Procurement of 3 Units Electric Vehicle (SUV) and 1 unit of Electric Midi-Bus.

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia: Transport Systems Improvement Project (TRANSIP)

 Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids

Goods

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Name of Project: Transport Systems Improvement Project (TRANSIP)

Contract Title: Procurement of 3 Units Electric Vehicle SUV) and 1 unit of Electric Midi-Bus.

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA 5816-ET

RFB Reference No.:  ET-FTA-327716-GO-RFB

1. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Transport Systems Improvement Project (TRANSIP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of 3 Units Electric Vehicle and 1 unit of Electric Midi-Bus. . For this contract, the Borrower will 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 Transport and Logistics now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Procurement of:

Lot #1: 3 Units of Electric Vehicle (SUV), and  Lot #2: 1 unit of Electric Midi-Bus to be delivered Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ministry of Transport and Logistics within 90 days from the date of contract signing. Margin of preference 10% shall be applied.

3. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement of Goods, Works, and Non-Consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, & Grants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011 Revised July 2014 (“Procurement Guidelines”), and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Guidelines. In addition, please refer to paragraphs 1.6 and 1.7 setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Transport and Logistics:

Ato Mequanint Meheretu, Project Support Coordinator of TRANSIP,

 Email: mequanint@ftatransip.org,Telephone:+25191141159,or

Ato Feki Sultan, Senior Procurement Specialist of TRANSIP, Email: fzyinu@gmail.com. Telephone: +251911678157  and  inspect the bidding documents during office hours 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. (GMT +3) at the address given below.

5.  A complete set of bidding documents in English in hard or soft copy may be purchased by interested eligible bidders up on the submission of the written application to the address below and upon payment of nonrefundable fee of Birr 1,000 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. The method of payment shall be in cash as per the following bank detail:

                        Bank Name: Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE)

Bank Address: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Beneficiary's Name: Ministry of Transport

Beneficiary's address: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Account Number: 1000000984365 

Swift code: CBETETAA

  6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before January 17, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. (GMT +3) Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the bidder's designated representatives and anyone who choose to attend at the address below on at 2:30 P.M. January 17, 2023 (GMT +3).

7.      All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of :    

 Lot 1: USD 5,000 (Five Thousand United States Dollar) and,

Lot 2: USD 3,500 (Three Thousand Five Hundred United States Dollars) or equivalent in a freely convertible currency in the form of CPO or unconditional bank guarantee. Insurance guarantee shall not be acceptable

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 referred to above is: 

      Name of Office: Ministry of Transport and Logistics Office Building, 7th Floor

        Next to Main Post Office

       P.O.Box: 1238

        Name of Officer: Ato Mequanint Mihretu  or Ato Feki Sultan

        City: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

        Cell Phone: +251911411597/+251911678157

         Email :mequanint@ftatransip.org  / fzyinu@gmail.com