AWASH BANK
International Competitive Bidding (ICB)
Tender Number : AB-IT/01/2018-2019
Tender Category : Payment switch solution
Opening date -- 2018-08-30
Closing date ---
Request of proposal for the supply, installation, configuration, testing and commissioning of payment switch solution.
- Awash Bank, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, invites sealed bids, from international bidders, for the Supply, Installation, Configuration, Testing and Commissioning of Payment Switch Solution.
- The period for completion of the project is within 7 (seven) months from the date of the signature of the contract. The bid shall comprise of Technical Bid and Commercial Bid. The detailed scope of works, terms and conditions etc. is available in the tender document.
- A complete set of bidding documents in English shall be obtained from Procurement Division of Awash Bank located at Awash Towers 10th floor room No 10-02 upon producing receipt of non refundable fee of Birr 500.00 /Five Hundred/ by depositing in Account Number 01540000544500, at AWASH BANK, FINFINE BRANCH, located at the Bank's Head Quarter Building (Awash Tower), Ground floor during office hours (Monday to Friday 8:00AM-12:00PM; 1:00PM-4:30PM and Saturday 8:00AM-12:00PM) starting from July 18, 2018 upon Presentation of copy of renewed Trade license, Certificate of registration, Tax Clearance certification, VAT Registration Certificate and TIN Registration Certificate for local bidders.
- The eligible bidders may submit their bids in their own names only. The bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond of ETB 1,000, 000.00 (Birr one million only) or USD 40,000.00 (United States Dollar forty thousand only). The Bid bond must be in the form of a Bank Guarantee in favor of Awash Bank S.C. from a) Citibank N.A New York, b) Citibank N.A. London, c) Commerz Bank A.G, d) Deutsche Bank A.G, e) National Westminster Bank, f) ING Bank, Amsterdam or g) any other AAA Bank acceptable to Awash Bank or h) any Local Bank acceptable to Awash Bank. The Bid Bond can be issued by any scheduled Bank and should valid for 180 days, from the last date of submission of the Bid.
- The details of the Bid are as follows:
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S.No. |
Item |
Description |
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5.1 |
Cost of Tender Document |
500 ETB |
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5.2 |
Commencement of Availability of Tender document |
As from 16th July 2018 till August 10, 2018 (Monday to Friday 8:00AM-12:00PM; 1:00PM-4:30PM) & (Saturday 8:00AM-12:00PM). |
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5.3 |
Last date for receipt of queries through Letter/Fax/E-mail, from the bidder/recipients of the tender documents |
August 15, 2018 |
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5.4 |
Release of clarifications (if any) |
On or before August 22, 2018 |
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5.5 |
Last date for submission of Bid |
August 30, 2018 on or before 02:00 P.M |
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5.6 |
Opening of Technical Bid |
August 30, 2018 at 02:30 P.M |
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5.7 |
Opening of Commercial Bid
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To be decided by the bank |
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5.8 |
Address for: a) Receipt of tender documents, by Bidder b) Submission of Bid, and c) Opening of Bids |
Awash Bank Shared Service directorate 10th Floor , AIB Head Quarters Building Awash Towers Ras Abebe Aregay Street P.O. Box 12638 Addis Ababa Ethiopia |
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5.9 |
Address for communication-1
Phone: Fax:
Address for communication-2
Phone: Fax:
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Awash Bank Shared Service directorate 10th Floor , AIB Head Quarters Building Awash Towers Ras Abebe Aregay Street P.O. Box 12638 Addis Ababa Ethiopia +251 11 5570093 +251 115570188 Awash Bank Office of the CIO 16th Floor , Awash Bank Head Quarters Building Awash Towers Ras Abebe Aregay Street P.O. Box 12638 Addis Ababa Ethiopia +251 115570071 +251 11 5570070 Yohannes.merga@awashbank.com
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5.10 |
Validity of Bid |
150 days from the date of opening the Technical Bid/last date of submission of bid. |
- All correspondences should be sent to the address for Communications 1 copied to address for Communications 2.
- Responses to a bidder’s request shall only be valid if responded through the address indicated herein above (Address for Communication 1).
- Awash Bank reserves the right to reject the whole or part of any or all bids received, without assigning any reasons.