The Ethiopian Herald Wednesday January 21, 2026
SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE TEMPLATE
REQUEST FOR BIDS Goods
(TWO-ENVELOPE BIDDING PROCESS)
Country:
Ethiopia
Name
of Project: Education and Skills for Employment Project (EASE)
Contract
Title: Procurement of Motor Vehicles
Loan
No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA-74200
RFB Reference
No.: ET-MOLS-490201-GO-RFB
Issued
on: 11/12/2025
1. The
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank
toward the cost of the Education for Skills and Employment (EASE), and intends to
apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for procurement of
Motor vehicles to the Ministry and TVET Bureaus and institutions.
2. The Ministry of Labor and Skills now invites sealed
Proposals from eligible Proposers for procurement of Motor vehicles to the
Ministry and TVET Bureaus and institutions which is intended, delivered within two
months. No margin of domestic preference shall apply. Proposers are required to
meet the following criteria:
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Item/
No.
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Qualification
Criteria
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Minimum
Requirement
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1
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Financial
Capability
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The
Bidder shall submit audited financial statement for the last 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.
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2
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Specific
Experience
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The
Bidder shall demonstrate that it has successfully completed at least one (1) contract
within the last 5 years prior to bid submission deadline, with a value of at least
USD 5.0 Million or equivalent that have been successfully and substantially completed
and that are similar in nature and complexity to the Goods and Related Services
under the Contract.
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3. Bidding
will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for
Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank's "Procurement Regulations for IPF
Borrowers" Procurement in Investment Project Financing, Goods, Works, Non-consulting
and Consulting Services, Fifth Edition, September 2023 ("Procurement Regulations"),
and is open to all eligible Proposers as defined in the Procurement Regulations."
4. Bids
will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding
documents. The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria (including technical
and non-price factors): 60% and for Bid cost: 40%.
5. Interested
eligible Proposers may obtain further information from
Ministry
of Labor and Skills (MoLS) Education and Skills for Employment (EASE), Haftom Gebregziabher
// Ayenalem Alembo, /, haftomease@gmail.com / alemdoda@gmail.com and inspect the request for proposals document
during office hours from 8:30 hours - 12:30 hours Ethiopian Time and 13:30 hours-
17:00 hours Ethiopian Time from Monday to Friday at the address given below.
6. The bidding document in English language 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 USD 100.00 or ETB 16,000.00 or equivalent in a freely
convertible currency. The method of payment will be in cash payment with
CBE account 1000641723006 by the name Ministry of Labor and Skills- Education and
Skills for Employability Project. The document will be sent by e-mail or proposers
can collect it in person from the Ministry of Labor and Skills, EASE project office.
7. Bids
must be delivered to the address below on or before February 2, 2026 at 14:30 hours Ethiopian 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 February 2, 2026 at
14:30 hours Ethiopian Time. 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.
8. All
Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of USD 70,000.00 (USD Seventy thousand only) or ETB 11.20 million (Ethiopian
Birr Eleven million two hundred thousand only) or equivalent amount in a freely
convertible currency.
9. 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.
10. The
address(es) referred to above is (are):
Education and Skills for Employment
(EASE), National Project Coordination Unit
Attention: Haftom Gebregziabher/Bethlehem
Melekie
Address: Around Lamberet Opposite to Ministry
of Mines, Near to Federal Technical and Vocational Education and Training Institute
(Federal TVETI).
Floor/ Room number: NPCU Project Office
1st Floor, Room 210, Project office
City: Addis Ababa
Country: Ethiopia
Telephone: +251 911-566555 or +251 960112530
Electronic mail address: haftomease@gmail.com or alemdoda@gmail.com
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ministry of Labor and Skills (MoLS)