Drilling of 2 (two) test wells in two woredas and drilling of 16 Water Wells, Construction and Pumping Tests in 4 Woredas Multi-Village CR-WaSH Project of Somali Region, by the MoWE.

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

invitation for bids (ifb)

national competitive bid(NCB)

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Name of Project: One WaSH National Program CWA-II, CR-WaSH component

Contract Title: Drilling, Construction and Pumping Tests of #16 production Boreholes and #2 Drilling of test wells in 6 Woredas Multi-Village CR-WaSH Project

Loan No. /Credit: IDA-64450

RFB Reference No.: ET-MOWE-394799-CW-RFB

1. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the CWA-II CR-WaSH component, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Drilling, construction and pumping tests of 16 boreholes and 2 test wells in three lots.
2. The Ministry of Water and Energy now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for

1. The bidders shall furnish the following documents to fulfill the eligibility criteria:

• Renewed Trade license for the Year 2016 EFY, TIN number, VAT Registration and A valid tax clearance certificate issued by the tax authority. This documentation is required only for Locally Registered bidders.
• Audited Financial Report of past three Years(2013 EFY to 2015EFY)
• Letter of Authorized signature(Power of Attorney)
• Joint venture agreement, if applicable

1. The bidders shall furnish the following documents to satisfy the post-evaluation criteria:
   1. Financial Capabilities

1. The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has access to, or has available, liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means (independent of any contractual advance payment) sufficient to meet the construction cash flow requirements estimated as 15 Million ETB for each Lot.
2. The Audited Financial Statement report (Audited by certified Auditor) for the last Three (3) years shall be submitted and must demonstrate the current soundness of the Bidder’s financial position and indicate its prospective long-term profitability.
   1. Average Annual Construction Turnover

1. Minimum average annual construction turnover of 30 Million ETB for Each Lots, calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress and/or completed within the last five years.

1. 1. General Construction Experience
2. Experience under construction contracts in the role of prime contractor, JV member, subcontractor, or management contractor for at least the last 5 years, starting 1st January 2018 G.C. applicable for each lot
   1. Specific Construction & Contract Management Experience

(i) A minimum number of one  similar contract (for each Lots) specified below that have been satisfactorily and substantially completed as a prime contractor, joint venture member, management contractor or sub-contractor between 1st January 2018 G.C and bid submission deadline:

(ii) One contract, with a minimum value of 96 Million ETB for each lots or

(iii) Two contracts, each of minimum value 48 Million ETB, for each Lot.

1. Bidding will be conducted through national 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; and July, 2018; and November 2020 "Procurement Regulations"), which can be found at the following website: worldbank.org. The bid is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the procurement regulations.
2. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Ministry of Water and Energy's One WaSH National Program, CWA-II Procurement Management Team in the 1st floor Room No. 112 during office hours from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the morning and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the afternoon.
3. The English version of scanned bidding document can be obtained free of charge by downloading it from the Ministry's website at https://www.mowe.gov.et/en/resource_types/procurement-files-. Please note that you are required to register in person at the address specified in item 10 of this invitation.
4. Bids must be delivered in person to the address below on or before April 30, 2024, at 2:30 PM. Electronic and postal bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on April 30, 2024, at 3:00 PM.
5. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security for each lot is ETB 600,000.00(Six Hundred Thousand Birr Only) or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency in the form of Unconditional Bank Guarantee or CPO in the name of 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.  Finally, the client reserves the right to accept or reject the bid partially or totally.
6. The address(es) referred to above is:

Ministry of Water and Energy

Attn: Mr. Tesfaye Lule, CWA-II National PMU Coordinator

Postal address: 5744

Street address: Haile Gebresilasie Street

First Floor, and Room number 112

Telephone: +251912506122

Email: tesfayelulie.ownp@gmail.com

Country: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.