The Afar Regional State Irrigation & Low Lands DEV Bureau now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for construction of main dam, spillway, access road

Invitation for Bids (IFB)

Afar National Regional State Irrigation & Lowlands Dev.Bureau

IFB Title-Construction of GABALAYTU Irrigation Canal Maintenance in DUBTY Woreda.

Procurement Ref No. - ILLDB/NCB//01/2025

1. Afar National Regional State, Irrigation & Low Lands DEV Bureau has allocated a SHIDP capital budget towards the cost of Irrigation Canal Maintenance Construction Works and it intends to apply part of funds to cover eligible payments under the Contract for Construction of GABALAYTU Irrigation Canal Maintenance in DUBTI woreda.
2. The Afar Regional State Irrigation & Low Lands DEV Bureau now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for construction of main dam, spillway, access road, etc.
3. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB), a procedure pecified in the regional government Procurement Guideline and is open to all bidders from eligible Sources / Countries as defined in the Guidelines.
4. Bids shall be valid for a period of Ninety (90) days after Bid opening. Bids must be accompanied by bid security amount birr 80,000.00 (Eighty thousand) in the form of Unconditional Bank Guarantee or CPO. Bids shall be delivered on or before 9:30 AM, January 08, 2026. Bids shall be opened at 10:00 AM, January 08, 2026 in the presence of bidders who wish to attend. Electronic bidding shall not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected.
5. Qualification requirements include: all water works contractors LEVEL 5 and above.
   1. The Bidder has successfully participated as contractor or subcontractor, in at least two contracts within the last three years, each with a value of at least20,000,000 (twenty million) that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed Works
   2. The Bidder has successfully completed at least two contracts with a budget of at least equal to that of this contract in the past five years.
6. Complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased directly from the Afar National Regional State Irrigation & Low Lands DEV Bureau upon payment of a nonrefundable fee Birr 1000.00 (One Thousand) by interested bidders coming to the address indicated below:
7. Bidders should present renewed Water Works Registration and Trade License for the year 2017 E.C, VAT, TIN and Suppliers registration certificate.
8. Address: Afar Regional State; - Irrigation & Low Lands DEV Bureau,

Procurement, F/P/A/Directorate

Floor 1, Room Number - 03

Telephone Number: 0910 86 28 45

Samara, Ethiopia.

Afar National Regional State, Irrigation & Low Lands Dev't Bureau