Bid Submission Form

Priced Schedules

Bid Security Form (Bank Guarantee)

Qualification Information Form

Note: All forms shown the information to be completed by the Bidder in bold in square brackets e.g. [insert date] etc.

Date: [insert date]

Procurement Reference No.: [insert procurement reference number]

Page [insert page number] of [insert total number of pages] pages

To: [insert complete name of Employer]

We, the undersigned, declare that:

We have examined and have no reservations to the Bidding Documents, including Addenda No.: [insert the number and issuing date of each Addenda];

We offer to execute the [insert the name and procurement reference number of the Contract] in conformity with the Bidding Documents for the Contract Price of [insert amount in numbers and words] Ethiopian Birr, excluding any discounts offered at (d) below;

The advance payment required is Ethiopian Birr:

The discounts offered and the methodology for their application are: …………………

Unconditional Discounts. If our bid is accepted, the following discounts shall apply. [Specify in detail each discount offered and the specific item to which it applies.]

Methodology of Application of the Discounts. The discounts shall be applied using the following method: [Specify in detail the method that shall be used to apply the discounts];

Conditional Discounts. If our bid(s) are accepted, the following discounts shall apply. [Specify in detail each discount offered and the specific item to which it applies.]

Methodology of Application of the Discounts. The discounts shall be applied using the following method: [Specify in detail the method that shall be used to apply the discounts];

Our bid shall be valid for a period of [specify the number of days that the bid is valid for] calendar days from the date fixed for the bid submission deadline in accordance with ITB Sub-Clause 20.1, and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period;

We, including any subcontractors or suppliers for any part of the contract, have nationality from the following eligible countries: [insert the nationality of the Bidder, including that of all parties that comprise the Bidder, if the Bidder is a JV, and the nationality each subcontractor and supplier]

We have no conflict of interest in accordance with ITB Sub-Clause 3.2;

Our firm, its affiliates or subsidiaries—including any subcontractors or suppliers for any part of the contract—has not been debarred from participation in public procurement by the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, in accordance with ITB Sub-Clause 3.4;

We have read and understood the provisions on fraud and corruption in ITB Clause 35 and we undertake to abide by the Code of Ethical Conduct for Bidders during the procurement process and the execution of any resulting contract;

We understand that this bid, together with your written acceptance thereof included in your notification of award, shall constitute a binding contract between us, until a formal contract is prepared and executed.

We understand that you are not bound to accept the lowest evaluated bid or any other bid that you may receive.

We accept the appointment of [insert name of adjudicator proposed in the BDS] as the Adjudicator. [or] We do not accept the appointment of [insert name of adjudicator proposed in the BDS] as the Adjudicator, and propose instead that [insert name] be appointed as Adjudicator, whose daily fees and biographical data are attached.

Signed: [insert signature of person whose name and capacity are shown] In the capacity of [insert legal capacity of person signing the Bid]

Name: [insert complete name of person signing the Bid]

Duly authorized to sign the bid for and on behalf of: [insert complete name of Bidder]

Dated on ____________ day of __________________, _______ [insert date of signing]

(Bills of Quantities or Schedule of Activities)

Note to Bidders: This Bid Security should be on the letterhead of the issuing Financial Institution and should be signed by a person with the proper authority to sign the Bid Security. It should be included by the Bidder in its bid, in accordance with ITB Clause 16.

(a) Execute the Contract; or

(b) Furnish the Performance Security, in accordance with the ITB Clause 33; or

(c) Accept the correction of its bid by the Employer, pursuant to ITB Clause 27.

We undertake to pay the Employer up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand, without the Employer having to substantiate its demand, provided that in its demand the Employer state that the amount claimed by it is due to it, owing to the occurrence of one or more of the above conditions, specifying the occurred conditions.

This guarantee shall remain in force up to and including twenty-eight (28) days after the period of bid validity, as stated in the Bid Submission Form or as it may be extended by the Bidder, notice of which extension(s) to the Bank is hereby waived. Any demand in respect thereof should be received by the Bank no later than the above date.

This Guarantee is subject to the Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees, ICC Publication No. 458.

Name: [insert complete name of person signing the Bid Security] In the capacity of [insert legal capacity of person signing the Bid Security]

Signed: [insert signature of person whose name and capacity are shown above]

Duly authorized to sign the bid for and on behalf of: [insert complete name of bank]

Dated on ____________ day of __________________, _______ [insert date of signing]