1. Ethiopian
Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) intended to apply part of its
own fund to payments under the contract for the procurement of
Optical Transmission.
2. Ethiopian
Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) now invites all interested and
eligible bidders
by the
International Competitive Bid (ICB)
for the Procurement of Optical
Transmission (TF/02/2005). The tender remains floating from
January 24, 2005 to March 9, 2005.
3. Bid
documents can be obtained from ETC's Head Office, Room No. 201
during Office hours upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Birr
300.00 (Birr Three Hundred only).
4. All
bids must be accompanied by a bid security in the amount of Birr
40,000 (Birr Forty Thousand only).
4.1
The bid bond shall be furnished in one of the following
forms:
a)
Cash
b)
Certified Cheque /CPO issued by a recognized domestic bank or
c)
Bond issued by and/or confirmed through a recognized domestic
bank
4.2
The Bank that issues the bond as per 4.1 (c) here above shall
unequivocally guarantee to pay the purchaser (ETC) immediately
upon the first written demand of payment. The Purchaser's
written demand of payment shall not be subject to any condition
whatsoever.
4.3
The bond issuing
bank shall clearly incorporate the content stated under item
4.2 here above on the issued bond.
5.
Sealed bids marked as "Tender for Supply of Optical
Transmission " and addressed to:
"The Ethiopian Telecommunications
Corporation
Head Office, Room No. 112
P.O. Box 1047
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia"
Will be received at the Head
office, Room No. 112 in Addis Ababa before or on March 9, 2005 until
5:30 P.M. Bids received after the closing time will be automatically
rejected.
6. Bids
received in time and fulfilling other bid formalities shall be
opened in the presence of interested bidders or their
representatives at 10:00 A.M. on March 10, 2005, ETC's Head Office
at Addis Ababa, Room No. 719.
7.
The Corporation reserves the right to reject all or parts of
this bid.
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