Procurement of IT equipment for Scale upping of Data Center and establishment of Disaster Recovery Site

Source: World Bank — Enhancing Shared Prosperity through Equitable Services

Request for Bids

 (One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Ethiopia

Project:   Enhancing Shared Prosperity through Equitable Services (ESPES)

Loan No/Credit/Grant No.: IDA- D2290-ET

IFB No.: NCB -ET-MOFEC-COPCU-158476-GO-RFB

Title: Procurement of software for Scale upping OFAG Data Center and establishment of Disaster Recovery Site.

1. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Enhancing Shared Prosperity through Equitable Services (ESPES) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract Procurement of software for Scale upping OFAG Data Center and establishment of Disaster Recovery Site.
2. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Procurement of software for Scale upping OFAG Data Center and establishment of Disaster Recovery Site.

1. Bidding will be conducted through national competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works and Non-Consulting Services  July 2016 and revised November 2017 and August 2018  and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations

1. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Finance  and inspect the bidding documents during office hours: from  07:30am to 3:30pm  local time at the address given below

 5.    The bidding documents 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 Birr 100.00 (One Hundred Birr). The method of payment will be cash.

6.     Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before June 16, 2020 at 1:00 PM Addis Ababa time. 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 16 June 2020 at 1:30 p.m

7.     All bids must be accompanied by a “Bid Security” Required Bid Security for Lot One – Supply, installation, configuration commissioning and support of Enterprise Solutions is:  ETB 120,000 Required Bid Security for Lot Two – Supply, installation, configuration commissioning and support of anti-virus is ETB-50,000

8.   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.

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

Ministry of Finance (MOF)

Channel One Program Coordinating Directorate (COPCD)

MOF Main Building

Sidist Kilo, Yekatit 12 Square, King George Avenue

Main Building 6th Floor , ROOM No-621,

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

Tel. 251-11-1-570594

Fax. 251-11-1-57 24 14

                                                       P.O.Box-1905                 

                                 Email: copcuproc@gmail.com/ aberag11@gmail.com