The Somali Regional State Jigjiga City Finance Office invites sealed bids for the procurement of industrial and local construction materials for school construction and expansion projects in Jigjiga City, Somali Region.

Invitation to Bid (ITB)

Country: Ethiopia

Name of Project: Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project (UPSNJP)

Contract Title: Procurement of Industrial and Local Construction Materials

Grant No.: D7320-ET

RFB Reference No.: ET-SOMALE JIGJIGA-530279-GO-RFB

1.       The Government of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the procurement of Lot 1: Procurement of Industrial Construction Materials for Warsameshiil Primary & Intermediate School Fence Construction, Farah Magol School and Wanaw Primary and Intermediate School Expansions in Jigjiga City, Somali Region, and Lot 2: Procurement of Local Construction Materials for Warsameshiil Primary & Intermediate School Fence Construction, Farah Magol and Wanaw Primary and Intermediate School Expansions in Jigjiga City, Somali Region.

2.       Somali Regional State Jigjiga City Finance Office now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Procurement of Lot 1: Procurement of Industrial Construction Materials for Warsameshiil Primary & Intermediate School Fence Construction, Farah Magol School and Wanaw Primary and Intermediate School Expansions in Jigjiga City, Somali Region, and Lot 2: Procurement of Local Construction Materials for Warsameshiil Primary & Intermediate School Fence Construction, Farah Magol and Wanaw Primary and Intermediate School Expansions in Jigjiga City, Somali Region.

3.       Bidding will be conducted following the Open National tendering procedures contained in the public procurement proclamation of the Federal Government of Ethiopia and "World Bank's "Procurement Regulations" for IPF Borrowers July 2016 revised November 2017 and August 2018 ("Procurement Regulations"), setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest. and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4.       Interested bidders may purchase a complete set of bidding documents prepared in English upon submitting a written application to the bidders below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of birr 500 (five Hundred Only); payment will be in cash during working hours (8:30 AM-12:00 PM in the morning and 2:30 PM-5:30 PM in the afternoon).

5.       Bidders should submit connected technical and financial proposals enclosed in a wax-sealed envelope marked with the project title and must be delivered to the address below on or before April 27, 2026, at 2:00 PM. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the bidders' designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below Jigjiga City Finance and Economic Development Office, Procurement and Property Administration Directorate Room 1, behind Ethiopian Telecommunication on April 27, 2026, at 2:30 PM.

6.       All bidders must be accompanied by a bid security of birr 20,000 (Two hundred thousand only) in the form of a certified cheque (CPO) issued by a recognized Bank.

7.       Jigjiga City Administration Finance and Economic Development Office reserves the right to accept or reject all or part of the bid

8.       Bidders may obtain further information and documents may be inspected from The Address Below During Office Hours, 8:30 A.M- 12:30 A.M. and 2:00 PM -5:30 P.M. from Monday to Friday

Mobile: 09 15 10 79 77 / 09 15 15 54 15

Jigjiga, Ethiopia

Somali Regional State-Jigjiga City Administration Office of Finance and Economic Development