Ethiopian
herald Thursday 12 February 2026
ADVERTISE
NOTICE OF
INVITATION FOR BIDS
1. The Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has allocated budget towards the cost of the
following Road Construction Projects and intends to apply part of this budget
to payments under these projects.
Package I(1)
Road Construction Projects
|
It No.
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Project Name
|
Estimated
Length(Km)
|
Pavement Type
|
Project
Duration
(Years)
|
Contract
Delivery
|
Procurement Type
|
|
1.
|
Construction Works of Gibe -
Jima Road
project, Lot 1:Gibe River
Gengeleta (km
171+883.1-km 246+700)
|
74.8
|
AC
|
3.5
|
DBB
|
ICB
|
|
2.
|
Construction Works of Gibe -
Jima Road
project, Lot 2: Gengeleta -Jima
(km
246+700-km 333+322.771)
|
74.8
|
AC
|
3.5
|
DBB
|
ICB
|
|
3
|
Construction works of Land
Sliding
Mitigation Measures and Rehabilitation
of
Wacha Mizan Road Project
(including Land
Slide Mitigation of Bonga Town
|
26.04
|
AC
|
3.0
|
DBB
|
ICB
|
Note:- DBB = Design, Bid and
Build DB = Design and Build; ICB = International Competitive Bidding; AC =
Asphalt Concrete.
1. 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 projects.
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 each of the project is
shown below:
3.1. Qualification and Evaluation
Criteria of Package I (1) Road Projects
3.1.1. Construction Works of Gibe
- Jima Road project, Lot 1 :Gibe River - Gengeleta (km 171+883.1 - km 246+700)
|
Item
No.
|
Qualification Cri-
teria
|
Minimum Requirement
|
|
Local Bidders
|
Foreign Bidders
|
|
1
|
Annual Construc- tion Turnover
for the Last Five Years
|
ETB 2.608 Billion (Peak)
|
ETB 8.696 Billion (Average)
|
|
The annual construction
Turnover (ACT) requirement for a Joint Venture (JV) of Local and Foreign
Firms is
ETB 5.217 Billion (Average)
|
|
2
|
Liquid Asset/Cash
Flow Requirement
|
ETB 1.087 Billion
|
ETB 1.449 Billion
|
|
3
|
General Construc-
tion Experience
|
5 Years Firm Experience under
Construction
Contracts in the role of Prime
Contractor, Joint
Venture Partner, Management
Contractor or
Sub-Contractor.
|
8 Years Firm Experience under
Construction Contracts
in the role of Prime
Contractor, Joint Venture Partner,
Management Contractor or
Sub-Contractor.
|
|
4
|
|
A Minimum of one (1) any type
of asphalt (DBST, TST
or AC) Road
Construction/Upgrading/Rehabilitation
Project with a value of at
least ETB 15.218 Billion
Or
A Minimum of two (2) any type
of asphalt (DBST, TST
or AC) Road
Construction/Upgrading/Rehabilitation
Projects each with a value of
at least ETB 7.609 Billion
Or
A Minimum of Three (3) any type
of asphalt (DBST
TST or AC) Road
Construction/Upgrading/Rehabilita
tion Projects each with a value
of at least ETB 5.072
Billion, Or
A Minimum of Four (4) any type
of asphalt (DBST, TST
or AC) Road
Construction/Upgrading/Rehabilitation
Projects each with a value of
at least ETB 3.084 Billion
In all cases, the experiences
shall be within the last ten
(10) years that have been
successfully and substantially
completed (70% Completed).
|
A minimum of two (2) Asphalt
Concrete Road Constructions Or Up-
grading Or Rehabilitation
Projects each with a value of at least ETB
- 15.218 Billion within the
last ten (10) years that have been success-
fully and substantially
completed (80% Completed).
|
|
5
|
Grade
|
RC-1 or GC-1
|
|
3.1.2. Construction Works of Gibe
- Jima Road project, Lot 2: Gengeleta -Jima (km 246+700-km 333+322.771)
|
Item/
No.
|
Qualification Cri-
teria
|
Minimum Requirement
|
|
Local Bidders
|
Foreign Bidders
|
|
1
|
Annual Construction Turnover
for
the Last Five Years
|
ETB 2.091 Billion (Peak)
|
ETB 6.972 Billion (Average)
|
|
The annual construction
Turnover (ACT) requirement for a Joint Venture (JV) of Local and Foreign
Firms is ETB 4.183 Billion (Average)
|
|
2
|
Liquid Asset /Cash
Flow Requirement
|
ETB 871Million
|
ETB 1.162 Billion
|
|
3
|
General Construction Experience
|
5 Years Firm Experience under
Construc-
tion Contracts in the role of
Prime Con-
tractor, Joint Venture Partner,
Manage-
ment Contractor or
Sub-Contractor.
