Bid for the Development, Printing and Distribution of Grades 5-8 Social Studies Textbooks and Teacher Guides

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   Ethiopia
City/Locality:   Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Notice/Contract Number:   MoE/GEQIP/IDA/ICB/G-07/09-B
Publication Date:   Nov 16, 2009
Deadline:   Jan 15, 2010
Funding Agency:   World Bank
Buyer:   General Education Quality Improvement Project
Ministry of Education
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   Ato Araya G/egziabher
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education Head Office, Old Building, Room No. 107
Arat Kilo
Addis Ababa  
Ethiopia
Telephone:   251-11-1565558, 251-11-1553133
Fax:   251-11-1551093
Email:   Click here

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Invitation for Bids (IFB)

Country: The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Name of Project: General Education Quality Improvement Project (GEQIP)
Credit No: 4535 – ET
Project ID: P106855
IFB Title: Bid for the development, printing and distribution of Grades 5–8 Social Studies textbooks and teacher guides
IFB No.: MoE/GEQIP/IDA/ICB/G-07/09-B

1. This invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for the program that appeared in Development Business, issued no. 3405769 of 24 December 2008.

2. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received a credit/financing from the International Development Associations (IDA), the Fast Track Initiative Catalytic Fund (FTI CF) and other development partners – the Netherlands, UK Department for International Development (DFID), Italian Development Cooperation and Finland – through a Multi-Donor Trust Fund toward the cost of the GEQIP Project and it intends to apply part of this proceeds to payments under the Contract for procurement of the textbooks and teacher guides listed below.

3. The Ministry of Education (MoE) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for development, printing and distribution of textbooks and teacher guides for the following subjects and grades:

Lot Subject Grades Language
1. Social Studies 5–8 Amharic
2. Social Studies 5-8 English
3. Social Studies 5-8 Oromifa
4. Social Studies 5-8 Somali
5. Social Studies 5-8 Tigrigna

4. Bidding will be conducted through International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank Guidelines: "Guidelines: Procurement Under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits" dated May 2004, revised October 2006; and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the Guidelines.

5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Education, Procurement Sub–Process, MoE Head Office Old Building, Room No. 21, Arat Kilo, Addis Ababa, and inspect the Bid Document at the address given below from 8:30 am to 12:30 am and 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm from Mondays to Thursdays and From 8:30 am to 11:30 am and 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm on Fridays, local time.

6. Qualification requirements include: minimum three years general experience in Development, Printing and Distribution of textbooks and specific experience of successful completion of at least two similar contracts within the last five years, as specified in the Bid Document. A margin of preference for goods manufactured domestically shall be applied. Additional details are provided in the Bid Document.

7. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the office below upon payment of a non-refundable fee ETB 250 or USD 20 for the Bid Document and ETB 250 or USD 20 for each lot of syllabi. The method of payment shall be in cash or cashier’s cheque payable to the MoE.

8. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before, 2:00 pm Friday, 15 January 2010.Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend in person at the address below at 2:30 pm Friday, 15 January 2010.

9. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of USD or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency for the amount/s specified in the Bid Document. The bid security shall be in the form of a certified cheque, letter of credit or bank guarantee from banking institution counter guaranteed by the local bank. Bid security in the form of an insurance bond shall not be accepted.

10. A Pre-Bidding Conference will be held at the Ministry of Education, Arat Kilo, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Friday 11 December 2009. All Bidders who have purchased Bid Document will receive a written invitation to attend the Pre-Bidding Conference.

11. The address (es) referred to above is (are):
Ministry of Education
Ato Araya G/egziabher Mehari
Finance Procurement and Property Management Process Owner
MoE Head Office Old Building, Room No. 107
Arat Kilo
Tel: 251-11-1565558, 251-11-1553133
Fax: 251-11-1551093
E-mail: arayaggodm@yahoo.com
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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