Procurement of Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Terminal Operating System (TOS) and Electronic Gate Pass System for Modjo Green Logistics Hub with Integration Platform

Source: World Bank — Trade Logistics Project

Specific Procurement Notice

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,

Ethiopian Maritime Authority

Ethiopia Trade Logistics Project

Loan No.: ET- 59950 Project ID P156590

Contract Title: Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Terminal Operating System (TOS) and Electronic Gate Pass System for Modjo Green Logistics Hub with Integration Platform

Reference No.: ET-EMAA-268854-GO-RFB  

This Invitation for Bids (IFB) follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project that appeared in UNDB online on 23 November 2016.

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Maritime Authority has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Ethiopia Trade Logistics Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Terminal Operating System (TOS) and Electronic Gate Pass System for Modjo Green Logistics Hub with Integration Platform

The Ethiopian Maritime Authority now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Terminal Operating System (TOS) and Electronic Gate Pass System for Modjo Green Logistics Hub with Integration Platform. Bidding Documents require bidders to have specific experience which includes the following:

•  Technical Capability:

During the past five (5) years, the Bidder must have completed two (2) successful contracts involving the development, installation, and provision of technical support   of similar functional/technical characteristics and of a comparable scale (each reference project shall be no less than 350.000 TEU annual throughput.or 65.000 tons of general cargo per year)

•  Financial Capability:

(i)Average Annual Turnover: The bidder shall submit audited financial statements for the last 4 years to demonstrate that the bidder has an average annual turnover of at least US$ 6 (Six) million. Audited financial statement should demonstrate the current soundness of the Bidder’s financial position and indicate its prospective long-term profitability. If the bidder is a joint venture, all members shall submit these documents and   all members combined shall meet the Average Annual Turnover.

 (ii)Financial Resources: The Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments to meet the following cash-flow requirement: US$ 1.2 million (One million and Two Hundred Thousand). If the bidder is a joint venture, all members combined shall meet these

•  Financial Resources requirements.
• The technical and experience qualifications of Subcontractors for key services defined in ITB 6.1 (c):  These requirements shall be the same as for the bidder given above.  

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.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the address given below and inspect the bidding documents during office hours from 8:30am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 5:30 pm from Monday to Thursday, and on Friday from 8:30 am to 11:30 am and 1:30pm to 5:30 pm local time

A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested eligible bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Ethiopian Birr 500 or the equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be Cash or cashier's cheque payable to the Ethiopian Maritime Affairs Authority – Ethiopia Trade logistics project or direct deposit to Ethiopian National Bank A/C No 0100721040019-ETB or 0100721300009-USD

Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 19 May. 2022 2:30 pm.  Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who choose to attend at the address below on 19 May. 2022 at 2:30 pm.  

All bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration. The attention of prospective Bidders is drawn to (i) the fact that they will be required to certify in their bids that all software is either covered by a valid license or was produced by the Bidder and (ii) that violations are considered fraud, which can result in ineligibility to be awarded World Bank-financed contracts

The address referred to above is:

Ethiopian Maritime Authority (EMA),

Trade Logistics Project Implementation Office

Attn: Asrat Beyene, Procurement Specialist

Address:   Kirkos Sub city, 150 meters from St Stephen Church towards Bambis Super Market, Infront of  NOC fuel station Ziquala Building, 4th Floor, ETLP/PIU Meeting Hall

P.O.Box: 1861, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel.:           +251 11 5570823 and +251 11 557 0827

Fax:           +251 11 5503960

Email: asratbyn@yahoo.com ,  cc: firehiwotkifle80@gmail.com