Package I: EPC and O & M of 30 mini-grids (15% of the total EEU led mini grids (201 mini-grids) under Component 2.1, (including procurement and installation of distribution networks, and stimulation of productive uses), Lot 1 and lot 2

Source: World Bank — Access to Distributed Electricity and Lighting in Ethiopia (ADELE)

Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids

Plant
Design, Supply and Installation

(Without Prequalification)

Employer: Ethiopian Electric Utility

Project: Access to Distributed Electricity and Lighting in Ethiopia (ADELE-P171742)

Contract title: Procurement of Plant Design, Supply, Installation, Test and Commissioning of Solar Mini – Grids (Distribution and Generation) Projects in 30 rural villages including six months operation and maintenance.

Country: Ethiopia

Credit No.: IDA-68570

RFB No: EEU-PPMO-OGU/ADELE/ICB-002

Issued on: 15 September, 2022

1. The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Access to Distributed Electricity and Lighting in Ethiopia (ADELE) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the Contracts for Procurement of Plant Design, Supply, Installation, Test and Commissioning of Solar Mini – Grids (Distribution and Generation) Projects in 30 rural villages including six months operation and maintenance. 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 Ethiopian Electric Utility now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Procurement of Plant Design, Supply, Installation, Test and Commissioning of Solar Mini-Grids (Distribution and Generation) Projects in 30 rural villages including six months operation and maintenance into 4 Lots with the following project sites:

	MG no.	Region	Name of Town/Kebele/Village	Northing	Easting	Medium Voltage line(km)	Low Voltage line(km)	PV (kWp)	DG (kVA)	ESS( kWh)
*Lot 1 -* EEU-PPMO-OGU/ADELE/ICB-002	1	Amhara	Aquashumoch	12.4233	38.3506	0.50	10.00	275	70	1,000
	2	Amhara	Taymen	12.5640	38.2769	2.00	10.00	225	60	800
	3	Amhara	Erob Gebeya	11.7963	36.7241	1.50	13.00	275	65	1,000
	4	Amhara	Mukecit	12.0490	36.4268	3.50	17.00	225	50	800
	5	Amhara	Ereft	11.8163	36.7512	3.50	16.00	800	200	2,800
	6	Amhara	Kimbey	12.0349	36.1280	0.50	10.00	200	40	600
	7	Afar	Manda	12.4128	42.1819	1.20	4.00	200	50	800
	8	Afar	Buria	12.6013	42.2704	1.20	5.00	150	30	600
						13.9	85.0	2,350.0	565.0	8,400.0
*Lot 2-* EEU-PPMO-OGU/ADELE/ICB-002	1	SNNP	Koro/L.M	4.6373	35.9714	1	4.88	350	75	1,200
	2	SNNP	Weyde	6.3172	36.3047	0.5	1.5	200	40	800
	3	Gambella	Gedu	6.5969	34.9198	2.00	4.60	150	30	400
	4	SNNP	Gero	6.3502	36.3982	3.50	9.00	625	140	2,000
	5	SNNP	Gogile	5.8910	37.0732	6.50	13.00	700	200	2,600
	6	SNNP	Gesha	6.5453	35.5447	4.90	11.00	525	125	1,600
	7	Sidama	Marera	6.6218	37.9879	1.50	4.60	625	140	2,000
						19.9	48.6	3,175.0	750	10,600
*Lot 3--* EEU-PPMO-OGU/ADELE/ICB-002	1	Oromia	Bena 2nd	8.6771	35.2147	1.10	7.50	500	125	1,600
	2	Oromia	Oba Tolli	7.5733	36.1430	3.82	7.50	325	70	1,000
	3	Oromia	Fecha'a	6.6398	39.3990	1.50	10.00	325	75	1,000
	4	Oromia	Melka Denbi/Bochessa	6.4745	39.1188	1.50	8.00	325	70	1,000
	5	Oromia	Maegna Worki Darartu and Aderai	8.0790	40.0866	2.10	9.20	625	150	2,200
	6	Oromia	Wefe	8.6984	40.3095	3.50	12.50	325	80	1,200
	7	Oromia	Midegdu	8.6813	40.2750	3.50	10.00	250	65	800
						17.02	64.7	2,675.0	635.0	8,800.0
*Lot 4--* EEU-PPMO-OGU/ADELE/ICB-002	1	Oromia	Daro Gudo	7.9593	40.6152	3.50	15.00	625	160	2,400
	2	Oromia	Hallo Goba	8.2503	40.5641	3.40	11.75	350	90	1,200
	3	Oromia	Hariro	8.5087	41.6232	4.50	18.50	600	150	2,200
	4	Oromia	Haro Gurati	8.3025	41.6335	2.80	7.50	250	65	800
	5	Somali	Dig	7.7548	44.4988	3.50	14.00	350	90	1,200
	6	Somali	Nusdariik	7.6033	44.7772	3.00	9.50	275	70	1,000
	7	Somali	Mirqan	7.7646	46.5278	3.00	10.00	250	65	1,000
	8	Somali	Misrak Gashamo	8.1087	45.340581	6.00	20.00	1,000	250	3,000
						30	106	3,700	940	12,800

