Bid No.

SPN/4-2005

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1.      This Specific Procurement Notice follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project which appeared in Development Business Issue No. 592 dated 16 October 2002.

2.      The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received a loan from the African Development Fund in the amount of UA 19,890,000 towards the cost of Harar Water Supply and Sanitation Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds of the loan to cover eligible payments under the contract for the supply of Water Meters and Meter Test Bench (Contract Identification: HWSSP-WM).  Bidding is open to all bidders from eligible member countries as defined in the ADB’s Rules of Procedure for Procurement of Goods and Works.

3.      The Ministry of Water Resources now invites sealed bids from prospective bidders for the supply of:

1. 4000 no. Class C Volumetric Water Meters ND 15 to 40
2. Water Meter Test Bench for ND 15 to 25.

4.       Complete set of bidding documents (and additional copies) may be purchased from the Ministry of Water Resources at the Address given below upon payment of a non-refundable fee of ETB 500 (Five Hundred) in local currency, or its equivalent in freely convertible currency, for each set.  Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents at the same address:

Ministry of Water Resources
Procurement and Supply Service, Second Floor, Room No. 202
Haile Gebre Selassie Road
Tel. 251-1-62 55 15 Or 62 63 27 Or 61 07 10
P.O. Box 5744
Addis Ababa
 Ethiopia

5.      The Instruction to bidders and General Conditions of Contract contained in the bidding documents comply with the Bank’s Standard bidding documents for the Procurement of Goods.

6.      Bids shall be valid for a period of 120 days after bid opening and must be accompanied by a bid security of ETB 100,000 (One Hundred Thousand) in local currency or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency, and be delivered to the above office on or before 11:00 A.M. local time on 16^th of December 2005.  They will be opened in the presence of bidders/representatives who choose to attend at the Ministry of Water Resources’ Hall (Second Floor, Room No. 202), Haile Gebre Selassie Road in the same day at 11:15 A.M. local time.