|
8 Years Firm Experience under
Construction Contracts in the role of
Prime Contractor, Joint Venture
Partner, Management Contractor or Sub-
Contractor.
|
|
4
|
Specific Construction
Project Experience
|
A Minimum of One (1) any type
of asphalt
(DBST, TST or AC) Road
Construction/
Upgrading/Rehabilitation
Project with a
value of at least ETB 12.201
Billion
Or
A Minimum of Two (2) any type
of as-
phalt (DBST, TST or AC) Road
Construc-
tion/Upgrading/Rehabilitation
Projects
each with a value of at least
ETB 6.100
Billion
Or
A Minimum of Three (3) any type
of as-
phalt (DBST, TST or AC) Road
Construc
tion/Upgrading/Rehabilitation
Projects
each with a value of at least
ETB 4.067
Billion, Or
A Minimum of Four (4) any type
of as-
phalt (DBST, TST or AC) Road
Construc-
tion/Upgrading/Rehabilitation
project each with a value of at least ETB 3.050
In all cases, the experiences
shall be within the last ten (10) years that have been successfully and
substantially com- pleted (70% Completed).
|
A minimum of Two (2) Asphalt
Concrete Road Constructions Or Up-
-grading Or Rehabilitation
Projects each with a value of at least ETB
12.201 Billion within the last
ten (10) years that have been successfully
and substantially completed
(80% Completed).
|
|
5
|
grade
|
RC-1 or GC-1
|
|
4.1.3 Construction works of Land Sliding Mitigation Measures
and Rehabilitation of Wacha Mizan Road Project (including Land Slide Mitigation
of Bonga Town)
|
Item/
No
|
Qualification Criteria
|
Minimum Requirement
|
|
Local Bidders
|
Foreign Bidders
|
|
1
|
Annual Construction
Turnover for the Last
Five Years
|
ETB 1.186 Billion (Peak)
|
ETB 3.955 Billion (Average)
|
|
The annual construction
Turnover (ACT) requirement for a Joint Venture (JV) of Local and Foreign
Firms is ETB 2.373 Billion (Average
|
|
2
|
Liquid Asset /Cash Flow
Requirement
|
ETB 494 Million
|
ETB 659 Million
|
|
3
|
General Construction
Experience
|
5 Years Firm Experience under
Construction Contracts
in the role of Prime
Contractor, Joint Venture Partner, Venture Partner, Management Contractor or
Sub-
Contractor.
|
8 Years Firm Experience under
Construction
Contracts in the role of Prime
Contractor, Joint
Management Contractor or
Sub-Contractor.
|
|
4
|
Specific Construction
Project Experience
|
A Minimum of one any type of
asphalt (DBST, TST or AC)
Road Construction or Upgrading
or Rehabilitation Proj-
ect with a value of at least
ETB 5.933 Billion
OR
A Minimum of two any type of
asphalt (DBST, TST or AC)
Road Construction or Upgrading
or Rehabilitation Proj-
ects each with a value of at
least ETB 2.966 Billion
OR
A Minimum of Three any type of
asphalt (DBST, TST or
AC) Road Construction or
Upgrading or Rehabilitation
Projects each with a value of
at least ETB 1.977 Billion
A Minimum of Four any type of
asphalt (DBST, TST or AC)
Road Construction or Upgrading
or Rehabilitation Proj-
ects each with a value of at
least ETB 1.483 Billion
In all cases, the experiences
shall be within the last ten
(10) years that have been
successfully and substantially
completed (70% Completed).
|
A Minimum of two Asphalt
Concrete (AC) Road
Construction or Upgrading or
Rehabilitation proj-
ects each with a value of at
least ETB 5.933 Billion
within the last ten (10) years
that has been success-
fully and substantially
completed (80% Completed).
|
|
5
|
Grade
|
RC-1 or GC-1
|
|
5 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 projects and until the award of the subject
projects, the qualification criteria for the construction turnover will be the
aggregate of the criteria of the subject projects; and that of the awarded
contracts and/ or those recommended to be awarded. A detailed qualification
criterion is stated in the respective bidding documents.
6 Interested eligible bidders may
obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents at the address
given below from 8:30A.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 PM. Local
time on Friday. A complete set of bidding documents 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 each project, effective as of February 16, 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,
1st Floor, Office No. 101, Tel: +251-115 18- 57-74 (Extension-2207)
7 Bidders can apply for one or
for all or for any number of projects from the above listed projects and shall
submit their bid separately for each project they are interested to apply for.
However, bidders may be awarded on the projects 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.
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. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid
security of ETB 2,000,000.00 for each 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 immediatelyafter 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 April 02, 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.
+251-11-5514866
14 The Ethiopian Roads
Administration reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.
ETHIOPIAN
ROADS ADMINISTRATION