Procurement of Design-Build of Corrugated Steel Grain Silos and Associated Infrastructure – Phase One at Adama For EDRMC
Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission
Tender Information
| Title | Procurement of Design-Build of Corrugated Steel Grain Silos and Associated Infrastructure – Phase One at Adama For EDRMC |
| Description | Procurement of Building Construction |
| Procuring Entity | Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission |
| Reference No | DRMC-ICB-W-0013-2019-BID-Open |
| Procurement Method | Open |
| Submission Deadline | 2026-11-24 10:00:00 |
| Invitation Date | 2026-10-14 00:00:00 |
| Procurement Type | Bidding |
| Award Type | two envelop |
Contact Information
| Physical Address: | Near nefas silk Polly technic, Room 63 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Contact Details: | Tel: +251 940058314 Email: EDRMC@GMAIL.COM |
| Mailing Address: | P.O. Box 5696, Postal Code: 5696 |
LegalQualification
- •business organization registration certificate or valid trade license for Foreign Bidder : Foreign Bidder has to submit business organization registration certificate or valid trade license issued by the country of establishment in accordance with ITB Clause 4.5(c); (Ref: 37.3(f))
- •Agreement governing the formation of joint venture, or letter of intent : In the case of a bid submitted by a Partnership, Consortium or joint venture, the Bidder has to submit the Form Data on Partnership, Consortium or Joint Ventures, the Agreement governing the formation of joint venture, or letter of intent to form Partnership, Consortium or Joint Venture, including a draft agreement, in accordance with ITB Clause 4.1. (Ref: ITB 37.2(h))
- •VAT registration certificate for Domestic Bidder : Domestic Bidder has to submit VAT registration certificate issued by the tax authority Domestic Bidder has failed to submit a valid tax clearance certificate issued by the tax authority in accordance with ITB Clause 4.5(b)(iii). (Ref: 37.2(g))
- •Nationality: Bidders have nationality in accordance with ITB Clause 4.2; (Ref: 37.2(a))
- •Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form : In case of Partnerships, Consortium or Joint Ventures, the Consultant to submit a separate Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form for each member. (Ref: ITB 37.2(j))
- •Registration on FPPPA supplier list: Bidder has to register itself in the Public Procurement and Property Authority's suppliers list (mandatory for domestic Bidders only), in accordance with ITB Clause 4.6; (Ref: ITB 37.2(d))
- •Conflict of Interest: Bidder is found to have a conflict of interest as described in ITB Clause 6; (Ref: ITB 37.2(b))
- •Disclosure of share holding: If the bidder participating in a Public procurement whether individually or as part of a partnership, consortium, or joint venture disclose at least one of the following, 1) Directly or indirectly holding 10% or more of the shares.2) Directly or indirectly holding 10% or more of the Voting Rights or3) Directly or indirectly having the right to appoint a majority of the board of Directors or an equivalent governing body of the consultant or 4) Whether a person directly or indirectly exercises significant influence or control over the Company (tendered) (Ref: ITB 37.2(i))
- •Debarred by FPPPA: Bidder has been debarred by a decision of the Public Procurement and Property Authority from participating in public procurements for breach of its obligation under previous contracts, in accordance with ITB Clause 4.3; (Ref: ITB 37.2(e))
- •Power of attorney:
Bidder must attached power of attorney in his technical document. Failure to do so will result automatic rejection from the bid.
(Ref: 23.2) - •Valid tax clearance certificate:
Having been submitted valid tax clearance certificate issued by the tax authority (Domestic Bidders Only) in accordance with ITB Clause 4.6.
(Ref: 4.6) - •Business license, Valid Relevant professional practice registered as Grade GC-1 /BC-1 by the Ethiopian Construction Authority shall be required.: Bidder has to submit valid business license indicating the stream of business in which the Bidder is engaged, in accordance with ITB Clause 4.5(b)(i);
Relevant Professional Practice Certificate/Having been submitted valid trade license or business organization registration certificate issued by the country of establishment in accordance with ITB Clause 4.6.
Valid Relevant professional practice registered as Grade GC-1 /BC-1 by the Ethiopian Construction Authority shall be required.
(Ref: ITB 37.2(c)) - •Government Owned Entity:
Compliance with conditions of ITB Clause 4.4.
(Ref: 4.4) - •Anti- Bribery pledge form:
Bidder must attached Signed and sealed Anti bribery pledge form in his technical document. Failure to do so will result automatic rejection from the bid.
