The
Ethiopian Herald Thursday 23 April 2026
Speci c
Procurement Notice
Request for
BidsGoods
(Two-Envelope
Bidding Process)
Country: Ethiopia
Project: Power Sector Reform, Investment
and Modernization in Ethiopia (PRIME-1) - Additional Finance
Contract title: Design, Manufacture,
Supply, and Delivery to Site for Substation Equipment of Addis Ababa Power
Supply Reinforcement Project - Lot-3: Design, Manufacture, Supply and Delivery
to site for Substation Equipment of Gelan, Legetafo and Sululta substations;
and Lot-4: Design, Manufacture, Supply and Delivery to site for Substation Equipment
of Addis West, Cotobie, Gefersa, Kaliti II, Mekenisa, Sebeta and Torhayloch
Substations. Credit No.: IDA 75200
RFB No: ET-EEP-533130-GO-RFB
Issued on: 23 April 2026
1. The Government of Ethiopia has
applied for financing from the World Bank toward the cost of Power Sector
Reform, Investment and Modernization in Ethiopia (PRIME-1) - Additional
Finance, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the
contract for Design, Manufacture, Supply, and Delivery to Site for Substation
Equipment of Addis Ababa Power Supply Reinforcement Project - Lot-3: Design,
Manufacture, Supply and Delivery to site for Substation Equipment of Gelan,
Legetafo
Financial Capabilities
Specific Experience
Documentary Evidence
and Sululta substations; and Lot-4:
Design, Manufacture, Supply and Delivery to site for Substation Equipment of
Addis West, Cotobie, Gefersa, Kaliti II, Mekenisa, Sebeta and Torhayloch Substations.
For these contracts, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct
Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank's Disbursement
Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the
contract provides to be made through letter of credit.
2. The Ethiopian Electric Power
now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for Design, Manufacture, Supply,
and Delivery to Site for Substation Equipment of Addis Ababa Power Supply Reinforcement
Project - Lot-3: Design, Manufacture, Supply and Delivery to site for Substation
Equipment of Gelan, Legetafo and Sululta substations; and Lot-4: Design,
Manufacture, Supply and Delivery to site for Substation Equipment of Addis
West, Cotobie, Gefersa, Kaliti II, Mekenisa, Sebeta and Torhayloch Substations.
The expected duration of the contract is 12 months, plus 12 months of defect
liability period. No margin of domestic preference shall apply, and bidders are
required to meet the key qualification criteria, which include:
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Financial Capabilities
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The Bidder shall submit audited
financial statements or, if not required by the law of the Bidder's country,
other financial statements acceptable to the Purchaser, for the last five (5)
years prior to the bid submission deadline, demonstrating the current
soundness of the Bidder's financial position. For a jointventure, this requirement
shall be met by each member;
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Specific Experience
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The Bidder shall demonstrate
that it has successfully completed at least two (2) contracts, each with a
value of at least US$ 25 million, or one (1) contract with a value of US$ 50
million within the last five (5) years for Lot-3; and at least two (2)
contracts, each with a value of at least US$ 20 million, or one (1) contract
with a value of US$ 40 million within the last five (5) years for Lot-4, that
are similar in nature and complexity to the Goods and Related Services under
the Contract.
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Documentary Evidence
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The Bidder shall furnish
documentary evidence to demonstrate that the Goods it offers meet the usage
requirement.
Technical submittals required
with the bid shall include the following:
1. Guaranteed Technical
Characteristic Schedules provided for all parts
2. Outlined dimension/general
arrangement drawings showing layout of components;
3. descriptive literature
giving full technical details of equipment offered (technical data sheets,
drawings, catalogs, and other technical documents);
4. Type test
certificates/reports for major items;
5. detailed reference lists of
clients/customers already using equipment offered;
6. details of Manufacturer's
Quality Assurance Policy/Program;
7. deviations from
specifications
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3. Bidding shall be conducted
through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as
specified in the World Bank's Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers
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 to 17:00 hours Ethiopian local 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 fifteen thousand five hundred Ethiopian birr (ETB 15,500) or one hundred
US dollars (US$ 100). 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 Ghiogis Branch, swift
code: CBETEAA; and EEP BUMBUNAHPP A/C No. 0101181300051, National Bank Ethiopia
(NBE) Swift Code: NBETETAA, for ETB and Foreign Currency Account, respectively,
starting from 23 April 2026. The document will be collected by local
representatives from the address given below or will be couriered to the bidder
through courier service pre-arranged and paid by the bidder.
7. Bids must be delivered to the
address below on or before 9 June 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 9 June 2026 at 14:00 hours Ethiopian time. All envelopes marked
"Second Envelope: Financial Part" shall remain unopened and will be
held in safecustody of the Purchaser until the second public opening.
8. All Bids must be accompanied
by a bid-securing declaration.
9. 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 addresses referred to
above are:
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 (Cotobie)
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
Telephone:
+251 1-15-58-05-97
Email:
tsion.birhanu@eep.com.et, tsionnaod@gmail.com
Copy:
Engineer Tadesse Biru
Manager,
Foreign Procurement
Ethiopian
Electric Power (EEP) Head Quarter,
Procurement
and Logistics Office
Block 9,
First Floor, Room No. 105
Yeka
Sub-City, Wereda 09 (Cotobie)
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
Telephone:
+251 1166 76393
Email:
tadesse.biru@eep.com.et, Foreign.procurementul@
gmail.com
Ethiopian
Electric Power