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1.      The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation invites all eligible Contractor category of GC/BC class IV (4) and above, who would be financially and technically capable to furnish the necessary material, labor and equipment to undertake Construction works of EEPCO District Office in various towns listed below.

2.      Bidders must be VAT registered and have certificate from the Ministry of Finance and economic development. All Bidders who don’t have poor performance and negative remarks with in the Corporation in the last one year can participate in the Bid.

3.      Any bidder can participate in all lots. Due to the urgency of the projects to give service as early as possible a maximum of three (sites) shall be awarded upon the examination of bidder’s capacity that can able to carry on up to three sites simultaneously.

4.      The employer reserve the right to engage a winning bidder for maximum of three projects with the client choice provided that if bidders win in more than three sites.

5.      The complete set of bidding documents can be purchased as of the date shown in the table above from EEPCO-Head Office, Procurement Division De Gaulle Square, Ground Floor, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and upon payment of non-refundable fee of Ethiopian Birr 500.

6.      Bidders may obtain further information from, EEPCO Regional and District Office Construction Project: Tel. 251-1 550 99 40 Or 251-1 515 41 64, Fax. 251-11 551 42 56, Addis Ababa.

7.      A Pre-bid meeting will be conducted on Nov. 30, 2007 at 10:00 AM local time at Electric Club near Mexico Square Addis Ababa.

8.      Bids should be submitted with One Original and Three copies for technical and financial proposals each in separate wax-sealed envelopes on the date and time specified above in the table.

EEPCO Head Office, Procurement Division
Ground Floor, De Gaulle Square
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia

9.      Wax-sealed bids must be accompanied by 1% bid bond in the form of cash deposit, CPO bank guarantee which is payable on first written demand, but not exceeding Birr 100.000 which shall remain in force for 90 calendar days from the bid opening date. Bids must be delivered at EEPCO Head Office Addis Ababa Deguale Square Procurement Division, Room No. 212 on or before 12:00 noon of the bid opening date. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond in the sum of 10% of the bid sum.

10.  Bids will be opened in two stages. First envelopes containing technical proposals alone will be opened at EEPCO’s Club near Mexico Square on the date and time specified above in the presence of bidders or their legal representatives who choose to attend. Envelopes containing financial proposals will be kept sealed until the owner completes the technical evaluation. The Owner will inform the opening date of financial envelopes to all bidders.

11.   Bids shall be opened on the same day at EEPCO Electric Club Mexico Square, Addis Ababa at 2:00 P.M. in the presence of those bidders representatives who wish to attend.

The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.