(Ref: 4.6)
TechnicalQualification
- •3.5. Equipment list: Bidder has to demonstrate in its Technical Proposal that it will have available for the implementation of the Contract equipment listed in Section 3, Evaluation Methodology and Criteria.
The Bidder must demonstrate that it will have available for the implementation of the contract the following equipment listed hereafter:
The bidder should submit ownership certificates, libres, receipts valid for the year.
For rental equipment the bidder must attached Rental Agreement, and a Business License for Machinery Rental of the Lessor valid for the year 2018 E.C. ownership certificates, libres, receipts of the lessor valid for the year.
-Bidders must meet the minimum requirements for all the listed equipments.
(Ref: ITB 37.4(f)) - •Design Documents and Drawings : Bidder has to provide in its Technical Proposal Design Documents and Drawings (Ref: ITB 37.4(g))
- •Bidder Certification of Compliance Form: Bidder has to provide in the Bidder Certification of Compliance Form information about contracts similar to the proposed Design and Build in the number, value, and period specified in Section 3, Evaluation Methodology and Criteria; (Ref: ITB 37.4(c))
- •Information about non-performing contracts : Bidder has to provide in the Bidder Certification of Compliance Form information about non-performing contracts for the period specified in Section 3, Evaluation Methodology and Criteria; (Ref: ITB 37.4(d))
- •information about pending litigations : Bidder has to provide in the Bidder Certification of Compliance Form information about pending litigations as required in Section 3, Evaluation Methodology and Criteria;
All pending litigation shall in total not represent more than [insert required percent]ten percent of the Bidder’s net worth and shall be treated as resolved against the Bidder.
(Ref: ITB 37.4(e)) - •3.1General experience: Bidder has to provide in the Bidder Certification of Compliance Form information about major relevant contracts successfully completed in the number and period specified in Section 3, Evaluation Methodology and Criteria;
For Local Bidders
General experience in Construction Sector as
Contractor, Sub contractor and Joint Venture for the
last 5 (Five) years in the sector.
For Foreign Bidders
General experience in Construction Sector as
Contractor, Sub contractor and Joint Venture for the
last 8 (Eight) years in the sector
(Ref: ITB 37.4(a)) - •3.2 Specific experience:
• 3.2.Specific experience/Specific Experience
Bidder has to submit Certificates of satisfactory execution contracts provided by contracting parties to the contracts successfully and substantially completed in the period and budget as specified in the BDS.
Specific experience of the Bidder relevant to :-
For Local bidder
As a Contractor, Sub contractor or Joint Venture at least One Project Contract of construction of similar to the proposed Project within the last Ten (10)[insert required number of years] years (2009-2018) EC, with a value of at least [insert required amount of firms experience] ETB 7,963,844,258 (Seven billion nine hundred sixty three million eight hundred forty four thousand two hundred fifty eight birr), that have been successfully and substantially completed (70 % completed).
or Two Project contracts construction of similar to the proposed Project with value of each not less than [insert required amount of firms experience] ETB 3,981,922,129.00 (Three billion nine hundred eighty one million nine hundred twenty two thousand one hundred twenty nine birr) that have been successfully and substantially completed (70 % completed).
Or Three Project contracts of construction of similar to the proposed Project with value of each not less than [insert required amount of firms experience] ETB 2,654,614,753.00 (Two billion six hundred fifty four million six hundred fourteen thousand seven hundred fifty three birr) that have been successfully and substantially completed (70 % completed).
Or Four Project contracts construction of similar to the proposed Project with value of each not less than [insert required amount of firms experience] ETB 1,990,961,064.00 (One billion nine hundred ninety million nine hundred sixty one thousand sixty four birr) that have been successfully and substantially completed (70 % completed).
For the above all cases of Specific experience requirements the bidder must submit Contract Agreement, Recommendation Testimony Letter for satisfactory performance from the employer which clearly mentions the project amount, Percentage of work executed, time elapsed in days, quality of work and safety management is mandatory and must be attached.
For Foreign Bidders
Two Project contracts of construction of similar to the proposed Project within the last Ten (10)[insert required number of years] years (2009-2018) EC with value of each not less than 9,101,536,295.00( nine billion one hundred one million five hundred thirty six thousand two hundred ninety five birr) that have been successfully and substantially completed (80 % completed).
