Procurement of Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS), Microwave digester and ION ANALYZER for Ethiopian Conformity Assessment Enterprise (ECAE).

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

Specific Procurement Notice

Country:    ETHIOPIA

Name of Project: NATIONAL QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

Contract Title: Procurement of Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS), Microwave digester and ION ANALYZER for Ethiopian Conformity Assessment Enterprise (ECAE).

Credit No./ IDA-59830-ET

RFB Reference No.: ET-MOST-38417-GO-RFB

1.      The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received for 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 the Procurement of Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS), Microwave digester and ION ANALYZER for Ethiopian Conformity Assessment Enterprise (ECAE).

2.      The Ministry of Science and Technology now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the supply, Installation and Commissioning of Food and Chemical Laboratory Equipment as indicated below

3.      Bidding will be conducted through International Competitive Procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF borrowers, Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services dated July 2016 and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4.       Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from

Ministry of Science and Technology

National Quality Infrastructure Development Project Office, 6th Floor.

Physical Address: Old ERPA Building, Behind Lycee Gebremariam

Postal address: 2490

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel: [+251 (0) 111-26-50-78   and inspect the bidding document during office hours at the address given below.

5. The bidding document in English 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 (Local currency) 400.00 or USD 25.00. The method of payment shall be in cash or cashier’s cheque or CPO to the Ministry of Science and Technology- National Quality Infrastructure Development Project (MoST-NQIDP)

6.     Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 06 March, 2018 at 2:00 PM local 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 06 March 2018 at 2:30 PM local time.

7.      All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of USD 10,600.00 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency of eligible countries. The bid security shall be in the form of a certified cheque or unconditional bank guarantee from reputable banking institution submitted in its original form. Bid security in the form of an insurance bond, copy of the security and swift massages shall not be accepted.

8.      The address referred to above is :

Ministry of Science and Technology

National Quality Infrastructure development Project Office, 6th  Floor.

Attn: Mr. Tesfaye Tsegaye, Procurement Specialist

Physical Address: Old ERPA Building, Behind Lycee Gebremariam

Postal address: 2490

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel: [+251 (0) 111-26-50-78, +251 911-65-92-94]

E-mail:ttsegayeb@gmail.com