Construction Works for Bako and Mechara Small Scale Irrigation Project for Oromia Research Center in Oromia National Regional State.

Source: World Bank — Second Agricultural Growth Project

Invitation for Bids (IFB)

Procurement Reference Number: OARI/AGP-II/NCB/01/2021

TO: - ALL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WITH RENEWED LICENSE VALID FOR THE YEAR 2014 E.C.

1. The Oromia Agricultural Research Institute now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the construction of Small Scale Irrigation Projects as described below.

1. The delivery period is 6 Months.
2. Bidding will be conducted through the NCB and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Bidding Documents.
3. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Finance, Logistic and Procurement office 2nd Floor, Room No 206 and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 9:00 A.M to 12:00 AM and 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM during office hours.
4. Qualifications requirements include: technical, financial, legal, and other qualification requirements. A margin of preference shall not be applied. Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Finance, Logistic and Procurement office  and upon payment of a non refundable fee 300.00 in the ETB. The method of payment will be in cash. The Bidding Documents will be sent by hand.
6. Bids must be delivered to the Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Finance, Logistic and Procurement Office, 2nd Floor, Room No 206 on or before 10:00 AM on 26 November 2021.
7. Late bids will be rejected.
8. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend in person at the Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Finance, Logistic and Procurement Office, 2nd Floor, Room No 206  at 10:30 AM on 26 November 2021.
9. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of 200,000 for lot I (Bako Small Scale Irrigation) and 300,000 for lot II (Mechara Small Scale Irrigation) in the form of CPO or Bank Guarantee.
10. The Oromia Agricultural Research Institute reserves the right to reject any bid and to annul the bidding process and reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to Bidders.
11. Contractors can bid on both lots, but award will be offered on one project evenif the contractor is the potential winner for both projects. This will be decided based on the contractor previous experience, current capacity and the client trust.
12. The address referred to above is:

NB. If there is any differences between BID document and the announcement in Ethiopian herald the BID document will prevail.