For the above all cases (Locals and Foreign Bidders) of experience requirements the bidder must submit contract agreement , Recommendation testimony letter for satisfactory performance from the employer which is clearly mention the project amount , Percentage of work executed, time elapsed in days, quality of work and safety management is mandatory and must be attached.
For Foreign bidders for experience testimony letter shall be authenticated by the responsive authorities/Ethiopian Embassy and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Failure to do so will result in Automatic rejection.
NB.
Local and foreign contractor bidders who are currently working for the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission, with recent experience in the past one year as a contractor, Joint Venture, and subcontractor, must provide a good performance report (testimonial letter) from the employer (EDRMC), stating that the actual financial performance of the project should be completed more than seventy percent (70%).
NB: Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned documents shall result in automatic non-responsiveness, in accordance with the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) for Design and Build (ICB), February 2026, ITB Clause 16, Sub-clauses 16.3 and 16.4.
(Ref: ITB 37.4(b)) - •History of non-performing contracts:
Non-performance of a contract did not occur within the last Ten [insert required number of years] years prior to the deadline for Bid submission, based on all information on fully settled disputes or litigation. A fully settled dispute or litigation is one that has
been resolved in accordance with the Dispute Resolution Mechanism under the respective contract, and where all appeal instances available to the bidder have been exhausted
(Ref: 1) - •4.6. Site visit:
Construction Site Visit must be mandatory.
-Bidders must submit site visit testimony document (attendance) from client.
(Ref: 4.6)
FinancialQualification
- •Financial statements: Bidder has to submit financial statements certified by an independent auditor as required in ITB Clause 17.2(a) for the period specified in Section 3, Evaluation Methodology and Criteria; (Ref: ITB 37.5(b))
- •Availability of, financial resources:
The Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments to meet the following cash-flow requirement: ETB 1,100,000,000.00 (One billion one hundred million Birr).
(Ref: ITB 37.5(d)) - •Annual turnover: The annual turnover of the Bidder for the period specified in Section 3, Evaluation Methodology and Criteria does not exceed the amount of the financial proposal of the Bid in value specified in Section 3, Evaluation Methodology and Criteria;
For Local Bidders
The Peak annual turnover shall be calculated from ongoing or completed construction works within the past Five years (2013-2017) EC or (2014-2018) EC must exceed ETB 5,460,921,777.00(Five billion four hundred sixty million nine hundred twenty one thousand seven hundred seventy seven birr).).
For Joint Venture (Local Jv with Foreign bidder): - The Average annual turnover the past Five years (2013-2017)EC or (2014-2018)EC must exceed ETB10,921,843,554.00 (Ten billion nine hundred twenty one million eight hundred forty three thousand five hundred fifty four birr).
The submitted value shall be accepted only if it is verified with supporting evidence by Chartered certified external auditors and letters from Ministry of revenue and which is clearly indicate the amount of annual construction income. Failure to do so will result in Automatic rejection.
For Foreign Bidders
The average annual turnover calculated as total certified construction work payments received for contracts in progress or completed within the past Five years (2013-2017)EC or (2014-2018)EC must exceed ETB 18,203,072,589.00 (Eighteen billion two hundred three million seventy two thousand five hundred eighty nine birr). For Foreign bidders Audit report documents shall be authenticated by the responsive authorities/ Ethiopian Embassy and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Failure to do so will result in Automatic rejection.
(Ref: ITB 37.5(c)) - •Historical Financial Performance: Bidder has to submit other documents proofing its financial standing, as required in the BDS Clause 17.2(b);
1. Submission of audited balance sheets and other financial statements as required in the BDS Clause 17, for the last Five [insert number of years] years (2013-2017) EC or (2014-2018) [insert number of years] years to demonstrate the current soundness of the Bidder's financial position and its prospective long term profitability.
2. local Bidders with fewer than five years of operation may submit a financial report accompanied by a valid trade registration certificate or business license.
3. The financial reports submitted shall be cross-verified with records maintained by the relevant tax authority or the Accounting and Auditing Board of Ethiopia.
4. For local bidders External Audit Report and Letters from Ministry of revenue. Failure to do so will result automatic rejection from the bid.
-For all bidders Average current ratio of the last five years should be more than one.
Note: - Current ratio is Current Asset divided by current liability.
-Bidders must submit average Profitability ratio for the last five years should be above 10%.
Note:- Profitability ratio is :- (Profit before income tax /Revenue)100%
In the case of Joint venture this requirement is for each member must meet.
