Somali Regional State Bureau of Agriculture now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders having a license in water works construction (WWC/GC-3) or above for the construction of Hintoy(Korehey Hinte) Smail Scale Irrigation Scheme (SSIS)

Specific Procurement Notice

Invitation for Bids [IFB]

Small Works

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

IFB Number. ET-CREW-SML-01/2024-W-OCB N-HTY

Purchaser. Somali Regional State Bureau of Agriculture, climate resilient wheat value chain development project, P-ET-AA-020

Project: Climate Resilient Wheat Value Chain Development (CREW) Project

Contract title: Procurement of Works for the construction of Hintoy(Korehey Hinte) Small Scale Irrigation Schemes (SSIS) in Somali Region

Country: Ethiopia

Loan No./ Grant No.: 2100150042720

Procurement Method: Open Competitive Bidding Intentional (OCB-N)

OCBI/LCB No: ET-CREW-SML-01/2024-W-OCB N-HTY

Issued on: August 8, 2025

1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project that appeared in UNDP online and on the African Development Bank Group's Internet Website dated 21st February 2024.
2. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received Financing from the African Development Bank in various currencies towards the cost of Climate Resilient Wheat Value Chain Development (CREW) Project, P-ET-AA-020 It is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for the construction of Small- Scale Irrigation Scheme (SSIS) in Somali Region.
3. Somali Regional State Bureau of Agriculture now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders having a license in water works construction (WWC/GC-3) or above for the construction of Hintoy(Korehey Hinte) Smail Scale Irrigation Scheme (SSIS)

4. Bidding will be conducted through Open Competitive Bidding National procedures in accordance with the African Development Bank's Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations, dated October 2015 and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Framework.
5. Interested eligible bidders may bid for the stated small scale irrigation scheme construction and may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents at the office address given below in the morning from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM and in the afternoon from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM Monday to Friday.
6. A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of ETB 1,500.00 (one thousand five hundred Birr) or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be cash at hand.
7. All Bids must be valid for a period of 120 (one hundred twenty) days after Bid opening and must be accompanied y an original bid stated above in the table and in the form of an unconditional Bank Guarantee in the format indicated in the bidding document.
8. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:30 AM EAT on 16 September 2025. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected.
9. Bids shall be publicly opened at the address below, at 10:45 AM ETA on 16 September 2025 in the presence of bidders or their designated representatives who choose to attend.
10. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Framework requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder's beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
11. The addresses referred to above are:

Somali Regional State Bureau of Agriculture, Climate Resilient Wheat Value Chain Development (CREW) Project

Attention: Mr. Mohamed Jama, Procurement & Property Directorate Director/Eng. Mahad Nour, case team of design and construction small scale irrigation Director

Address: around previous Kilal camp, Block: A, Ground floor,

Room No, 06

Tel: +251-91 511-4537/251-91 505-6976

Email: Tamaan 140@gmail.com /CC Mahadnour2010@gmail.com

Jigjiga, Ethiopia