THE
ETHIOPIAN HERALD FRIDAY 16 JANUARY 2026
Invitation
for Bids (IFB)
Name of Country: Federal
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Name of Project: Horn of Africa
Ground Water for Resilience Project
Project IDA No: P174867
Loan Credit Number: IDA-E0120
Contract Title: Procurement of:
Construction of 255 hectar Ground Water Based Pressurized Irrigation System
including Operating the System for One Year.
Reference Number:
ET-MOIL-528170-CW-RFB
1. The Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Irrigation and Low Lands has received
financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Horn of Africa Ground
Water for Resilience Project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds
toward payments under the contract for the Procurement of Construction of 255
hectar Ground Water Based Pressurized Irrigation System including Operating the
System for One Year.
2. Interested eligible bidders
must submit Renewed Trade License for the current year 2018 EC, VAT
Certificate, Tax Clearance Certificate, and Registration Certificate on the
supplier list of PPA. Documents evidencing these requirements have to be
submitted together with the bid documents for evaluation purposes.
3. The Ministry now invites
sealed bids from eligible bidders for the of procurement project referenced as
ET-MOIL-528170-CW-RFB, Construction of 255 hectar Ground Water Based
Pressurized Irrigation System in Borena Zone, Teltele Woreda, Mermero Kelo
Kebele, Dillo Woreda Goray Kebele and Elwoye Woreda Saba Kebele including
Operating the System for One Year.
4. Bidding will be conducted
through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB)
procedures and is open to all
bidders.
5. Interested eligible bidders
can obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents at Ministry of
Irrigation and Low Lands Engineering Procurement Lead Executive 4th Floor during
office hours (8:30 A.M to 5:30 P.M) on business days.
6. A complete set of bidding
documents in English must be purchased by interested eligible bidders upon the
submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a
nonrefundable fee of ETB 1,000.00 (One Thousand Birr only).
7. The bid documents must consist
of one original and five copies of the technical document sealed separately and
insert in mother envelope and one original and five copies of the financial
document sealed separately and insert in mother envelope, the first envelope
labeled as "TECHNICAL PROPOSAL" and the second envelope
"FINANCIAL PROPOSAL".
8. All bids must be accompanied
by a bid security of ETB 3,600,000.00 (Three Million Six Hundred Thousand) either
as a Cashier's Payment Order (C.P.O.) or an Unconditional Bank Guarantee issued
by recognized by local bank for the Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands.
9. Bids must be delivered to the
address below on or before 2:00 P.M on February 16, 2026 G.C. Bids will be publicly
opened in the presence of the bidders designated representatives and anyone who
choose to attend at the following address. The Bid shall be opened same day on
2:30 P.M February 16, 2026 G.C. Late bids will be rejected.
10. The winning bidder must
provide a performance guarantee of 1% of the contract price for environmental
and social safe guards in addition to a 10% performance bond.
11. Bids must remain valid for 90
days post bid opening.
12. The Ministry reserves the
right to accept or cancel any or all parts of the bid.
13. The address (es) referred to
above is (are):
Ministry of
Irrigation and Low Lands (MILLS)
Engineering
Procurement Lead Executive 4th Floor
Kazanchis
(Behind Radisson Blu Hotel)
Tel:
(251)118552665
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
Ministry of
Irrigation and Low Lands (MILLS)