(Ref: ITB 37.5(c)) - •Financial resources : Bidder has to proof that it has adequate financial resources to manage this Contract by completing relevant table in the Bidders Certification of Compliance form that is furnished in Section 4, Bidding Forms.
The Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments to meet the following cash-flow requirement: ETB 1,100,000,000.00 (One billion one hundred million Birr).
(Ref: ITB 37.5(a)) - •Designer Work experience:
Required Qualifications & Documents for Design-Build (DB) Designer
Local consultant firm
A Local consultant firm must provide the following valid documents and meet all specified criteria:
- Category Grade 1 Consultant License
- VAT Registration Certificate & TIN Registration Certificate
- Current Tax Clearance Certificate
- Proven experience in silo design, with completed projects valued at ETB 4,000,000,000.00 (Four Billion Birr) or higher
- Performance reference/testimonial letter confirming satisfactory project delivery
- Signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Designer and the DB Contractor.
OR
Joint Venture (Local consultant firm with Foreign consultant firm )
For Joint Venture arrangements, the following requirements apply
- The Local consultant firm partner must hold all documents listed above: Category Grade 1 Consultant License, VAT & TIN Registration Certificates, and Tax Clearance Certificate
- Proven experience in silo design, with completed projects valued at ETB 4,000,000,000.00 (Four Billion Birr) or higher
- A signed Letter of Intent / Joint Work Agreement between the Local consultant firm with Foreign Designer confirming the partnership
- A signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Joint Venture Designer and the DB Contractor
(Ref: 1)
ProfessionalQualification
- •personnel for the key positions : Bidder has to demonstrate in its Technical Proposal that it will have the personnel for the key positions that meet requirements stipulated in Section 3, Evaluation Methodology and Criteria
Among the staff mentioned in Sub-Clause 2.1 Bidder must demonstrate that it will have the personnel for the key positions that meet the following requirements; Bidders must attach the proposed key personnel:- CV signed by both proposed key personnel and authorized person, Educational document, Valid professional license. Testimony letter for work.
The Valid employment agreement testimonials approved by labor and social affairs shall be provided.
-Bidders must meet the minimum requirements for all the listed Key personnel.
The applicant shall be declare to submit a professional indemnity Insurance to the Professionals to be appointed in the position bellow from a well-known insurance company registered in the Employers country (Ethiopia) before contract signing.
(Ref: ITB 37.3(c)) - •CVs of the Professional staff: Bidder has to provide CVs of the Professional staff signed by the staff themselves or by the authorized representative of the Professional Staff. (Ref: ITB 37.3(d))
- •Number of staff: At least 30 [insert required number]staff currently works for the Bidder. (Ref: ITB 37.3(a))
PerformanceQualification
- •4.5 Adequacy of Technical Proposal in responding to the Schedule of Requirements:
Adequacy of Technical Proposal in
responding to the Schedule of Requirements
The Bidder must submit technical that includes the following below:-
(a) Work methodology/Method Statement
The Bidder shall demonstrate professionally how to accomplish such kind of project to the required specification, quality, cost and time. For this, they shall clearly explain their approach and methods to be followed in their technical proposal. Meanwhile, they have to be consistent in their entire bid proposal.
(b) Masterwork plan scheduling
The Bidder Shall professionally prepare their masterwork plan schedule clearly without any vague situation i.e. they have to show how to complete this project within the specified period or before like set crew number, show critical path, critical activities.
(c) Material Schedule
The Bidder shall demonstrate all locally and imported materials availability to the site. The Bidder shall clearly mention the supply chain system they followed to deliver all the required materials to the project site (on time delivery).
(d) Equipment Schedule
All the required Equipment shall be available to the site for this particular construction and the bidder shall show their schedule of presence to the site with schedule of equipment.
(e) Key personnel Schedule
All key personnel mentioned in the above must meet criteria shall be available to the site for this particular construction and the bidder shall show their schedule of presence to the site with statement of schedule of personnel.
(Ref: 16)
Bid Security
Amount: 2000000 ETB
SME Bid Security Form: Bank_Guarantee, CPO, Letter_from_Small_and_Micro_Enterprise
Foreign Bidders Form: CPO, Bank_Guarantee
Local Bidders Form: Bank_Guarantee, CPO
Terms and Conditions
Notes
Clarification Request from nov.03 to Nov.24/2026
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