Notification of Bid Clarification Responses and Bid Extension
Sourcing Department| 14 April 2026
To: All Participants
Followed by: Bilisuma Mosisa
Phone: (+251)-911-509867
E-mail: bilisuma.mosisa@ethiotelecom.et
Reference: SCD/SD/TS-2/66/26
It is to be remembered that, Ethio telecom has issued National Competitive Bid (NCB) for the procurement of
Workshop Maintenance Materials with RFQ No. 4282830 with a floating period from
March 24, 2026, and will be closed on
April 15, 2026.
In connection with this, some of the bidders have requested us clarification on the technical issues. In addition, since bid close date is very close to this clarification response (April 15, 2026). Following this, bidders’ clarification requests were thoroughly reviewed and appropriate clarification responses and
Bid extension have been given since bid close date is very close to this clarification response (April 15, 2026) as per the attached summary of responses.
Hence, this is kindly to notify you that
16-images of clarification responses are attached with this cover letter for your consideration and to help you prepare a responsive bid offer. In addition, Ethio telecom has officially decided to extend the bid closing and opening dates by three (3)-days’ work days to give sufficient time to prepare competitive offer and complete related processes as shown in the table below:
|
Summary of Bid Closing & Opening dates |
Time |
| 1 |
Original Bid Closing Date |
New Bid Closing Date |
until 5:30 PM |
| April 15, 2026 |
April 20, 2026 |
| 2 |
Original Bid Opening Date |
New Bid Opening Date |
at 10:00 AM |
| April 16, 2026 |
April 21, 2026 |
N.B: –
- Finally, all bid participants should bear in mind that these clarification responses are part of the bidding document issued with RFQ No. 4281317 and are binding.
- The bid bond validity period has to be also issued as per the new bid closing date.
