Please read the detailed instructions below. ከስር የተጠቀመጠውን እያንዳንዱን መረጃ በጥንቃቄ ያንብቡ።

INVITATION TO NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BID

1. Commercial Bank of Ethiopia invites interested and qualified bidders/suppliers for the purchase of the following goods/service:

Items	Quantity	Bid Bond/EMD Amount	Method of purchase	Bid No.	Closing Date
Fintech Computing with Storage (10)	Various	ETB 2,000,000	NCB	36/2025/26	October 20,2025
Old HQ and Nile Distribution Switch, Nexus Switches	Various	ETB 2,000,000	NCB	39/2025/26	October 21,2025
Upgrade NAS storage (600TB)	Various	ETB 2,000,000	NCB	42/2025/26	October 21,2025
SAN Storage (1PB) per site	Various	ETB 2,000,000	NCB	40/2025/26	October 22, 2025
Data Center router Replacement (LOT-I)	4	ETB 2,000,000.00	NCB	41/2025/26	October 23, 2025.
Acquisition of Wi-Fi Access Point & Installation for New HQ Building (LOT-II)	40	ETB 400,000.00
Replacement of Secure Sync (LOT-III)	2	ETB 200,000.00

2. The Bid documents shall be obtained commencing from October 1, 2025 for bid no.36,39,40,41 and 42/2025/26 from Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Procurement Department opposite to Vatican Embassy, next to Gibson Youth Academy, Facilities Management Building, 1st Floor, Room No. 101, against payment of a non-refundable fee of Birr 200.00 (Birr Two Hundred only) through Acct.No. 1000134998028, to CBE Finance Process. The bid document shall be collected during office hours (Monday to Friday 8:00-12:00 A.M., 1:00-4:15 P.M.; and Saturday 8:00-11:45 A.M.) by presenting the payment invoice. Presenting copy of renewed Trade License, Tax Clearance Certificate and VAT Registration Certificate is a must. And you can also access the bid document online from https://extratenders.com.et/.

3. Bidders shall be quite sure to state, their direct line phone number, cell phone number, and e-mail address of their organization correctly while collecting bid documents. Failure in receipt of bid communication due to incorrectness of the above will not be the responsibility of the Bank.

4. Bid proposal shall be accompanied by the bid bond /Earnest Money Deposit/ in the amount as stated above in the table in the form of Unconditional Bank Guarantee or Cash Payment Order (C.P.O.). Bid bond /EMD in any other form is not acceptable.

5. Bid bond/ Earnest Money Deposit (EDM) shall be submitted with in the Bidding documents in a separate envelope on or before October 20, 21, 22 and 23, 2025 at 10:30 A.M & 10:00 A.M for bid no.36,39,40,41 and 42/2025/26respectively in the above mentioned address.

6. All bids must be deposited in the tender box prepared for this purpose at Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Procurement Department, during office hours before October 20, 21, 22 and 23 for bid no.36,39,40,41 and 42/2025/26 respectively at 10:00 AM respectively at the place mentioned under no. 2 above.

7. Bid opening shall be held in the presence of bidders and/or their legal agents who wish to attend, on October 20, 21, 22 and 23, 2025 at 10:30 A.M for bid no.36,39,40,41 and 42/2025/26 respectively at CBE Facility Management meeting hall at the place mentioned under no. 2 above.

8. Failure to comply any of the conditions from 2-6 above shall result in automatic rejection.

9. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Procurement department, P. O. Box 255, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel. +251-11-113-0466, +251-11-113-0465, +251-11-113-0493

10. The Bank reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.