture,     each member shall meet this requirement. 

2.2 Specific Experience: The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has successfully completed at least one contracts within the last three years prior to bid submission deadline, with a value of at least US $ 2 Million or two contracts each with a value of at least US $ 1 million that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are similar in nature and complexity to the Goods and Related Services under the Contract. For a joint venture, the required number of contracts can be met by all members combined.  But the required contract amount shall be met by the respective bidder separately. The specific experience will be relevant if the bidder demonstrate experience of both supply and installation and commissioning of the EM equipment.

3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request  for  Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” (July, 2016, revised November, 2017, July 2018 and November 2020, and September 2023), (“Procurement Regulations”), which can be found at the following website: worldbank.org. This bid is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4. Interested eligible bidders can obtain further information from the Ministry of Water and Energy by contacting Mr. Tesfaye Lulie, the PMU Coordinator, at tesfayelulie.ownp@gmail.com. A scanned copy of the bidding document, prepared in English, is available for free download at https://www.mowe.gov.et/en/tenders. Local bidders must register in person during office hours (8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.), while foreign bidders should email their address to the PMU Coordinator to complete their registration.

5. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before June 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “Original Bid”, and the inner envelopes marked “Technical Part” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on June 9 2025 at 10:30 AM. All envelopes marked “Second Envelope: Financial Part” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Purchaser until the second public opening.

6. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security for ETB 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Birr) or equivalent in freely convertible currency in the form of an unconditional bank guarantee or CPO in the name of the Ministry of Water and Energy. The bid security shall be valid for twenty-eight days (28) beyond the end of the validity period of the bid. The client reserves the right to accept or reject the bid partially or totally.

7. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.

8. The address(es) referred to above is (are):

   Ministry of Water and Energy

    Attn: Mr. Tesfaye Lulie, OWNP-CWA-II PMU Coordinator

    Postal address: 5744

    Street address: Haile Gebresilasie Avenue, around Hayahulet.

    Ministry of Water & Energy, First Floor, and Room number 112.

    Telephone: +251912506122

    Email: tesfayelulie.ownp@gmail.com

   Web site: www.mowe.gov.et

   Country: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.