INVITATION FOR NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BID

1. Commercial Bank of Ethiopia invites interested and qualified bidders for the purchase of the following Item:

   No.	Item	Qty.	Bid Bond/EMD Amount	Method of Purchase	Bid No.	Closing Date
   1	SC 9000 Storage Hardware Support	-	Birr 300,000	National Competitive Bid	94/2026/27	November 10,2026
   2	3 Phase UPS Machine	1	Birr 2,000,000.00	National Competitive Bid	95/2026/27	November12, 2026

2. The Bid document shall be obtained commencing from October 27 2026, from Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Procurement department, opposite to Vatican Embassy, next to Gibson Youth Academy, Facilities Management Building, 1st Floor, Room No. 101, against payment of a non-refundable fee of Birr 200.00 (Birr Two Hundred) through Acct. No. 1000134998028, to the account of CBE Finance Process. The bid document shall be collected during office hours (Monday to Friday 8:00 - 12:00A.M., 1:00 - 4:15P.M.; and Saturday 8:00 -11:45A.M.) by presenting the payment invoice. Presenting copy of renewed Trade License, Tax Clearance Certificate and VAT Registration Certificate is a must. And you can also access the bid document online from https://bids.extratenders.com/.
3. Bidders shall be quite sure to state, their direct line phone number, cell phone number, and e-mail address of their organization correctly while collecting bid documents. Failure in receipt of bid communication due to incorrectness of the above will not be the responsibility of the Bank.
4. Bid proposal shall be accompanied by the bid bond /Earnest Money Deposit/ in the amount as stated above in the table in the form of Unconditional Bank Guarantee or Cash Payment Order (C.P.O.). Bid bond /EMD in any other form is not acceptable.
5. Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) /Bid Bond shall be submitted within the bidding document in a separate envelope on or before November 10, 2026 at 10:00 A.M for SC 9000 Storage Hardware Support and November 12, 2026 at 10:00 A.M for 3 Phase UPS Machine respectively in the above mentioned address.
6. All bids must be deposited in the tender box prepared for this purpose at Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Procurement department, during office hours on/before November 10 and 12, 2026 at 2:00 P.M for SC 9000 Storage Hardware Support and 3 Phase UPS Machine respectively.
7. Bid opening shall be held in the presence of bidders and/or their legal agents who wish to. attend, on November 10, 2026 at 10:30 A.M for SC 9000 Storage Hardware Support and October 12, 2026 at 10:30 A.M for 3 Phase UPS Machine respectively on/before at CBE Facility Management meeting hall at the place mentioned under no. 2 above.
8. Failure to comply any of the conditions from 2 - 6 above shall result in automatic rejection.
9. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Procurement department, P. O. Box 255, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel. 251-11-372-28-72 / 0113-69-26-56 /26/74/78,
10. The Bank reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia