The Ministry of Water and Energy now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the following items
Invitation for Bids
National Competitive Bid (NCB)
(One-Envelope Bidding Process)
Country: The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Name of Project: OWNP CWA-Il program, CR-WASH Component
Contract Title: Procurement of Hardware Server Components
Credit No.: IDA-64450
RFB Reference No.: ET-MOWE-496479-GO-RFB Re-bid
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of implementation of the Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for procurement of the below-listed Hardware Server Components.
- The Ministry of Water and Energy now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the following items.
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Item No. |
Description of Goods
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Physical unit
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Qty
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Earliest delivery date
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Latest Delivery Date
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Final Destination
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1 |
Server |
No. |
4 |
90 days following the date of effectiveness of the Contract
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120 days following the date of effectiveness of the Contract
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Ministry of Water and Energy Warehouse, Addis Ababa
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2 |
KVM Switch |
No. |
1 |
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3 |
48 Port Core Switch |
No. |
2 |
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4
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Next-Generation Firewall |
No.
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1
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5 |
Router |
No. |
1 |
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6
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Network Performance Monitor Tool |
No.
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1
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7 |
Disk backup |
No. |
1 |
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8 |
42U Rack |
No. |
1 |
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9 |
UPS |
No. |
1 |
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10
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Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Software |
No.
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1
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11
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End Point Protection (client side Anti-virus) |
No.
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500
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12
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Operating System and Database Soft-ware |
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12.1
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Windows Server 2019 Standard CAL No. (16 Core License Pack + 10 CALS) |
No.
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4
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12.2
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MS SQL Server 2019 Standard 2 Core Pack
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No.
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8
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- The bidders shall furnish the following documents to fulfill the eligibility criteria: Renewed trade license for the year 2017 EFY, TIN number, VAT registration, and a valid tax clearance certificate 7. In issued by the tax authority. This documentation is required only for locally registered bidders, Audited Financial Report of the Past Five Years (2012-2016 EFY), Technical brochures/ catalogs, and detailed technical specifications for goods to be supplied, Letter of Authorized Signature (Power of Attorney), Manufacturer Authorization for goods listed under 17.2 (a) of the bid data sheets of issued bidding document.
- The bidders shall furnish the following documents to satisfy the post-evaluation criteria: Financial Capability: The bidder shall submit audited financial statements for the last five years (2012 E/C to 2016 E/C) to show the current soundness of the bidder's financial position.
- Specific Experience: Bidders shall submit one or two similar contract certificates and the value of each contract shall be as indicated as follows: (i) in case of one (1) contract with a value of at least 72 million ETB or Two contract each with a value of at least 36 million.
- Bidding will be conducted through national competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank's "Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers" (July, 2016; revised November, 2017; and July, 2018; November 2020, Sept. 2023 and Feb. 2025 "Procurement Regulations"), which can be found at the following website: worldbank.org. The bid is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the procurement regulations.
- The English version of scanned bidding document can be obtained free of charge by downloading it from the Ministry's website at https://www.mowe.gov.et/en/resource_types/procurement-files-. Please note that you are required to register in person at the address specified in item 10 of this invitation.
- Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Ministry of Water and Energy's CWA-II PMU during office hours from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the morning and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the afternoon at the address given below.
- Bids must be delivered in person to the address below on or before August 18, 2025, at 10:00AM. Electronic and postal 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 August 18, 2025, at 10:30 AM.
- All bids must be accompanied by a bid security amount ETB 900,000.00(Nine Hundred Thousand Birr) or equivalent in freely convertible currency in the form of an unconditional Bank guarantee or CPO in the name of the Ministry of Water and Energy. The bid security shall be valid for twenty-eight days (28) beyond the end of the validity period of the bid. Finally, the client reserves the right to accept or reject the bid partially or totally.
- The address referred to above is: Ministry of Water and Energy
Attn: Mr. Tesfaye Lule, OWNP, CWA-II PMU Coordinator
Street address: Haile Gebresilasie Street
Ministry of Water & Energy, First Floor, and Room number
Telephone: +251912506122,
Email: tesfayelulie.ownp@gmail.com
Country: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.
Ministry of Water & Energy
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