Bank of Abyssinia interested to develop its headquarters building Project (4B + G + M + 50-60) for the Design Build (DB) Services and / or Works

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INVITATION FOR INTERNATIONAL BID

Procurement Reference Number: BOA/PD/O-ICB-01/2020/21

1. Bank of Abyssinia interested to develop its headquarters building Project (4B + G + M + 50-60) for the Design Build (DB) Services and / or Works to be procured through Open International Competitive Bid (ICB).

2. The Project Building is located in Addis Ababa City, around the Mexico square area, adjacent to Wabi Shebelle hotel

3. The DB Services and / or Works under these contracts generally consist of design services and construction works of two building components, namely; corporate office and commercial building components.

4. The DB Services and / or Works under these contracts in detail consists of:

• a. Relocation of utility lines in the underground and other infrastructures;
• b. pre-design services including, but not limited to; development of a detailed design brief, data collection, topographical surveys and interpretation, determination of the optimum building types and space allocations, and development of schedule of accommodations in consultation with the employer sufficient for the conceptual, preliminary and final design Services. All works required to have reports including design report.
• c. Design services including Conceptual and Preliminary design services necessary and sufficient to acquire a Building Permit and final design Services at stages necessary and sufficient for the construction works.
• d. Construction works of the 4B + G + M + 50-60 headquarters building project.

5. The building shall have an estimated minimum total floor area of 148,180 m² on lot A and 16,034 m2 on Lot B fulfill the minimum FAR requirement of the local development plan and an estimated net floor area of not less than 80% and in no way its maximum total floor area shall be more than 160,000 m2 for block A and 27,000m2 for Block B which may be developed in stages / phases to respect the Bank’s ability to finance.

6. Bidding / tendering shall be conducted through Open International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures and is open to all eligible bidders as specified and defined in the Bid / tender Document.

7. A complete set of bidding document may be purchased / collected by invited bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon a payment of nonrefundable fee of ETB 500.00 (Five Hundred Ethiopian Birr) or equivalent USD amount.

8. The bid document shall be collected from Abyssinia Bank Procurement department, located at Meskel Square area, Sunshine Building 1st floor on working hour (Monday to Friday 8:00AM-12:00PM; 1:00 PM-4:30PM and Saturday 8:00 AM-12:00 PM) starting from November 26, 2020.

9. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before January 26,2021

10. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of USD 50,000.00 or ETB 1,800,000.00 in Certified Cheque (CPO) or unconditional Bank guarantee countered by local bank. Bid securities issued by foreign banks or financial institutions shall be counterguaranteed by an Ethiopian bank.

11. Late bids will be rejected. Responsiveness and qualification information and bid security of the bidders shall be opened first in the presence of all bidders’ representatives who chose to attend, at the address of: Bank of Abyssinia Board Room, RAS Building, 2nd floor, on the final date of the bid submission; that is, January 26, 2021 at 5:00 (time) as stated in the BDS.

12. Bank of Abyssinia reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

13. No restricted bidder is allowed to duplicate or transfer the bidding document that he/she acquired to participate under this invitation. Legally authorized agents shall collect the bidding documents for each principal they are representing.

14. Interested invited bidders may obtain further information through the following contact address:

Tel: +251-115584271, +251-115584462,

E-mail: BOAprocurement@bankofabyssinia.com

Bank of Abyssinia