OPEN TENDER INVITATION

Open Bid No:OIPDC 03/2019

The Oromia Industrial Parks Development Corporation (OIPDC) intends to procure the following consultancy services for the 2019 Ethiopian Fiscal Year, divided into two lots, through an open competitive tender: - Lot 1: Consultancy services for the pre-feasibility and detailed feasibility study of the Bedele Medium and Small Enterprise (MSE) cluster development. - Lot 2: Consultancy services for the pre-feasibility and detailed feasibility study of the Dodola Medium and Small Enterprise (MSE) cluster development.

Accordingly, interested bidders may participate in the tender by fulfilling the following requirements:

1. Bid Security: Each bidder shall submit a bid security of Birr 100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Birr) for each lot in the form of a Certified Payment Order (CPO) or an unconditional bank guarantee. The bid security must be valid for at least four months and issued in the name of the Oromia Industrial Parks Development Corporation. The original bid security must be submitted along with the bid documents.
2. Purchase of Tender Documents: Bidders may purchase the tender documents from the Finance Department of OIPDC on working days and during working hours, starting from the date this tender notice is published in the newspaper until Tekimt 5, 2019 E.C., upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Birr 1,000 (One Thousand Birr).
3. Eligibility and Legal Documents: Each bidder shall submit copies of the following valid and relevant legal documents: renewed Trade License; VAT Registration Certificate; TIN Certificate; Business Registration Certificate; Tax Clearance Certificate issued by the relevant Revenue Office; and Supplier Registration Certificate or List Registration, as applicable.
4. Submission of Bids: Each bidder shall prepare and submit the required Technical and Financial Proposals in two envelopes, each containing the original and two copies, separately identified and signed, in accordance with the double-envelope submission procedure. The bid shall be properly sealed and deposited in the designated tender box within the period specified in this tender notice.
5. Evaluation and Award: The winner of the tender shall be determined in accordance with the criteria and procedures stipulated in Section 3 of the Standard Bidding Document (SBD).
6. Bid Submission Deadline and Opening: The tender shall be submitted and closed on Tekimt 6, 2019 E.C., at 4:00 local time. The bids will be opened on the same day at 4:30 local time, in the presence of the OIPDC Procurement Committee, the Procurement Department, and bidders or their legally authorized representatives, as well as observers, where applicable.
7. Payment shall be made to the successful bidder after the services have been delivered and received by OIPDC, subject to the terms and conditions of the contract.
8. Right of the Corporation: The Corporation reserves the right, in accordance with applicable law, to cancel the tender in whole or in part if it obtains a better alternative or otherwise determines that cancellation is necessary.

Registration/Contact Address:-Oromia Industrial Parks Development Corporation (OIPDC)

Mexico, near the Embassy of the Republic of Sudan, east direction Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Telephone: +251 911 562 160

Oromia Industrial Parks Development Corporation (OIPDC)