Specific procurement Notice

Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Name of Project: Sanitation Facilities Improvement Project

Contract Title: Construction of five (5) Type I Public Toilet for Fitche Town

RFB Reference No.: ET-MOWE-WDF-AICS-SFIP-13

1. The Federal democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the Italian Government toward the cost of the Sanitation Facilities Improvement, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the Construction of Type 1 Public Toilet for Fitche Town.
2. The Fitche Town Water Supply & Sewerage Service Enterprise now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Construction of five (5) Type 1 Public Toilet for Fitche Town located at North Shoa Zone of Oromia Region at the distance of 112 KM from the Capital City of Ethiopia. The intended construction period shall be for 6 (Six) months.
   • The Bidding Documents require bidders to fulfill the following qualification requirements Peak annual construction turnover: The Bidder shall demonstrate a minimum peak annual construction turnover of ETB 32.00 million calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress and/or completed within the last 5 (five) years. Bidders must submit a peak annual construction turnover approved by the Revenue Authority.
   • Specific Experience: The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has successfully completed: (i) 1 (one) contract within the last 5 (five) years prior to bid submission deadline, with a value of at least ETB 28 million, OR (ii) Two contracts each of minimum value ETB 14.00 million that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are similar in nature and complexity to the assignment under the Contract supported with the names of the clients, types and value of the contract. There are also additional requirements provided in the bidding document.
3.  The Procurement Process will be conducted through National Competitive Bidding using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations: Procurement In Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services Fourth Edition November 2023, (Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Fitche Town Water Supply & Sewerage Service Enterprise and inspect the bidding document during office hours 8:30 AM up to 12:30PM and 1:30 PM up to 5:30PM from Monday to Friday at the address given below.
5. The bidding document 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 1,000.00 (One Thousand). The method of payment will be in Cash.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10 March, 2026 at 2:00 PM 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 10 March, 2026 at 2:30 PM
7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of ETB 400,000.00 (Four Hundred Thousand) in the form of CPO or Unconditional Bank Guarantee using the form in Section IV of this bidding document.
8. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Guidelines requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
9.  The address(es) referred to above is (are):

• Fitche Town Water Supply & Sewerage Service Enterprise
• Mr. Girma Tola, General Manager
• Fitche Town, Oromia, Ethiopia
• Telephone: +251-111-35-00-15/+251 947196464
• Email: tollagirma68@gmail.com 

Fitche Town Water Supply & Sewerage Service Enterprise