The Ethiopian herald Friday May 9, 2025
NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR BID
1.
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has allocated budget towards
the cost for the procurement of License Renewal of Physical and Virtual
Firewall for one-month contract.
2.
The Ethiopian Roads Administration now invites suppliers to submit sealed bids for providing of License Renewal of
Physical and Virtual Firewall.
3.Interested
bidders shall submit the following evidence;
a.
In the case of Ethiopian Bidders only, its certificate of registration from
Ministry
of Finance and Economic development and other appropriate documentary evidence
demonstrating the bidder's compliance, which shall include:
i.
Trading License renewed for 2017 EFY,
ii.
Its Tax Clearance Certificate which states that the bidder is eligible to participate
in any public tender and valid at least at the deadline for submission of the
bids, and VAT Registration Certificate; and
iii.
Registration as supplier in the list of the mandated public body, i.e. Public Procurement
and Property Authority (PPPA).
b.
In case of bidders other than Ethiopians; business organization registration certificate
or trade license issued by the country of establishment.
4.Bidding
will be conducted through a National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures and is
open to all eligible bidders as specified and defined in the Bidding Documents.
The minimum criteria for the service is as shown below:
-
Peak annual turnover of value 3,000,000.00 ETB in the last Five (5) Years.
- The general Experience
requirement is a minimum of Five (5) years of experience in supplying and
installing/implementing firewalls or Cyber Security Systems.
-
The Specific Experience requirement is on delivering similar or related services,
at least Two (2) services within Five (5) years. The experiences shall be
within the last ten (10) years that have been successfully and substantially
completed (70% Completed).
5.
Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and
inspect
the Terms of
Reference
at the address given below from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.
from Mondays to Thursdays and 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on
Fridays. A complete set of bidding document prepared in English language may be
purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to
the address below and upon payment of a non refundable fee of ETB 1000.00 (ETB:
One Thousand only) effective as
of
May 12, 2025.
The
method of payment shall be in cash or direct deposit to ERA's account in the Commercial
Bank of Ethiopia - Sengatera Branch, Account No. 01715-33144600.
Address: Ethiopian Roads Administration,
Block B, Engineering Procurement
Directorate, 1st Floor,
Office No. 101, Tel: +251-115 18-57-74
(Extension-2204)
6.
The bidding procedure to be followed is a one-envelope procedure. The Technical
documents and financial offers will be opened at the same time, and financial
bid prices and other necessary information will be read out at the opening.
7.
Bids must be delivered to the address, time and date specified below. All bids
must be accompanied by a bid security of ETB 10,000 (ETB: Ten Thousand). Late
bids will be rejected. One Original and three Copies of the bids have to be
submitted. The Qualification information and Bid security of the bidders will
be opened in the presence of bidders' representatives who chose to attend at
ERA's Head Office New Building B, 1st Floor Conference Room, on the final date
and time of bid submission as stated below.
8.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before June.10, 2025 at 2:30
P.M.
Director General Ethiopian Roads Administration, Ras
Abebe Aregay Street
P. O. Box 1770
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel. +251-11-515 66 03
Fax. +251-11-5514866
9.
The Ethiopian Roads Administration reserves the right to accept or reject any
or all bids.
ETHIOPIAN ROADS ADMINISTRATION