SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Request for Bids for Procurement of Work

National Competitive Bid (NCB)

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Name of Project: Horn of Africa- Groundwater for Resilience Project

Contract Title: Procurement of: GAMBELLA REGION 8 WATER WELLS DRILLING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR WATER SUPPLY IN TWO LOTS

Grant No.: IDA-E0120

RFB Reference No.: ET-MOWE-PIT-496955-CW-RFB

1. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Horn of Africa – Groundwater for Resilience Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract GAMBELLA REGION 8 WATER WELLS DRILLING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR WATER SUPPLY IN TWO LOTS
2. The Ministry of Water and Energy now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for SOUTH ETHIOPIA
3. REGIONS 5 WELLS DRILLING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR WATER SUPPLY IN ONE LOT
4. Bidding will be conducted through National competitive Procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers”, July 2016 updated in September 2023 and February 2025, available at www.worldbank.org  (“Procurement Regulations”). and is open to all Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from The Ministry of Water and Energy and inspect the bidding document during office hours between 9:00 am to 4:00pm at the address given below as paragraph 10
6. The scanned bidding document (Request for Bid) in English may be obtained by interested Bidders. Free of charge by downloading it from the Ministry’s website at: https://mowe.gov.et/en/tenders. Please note that you are required to register in person at the address below.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before May 4, 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 on April 21, 2026, at 2:30 P.M.
8. A Bid Security must accompany all Bids: ETB 1,000,000.00 (one Million Birr) for each lot. The Bid Security shall be in the form of an unconditional Bank guarantee using a Form of Bid Security in Section IV, Bidding Forms, or CPO and shall be valid for 118 days from the bid submission deadline.
9. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.

The address(es) referred to above is:

Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE)

Attention: Mr. Kassahun Beyene, WSPIT Coordinator Bole Sub City, Woreda 09, beside Capital Hotel

and Spa 4th Floor, Office No. 412, Tel:0911125319

Email: kasbey65@gmail.com 

Copy to:

Mr. Jagama Kebeta, Senior Procurement IC

Tel:0932503316

Email: jag.wdc@gmail.com