Ethiopian Government Procurement Tender for Goods Using Two-Envelope Bidding

Specific Procurement Notice Request for Bids Goods (Two-Envelope Bidding Process) Name of Country : Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Name of Project: Ethiopia Flood Management Project Contract Title : Procurement of hydrological telemeter devices for 100 observing hydrological stations and installation of equipment Grant No.: E124-ET RFB Reference No.: ET-MOWE-520344-GO-RFB The Federal Government of Ethiopia- has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Ethiopia Flood Management Project (EFMP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the Procurement of hydrological telemeter devices for 100 observing hydrological stations and installation of equipment.

For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.

The Ministry of Water and Energy now invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for supply and installation of hydrological telemeter devices for 100 observing hydrological stations, in different places for Effective Monitoring of hydrological data over basin as per the followings description of Goods.

Item N° Description of Goods Physical Unit Qty Delivery period Delivery Destination Margin of preference 1 Supply of Hydrological Telemeter Devices for 100 Observing Hydrological Stations, which shall comprise at least the following components Hydrological Data Logger, ≥1 year onboard storage, 5-min interval Rain Gauge, tipping bucket, 0.2 mm resolution Water Level Sensor (Radar/Pressure, ±0.01 m) Communication Module (GSM/4G, Satellite backup) Solar Power System ≥40 W, battery ≥40 Ah, ≥7 days autonomy Supply of Auxiliary Sensors (Temp/Humidity, optional) for 50 selected Hydrological Stations set 100 120 days At the Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE), Warehouse, Addis Ababa and each Hydrological Stations, Ethiopia Not Applicable The Bidding Document requires bidders to have specific experience which includes the following: Financial Capability : The Bidder shall submit audited financial statements or, if not required by the law of the Bidder’s country, other financial statements acceptable to the Purchaser, for the last recent three (3) years prior to bid submission deadline, demonstrating the current soundness of the Bidder’s financial position.

For a joint venture, this requirement shall be met by each member; Specific Experience : The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has successfully completed at least one (1) contract within the last recent five years prior to bid submission deadline, with a value of 1.3 million USD that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are similar in nature and complexity to the Goods and Related Services under the Contract.

For a joint venture, this requirement may be met by all members combined.

Bidding will be conducted using the International Competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers : Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, edition as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 updated in November 2020.

Procurement will also comply with “Guidelines on Preventing and Combating Fraud and Corruption in Projects Financed by IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants” revised as of July 1, 2016, (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Ministry of Water and Energy - Ethiopia Flood Management Project - Management Unit Mr. Temesgen Ketema or Mr. Biruk Haileyesues , Email: temesgenketemae@gmail.com, cc to: birukwrk2023@gmail.com and inspect the bidding document during office hours 09:00 to 17:00 hours at the address given below.

A complete set of bidding documents in English language will be available and can be downloaded from Ministry web page using the following link free of cost: https://www.mowe.gov.et/en/resource_types/procurement-files- Bidders are required to register in person at the following address before downloading the document and submitting their bids.

Bids must be delivered to the address below: The Ministry of Water and Energy, Haile Gebresilassie Avenue 2nd floor, Room Number 211 , on or before December 29 , 2025, at 10:00 am local time. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected.

The outer Bid envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID”, and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on December 29, 2025 at 10:30am local time or immediately after the deadline for submission of bids.

All envelopes marked “SECOND ENVELOPE: FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Purchaser until the second public opening. All bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security of USD 18,000.00 (Twenty Thousand USD) or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency in the form of an Unconditional Bank Guarantee or CPO to the Ministry of Water and Energy.

Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations 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.

The attention of prospective Bidders is drawn to (i) the fact that they will be required to certify in their bids that all software is either covered by a valid license or was produced by the Bidder and (ii) that violations are considered fraud, which can result in ineligibility to be awarded World Bank-financed contracts. The address (es) referred to above is (are): Ministry of Water and Energy Attn: Mr.

Temesgen Ketema and Mr. Biruk Haileyesues Haile Gebresilassie Avenue 2nd floor, Room Number 211 Tel: +251116898006 E-mail: temesgenketemae@gmail.com / birukwrk2023@gmail.com Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Agency: Ministry of Water and Energy Procurement method: Request for Bids Notice type: Invitation for Bids Status: Published Value: 1200000.0 USD