Invitation for Open Bid

For Supply and Installation of Solar-Powered Grinding Mill System

Catholic Caritas Ethiopia – Harar (CCE- H) is an NGO, which is registered as Ethiopian Residents charity organization. CCE- H is operating and implementing its various social and development programs in Dire Dawa Administration, Oromiya Region East and West Harargie zones and Fantale and Boset weredas of East Shewa, Somali Region: with exception of Afder and Liben zones, Affar Region: Amibara & Awash wereda, Harari Region. For smooth running of project activities and their effective completion, CCE – H has intended to procure and integrate a high-capacity solar- compatible grinding mill system designed to operate with existing Solar PV systems for processing maize and sorghum (4–5 quintals/hr capacity) over an 8-hour daily peak sun period at Fugnan-dere Kebele, Gebigebo cluster, Tuli-gulde (the new Darimo) woreda, Fafan Zone, Somali Regional state.
Therefore, eligible bidders are invited to submit proposal with fulfilling of the following requirements:

1. Bidders who have Companies or organizations, whether for-profit or non-profit, must be legally able to conduct business in Ethiopia and can supply the mentioned items in Ethiopia upon award of the contract

2. Bidders who can fulfill obligations related to payment of government taxes and have valid registration certificate, Tax Registration, and other legal business permit/license that allows the supplier to work in Ethiopia generally.

3. Bidders who are not in situations of conflict of interest (e.g., with primary relationship to family or business relationship to parties at CCE – H.

4. Bidders who are not on any list of sanctioned parties issued by the United States of America Government (USG), the United Nations (UN), or the European Union (EU)

5. The bidders can obtain the RFQ from Dire Dawa CCE – H office up on non-refundable fee 500(Five Hundred Birr only).

6. Bidders can collect tender documents up on presentation of all above mentioned required legal certificates. All tender documents should be collect and submit within ten days counted from announcement date and the bid will closed on Nov 20, 2026 at 3:30 AM local time(Morning) and open on the same date at 4:00 AM local time(Morning) at Dire Dawa CCE – H office. On this day, the bidder’s technical document will open and the financial document will be open for bidders who pass technical evaluation only. During bid opening, bidders or their legal representative should be attending and the bid will be opened whether tenderers/representatives will present or not on stated date.

7. The bid shall furnish, as part of its tender, Submit CPO having 2% of total selling cost in the name of CCE – H in the form of bank guarantee or CPO only from banking institution, licensed to do business in Ethiopia and put in technical original document.

8. The bidders should submit one original technical & one original financial document and their copies of technical & financial documents sealed with wax and signed, after enclosed separately and kept in one post.

9. The office reserves the right to accept or reject any or all tender and not obliged to give reason for any decision taken. Potential bidders can find the CCE – H official address mentioned here

Address:
CCE – H
Tel. No. 0251-114645/111207/114287/0251-11-12-07
P.O. Box 279
Fax No. 0251-11-10-71
Email: hcsprocurement@eccsdcoh.com  or info@eccsdcoh.com /
Website: www.eccsdcoh.com 
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia