The Ethiopian herald Thursday May 15, 2025
Invitation for Prequalification
Project: Ethiopia Electric Power Headquarter's Building
Project
Ref: EEP/PP/PQ/01/2025
1.
Ethiopia Electric Power (hereinafter called the "Employer”), is inviting
contracting firms specializing in commercial construction projects to apply for
prequalification to tender for the the design and construction of Ethiopia
Electric Power Headquarters, Addis Ababa-Ethiopia under an EPC form of contract
(hereinafter called the "Works").
2.
The Employer intends to construct its high-rise Headquarters (HQ) as an energy
efficient and sustainable green building which will be iconic and portray the
industry's and Country's responsibility towards protecting the environment. The
tower will be housed on a plot size of 20,792 m2 through a Design and Build
delivery system in the Financial District of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
3.
The Employer has assigned Dar al-Handasah (Shair & Partners) as the design,
and construction supervision consultant (hereinafter called the
"Consultant")
4.
The building consists of 62 floors with a total built-up area of 197,800 m²,
and the main components of the Works are as follows:
- Basements
1-3: Parking spaces, MEP Rooms
- Podium
Levels:
- Ground
Floor: EEP Office Lobby, Commercial Offices Lobby, Retail Spaces, services
-
First Floor: Retail Spaces, services
- Tower
levels 1 to 55: Office spaces, sky gardens, services
- Tower
level # 56: Sky Garden, Technical Floor
- Tower
level #57: Restaurant
5.
Applicants should have the following specific experience or capabilities
(i)
Financial Capability
a.
The Applicant shall submit of audited financial statement or if not required by
the law of the Applicant's country, other financial statements acceptable to
the Purchaser, for the last five (5) years to demonstrate the current soundness
of the Applicants' financial position and its prospective long term profitability.
In the event of a joint venture, each party must meet this requirement
b.
The Applicant shall submit of the average annual turnover calculated as total
certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed within the
last 5 years must at least 230 Million USD.
(ii)
Technical Capacity
The
Applicant shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate that it meets the
following experience requirement(s):
a)
The Applicant shall have a minimum of ten (10) Years of experience starting
from 1" January 2015 under construction contracts in the role of
Contractor, Joint Venture partner or sub-Contractor
b)
The Applicant shall furnish, documentary evidence to demonstrate that it has
successfully or substantially completed Completed Three (3) contracts within
the last ten (10) years where the value of the contract is at least USD 370
million and that are similar to the proposed works.
6.
You are kindly requested to provide information on your entity and its capabilities/potential
in respect of the construction of the Works as outlined in accordance with the
requirement of this letter and the following enclosed documents:
Application
for Prequalification of Contracting Contractors for Ethiopia Electric Power
Headquarters Building Project, Addis Ababa - Ethiopia
7.
Prequalification is open to Contractors and voluntarily formed joint ventures
and consortia (with a maximum of three Contractors per joint venture or
consortium) that can fulfill the requirements of prequalification, including,
but not limited to, possession of the experience, expertise, resources and
financial capability to undertake the construction and completion of the whole
of the project.
8.
The prequalification document may be purchased by interested Applicants upon
the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment
of a non refundable fee of Ethiopian Birr Two Thousand Five Hundred Birr (ETB
6,500.00) or USD 50.00 or its equivalent in any freely convertible currency
from the Ethiopian Electric Power, Procurement office. The method of payment
shall be in cash or cashier's check or through telegraphic transfer to EEP
Transmission Construction A/C No. 1000252665203, Commercial Bank of
Ethiopia(CBE), Arada Giorgis Branch, Swift Code: CBETETAA; AND EEP BUMBUNA HPP
A/C No. 0101181300051, National Bank Of Ethiopia (NBE) Swift Code: NBETETAA,
for ETB and Foreign Currency Account respectively starting from 15 May, 2025.
9.
Applications for prequalification should be submitted in sealed envelopes,
delivered to the address below on or before 4:00 PM, Local time on 30 June,
2025 and be clearly marked "Prequalification Documents for Ethiopia
Electric Power Headquarters Building Project,
Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia"
For
the hardcopy, the address is:
Attention:
Mrs. Tsion Birhanu
Executive
Officer, Procurement and Logistics
Ethiopian
Electric Power (EEP), Head Quarter Procurement and Logistics Executive office, Block-9,
First floor, Room No. 203 Yeka Sub-city, Woreda 09 (former Kotebe In front of Kotebe
Metal Tools Factory)
Addis
Ababa. Ethiopia
10.The
Applicant may send its application document(PDF or any readable word version)
by email. Soft
copies
documents shall be sent to the email: kalayou.haddis@gmail.com or
Hussenadem377@gmail.com
11.EEP
reserves the right to accept or reject any Application. Sincerely,
Ethiopia Electric Power