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Request for proposal Goods 

(Two-Envelope Bidding Process)

(Without Prequalification)

Purchaser Ministry of Innovation and Technology

Project Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EARDIP)

Contract Title: Digital Addressing of Selected Cities

Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Credit No. E-2560

RFP Reference No. ET-MINT-500419-GO-RFP

Issued on: August 25,2025

1. The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EARDIP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Digital Addressing of

2. The Ministry of Innovation and Technology, Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EARDIP) now invites sealed Proposals from eligible Proposers for Digital Addressing of Selected Cities. The main objective of this activity is to acquire hardware, software, and related training to success  fully implement digital addressing systems for selected cities including Addis Ababa city. No margin of domestic preference shall apply, and proposers are required to meet the following qualification criteria:

Qualification Criteria	Lot 1	Lot 2
Minimum Average Annual Turnover	USD 4 million, within the last three (3) years	USD 4 million, within the last three (3) years
Financial Resources	The Proposer must demonstrate access to, or availability of, such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments to meet the following cash-flow requirement: USD 0.8 million	The Proposer must demonstrate access to, or availability of, such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments to meet the following cash-flow requirement: USD 0.8 million
General Experience	Experience under Information System contracts in the role of System contracts in the role of prime supplier, management prime supplier, management contractor, JV member, subcontractor for at least the last ten years (10) years prior to the applications submission deadline	Experience under Information contracts in the role of prime supplier management contractor , JV member, or subcontractor for at least the last ten years (10) years prior to the applications submission deadline
Specific Experience	Participation as a prime supplier, management contractor, JV  member, sub-contractor, (a) at member, sub-contractor, (a) at least 2 contracts with a value least 2 contracts with a value of USD 3.2 million, or (b) 1 contract with a value of USD 6.4 million within the last five years.	Participation as a prime supplier, management contractor JV member, sub-contractor, (a) at least 2 contracts with a value least 2 contracts with a value of USD 3.2 million, or (b) I contract, with a value of USD 6.4 million within the last five years.

3. The procurement process will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Proposals (RFP) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” 6th Edition. February 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Proposers as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4. Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the request for proposals document. The following weightings shall apply to Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors): 60% and for Bid cost: 40% for each of the two lots.

5. Interested eligible Proposers may obtain further information from Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MINT), Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EARDIP) office, e-mail procurement@mintprojects.gov.et and inspect the request for proposals document during office hours from 08:30-12:30 hours and 13:30-17:00 hours Ethiopian time from Mon- days to Thursdays; and 08:30 to 11:30 hours and 13:30-17:00 hours Ethiopian time on Fridays at the address given below.

6. The request for proposals document in English language may be freely accessed by interested eligible Proposers upon submission of a written application using the email addresses indicated below (e-mail should be sent for both addresses indicated below). Once the email request has been sent to the designated e-mail addresses, the soft copy of the RFP document will be sent to the requester. To facilitate further communication and correspondence. the interested eligible Proposer should indicate the name of the company, contact/focal person, telephone number, e-mail address and relevant information on his/her request e-mail.

7. Proposals must be delivered to the address below on or before October 13, 2025, 14:30 hours Ethiopian Time. Electronic procurement will not be permitted. Late Proposals will be rejected. The outer Proposal envelopes marked “ORIGINAL PROPOSAL”, and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Proposers’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on October 13, 2025, at 14:30 hours Ethiopian Time. All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Purchaser until the second public opening.

8. All Proposals must be accompanied by a Proposal Security of USD 40,000.000 (USD Forty Thousand only), or ETB 5,500,000.00 (ETB Five Million Five Hundred Thousand only) or equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency for each lot.

Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful proposer’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.

10. The address referred to above is:

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,

Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MINT)

Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EARDIP)

Address: Arada Sub-city, Tracon Building 6th floor, in front of Ti-

kur Anbesa Secondary School, Procurement Management Specialist,

Tel.+251 91 187 0477,

Email address 1: procurement@mintprojects.gov.et  

Email address 2: wbitew24@gmail.com

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

MINISTRY OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY