Procurement of Laboratory Equipment for National Metrology Institute of Ethiopia

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia: National Quality Infrastructure Development Project

                                                   Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids

Goods

Country: Ethiopia

Name of Project: NATIONAL QUALITY INFRASTRACTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

Contract Title: Procurement of Laboratory Equipment for National Metrology Institute of Ethiopia

Credit No.: IDA-59830-ET

RFB Reference No.: ET-MOST-192151-GO-RFB

1. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the National Quality Infrastructure Development Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract Laboratory Equipments for National Metrology Institute of Ethiopia (NMIE). “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 Ministry of Trade and Industry now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Laboratory Equipments for National Metrology Institute of Ethiopia (NMIE) as indicated below.

3.    Bidders may Bid for one or several contracts, as further defined in the request for bids 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

4. 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” July 2016  “Procurement Regulation” and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from:

Ministry of Trade and Industry

Mr. Bantayehu Mekonen    

Postal address: 2490       

Tel: +251 0916585870/+251 911-870477

Email: mbantayehu@gmail.com/ bbww.2001@gmail.com

and inspect the bidding documents from the Ministry of Trade and Industry at the address below during office hours  8:30 AM to 5:30 PM local time at the address given below.

6. The bidding document in English language 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  ETB 400.00 or equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.  The method of payment shall be in cash or cashier’s cheque or CPO to the Ministry of Trade and Industry - National Quality Infrastructure Development Project (MoTI-NQIDP). The Bank advice can be sent electronically to M/s Redeat Alemayehu via email (redualex771@gmail.com). Please deposit under Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE). The Account details are: Ministry of Trade and Industry- National Quality Development Project (NQIDP), Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Account No. 1000274256967 for local currency and Acc. No. 0100511300018 for Foreign Currency. The document will be sent by email.

7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 2:.00 PM local time on May 07, 2021. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on May 07, 2021 at 2:30 PM

8. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security to the amount stated against each lot in the following table in USD or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.

9. 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.

10. The address referred above are: 

Ministry of Trade and Industry

National Quality Infrastructure Development Project Office,

Attn: Mr. Bantayehu  Abebaw

Address: Around Arat Kilo, Arada Sub-City, woreda 09, near Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Commission, Addis Ababa, Floor 2 nd / Room number: 223

Postal address: 69405

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel:  +251 0916585870/+251 0911 870477

Email: mbantayehu@gmail.com