Ethiopian Airlines Group is searching for a private company that will run an exclusive lounge at Addis Abeba Bole International Airport inside the newly inaugurated Terminal II that will be open to all passengers for a fee.

The pay-per-use lounge will serve all passengers in transit, arriving passengers who have cleared customs, as well as departing passengers before checking-in.

Service providers with experience of operating three-star hotels and above are invited by the Airlines to take part in the bidding process.

The lounge will have a seating area, open bar, restaurant for fast food, business centre, work stations equipped with internet, telephones, photocopiers and a fax machine, a wellness and fitness centre and a cigar room. It will provide alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, light snacks and breakfast items.

The bidders will be setting prices themselves for the services but should consider the market price, according to the airline, which served 10.6 million passengers in the last fiscal year.

Owned by Ethiopian, the lounge will cover a 1,030Sqm area. The winning company will be awarded a seven-year concession with options to extend. The concessionaire will share with Ethiopian a portion of the annual sales.

Ethiopian airlines will hold the right to add other service providers and does not give a profitability guarantee for the concessionaire. The awarded company may need to perform some minor maintenance and repair work on the lounge.

Ethiopian airline will evaluate the bidding companies, based on the preliminary requirements, technical evaluations and the financial offers. During the evaluation, the company will give 40pc of the weight to the technical documents, while 60pc of the weight will be for the financial offer. Concerning the financial offer specifically, 40pc of the weight will be given to revenue sharing and 60pc of the weight to a minimum annual guarantee, respectively.