30749809-EN-AOIETHIOPIAHEALTH-18-08

							                      Invitation for Bids (IFB)
              Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
                         Ministry of Health
     Primary Health Care Project – Purchase of Medical Equipment
                                                        Date: 30 September 2006
                                                        Loan No: F/ETH/PRI-HEA/98/42
                                                        SPN No.: ICB/PHCP/ADF/04/2008

1.   This Specific Procurement Notice follows the General Procurement Notice for this
     project, which appeared in Development Business Issue No. 560 dated 16th June 2001.

2.   The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has received a loan from the
     African Development Fund towards the cost of the Primary Health Care Project, and
     intends to apply part of the proceeds of the loan to cover eligible payments under the
     contracts for the supply of Medical Equipment for 80 Health Centers. Bidding is
     open to all bidders from eligible member countries as defined in the ADB’s Rules of
     Procedure for the Procurement of Goods and Works.

3.   The Ministry of Health, on behalf of the FDRE, now invites sealed bids from
     prospective bidders for the supply of Medical Equipment for 80 Health Centers under
     the following lots:

         Lot    Description                                       Bid Security Amount
         No.                                                             (Birr)
          I     Microscope                                                  5,000.00
          II    Centrifuge                                                10,000.00
          III   Sterilizers                                               70,000.00
          IV    Medical Refrigerators                                    150,000.00
          V     Laboratory and Pharmacy Equipment                         10,500.00
          VI    Examination, Treatment, MCH, OR &                        250,000.00
                Delivery Equipment

4.   Interested bidders may bid for one or more lots.

5.   Bidders should bid for complete lot(s) (i.e. for 100% of the items in the respective
     lot(s)) and bidders who submit bid for partial lots will not be considered by the
     Purchaser.

6.   Complete set of bidding documents (and additional copies) may be purchased from
     the Ministry of Health, Office of Secretary of the Tender Committee, located at
     Address below, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Birr 200 (Two Hundred
     Birr) or its equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency for each set, payable to
     the Ministry of Health A/c No. 0160101011900, National Bank of Ethiopia. Interested
     eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents at
     the same address.
7.   The instruction to bidders and general conditions of contract contained in the bidding
     documents comply with the Bank’s Standard Bidding Documents for the Procurement
     of Goods, July 2000.

8.   Bids shall be valid for a period of 120 (One Hundred Twenty) calendar days after bid
     closing and must be accompanied by a security deposits in the amount indicated in the
     table under item 3 above or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency in the form
     of bank guarantee, CPO, irrevocable letter of credit, or certified check issued by a
     reputable bank acceptable to the Purchaser.

9.   Bids shall be delivered to the Ministry of Health to the address below before 2:00
     p.m. local time on December 1st 2008. Bids will be opened at the same office and at
     2:30 p.m. local time on the same date of bid closing in the presence of bidder’s
     representatives who choose to attend.

                                  Ministry of Health
                      Office of Secretary of Tender Committee
                         Wereda 3, Kebele 53, Sudan Street
                         Tele: +251-11-5151790 / 5535156,
                          Fax: +251-11-5512691 / 5535166
                                    P.O.Box: 1234
                            E-mail-mohpass@ethionet.et
                                Addis Ababa, Ethiopia