Country: The Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia
Name of Project: General Education Quality
Improvement Project (GEQUP)
Credit No.: 4535-ET
Project ID: P106855
IFB Title: Bid for the Supply of IT Infrastructure to EMIS
(Computers and Computer Peripherals)
1.
This invitation for bids follows the General Procurement
Notice (GPN) for the program that appeared in Development Business,
issued No. 3405769 of 24 December 2008..
2. The
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received a
credit/financing from the International Development Association
(IDA), the Fast Track Initiative Catalytic Fund (FTI CF) and other
development partners (the Netherlands, UK Department for
International Development (DFID), Italian Development Cooperation,
and Finland through a Multi-Donor Trust Fund toward the cost of the
GEQIP Project and it intends to apply part of this proceeds to
payments under the Contract for the supply of IT Infrastructure to
EMIS (Computers and Computer Peripherals) tender No.
MOE/GEQIP/NCB/G-06/09.
3. The
Ministry of Education (MoE) now invites sealed bids from eligible
bidders for the supply of IT Infrastructure to EMIS (Computers and
Computer Peripherals) Tender No. MOE/GEQIP/NCB/G-06/09:
Lot No. |
Description of the Goods |
Qty. |
1 |
Computers
and ICT Peripherals |
Assorted
|
4. Bidding
will be conducted through National Competitive Bidding (NCB)
procedures specified in the World Bank guidelines: “Guidelines”:
Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits” dated May 2004,
revised October 2006; and is open to all bidders from eligible
source countries as defined in the Guidelines.
5. Interested
eligible bidders may obtain further information form Ministry of
Education; Procurement Sub-Process; the Ministry’s Head Office Old
Building, Room No.21 and inspect the bidding documents at the
address given below from 8:30 A.M. to 12:30 A.M. and 1:30 P.M. to
5:30 P.M. from Mondays to Thursday and from 8:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.
and 1:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M. on Fridays, local time.
6. Qualification
requirements include: Minimum Five years general experience in
supply of IT Infrastructure Computers and ICT Peripherals and
specific experience of successful completion of at least three
similar contracts within the last five years. A margin of preference
for goods manufactured domestically shall not be applied. Additional
details are provided in the Bidding Document.
7. A
complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by
interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the
office below upon payment of a non-refundable fee ETB 125 or USD 10.
The method of payment shall be in cash or cashier’s cheque to the
MoE.
8. Bids
must be delivered to the address below at or before, 10:00 A.M.
Friday June 11, 2010. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late
bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the
bidder/ representatives who choose to attend in person at the
address below at 10:30 A.M. Friday June 11, 2010. All bids must be
accompanied by a bid security of USD 7,500 or an equivalent amount
in a freely convertible currency. The bid security shall be in the
form of a certified cheque, letter of credit or bank guarantee from
banking institution counter guaranteed by the local bank.
9. The
address (es) referred to above is (are):
Ministry of Education
Ato Tsigab Assefa, Procurement Sub Process Owner
The Ministry’s Head Office
Old Building, Room No.17
Tel. +251 11 1565 55 99 Or 55 31 33
Fax. +251 11 157 06 86 Arat Kilo
P.O. Box 1367
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia |