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THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
ETHIOPIA
ETHIOPIAN ROADS AUTHORITY
CONSTRUCTION OF
WUKRO-ADIGRAT-ZALAMBESSA ROAD
UPGRADING PROJECT
INVITATION FOR BID
1. The
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has obtained a loan
from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development for the
construction of Wukro-Adigrate-Zalambessa (96 km) Road Upgrading
Project.
2. The
Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) on Behalf of the FDRE invites
international eligible Contracts (including all members of a joint
venture and all Subcontractors of bidders) for the construction of
Wukro-Adigrat-Zalambessa Road Upgrading Project.
3. Eligible
Applicants may obtain further information from, and inspect and
acquire the Bidding Documents, at:
Engineering Service Procurement
Design and Technical
Support Division
Ethiopian Rods Authority
Ras Abebe Aregay Street
2nd Floor, Main Building
Tel. No. (25111) 551-50-02
Fax No. (25111) 551048-66
P.O. Box 1770
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
4. Bidders
may obtain a complete set of bidding documents at the above office
starting form July 4, 2008 and upon payment of a non-refundable fee
of 450.00 US$ (Four Hundred Fifty US dollars) or 4000.00 ETB (Four
Thousand Ethiopian Birr). Payment shall be made in cash, bank
certified check or telegraphic transfer to the Employer’s Bank
Account in the National Bank of Ethiopia though Account No. Gov.
0160101011500.
5. The
bidding procedure to be followed is a two-envelope procedure. The
post-qualification documents and financial offers should be sealed
in a two separate envelopes. The fist envelope containing the
post-qualification application and bid security is clearly marked
“Post Qualification Application and Bid Security” and the second
envelope the contains the offer is marked “Submission of Offer”
for the construction of Wukro-Adigrat-Zalambessa Road
Upgrading project respectively and the two envelopes shall also
be enclosed by an outer envelope marked “Post Qualification
Application and Offer for Wukro-Adigrat-Zalambessa Road Upgrading
Project”.
Evaluation is also to be carried out in two stages, the post
qualification application and the bid security will be opened first
and the qualification evaluation will be undertake. The bid that are
responsive to the minimum post qualification criteria will be opened
for further evaluation. The offers of those bidders who fail the
minimum qualification criteria shall be returned un-opened after the
award of contract.
6. The
Employer will arrange a group site visit which will be conducted on
July 29, 2008. Hence, the bidders are invited to participate in the
site, visit, Failure of the bidder to visit the site at the group
site visit date or by his own will in no circumstances allow the
bidder to claim that insufficient information regarding the site was
available at bid stage. Bidders are also invited to attend a pre-bid
meeting which will take place at the following address on August 4,
2008.
7. All
bids must be accompanied by a security in the form and amount
specified in the bidding documents, and delivered to:
Director General
Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA)
Ras Abebe Aregay Street
4th Floor, Main Building
P.O. Box 1770
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
on or before
September 4, 2008 at 2:30 P.M.
The Bids shall be prepared in one original and four copies, Late
bids will be rejected.
Qualification Application and Bid security of the bidders will be
opened immediately thereafter in the presence of the Contract Award
Committee and bidders’ representatives who choose to attend on the
final date and time of bid submission and at the address stated here
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