INVITATIONS TO BID

(International Competitive Bidding)

1. Public Servants’ Social Security Administration hereunder referred as (PSSSA) is desirous of hiring an Engineering Firm for Design-Build Construction Work for Wastna Smart Village Development Project (Phase 1 – Hotel-Mall) to be developed near Addis Ababa at Koye Fetche Sub City inside Sheger City.
2. Public Servants’ Social Security Administration (PSSSA) now invites eligible bidders of Category One Engineering firms with relevant experience and valid licenses or its equivalent as first class firm in their origin of country valid for the year 2018 Ethiopian Calendar, to submit sealed tenders for Design-Build Construction Work for Wastna Smart Village Development Project (Phase 1 – Hotel-Mall).
3. The building shall have an estimate minimum total floor area of 300,000 m² fulfilling the minimum FAR requirement of the local development plan and an estimated net floor area of not less than 80% and in no way it maximum total floor area shall be more than 320,000 m².
4. Interested bidders can purchase a full set of tender documents by paying Birr 1,000.00 in cash to the Public Servants’ Social Security Administration’s (PSSSA) Finance Directorate.
5. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of ETB 2,000,000.00 /Two Million Birr or equivalent amount in USD as per the selling price of USD to ETB at Ethiopian National Bank 28 days before the date of Bid Closing, in the form of CPO or unconditional Bank Guarantee valid for 45 calendar days from bid opening in the form provided in the Bid Document payable to the Employer at the first demand without any contestation whatsoever, and must be submitted at the address of:-

Public Servants’ Social Security Administration -Procurement Directorate

Arat Kilo, Queen Elizabeth Street

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• The bid will be closed at 2:00 P.M on the 41^st day from the date of the bid announcement and will be opened on the same day at 2:30 P.M in the presence of bidders or their legal representatives at the Office of the Procurement Directorate of the Public Servants’ Social Security Administration. If the 41^st day is a weekend or holiday, the bid will be opened at the above time on the next working day.
• Bids shall be valid for a period of forty five (45) calendar days after bid closing.
• The Public Servants’ Social Security Administration reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.                                  

Public Servants’ Social Security Administration (PSSSA)

Arat Kilo, Queen Elizabeth Street

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

0111232699