Procurement of operational service improvement equipment's under two lots ( lot I Water Meters, lot II leak detection equipment, welding machines, Bulk flow meters, and test bench) for improvement of 22 town Water supply projects by WDC

Source: World Bank — Second Ethiopia Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE

PROCUREMENT OF GOODS

Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Name of Project: Second Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project (SUWSSP)

Credit No.:  IDA 600-70 Or 600-80

Contract Title: Procurement of Operational Service Improvement Equipment for 22 town Water supply projects under two lots;

Lot I: Water meters and bulk water meters

Lot II: Leak detection equipment, welding machines, and water testing bench

Reference No.  ET-MOWIE-220715-GO-RFB

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Second Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project (SUWSSP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the procurement of Operational Service Improvement Equipment for 22 town Water supply projects.

The Water Development Commission (WDC) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Procurement of Operational Service Improvement Equipment for 22 town Water supply projects. The Delivery Place of the goods is CIP MoWIE – Water development commission Warehouse in Addis Ababa.

Bidders shall furnish documentary evidence that it meets the following requirement(s):

1. Must have successfully completed the supply and delivery of at least 2 (two) contracts of similar nature and complexity during the last 5 (Five Years) having a value of each of at least US$ 6.2 Million (US$ Six Million Two Hundred Thousand) per contract for Lot I and each of at least US$ 3.2 million (USD Three Million Two Hundred Thousand) per contract for Lot II.
2. Audited financial statements of the bidder for the last 5 (Five) years to confirm a minimum average annual turnover of US$ 9,300,000 (US$ Nine Million Three Hundred Thousand) for Lot I and US$ 4,800,000 (US$ Four Million Eight Hundred Thousand)) for lot II, calculated as average of total certified payments received for contracts in Progress and/or completed within the last five years. Bidder quoting for more than one lot shall meet the cumulative requirements of the respective lots.
3. The bidder shall demonstrate that it has access to, or has available liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit and other financial means (independent of any contractual advance payment) sufficient to meet the cash flow requirement of US$ 1,800,000 (US$ One Million Eight Hundred Thousand) for lot I and US$ 900,000 (US$ Nine Hundred Thousand) for Lot II.

Margin of preference is not applicable.

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  Guidelines for Procurement of Goods, Works, and Non-Consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants, issued by the World Bank in January 2011,revised 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 Water Development Commission and inspect the bidding documents during office hours 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM Local time at the address given below.

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 nonrefundable fee of ETB 500.00 (ETB Five Hundred only) or US $15.00 (US $ fifteen Only). The method of payment will be direct deposit at National Bank of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Account name: WDC-Second Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project, Account No: 0100151040390 or direct cash payment to counter cashier at the Water Development Commission.

Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before September 27, 2021 at 2:00 P.M local time. In addition to the existing provision for submission of bid bids, with a view to COVID 19, bidders have an option to submit the bid (1) by e-mail to their Embassy if they are willing to assist, (2) by e-mail to their local representative along with scanned copy of the authorization to sign (Power of Attorney (POA)) the bid, or (3) By emailing the PDF copy of the bid with the Zipped files of the bid encrypted, or password protected to the address specified in ITB 22.1 of the bid data sheet of the bidding document. 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 September 27, 2021 2:30 P.M local time or immediately after the deadline for bid submission.

All bids must be accompanied by Bid-Securing Declaration.

The address referred to above is:

Ministry of Water Irrigation and Energy, Water Development Commission, Haile Gebresilassie Avenue, Room Number 35, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Attention to: Mr. Nuredin Mohammed, Engineering, Procurement and Contract Management Directorate, Director

P.O.BOX  13/1076

Telephone: +251-11-6898003

Facsimile number: +251-11-661-08-85

Electronic mail address; nuredinmohammed@yahoo.com

Ethiopia