The Ethiopian
herald Friday May 15, 2026
REQUEST FOR
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING
SERVICES - FIRMS SELECTION)
Country: Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE)
Name of Project: North OPGW
Restoration Project
Assignment Title: Consultancy
Service to Conduct Environmental and Social Management Plan/ESMP/ for North
OPGW Restoration Project.
Reference No:
EEP/FP-3/REOI/01/2026
The Federal Democratic Republic
of Ethiopia /Client/ intends to modernize and expand the transmission system to
ensure a reliable and sustainable electricity supply. EEP has allocated a
budget to cover the Environmental, Social, Health and Safety (ESHS) activities
and the deployment works, including the subsequent live-line OPGW installation
scope and committed to conduct the required Environmental and Social Management
Plan (ESMP) for North OPGW Restoration Project as per the proclamation No.
1371/2025.
The consulting firm ("the
consultant") undertakes an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP)
study for the North OPGW Restoration Project. The consulting firm will be
responsible for conducting a comprehensive ESMP study for all identified
project sites in accordance with national regulations and applicable international
environmental and social standards.
Overall, the scope of the
required consultancy service is to conduct ESMP studies in order to make the projects
environmentally and socially acceptable. It is the responsibility of the
consultant to ensure the project complies with the country's legal guidelines
and the
AFD environmental and social
standards policies and requirements; identifying gaps in compliance, if any.
The detailed Terms of Reference
(TOR) for the assignment can be obtained from the following website: www.eep.com.et
or can be obtained at the address given below.
The Ethiopian Electric Power
(EEP) now invites eligible consulting firms ("Consultants") to
indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants
should provide information demonstrating that they have the required
qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The
shortlisting criteria are:
(i) Core business and years in
business,
(ii) Relevant Experience in the field of
assignment, and
(iii) Technical and managerial
capability of the firm.
Individual experts' bio data/CV
is not required and Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting
stage.
The shortlist will contain five
to seven firms.
Consultants may associate with
other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly
whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a
sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint
venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if
selected.
A Consultant will be selected in
accordance with the Quality- and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in
the Procurement Regulations.
Further information can be
obtained at the address below during office hours from Monday to Friday, 8:30
A.M to 5:00 PM local time.
Expressions of interest must be
delivered in a written form to the address below in person or by Email on or before
01 June 2026, 4:00 PM local time (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia).
The submittals should be
presented in English.
The address referred to above is:
Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP),
Procurement Office
Attn: Eng. Tsion Birhanu,
Procurement and Logistics
Executive Officer
Yeka Sub-city, Woreda 09, Infront
of Kotebe Metal
Tools Factory,
Ethiopian Electric Power
Compound, Block Number
09, First Floor, Office Number
203
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
E-mail: tsionnaod@gmail.com
Tel: +251115580597
Copy to: Mr. Kefyalew Mergiya,
Foreign Procurement
III Office Manager
Yeka Sub City, In front of Kotebe
Metal Tools Factory,
Ethiopian Electric Power
Compound, Block Number
09, Ground Floor, Office Number
101
E-mail:
kefyalewmergiya2127@gmail.com
For EOI Submission:
Mr. Gebrekidan Marew, Electrical
Engineer, Foreign
Procurement III Office
Email: gebrie0968@gmail.com
Mobile: +251918244751
Ethiopian
Electric Power