Procurement of Pedagogical Technologies — East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP)

Request for Bids

Goods

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Name of Project: East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP)

Contract Title: Pedagogical Technologies Computers and Related Accessories

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: 63350-ET Grant No.: D3950

RFB Reference No.: ET-DDPOLYTECHNIC-470793-GO-RFB-2

• The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Pedagogical Technologies Computers and Related Accessories.

• The Dire Dawa Polytechnic College now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Lot-1: Computers, Interactive Board, Air Conditioners, Hall Sound System, LED Screen … etc, Lot-2: Workshop Vacuum, Euro Cables, ATS, Driving Training Simulators, Heavy Duty Book Binding Machine … etc and for Lot-3: Garbage bin, Chairs, Tables, Mattresses, Pillows and others to be delivered to Dire Dawa Polytechnic College Workshops, Library and Dormitories.

• Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” September 2025 (seventh edition) (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

• Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Dire Dawa Polytechnic College, EASTRIP PIU First Floor, Dire Dawa, [email protected] and inspect the bidding document during office hours Monday to Thursday 07:30 to 17:30 except lunch break from 12:01 till 13:59 and on Friday 07:30 to 17:30 except lunch break from 11:01 till 13:59 at the address given below.

• The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of ETB 2,000.00. The method of payment will be direct deposit to the Employer’s Commercial Bank of Ethiopia account number 1000014235454 under the name “D.D. TECHNIC MUA COLLEGE”. The document will be sent by email, following the receipt of the completed Registration Form and proof of the bank deposit slip to the above email address.

• Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:00 AM (EAT) July 9, 2026. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on 10:30 AM (EAT) July 9, 2026.

• All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of ETB 1,500,000.00 for lot-1 and ETB 300,000.00 for lot-2 and lot-3 or equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.

• 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.

• The address (es) referred to above is (are):

Dire Dawa Polytechnic College

EASTRIP PIU

Dipo Village Dire Dawa Main Road on the North-East Side of Dire Dawa Police Commission, Kebele 03,

DDPTC Administration Building No. 1

Second Floor EASTRIP Conference Hall

Telephone: +251 252 116677 or +251 251 113266

Facsimile number: +251 251 115762

Email: [email protected]

Dire Dawa

Ethiopia