Ethiopian
herald Tuesday June 16, 2026
Specific
Procurement Notice
Request
for Bids Works
(Two-envelope
Bidding Process, Without Prequalification)
Employer: Ethiopian Electric
Power
Project: Supply and Installation
of Water supply system for Alalobad drilling sites
Country: Ethiopia
Contract title: Power Sector
Reform Investment and Modernization in Ethiopia (PRIME
1-Component 3: Upstream Geothermal Site Preparation)
Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No:
68570
RFB No: ET-EEP-537754-CW-RFB
1. The Government of Ethiopia has
applied for financing from the World Bank toward the
cost of the Power Sector Reform, Investment and Modernization
in Ethiopia (PRIME-1) Component 3: Upstream Geothermal
Site Preparation) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract Supply and Installation
of Water supply system for Alalobad drilling
sites.
2. The Ethiopian Electric Power
now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Supply
and Installation of Water supply system for Jalalabad
drilling sites. The expected duration of the Contract twelve (12) months. No margin of domestic preference shall apply,
and bidders are required to meet the following
key qualification criteria, which include:
3.1. Financial Capabilities:
Submission of audited balance sheets or if not required by
the law of the Bidder's Country, other financial statements acceptable to the Employer, for the last Five [5] years to
demonstrate the current soundness of the Bidders
financial position and its prospective long
term profitability.
3.2. Average Annual Turnover:
Minimum average annual turnover in
3.4 Million USD (equivalent)
calculated as total certified payments received for
contracts in progress or completed, within the last five (5) years.
3.3. Financial Resources: The
Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of,
financial resources such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means,
other than any contractual advance payments to
meet:
(i) The following cash-flow
requirement: USD 600,000.00 (equivalent) and
(ii) The overall cash flow
requirements for this contract and its current commitments.
4.1. General Experience:
Experience in [insert appropriate sector] under contracts in
the role of contractor, subcontractor, or management contractor for at least the last five (5) years starting
1st January 2021.
4.2. (a) Specific Experience: (a)
Participation as contractor, joint venture member, management
contractor, or subcontractor, in at least two (2) water supply and installation contracts within the last 5
(Five) years, each with a value of at least
USD 3 million, Or One water supply and
installation contract within the last 5 (Five) years, with a value of at least USD 6 million, that have been successfully and
substantially completed and that are similar
to the proposed Plant and Installation Services.
The similarity of the contracts
shall be based on the following: [Based on Section VII,
Employer's Requirements specify the minimum key
requirements in terms of physical size, complexity, construction method, technology and/or other characteristics.
4.2. (b) Specific Experience: (b)
For the above or other contracts executed during the period
stipulated in 4.2(a) above, a minimum experience in the following key activities: Supply and installation of pumps,
generators, pipes, pipe supports, valves, fittings,
accessories....etc.
4.2. (c) Specific Experience in
managing ES aspects: For the contracts in 4.2 (a) above
and/or any other contracts [substantially completed and under implementation] as prime contractor, joint venture
member, or Subcontractor between 1st January
2021 and Application submission deadline,
experience in managing ES risks and impacts in the following aspects: (i) Health and Safety on project areas
and working areas (Community Health and
Safety); (ii) Traffic management.
(iii) Emergency Management. (iv)
Wastewater management. (v) Management of Labor Camps.
3. Bidding will be conducted
through international competitive procurement using
a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank's "Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers,
seventh edition, September 2025"
("Procurement Regulations"), and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Bids will be evaluated in
accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding
documents. The following weightings shall apply for
rated criteria (including technical and non-price factors): 60% and for Bid cost: 40%.
5. Interested eligible Bidders
may obtain further information from Ethiopian Electric
Power, Engineer Tsion Birhanu, tsion.birhanu@ eep.com.et, tsionnaod@gmail.com and
inspect the bidding document during office hours 8:00 hours
to 17:00 hours Ethiopian Time at the address
given below.
6. The bidding document in
English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders
upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of
USD 50.00 or 7,800.00 Ethiopian Birr. The
method of payment will be in cash or cashier's
cheque or through telegraphic transfer to EEP Transmission Construction A/C No. 1000252665203, Commercial Bank of
Ethiopia (CBE) Arada Ghiorgis Branch, swift
code: CBETEAA and EEP BUMBUNA HPP A/C No.
0101181300051, National Bank Ethiopia (NBE)
Swift Code: NBETETAA, for ETB and Foreign Currency Account respectively, starting from 16 June 2026. The
document will be collected by local
representatives from the address given below or will
be couriered to the bidder through courier service prearranged and paid by the bidder.
7. Bids must be delivered to the
address below on or before 31 July 2026 at 14:00
hours Ethiopian Time. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid
envelopes marked "ORIGINAL BID", and
the inner envelopes marked "TECHNICAL PART"
will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders' designated representatives and anyone who chooses to
attend, at the address below on 31 July 2026
at 14:00 hour Ethiopian Time. All envelopes
marked "FINANCIAL PART" shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Employer until the
second public Bid opening.
8. Attention is drawn to the
Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to
disclose information on the successful bidder's beneficial ownership as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the
Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as
included in the bidding document.
10. The address (es) referred to
above is (are):
To:
Engineer Tsion Birhanu
Executive
Officer, Procurement and Logistics
Ethiopian
Electric Power (EEP) Head Quarter,
Procurement
and Logistics Office
Block 9,
First Floor, Room No. 205
Yeka
Sub-City, Wereda 09 (Kotobie)
Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia
Telephone:
+251 1-15-58-05-97
Email: tsion.birhanu@eep.com.et, tsionnaod@gmail.com
Ethiopian
Electric Power