INVITATION FOR BID

National Competitive Bidding

Procurement Reference Number:

1. Public Servants' social security Administration (PSSSA) here by invites sealed bid from eligible and qualified bidders for Design, Supply, Construction, Installation, Migration, Training and Commissioning of Modular Data Centre Infrastructure on Turnkey Basis.
2. Bidding will be conducted in accordance with the open tendering procedures contained in Public Procurement and Property Authority proclamation of the Federal Government of Ethiopia for National Competitive Bid and open to all eligible bidders.
3. The bidding procedure to be followed is two stage envelope procedures. The first envelope containing the preliminary qualification and Technical proposal requirement clearly marked "Technical proposal" shall contain mandatory document listed in the bidding Document and Bid Security should be wax sealed. The second envelope containing the Financial requirement clearly marked "Financial proposal" Shall contain Financial Offer and Recent Cost Break Down with two copies, each should be wax sealed and the two envelope shall also be enclosed by an outer envelope marked "
4. A complete set of document can be purchased on submission of written application and original document with its copies of,

• Tin Number certificate,
• VAT registered certificate,
• Proof of their up to date registered certificate from Authorized Business Licenser,
• supplier list Registration on PPA Websites,
• Renewed Trade License and
•  Tax Clearness Certificate from concerning Authority, and up on payment of non-refundable fee Ethiopian Birr 1,000 (One Thousand)

5. All bids must be accompanied by bid security: Birr 1,000,000.00 (one million). The bid security shall be in original form of Unconditional Bank Guarantee or CPO from any Commercial Bank in Ethiopia. The Bid Security shall be valid for at least One Hundred twenty (120) days including 28 days after the Bid submission deadline. Bid will be opened in the presence of bidders' representatives, who choose to attain on the same place and Date as bid submission. At the following address: -

    Public Servants' Social Security Administration (PSSSA) Floor/Room No.-502 Arat Kilo, Queen Elizabeth Street Telephone: +251-111232696, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

6.  Bidders may obtain further information from, and inspect the bidding document at the address indicated on #5.
7. Bid shall be valid to a period of 60 days after bid opening and must be delivered with in the 16 calendar days from its first date of advertisement on the newspaper and if the opening day doesn't fall on the working day, the bid opening and closing shall be held on the next working day at the same place and time.
8. The bid security shall, at the bidder's option, be in the form of a certified cheque of first payable order (CPO) or an unconditional bank guarantee by any commercial bank. The format of the bid security should be in accordance with the form of bid security included in section 4 of bidding forms or another acceptable to the Employer. Bid/security shall be valid for 28 days beyond the validity of the bid.
9. Document may be inspected & can be purchased at Public Servants' social security Administration (PSSSA);

• Bid must be delivered up to 16^th days at 8.00PM (local time) and opening shall be on the same day at Public Servants' social security Administration office No 502 at 8.30 PM (local time)
• Partial bid and award shall not be allowed. And No one is allowed to duplicate or transfer the bidding document that one acquired to participate under this invitation. Legally authorized agents can collect the bidding documents for each principal they are representing.

10. Public Servants' social security Administration (PSSSA) will not accept any rebates from selected items of work if bidder wants to give rebate it must be from the total sum.
11. Public Servants' social security Administration (PSSSA) reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Bidders are initiated to fill, sign, and seal all the forms of the bid documents and failure to do so will result automatic rejection from the tender.

•All Bids must include value added tax (VAT) on the summary of the bid price

FDRE,

Public Servants' Social Security Administration

Telephone: +251-111232696