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Electricity Network Reinforcement and Expansion Project (ENREP)

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NOTICE AT-A-GLANCE

  • P119893

  • Electricity Network Reinforcement and Expansion Project (ENREP)

  • Ethiopia

  • OP00047672

  • Invitation for Bids

  • Published

  • ET-EEP-35635-CW-RFB

  • Request for Bids

  • English

  • Feb 14, 2018 15:00

  • Dec 08, 2017

CONTACT INFORMATION

  • EEP

  • Atalay Abebe

  • Ethiopian Electric Power Head Office Located around AAU College of Commerce, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  • Ethiopia

  • Ethiopia

  • 913476567

Details

Invitation for Bids

Date      :  8 December 2017             

Loan No: 5814-ET                

IFB No:  EEU/ICB/01/2017             

 

1.The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (hereinafter called “Borrower”) has received financing from the International Development Association (IDA) (the “Bank”) in the form of a credit hereinafter called credit towards the cost of Electricity Network Reinforcement and Expansion Project (ENREP) Additional Finance.  The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), as a lead implementing agency of the Client and on behalf of the Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU), intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this credit to eligible payments under the contract for which this Invitation for Bids is issued. Payments by the Bank will be made only at the request of the Ethiopian Electric Power and upon approval by the Bank, and will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the financing agreement. The financing agreement prohibits a withdrawal from the loan account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of the Bank, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than the Borrower shall derive any rights from the financing agreement or have any claims to the proceeds of the loan.

 

  1. The Ethiopian Electric Power now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for:

LOT-1: Design Finalization, Supply, Installation (Construction) of MV & LV Over Head Distribution Lines and associated Distribution Transformers for Wolaita Sodo and Harar Towns.

The Scope of work entails design finalization, supply and installation of:

  1. Rehabilitation and Upgrading of 166.72km, 15kV Overhead Distribution Lines;
  2. Rehabilitation and Upgrading of 132.20km, 0.4kV Overhead Distribution Lines;
  3. Rehabilitation of 27 no., 15/0.4kV, Pole Mounted Distribution Transformers;
  4. Supply and Installation of new 40 no., 15/0.4kV, Pole Mounted Distribution Transformers;

 

LOT-2: Design Finalization, Supply, Installation (Construction) of MV & LV Over Head Distribution Lines and associated Distribution Transformers for Shashemene and Debre Markos Towns.

The Scope of work entails design finalization, supply and installation of:

  1. Rehabilitation and Upgrading of 194.73km, 15kV Overhead Distribution Lines;
  2. Rehabilitation and Upgrading of 141.45km, 0.4kV Overhead Distribution Lines;
  3. Rehabilitation of 33 no., 15/0.4kV, Pole Mounted Distribution Transformers;
  4. Supply and Installation of new 48 no., 15/0.4kV, Pole Mounted Distribution Transformers;

 

LOT-3: Design Finalization, Supply, Installation (Construction) of MV & LV Over Head Distribution Lines and associated Distribution Transformers for Gonder and Adigrat Towns.

The Scope of work entails design finalization, supply and installation of:

  1. Rehabilitation and Upgrading of 242.63km, 15kV Overhead Distribution Lines;
  2. Rehabilitation and Upgrading of 127.86km, 0.4kV Overhead Distribution Lines;
  3. Rehabilitation of 40 no., 15/0.4kV, Pole Mounted Distribution Transformers;
  4. Supply and Installation of new 72 no., 15/0.4kV, Pole Mounted Distribution Transformers;
  1.  International Competitive Bidding will be conducted in accordance with the Bank's Single-Stage bidding procedure.
  2. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Ethiopian Electric Power and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 PM., Monday to Friday excluding weekends and public holidays.

 

Attention to: Mr. Tesfaye Tamirat,  

Director, Procurement, Logistics and Warehouse

Ethiopian Electric Power Head Office

Located around AAU College of Commerce,

Ras Abebe Aragay Street, Behind Awash Bank Head Quarters

Procurement office, Ground Floor, Room number 01

Tel: +251-115-580597 /+251115580781

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Electronic mail address:  eep.procure@gmail.com

                                           eepproclog@eep.gov.et

 

  1. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the above and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of ETB 5,000 or USD 180 or its equivalent in any freely convertible currency paid in Cash, CPO or deposited to the Ethiopian Electric Power accounts: EEP Main A/C No.: 1000068726372,Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), Arada Ghiorgis Branch, Swift Code: CBETETAA; and EEP BUMBUNA HPP A/C No.0101181300051, National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), Swift Code: NBETETAA, for ETB and USD respectively starting from 15 December 2017.
  2. The Bidding will be conducted through the international competitive bidding procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits dated January 2011 and revised July 2014 available on www.worldbank.org/procure.
  3. The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and in the General Conditions of Contract are the provisions of the Bank Standard Bidding Documents:  Procurement of Plant.

 

8.All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in USD in the following amounts or its equivalent in any freely convertible currency using the exchange rate of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, twenty-eight days before deadline for bid submission.

 

 Lot No.

Bid Security in USD

1

352,000 (Three Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand)

2

378,000 (Three Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand)

3

424,000 (Four Hundred Twenty Four Thousand)

 

  1. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 14 February 2018 at 2:00 PM local Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected.

 

  1. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the bidders’ designated representatives who choose to attend at the address below on the same day, i.e.,14 February 2018 at 2:30 PM local.
  2. The address(es) referred to above is:

Attention to: Mr.Tesfaye Tamirat,  

Director, Procurement, Logistics and Warehousing

Ethiopian Electric Power Head Office

Located around AAU College of Commerce,

Ras Abebe Aragay Street, Behind Awash Bank Head Quarters

Procurement office, Ground Floor, Room number 01

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia