NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR BIDS

  1. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has allocated budget towards the cost of Routine Term Maintenanceof Road Projectsand intends to apply part of this budget to payments under these projects.

Item No. / Project Name / RNM Directorate / Length
(Km) / Pavement type / Project Duration
1 / Addis – Modjo – Hawassa Road Project, Lot I: Addis -Modjo - Meki / Alemgena / 131 / Paved / 24 months
2 / Addis – Modjo – Hawassa Road Project, Lot 2: Meki – Shashemene - Hawassa / Shashemene / 146 / 24 months
3 / Azezo-Metema Road project / Gondar / 185 / 24 months
4 / D/Markos-B/Dar Road project / D/Markos / 260 / 24 months
5 / Wacha-Maji Road project / JImma / 174 / Gravel / 24 months
  1. The Ethiopian Roads Authority now invites bidders to submit sealed bids for providing the necessary labour, material and equipment for routine maintenance of the above road projects.
  1. Interested bidders shall submit the following evidence:
  2. In the case of Ethiopian bidders, Certificate of Registration from Ministry of Urban Development, Housingand Construction with Category GC-3 or RC-3 or BC-2 and Above forAddis – Modjo – Hawassa Road Project;Lot I: Addis -Modjo – Meki, Lot 2: Meki – Shashemene – Hawassa,Azezo-Metema Road Projectand D/Markos-B/Dar Road Projects and Category GC-4 or RC-4 or BC-3 and Above for Wacha-Maji Road Project,renewed for 2007EFY and other appropriate documentary evidences demonstrating the bidder’s compliance, which shall include:

i)Trading License renewed for 2007 EFY; and

ii)Tax Clearance Certificate, which states that the bidder can participate in any public tender, valid at bid submission date and VAT Registration Certificate; and

iii)Registration as Supplier in the list of the mandated public body, i.e. public Procurement and Property Administration Agency (PPPAA).

  1. Bidding will be conducted through aNational Competitive Bidding procedures and is open to all eligible local bidders as specified and defined in the Bidding Documents. The minimum General and Specific Construction Experience for each of the project is as shown below:
  1. Addis – Modjo – Hawassa Road Project, Lot I: Addis -Modjo - Meki

Item/No / Qualification Criteria / Minimum Requirement (Local Bidders)
1 / Annual Construction Turnover / ETB 52 Million (Peak)
2 / Liquid asset /Cash Flow requirement / ETB 26 Million
3 / General Construction Experience / 2 years firm experience in construction
4 / Specific Construction
Project Experience / Minimum One(1) any maintenance or construction road project with a value of at least ETB Fifty Million (ETB 50,000,000.00) within the last ten (10) years that has been successfully and substantially completed (70% Completed)
5 / Grade / GC-3 or RC-3 or BC-2 and above
  1. Addis – Modjo – Hawassa Road Project, Lot II: Meki – Shashemene - Hawassa

Item/No / Qualification Criteria / Minimum Requirement (Local Bidders)
1 / Annual Construction Turnover / ETB 58 Million (Peak)
2 / Liquid asset /Cash Flow requirement / ETB 29 Million
3 / General Construction Experience / 2 years firm experience in construction
4 / Specific Construction
Project Experience / Minimum One(1) any maintenance or construction road project with a value of at least ETB Fifty Million (ETB 50,000,000.00) within the last ten (10) years that has been successfully and substantially completed (70% Completed)
5 / Grade / GC-3 or RC-3 or BC-2 and above
  1. Azezo-Metema Road Project

Item/No / Qualification Criteria / Minimum Requirement
(Local Bidders)
1 / Annual Construction Turnover / ETB 61 Million (Peak)
2 / Liquid asset /Cash Flow requirement / ETB 30 Million
3 / General Construction Experience / 2years firm experience in construction
4 / Specific Construction
Project Experience / Minimum One(1) any maintenance or construction road project with a value of at least ETB Fifty Million (ETB 50,000,000.00) within the last ten (10) years that has been successfully and substantially completed (70% Completed)
5 / Grade / GC-3 or RC-3 or BC-2 and above
  1. D/Markos-B/Dar Road Project

Item/No / Qualification Criteria / Minimum Requirement (Local Bidders)
1 / Annual Construction Turnover / ETB 10.0 Million (Peak)
2 / Liquid asset /Cash Flow requirement / ETB 5.0 Million
3 / General Construction Experience / 2 years firm experience in construction
4 / Specific Construction
Project Experience / Minimum One(1) any maintenance or construction road project with a value of at least ETB Fifty Million (ETB 50,000,000.00) within the last ten (10) years that has been successfully and substantially completed (70% Completed)
5 / Grade / GC-3 or RC-3 or BC-2 and above
  1. Wacha-Maji Road Project

Item/No / Qualification Criteria / Minimum Requirement (Local Bidders)
1 / Annual Construction Turnover / ETB 11.0 Million (Peak)
2 / Liquid asset /Cash Flow requirement / ETB 7.0 Million
3 / General Construction Experience / 2 years firm experience in construction
4 / Specific Construction
Project Experience / Minimum One(1) any maintenance or construction road project with a value of at least ETB Forty Million (ETB 40,000,000.00) within the last ten (10) years that has been successfully and substantially completed (70% Completed)
5 / Grade / GC-4 or RC-4 or BC-3 and above

If a bidder is awarded and /or recommended for award of any works contract/s by ERA since October01, 2014 inclusive, the qualification criteria for the construction turnover will be the aggregate of the criteria of the subject project; and that of the awarded contract/s and/or those recommended to be awarded. A detailed qualification criteria is stated in the respective bidding documents.

  1. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from 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. local time from Monday to Thursday, and 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. local time on Friday.

A complete set of bidding documents prepared in English language may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below and a nonrefundable fee of ETB 150 for each project, effective as of April13, 2015. The method of payment shall be in cash or direct deposit to ERA’s account in the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia - Sengatera Branch through Account No. 01715-33144600.

Address: Ethiopian Roads Authority, Engineering Procurement Directorate, 2nd floor, Room No. 208, Tel: 251-11-551 50 02.

  1. Bidders can bid for one or for all or for any number of projects from the above list and shall submit their bid separately for each project they are applied for on two envelops, the first envelope labeled “Qualification Information and Bid Security”, and the second envelope “Financial Bid”, separately sealed and the two envelopes sealed in another outer envelope.
  1. Evaluation is to be carried out in two stages, Qualification Information first and Financial Bids of qualified Bidders next.
  1. Bidders may be awarded a maximum of two projects subject to fulfilling of the qualification criteria for individual and multiple project criteria specified in the respective Bidding Documents of the aforementioned Road Projects and based on the Employer’s best economical advantage.
  1. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or beforeMay19, 2015 at 2:30 P.M. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of as indicated in the respective project below.

Item No. / Project Name / Bid Security Amount
(ETB)
1 / Addis – Modjo – Hawassa Road Project, Lot I: Addis -Modjo - Meki / 500, 000.00
2 / Addis – Modjo – Hawassa Road Project, Lot 2: Meki – Shashemene - Hawassa / 500, 000.00
3 / Azezo-Metema Road project / 500, 000.00
4 / D/Markos-B/Dar Road project / 200, 000.00
5 / Wacha-Maji Road project / 300,000.00
  1. Late bids will be rejected. One Original and four Copies of the bids (for each project) have to be submitted. The Qualification information and Bid Security will be opened in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend, at the address below.

Director General

4th Floor, Conference Room

Ethiopian Roads Authority

Ras Abebe Aregay Street

P. O. Box 1770

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel. +251-11-551 71 70/79

Fax. +251-11-5514866

Deadline of Bidsubmission will be as follows:

Item No. / Project Name / Deadline of Bid
submission
1 / Addis – Modjo – Hawassa Road Project, Lot I: Addis -Modjo - Meki / May 19, 2015 at 2:30 PM
2 / Addis – Modjo – Hawassa Road Project, Lot 2: Meki – Shashemene - Hawassa
3 / Azezo-Metema Road project
4 / D/Markos-B/Dar Road project
5 / Wacha-Maji Road project
  1. The Ethiopian Roads Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

ETHIOPIAN ROADS AUTHORITY

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