Request for Bids

Goods Procurement – National Competitive Bidding

• Purchaser: SCRS WaSH TAP
• Project: Strengthening Climate Resilient Systems in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene: Technical Assistance Project (SCRS WaSH TAP)
• Contract title: To Supply and Delivery HDPE Pipes and Fittings, PPR pipe and fittings, GS pipe and fittings, and Basic tools for operation and maintenance to Ten MSEs in 10 selected woredas of Ethiopia.

Country: Ethiopia

RFB No: SCRS WaSH/NCB/01/2023

The bid document will be available starting from March 16, 2023

1. The United Kingdom (UK)’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) is the lead bilateral donor in the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) sector in Ethiopia. Since 2008, the UK has developed a strong partnership with the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) working closely across the Ministries of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Health, and Education as well as with other donors.
2. The UK supports the Climate Resilient pillar of the GoE’s flagship programme, the One WaSH National Programme (OWNP). This support is provided through the Strengthening Climate Resilience Systems on Water Sanitation Hygiene (SCRS WaSH) programme over five years (October 2019 - August 2024).
3. The SCRS WaSH programme primarily targets prioritized affected areas. It aims to improve access to climate resilient water and improved sanitation services, in addition to good hygiene practices for 1.2 million people in the prioritized drought-affedrought-proneght-prone areas of Ethiopia.
4. SCRS WaSH TAP now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Supply and Delivery of HDPE Pipes and Fittings, PPR pipe and fittings, GS pipe, and fittings, Basic tools for operation and maintenance to 10 woreda MSE’s:

5.   The following minimum requirement has expected from interested bidders.
       •   Compliance with the technical requirement
       •   At least 3 years of experience in supplying and delivering similar items.
       •   Valid business license indicating the stream of business in which the Bidder is engaged,
       •   VAT registration certificate issued by the tax authority. 
       •   Valid Tax clearance certificate issued by the tax authority (domestic Bidders only)
       •   Client Reference letters demonstrating the completion of three similar nature projects.

6.   Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the SCRS WaSH TAP office located at  Woreda 03 Bole sub-City, Siham Building 3rd Floor, Room no. 303 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

7. The bidding document will be available and can be downloaded from tender.2merkato.com/tenders/free  using the following link https://tender.2merkato.com/tenders/640b23eda1b34c342368fc15  From 16 March 2023 till 30 March 2023 against payment of Birr 300 via Telebirr after the filling of a form provided on the website. 

8. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before March 30/2023, 10:00 A.M Local Time (Addis Ababa Time). Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on March 30/2023 11:00 A.M Local Time (Addis Ababa Time).

9. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of 2.5% of the total bid amount in the form of a Bank Guarantee issued from commercial banks or a cash payment order CPO).

10.  The address (es) referred to above is (are):

Strengthening Climate Resilient Systems in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Technical Assistance Project office (SCRS WaSH TAP)

House No 250, Woreda 03, Bole sub-City, Siham Building , 3rd Floor, Room no. 303, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Attn: Focal Person, Technical Assistance Project

E-mail: >. Eyob Wondegebriel eywo@scrswash.com  and Aregash Adane area@scrswash.com