Invitation for Bids

Procurement of Works

COUNTRY: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

NAME OF PROJECT: Second Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project (UWSSPII)

Project ID: IDA Credit No 6007-ET/6008-ET

Contract Title: Procurement of Construction of Communal and Public Toilets

Reference No.: ET-MOWIE-526733-CW-RFB

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Second Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project (UWSSPII), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for sanitation facilities.

Wolaita Sodo City Water and Sewerage Corporation now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the construction of the remaining works of the following terminated public and communal toilets with showers:

S/No.	Identification Number of the NCB	Description of Work	Quantity	Place of Work
01	ET-MOWIE-526733-CW- RFB	Public Toilet	5	South Ethiopia Region, Wolaita Sodo City, 328km South of Addis Ababa
02		Communal Toilet	6
03		Septic Tanks with Soak Away pits	2

Bidding will be carried out through the National Competitive Bidding procedures as outlined in the Government of Ethiopia, Federal Government Procurement and Property Administration Proclamation No. 649/2009 and the Federal Government Public Procurement Directive issued by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development in June 2010.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from [Wolaita Sodo City Water and Sewerage Corporation, Mr Muse G/Selassie e-mail: tutimuse2000@gmail.com and inspect the bidding documents during office hours 8:30 on the morning to 17:30 hours local time at the address given below.

A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested eligible bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of ETB 4000.00 (Four Thousand Ethiopian Birr) or its equivalent in freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be in cash. Bids must be delivered on or before to the address below within 30 (thirty) calendar days counted from the first day notice posted on the newspaper at 9:30 Aleotronic 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 choose to attend at the address below on same day at 10:00 A.M. If the final bid delivery and opening date counting the 30 calendar days after the post of this notice on newspaper becomes on holiday or non-working day, the final bid delivery and bid opening date will be the next working day at the same time.

All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand) Ethiopian Birr in the form of Bank Guarantee/CPO/ in a freely convertible currency in the name of Wolaita Sodo City Water and Sewerage Corporation The address (es) referred to above is (are):

Attn: Muse G/Selassie

Street; Firew Altaye Avenue

Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia Tel: +251-461804545, +251-911901308 or +251-996692273,

Fax: +251-465511728

E-mail: tutimuse2000@gmail.com

Website: http://wolaitastwssse.org

Wolaita Sodo City Water and Sewerage Corporation