The Ethiopian
Herald Friday 3 July 2026
NOTICE OF
INVITATION FOR BIDS
1. The Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has allocated budget towards the cost of the
following Road Construction Project and intends to apply part of this budget to
payments under Package V Road project.
A) Road project
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It.
No.
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Project
Name
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Estimated
Length (Km)
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Project
Duration (Years)
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Pavement
Type
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Contract
Delivery
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Procurement
Type
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1.
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Construction Works of Kelly
Tulu - Kapi Comp Access Road Project
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30
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1.5
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DC-3 Road class (ERA's Design
Standards for Low Volume Roads) All weather Gravel Road
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DBB
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ICB
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Note:- DBB = Design, Bid and
Build; ICB - International Competitive Bidding
The Ethiopian Roads
Administration now invites bidders to submit sealed bids for providing the
necessary labor, material and equipment for construction works of the above
road project.
2. Interested bidders shall
submit the following evidence:
a. In the case of Ethiopian
bidders, Certificate of Registration from Ministry of Construction with the
relevant Categories as specified in item 4 of tables below renewed for 2018 EFY
and other appropriate documentary evidences demonstrating the bidder's
compliance, which shall include:
i) Trading License renewed for
2018 EFY;
ii) Tax Clearance Certificate,
which states that the bidder can participate in any public tender, valid at bid
submission date;
iii) VAT Registration
Certificate; and
iv) Registration as Supplier in
the list of the mandated public body, i.e. Federal Public and Property
Authority (FPPA).
b. In case of bidders other than
Ethiopians;
i) Business organization
registration certificate or Trade License issued by the country of
establishment.
ii) Tax Clearance Certificate
issued from the Tax Authority (Inland Revenue Authority) which allows the
bidder to participate in public tenders at the date of the deadline for bid
submission if the foreign bidder already has on-going or completed projects in
the Country; Ethiopia.
3. Bidding will be conducted
through International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures as specified on the
tables above and is open to all eligible bidders as specified and defined in
the Bidding Documents. The minimum Annual Construction Turnover, Cash Flow,
General and Specific Construction Experience requirement for the project is
shown below:
3.1. Qualification and Evaluation
Criteria of Construction Works of Kelly - Tulu - Kapi Comp Access Road Project
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Item/
No.
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Qualification
Criteria
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Minimum
Requirement
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Local
Bidders
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Foreign
Bidders
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1
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Annual Construction Turnover
for the Last Five Years
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ETB 1.773 Billion (Peak)
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ETB 5.910 Billion (Average)
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The annual construction
Turnover (ACT) requirement for a Joint Venture (JV) of Local and Foreign
Firms is ETB 3.546 Billion (Average)
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2
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Liquid Asset /Cash Flow
Requirement
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ETB 738 Million
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ETB 985 Million
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3
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General Construction Experience
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5 Years Firm Experience under
Construction Contracts in the role of Prime Contractor, Joint Venture
Partner, Management Contractor or Sub-Contractor.
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8 Years Firm Experience under
Construction Contracts in the role of Prime Contractor, Joint Venture
Partner, Management Contractor or Sub-Contractor.
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4
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Specific Construction Project
Experience
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A Minimum of One (1) any type
of Gravel, DBST, TST or AC Road Construction/ Upgrading/Rehabilitation
Project with a value of at
least ETB 4.432 Billion
Or
A Minimum of Two (2) any type
of Gravel, DBST, TST or AC Road Construction/ Upgrading/Rehabilitation
Projects each with a value of at least ETB 2.216 Billion
Or
A Minimum of Three (3) any type
of Gravel, DBST, TST or AC Road Construction/ Upgrading/ Rehabilitation
Projects each with a value of at least ETB 1.477 Billion,
Or
A Minimum of Four (4) any type
of Gravel, DBST, TST or AC Road Construction/ Upgrading/Rehabilitation
Projects each with a value of at least ETB 1.108 Billion
In all cases, the experiences
shall be within the last ten (10) years that have been successfully and
substantially completed (70% Completed).
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A minimum of Two (2) any type
of Gravel, DBST, TST or AC Road Constructions Or Upgrading Or Rehabilitation
Projects each with a value of at least have been successfully and
substantially completed ETB 4.432 Billion within the last ten (10) years that
(80% Completed).
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5
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Grade
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RC-1 or GC-1
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4. If a bidder is awarded and /or
recommended for award of any two works contracts by ERA Six months prior to the
bid submission date of the subject project and until the award of the subject
project, the qualification criteria for the construction turnover will be the
aggregate of the criteria of the subject project; and that of the awarded
contracts and/or those recommended to be awarded. A detailed qualification
criterion is stated in the respective bidding documents.
5. Interested eligible bidders
may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding document at the
address given below from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
local time from Monday to Thursday, and from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m. local time on Friday.
A complete set of bidding
document prepared in English language may be purchased by interested bidders on
the submission of a written application to the address below and a
nonrefundable fee of ETB 1,000 or USD 10 for the project, effective as of July
06, 2026. The method of payment shall be in cash or direct deposit to ERA's
account in the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia - Sengatera Branch through Account
No. 01715-33144600.
Address: Ethiopian Roads
Administration,Block B, Engineering Procurement Directorate, 1" Floor, Office
No. 101, Tel: +251-115 18-57-74 (Extension-2207)
6. Bidders can apply for the
above listed project and shall submit their bid for the project they are
interested to apply for. However, bidders may be awarded on the project under a
package subjected to fulfilling of the Qualification Criteria for individual
and multiple projects specified in the respective bidding documents based on
the Employer's best economical advantage.
7. Interested eligible bidders
may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding document at the
address given below from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
local time from Monday to Thursday, and from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m. local time on Friday.
8. Bidders shall submit their
Bids in two envelopes, the first envelop labeled as "Qualification
Information and Bid Security" and the second envelope "Financial
Bid", separate sealed and the two envelopes sealed in on another outer
envelope.
9. Evaluation is to be carried
out in two stages, Qualification Information first and Financial Bids of
qualified Bidders next.
10. Bids must be delivered to the
address, time and date specified below. The bid must be accompanied by a bid
security of ETB 2,000,000.00 for the project in a format acceptable to the
employer. Late bids will be rejected. One Original and three Copies of the bids
have to be submitted. The Qualification information and Bid Security will be
opened immediately after the submission deadline in the presence of bidders'
representatives who choose to attend, at the address below.
11. The value of total certified
payments received in each year shall be adjusted for inflation of Birr value
through multiplying by Cn/Co factor, where Cn is value of 1 US Dollar in Birr
on the 28 day prior to bid submission date and Co is the value of 1 US Dollar
in Birr computed using the selling exchange rate prevailing on the last date of
the respective fiscal year.
12. For the Specific construction
projects experience requirement, the Contract value of projects referenced by
the bidder shall be adjusted to reflect the current purchasing power of
Ethiopian Birr by multiplying with Cn/Co factor, where Cn is the current
selling exchange rate of 1 US Dollar to Ethiopian Birr which is taken at the
28th days prior to bid submission date and Co is the selling exchange rate of 1
US Dollar to Ethiopian Birr at the date of signing the contract.
13. Bids must be delivered to the
address below on or before August 17, 2026 at 2:30 P.M.
1st Floor, Engineering procurement Directorate
Ethiopian
Roads Administration
Ras Abebe
Aregay Street
P. O. Box
1770
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
Tel.
+251-11-551 71 70/79
Fax.
+251-11-551 4866
14.
The Ethiopian Roads Administration reserves the right to accept or reject any
or all bids
ETHIOPIAN
ROADS ADMINISTRATION