Bid No.

ICB/SNNPRG/ADF-01/2006

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1.      This Specific Procurement Notice follows the General Procurement Notice for this project which appeared in Development Business Issue No. 554 dated 16^th March 2001.

2.       The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has received a loan from African Development Fund in the amount of UA 29.67 million towards the cost of Primary Health Care Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds of the loan to cover eligible payments under the Contracts or the Construction of twenty-one (21) Health Centers under Four packages in zones and special woredas (districts) of Southern Nations, Nationalities and peoples Regional Government.

3.      The Ministry of Health now invites sealed bids from prospective bidders for the construction of any or all of the Health Centers listed below. Bidding is open to all bidders from eligible member countries as defined in the ADB’S Rules of procedure for the Procurement of Goods and Works. In case of domestic contractors, It is also open to those in GC 3 or BC 3 Category and above, who have been register with the Ministry of Works and Urban Development of FDRE and have renewed their licenses for the current year 2005/2006.

Table Showing the Packaging Arrangement

4.      Complete set of bidding documents (and additional copies) may be purchased from the Federal Ministry of Health, Tender Office, Room No. 3.1., located at Ledeta Sub City Kebele 07/14, H. No. 877, P.O .Box 1234, Fax +251-11 551 26 91, Telephone +251 11 53 51 55 upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Birr 2000 (Two Thousand Birr) or its equivalent amount in freely convertible currency for each set and package. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents from panning and programming Department, Architectural and Engineering  Team, Telephone +251 11 553 63 05/06, Fax +251 11 551 26 91.

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/ Works, January 2000.

6.      Bids shall be valid for period of 120 (Hundred Twenty) days after bid opening and must be accompanied by a security deposits in the amount for each package of Birr 100,000 (Hundred Thousand Birr) in local currency or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency in the form of bank guarantee from a reputable bank, and be delivered to the Federal Ministry of Health, Tender Office, on or before 2:00 office on 16 September 16, 2006. Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend on the same office on September 2006 at 2:30 P.M. local time.

7.       Qualified domestic bidders will be eligible to receive a margin of preference of 10% in bid evaluation.

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia of Ministry of Health
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia