Sidama National Regional State Hawassa Agricultural Research Center, (FSRP) Invitation to Eligible Bidders for Procurement of Construction of Abera Gelede Micro-Scale Pump Irrigation Project at Dara Otilcho woreda in Southern Zone of National Regional State of Sidama.

Invitation for Bid

RFB Reference No: ET-EIAR FSRP-496113-CW-RFQ

Sidama National Regional State Hawassa Agricultural Research Center, (FSRP) Invitation to Eligible Bidders for Procurement of Construction of Abera Gelede Micro-Scale Pump Irrigation Project at Dara Otilcho woreda in Southern Zone of National Regional State of Sidama.

Country: Ethiopia

Name of Project: FSRP

Contract Title: Construction of Abera Gelede Micro- Scale Pump Irrigation Project at Dara Otilcho woreda in Southern Zone of National Regional State of Sidama.

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Food System Resilience Program and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the Contract for Construction of Abera Gelede Micro- Scale Pump Irrigation Project at Dara Otilcho woreda in Southern Zone of National Regional State of Sidama.

1. The Sidama National Regional State Hawassa Agricultural Research Center now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for construction of Abera Gelede Micro-Scale Pump Irrigation Project at Dara Otilcho woreda in Southern Zone of National Regional State of Sidama as described below:

2. Bidders must fulfill all technical qualifications. The evaluation qualification criteria are attached in the bid document and evaluation will be conducted through National procurement procedure using all criteria attached in Request for Bids (RFB) and the World Bank's Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers 5th edition September 2023 (Procurement Regulations). The bid is open to all Eligible Bidders at national level as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
3. Bidder must submit Renewed Business License for 2018 Ethiopian Financial Year, VAT Registration Certificates, Taxpayer Registration Certificates, Valid Tax Clearance certificate, Certificate of Registration in Suppliers list of PPA, Water Works Competence Certificate (Registration Certificate) from the concerned Ministries, Renewed License of WWGC and GC Grade 5 and above, and other relevant documents specified in bidding document.
4. The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible bidders during office working hours upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of 500 ETB (Five Hundred Ethiopian Birr) by commercial Bank of Ethiopia Account No. 1000669186162 (Sidama National Regional State Sidama Region Agricultural Research Institute/Hawassa Agricultural Research Center) and bring the bank receipt.
5. The deadline for bid submission is at 8:00 Afternoon local time (2:00 PM) on January 15, 2026. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 2:00 PM. on January 15, 2026. Electronic bidding shall not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened physically in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend in person at the address below at 8:30 Afternoon local time (2:30 PM.) on January 15, 2026.
6. The Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Security of ETB 200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand Ethiopian Birr) in the acceptable form of (CPO or Unconditional Bank Guarantee) shall remain valid for 90 (Ninety) days. Insurance bonds are not acceptable. For the Bank Guarantee Bidders must use the bank guarantee form included in section IV (Bid Forms) of this bidding document.
7. The Bidder shall deliver the Bid in a Single Sealed Envelope as described in ITB 21. Within the single envelope the Bidder shall place the following separate, sealed envelopes ("ORIGINALS" and "COPIES"): In an envelope marked "ORIGINAL", all original documents comprising the Bid, as described in ITB 11 (Technical Original Envelope and Financial Original Envelope); and In an envelope marked "COPIES", all required copies of the Bid (Two copies of Technical and Two Copies of Financial).
8. The bid security shall be separately enclosed in the envelope and submitted with the technical original envelope. And the bidder must submit a Cost breakdown of unit rate analysis for each work item that considers the current market situation of the specific site similar to specification of unit rate and shall be in wax-sealed envelope with an original financial document.
9. The bidder shall provide the letter of bid submission using the relevant form specified in section IV (Bidding forms).
10. The bidder must submit Key personnel, Machinery, Line of credit, Bid security and other important documents for this project.
11. The Bidder who is interested in more than one Project must submit separate Key Personnel, Machinery, Line of Credit, Bid security and other important documents for each project.
12. The successful bidders shall furnish 1% of the contract price for Environmental and Social (ES) Performance Security and 10% ofthe contract price for the performance security both in the form of unconditional bank guarantee.
13. The Contract Completion duration shall be 90 days after the start date.
14. The SNRS Hawassa Agricultural Research Center reserves the right toreject all or parts of the bid.
15. The address referred to above is:

Name of Office: Sidama National Regional State Sidama Region Agricultural

Research Institute/ Hawassa Agricultural Research Center

Attention: Finance and Procurement Directorate

Street Address: On the road between Hawassa University and industry

park after 700m travel

Room number: Room: (Office of Finance and Procurement Directorate)

City: Hawassa

Country: Ethiopia

Telephone: +251945223886

Sidama National Regional State Hawassa Agricultural Research Center