Bidders can bid for one lot, more than one lot or for all the lots.

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 Procurement in Investment Projects Financing” fourth edition November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4. Bidders may Bid for one or several contracts, as further defined in the bidding document. Bidders wishing to offer discounts in case they are awarded more than one contract will be allowed to do so provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid.

5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ethiopian Electric

Utility and inspect the bidding document during office hours

Monday- Thursday 8:00-12:00 to 13:00- 17:00 hours
Friday: 8:00 -11:30 to 13:30 - 17:00 hours at the address given below

6. 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 Birr 4000.00(Four Thousand Birr only) or its equivalent of USD 80 (Eighty USD) or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency starting from 15 September 2022. The method of payment will be cash payment at PPMO cashier’s check or deposited to the Ethiopian Electric Utility accounts: EEU-UEAP Account No.:1000154739312, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), Arbegnoch branch, for the local account and EEU-ADELE project Account No. 0101181300065, National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), Swift code: NBETETAA, Intermediary bank: CITIY BANK/New York Swift code --CITIUS33 for foreign account. The document will be collected by local representatives from the address given below or will be couriered to the bidder through courier service pre-arranged and paid by the bidder.

7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 14 November 2022 Time: 2:00 p.m. Local Time. Late bids will be rejected. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below immediately after the deadline for submission of bids.

8. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of the following amounts:

Sr. no	Description of the Lot	The bid security Amount in ( USD)
1	Lot-1 EEU-PPMO-OGU/ADELE/ICB-002 (Amhara region (Aquashumoch,Taymen. Ereft, Mukecit,, Erob Gebeya and Kimbey) Afar region( Manda and Burie))	203,000.00 (two hundred three thousand USD)
2	Lot-2 EEU-PPMO-OGU/ADELE/ICB-002 SNNP region (Koro(lib muket),Gero, Gogile, Gesha and Weyde) Sidama(Merera) and Gambell region(Gedu))	265,000.00 (Two hundred sixty-five thousand USD)
3	Lot-3 EEU-PPMO-OGU/ADELE/ICB-002 (Oromia region-(Bena 2nd, Oba toil, Fecha’a, Melka Denbi/Bochessa, Maegna Worki Darartu and Aderai, Wefe and Midegdu))	225,000.00 (Two hundred twenty-five Thousand USD)
4	Lot-4 EEU-PPMO-OGU/ADELE/ICB-002 ( Oromia region-(Daro Gudo, Haro gurati, Hariro,Hallo goba) and Somale region- (Dig, Misrak gashamo, Mirkan, Nursedik)	320,000.00 (three hundred twenty thousand)

9. All Bids must be accompanied by a Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and/or Sexual Harassment (SH) Declaration.

10. All bids must be accompanied by a Forced Labor Performance Declaration and a Forced Labor Declaration.

11. 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.

12. The bidders shall be meet the Minimum average annual turnover of USD 15 Million for each lot for last five years, financial cash flow requirement USD 3 million and specific experience in design, construction and commission of the solar mini grid projects with capacity of above 300kWp.

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

EEU-PPMO procurement logistic warehouse and Facility office

Attention: Mrs. Salma Negash

Ethiopian Electric Utility, PPMO procurement logistic warehouse and Facility manager

Berges Building near Iri Bekentu Bridge, 3rd floor, Room No. 301

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel: +251111263154

+251111275503

Email: salmanegash@gmail.com

Web: www.eeu.gov.et

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