Procurement of Goods: (Lot-1)-Supply of HDPE Pipes and (Lot-2)-Supply of GS Pipes & Fittings , and HDPE Fittings for Ayun 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 Goods (Lot-1)-Supply of HDPE Pipes and (Lot-2)-Supply of GS Pipes & Fittings, and HDPE Fittings.

Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: IDA 64450

RFB Reference No.: ET-MOWE-429767-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 project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract Procurement of Goods (Lot-1)-Supply of HDPE Pipes and (Lot-2)-Supply of GS Pipes & Fittings, and HDPE Fittings for Ayun  CR-WaSH Multi-village WSP in Nogob 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 stated in the two lots outlined below.

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 November 15, 2024 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 November 15, 2024 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 Lot-1 ETB 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Birr) and for Lot-2 ETB 180,000.00 (One Hundred Eighty Thousand) 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.