Ethiopian Electric Power Corp. intended that part of a Credit to be applied to eligible payments under the Contract -F “Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Substations protection systems” and invites sealed bids from eligible bidders.

Source: World Bank — Electricity Network Reinforcement and Expansion Project (ENREP)

Invitation for Bids

Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation

Electricity Network Reinforcement and Expansion Project

Transmission and Substation Rehabilitation and Upgrading Component

                                                      Date:  November 5, 2013

                                                      Credit N^o: ----IDA 5126-ET

IFB N^o:--------- EEPCO-III/W-006/13

ICB N^o:--------  EEPCO-III/W-006/13

1. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) in various currencies towards the cost of the Electricity Network Reinforcement and Expansion Project.  It is intended that part of the proceeds of this Credit will be applied to eligible payments under the Contract -F "Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Substations protection systems"

2. The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCO) now invites sealed bids fromeligible bidders for the construction and completion of Rehabilitation and Upgrading of the protection systems in Twenty four (24) substations. International competitive bidding will be conducted in accordancewith the Bank's "Single-Stage" Bidding Procedure. The contract shall cover design, supply, and installation of equipment at site for the rehabilitation and upgrading of grid protection in several substations. More precisely:

➢  Replacement of obsolete protection relays by digital type relays at Twenty four (24) substations:

3. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the office of(1) Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation, Transmission & Substations Rehabilitation & Upgrading Project Office, Churchil Road, Haron Building 10 ^th floor, room no.1001, Addis Ababa, telephone No.: +251-111-118210, facsimile No.: +251-111-558870, E-mail: tsrup.eepco@gmail.com. Interested eligible bidders may inspect the bidding documents at (2) Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation, Corporate Procurement and Accounting Office, DE Gualle Square, Electric House  P.O. Box: 1233, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, telephone No.: +251-111-560027, facsimile No.: +251-111-550822.

4. A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested bidders onthe submission of a written application to the (2) address above and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of ETB 700.00 starting from November 17, 2013. 

5. The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and in the General Conditions of Contract are the provisions of the Bank Standard Bidding Documents: Procurement of Plant, Design, Supply and Installation, dated April 2008, revised August 2010.

6. Bids must be delivered to the office, Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation, EEPCo Electric Club, Mexico Square Attention: W/ro Meseret Yirdaw, Chief Officer Corporate Procurementand Accounting Office on or before 2:00 PM, local time on January 30,2014 and must be accompanied by a bid security of USD 60,000.00( Sixty thousand USD). 

7. Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders' representatives who choose toattend at 2:30 PM, local time on January 30,2014  at the offices of EEPCO, EEPCO Electric Club, Mexico Square, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.