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INVITATION TO RE-BID

1.       The Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples regional State, Roads Authority invites registered contractors with license valid for the current year and registered for VAT to submit sealed bids for providing the necessary labour, materials and equipment for the construction of gravel roads DS6 at different zones of the region.

Bidders have the option to bid for both projects. But if the bidder wins the two projects, he will be awarded only one project, the selection of the project to be a awarded is the full right of the client (to the advantage of the client). Bid will be awarded separately.

Contractors who are already committed for the construction of works which was advertised on

The Ethiopian Herald, December 9, 2006 do not have the option to bid for those projects.

2.       Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding document at the office of:

South Roads Authority
Civil Contract Division
Tel. 046-220 98 86
Fax. 046-220 23 66

3.       The work under this contract consists of construction of the road to the road standard mentioned in (1) and construction of minor and major drainage structures.

4.       A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by any interested eligible bidder on the submission of written application and copies of eligible documents to the above address and payment of a non-refundable fee of Birr 500.00 (Five Hundred) for each set of document starting from the first appearance of this advertisement on the Ethiopian herald for the coming 30 days. The final submission date and opening of the proposal will be on the 31^st date of this announcement on The Ethiopian Herald at 11;00 A.M. & 2:30 P.M. local time respectively.

5.       All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of Ethiopian Birr 100,000 (Birr One Hundred Thousand0. The bid security shall be payable on demand to the Authority and must be in the form of a cash deposit, a certified check, a bank draft, an irrevocable letter of credit or a guarantee from a bank located in Ethiopia acceptable to the employer at the bidders option.

6.       Bidders shall submit two envelopes, “Qualification Questionnaires” and “Bid and a bid security’ separately and shall be sealed in an outer envelope.

7.       Evaluation is to be carried out in two stages, Qualification application first and bids of qualified bidders next.

8.       Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders/representatives who choose to attend at the office of South Roads authority Meeting hall.

9.       The South Roads Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities, to advertise for new bids or to proceed and do the work otherwise as may be for its best interest.

SOUTH ROADS AUTHORITY