Procurement of Chemical, Purity and Potency Equipment ( Lot based)

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia COVID-19 Emergency Response

Specific Procurement Notice

Purchaser: Ethiopian pharmaceutical supply Agency (EPSA)

Project: Ethiopia COVID-19 Emergency Response Project Additional Financing

Contract title: Procurement of Chemical Purity & Potency Equipment

Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: D7910

RFB No: ET-MOH-241033-GO-RFB

Issued on:  March 29, 2023

1.        The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of Ethiopia COVID-19 Emergency Response Project Additional Financing and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of Chemical Purity & Potency Equipment.

2.        The Ethiopian pharmaceutical supply Agency (EPSA) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for

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 November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4.        Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals    Supply    Agency, Mr.     Tibebu     Hailu     tibebuh59 @gmail.com and inspect the bidding document during office hours from 8:30AM to 12:30AM and from 1:30PM to 5:30PM from Monday to Thursday and from 8:30AM to 11:30AM and from 1:30PM to 5:30PM on  Friday.

5.        The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Three Hundred Ethiopian Birr. The method of payment will be cash.

6.        Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 2:00 PM May 12, 2023. Electronic 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 May 12, 2023, immediately after bid submission deadline.

7.        All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid Security” of for Lot one Ethiopian Birr 50,000.00, Lot two Ethiopian Birr 200,000.00, Lot three Ethiopian Birr 200,000.00 and lot 4 ETB 100,000.00 or equivalent convertible currencies for each lot separately.

8.      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.

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

Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Agency (EPSA)

Atten: Mr. Tibebu Hailu, First floor, Room number 1

Arbegnoch Street, Infront of  St.Paul Millennium Hospital,

P.o. Box 21904, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Telephone: +251-11-275 1770 / 27763270/ 2763266

Fax: +251-11-2752555

Email: tibebuh59 @gmail.com, and info@epss.gov.et

Website: www.epss.gov.et