The hospital is currently implementing the "NOURISH VI Children in Crossfire (CIC)Shallow Wells Construction Project" and hereby invites eligible bidders of category GC-3/WWC-3 and above with renewed license, preferably Water Well Drilling Contractors (WWDC) or Water Works Contractors, provided they demonstrate ownership or access to appropriate drilling rigs and proven prior experience in borehole or shallow well construction.

INVITATION FOR BID

St. Luke Catholic Hospital and College of Nursing and Midwifery are a nonprofit faith-based organization situated in Wolisso town, the capital of the Southwest Shoa Zone, Oromia Regional State. The hospital is currently implementing the "NOURISH VI Children in Crossfire (CIC)Shallow Wells Construction Project" and hereby invites eligible bidders of category GC-3/WWC-3 and above with renewed license, preferably Water Well Drilling Contractors (WWDC) or Water Works Contractors, provided they demonstrate ownership or access to appropriate drilling rigs and proven prior experience in borehole or shallow well construction. The project involves the construction, development, and installation of four shallow wells, including all necessary materials and labor.

Instructions to Bidders

1. Bidding documents will be issued in electronic format (CD only) from the Procurement Office of St. Luke Catholic Hospital, Wolisso during working hours upon registration. No printed copies will be provided.
2. A bidder must have TIN, be registered to collect VAT, hold a renewed work permit from the Ministry of Water and Energy/Ministry of Urban Development, and a renewed trade license for 2018 EC/2025 G.C. Copies of VAT, TIN, trade license, and work permit certificates must be submitted attached with the application letter.
3. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of CPO or Bank Guarantee equal to 2% of the bid price (arithmetic check), valid for 120 days after the date of bid opening. The bid security must be addressed to St. Luke Catholic Hospital and College of Nursing & Midwifery and "The Bid Security (CPO/Bank Guarantee) shall be placed inside the Financial Offer Document envelope and will be verified during the financial evaluation stage. It will not be checked or disclosed during the qualification document opening session."
4. Bids must be delivered to the Procurement Office, St. Luke Catholic Hospital, Wolisso, no later than 2:00 PM on January 28, 2026. Any bid received after this exact time and date will not be accepted and will be automatically rejected.
5. The original and one copy of the Qualification (Technical) Document shall be placed in a wax-sealed envelope marked "Qualification Document" and then placed in a larger outer envelope, wax-sealed, bearing the submission address and clearly marked "TO BE OPENED ONLY IN THE PRESENCE OF TENDER COMMITTEE."
6. The original and one copy of the Financial Offer Document (including the Bid Security) shall be placed in a wax-sealed envelope marked "Financial Offer Document" and then placed in a larger outer envelope, wax-sealed, bearing the submission address and clearly marked "TO BE OPENED ONLY IN THE PRESENCE OF TENDER COMMITTEE."
7. The Qualification Document will be opened at 2:30 PM on January 28, 2026.
8. The Financial Offer Document shall remain sealed and deposited in a box prepared for this purpose in the presence of the authorized body by the client, until financial offers of qualified bidders are opened publicly.
9. The procurement committee assigns a technical committee to evaluate the qualification of the bidders based on responsiveness to the bid document, applying the evaluation criteria and sub-criteria points indicated in the data sheet. Each qualification document will be scored accordingly. A bidder will be rejected at this stage if it does not respond to the tender document or fails to achieve the minimum technical score indicated.
10. Only financial offers of those bidders who score the minimum qualifying point of 70% (seventy percent) and above will be opened on the financial opening date. Financial offers of bidders who score less than 70% will be returned unopened.
11. Any attempt to submit forged/false documents or to indicate financial offers in the qualification document shall result in rejection of the bid.
12. The client shall not bear any responsibility for misplacement of "Qualification Document" in the "Financial Offer Document" or vice versa, which results in rejection of the bidder.
13. The validity of the bid shall be 120 days from the date of bid opening.
14. St. Luke Catholic Hospital and College of Nursing and Midwifery reserve the right to accept or reject any or all bids without assigning any reason thereof.

Address: St. Luke Catholic Hospital and College of Nursing and Midwifery in front of South West Shoa Zone Administration Office Tel: +251 341 0714/ +251 0910451213 Wolisso, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

St. Luke Catholic Hospital and College of Nursing and Midwifery