Procurement of Plant Design, Supply, Installation, test and Commissioning of atrasnmission line associated with substaiton of Shashemene-II, Bale Robe, Bensa Daye and Durame
Ethiopian Electric Power is seeking bids for a contract linked to the Power Sector Reform, Investment and Modernization in Ethiopia project. The notice covers design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning work for transmission line connections associated with several substations, with a contract period of 548 calendar days plus a 12 month defect liability period. Bidders must meet financial, experience, and environmental and social management criteria, and bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration. The notice also states that the bidding document is available for purchase and that electronic bidding will not be permitted.
Overview
Ethiopian Electric Power is the employer for this Request for Bids under the Power Sector Reform, Investment and Modernization in Ethiopia project. The Government of Ethiopia has financing from the World Bank for the contract. The procurement is for a plant design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning package associated with transmission line works tied to several substations.
Scope of Work
- The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Plant Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, test and Commissioning of Transmission line associated with New Shashemane II 230/132/33/15kV, Bale Robe 132/33/15kV, Bensa Daye 132/33kV, Durame 132/15kV, substations. The work involves Plant design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of approximately 90 km of double-circuit transmission lines at 230 kV and 132 kV levels. The lines utilize AAAC (ASH) and ACSR (TIGER, OSTRICH, YAW) conductors with single optical fiber cable shield wires. Self-supporting, tapered, galvanized steel lattice towers with pad-and-chimney concrete footings will be used. The transmission lines connect various existing lines to new substations at Shashemene II, Durame, Bensa Daye and Bale, Woliso, Haromaya through Line-In Line-Out (LiLo) arrangements; and Design, Manufacture and delivery of about 2 km of a double circuit 132 Kv and 230kV, 3-phase, AAAC “ASH” and “YAW” conductor , single optical fiber cable shield wire on self-supporting, tapered configuration, vertical formation galvanized steel lattice towers with each leg having a separate footings of pad and chimney concrete type, from existing Melkawakena Yogo-Yadot 132kV, Wolkite - Sebeta II/Woda LILO/ 230kV and Diredawa II-Harere III 132kV transmission line in line out(LiLo) arrangement. The expected duration of the Contract is 548 calendar days, plus 12 months of Defect Liability Period. No margin of domestic preference shall apply, and bidders are required to meet the following key qualification criteria, which include:
Requirements & Qualifications
The Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments to meet: (i) the following cash-flow requirements: USD 2.5 million, and (ii) the overall cash flow requirements for this contract and its current commitments