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1.      The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received a credit from the International Development Association toward the cost of Post-Secondary Education Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the Contract for the supply, delivery and installation of Physiology and Pathology Laboratory Equipment.

2.      The Haramaya University now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the supply, delivery and installation of Physiology and Pathology Laboratory Equipment.

Bid will be evaluated and contract(s) awarded for the lot taking into account, discounts offered, if any, in determining the lowest evaluated cost which will be the basis for award of contract. However, bids not offering at lest 90% of the items will be treated as incomplete and rejected as non-responsive unless no complete bid is received for the lot in which case the purchaser will evaluate and award the contract(s) for each item in the lot.

3.      Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.

4.      Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Haramaya University Liaison Office, General Education Curriculum, Frame Work Development Department Building, in front of American Embassy Office No. 355. Tel. 011-1 23 66 01/23 68 12, Addis Ababa, and inspect the bidding Documents from 8:30 A.M. to 12:30A.M, and 1:30 to 5:30 P.M. during working days.

5.      A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Birr 300.00 or equivalent amount in the form of casher’s, certified or crossed check or a bank draft in favor of the Haramaya University.

6.      Bids must be delivered to the Haramaya University Liaison Office in Addis Ababa at the address given above at or before 9:30 A.M. on May 2, 2008. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders/ representatives who choose to attend in person at the address below at 9:30 A.M. on May 2, 2008. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of Birr 10,000.00 or its equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.