Etihad Water & Electricity (EtihadWE), United Arab Emirates, invites tenders from experienced and prequalified EPC contractors for the design, engineering, supply, construction, installation, testing and commissioning of 33/11kV substations and associated underground cabling works, on a lump‑sum turnkey basis, in accordance with EtihadWE standards, specifications, and the Tender Documents.
Eligibility and Prequalification Requirements
- The bidder must have a valid EtihadWE Prequalification certificate as a turnkey EPC Substation Contractor to participate in this tender.
- All proposed subcontractors under Electrical, Civil, MEP and UG Cable works must have valid EtihadWE PQ certificates.
- Bidders who are prequalified by EtihadWE for both substation and cabling works, and who have the capability to execute both scopes, may submit a bid covering the complete substation and cabling scope of this tender.
- Bidders holding an EtihadWE PQ certificate exclusively as a turnkey EPC substation contractor may submit bids only for the full substation scope (all substation lots) under 308E tender. Similarly, bidders holding an EtihadWE PQ certificate exclusively as a turnkey EPC cable contractor may submit bids only for the full cabling scope (all cable lots) under the 308E tender. Partial bidding for individual lots within each section is not permitted.
|
Section |
Lots |
Scope of Works |
|
Substation | A1 | New Umm Derra 33/11kV Substation (UMDR) |
| | A2 | New Rams‑3 33/11kV Substation (RMS3) |
|
Cabling | A3 | Umm Derra 33kV Underground Cabling Works |
| | A4 | Rams‑3 33kV Underground Cabling Works |
Conditions to participate & collect the tender documents:
- The company must be registered in the EtihadWE vendor list and hold a valid EtihadWE Prequalification Certificate. In case the company is not registered or prequalified, it must complete the registration and prequalification process to be eligible to participate in the tender.
- The tender proposal shall remain valid for a period of
one hundred and eighty (180) days from the last date of submission of the tender proposals.
- The tender shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond in the amount of
AED 100,000 (One Hundred Thousand UAE Dirhams) for
each LOTS being bid, issued in favor of Etihad Water & Electricity, valid for
one hundred and eighty (180) days from the last date of submission of the tender proposals.
Proposal submission details:
- Tenders shall be submitted through the SAP Ariba system.
- Tenderers must ensure that both their
Technical and Commercial submissions are provided before the submission deadline.
- Tenderers are encouraged to submit their best and final competitive offer in the initial submission itself.
- You may view ETIHAD WE advertisements and office location on the website www.etihadwe.ae
- Tender documents are not transferable to any other party.
- The last date of submission and opening of the Tender is
24/08/2026 (Monday) at 11.00 AM.
Tender Timeline
•Deadline for Submission of Clarification Requests (PTC):
Not later than 10 days prior to the Tender submission deadline, through SAP Ariba.
No clarification requests shall be accepted after this deadline, and bidders are required to strictly adhere to this requirement.
•Pre-Bid Meeting (if applicable):
Details shall be communicated through SAP SRM.
•Note:
All timelines are subject to updates through the SAP SRM system, which shall prevail.
