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Expression of Interest (EOI)
Construction of Office Premise in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
EOI-001/2026
BACKGROUND
This Expressions of interests (EOI) seeks to invite registered competent Grade-1 construction companies based in Ethiopia with proven capacity to undertake the construction of high value office facility with diverse components over a plot area of 10,000 square meter with a gross lettable area of 7,000 square meters. The facilities include main office building, external build-up facilities, concrete fenced boundary wall, under & overground parking lots, security reception, guard posts, warehouse and other functional facilities.
The contractor must have a track record of construction of modern office building, should have both financial and technical capacity for undertaking projects of such magnitude.
The estimated duration of the construction will be 22-24 months.
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR PRE QUALIFICATION
1. Evidence of valid GC1/BC1 Business registration and license to operate in Ethiopia
2. Demonstrate financial stability and available credit line of up to 6.5 million USD or ETB Equivalent
SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
To be considered as a potential bidder, interested contractors should submit their Expression of Interest including the following information. Additional verification of any information submitted may be requested. Physical due diligence will be conducted as a part of the EOI evaluation.
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Company registration: Copy of company’s registration required by law and issued by authorized agency: This document is mandatory for administrative compliance and starting with technical evaluation of bids. |
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Litigation: Information regarding any litigation, current or during the last five years, in which the Bidder was/is involved, the parties concerned, and the disputed amounts and awards |
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Financial Capacity and Bank reference: 15 pts 3.1 Demonstrate financial stability and available credit line of up to 6.5 million USD or ETB Equivalent. Provide a letter of authorization for UNICEF to request financial confirmation from bidder’s bank. 3.2 The bidder should have a minimum annual turnover of $6.5 Million or ETB 1 billion in any of the last five years for One (1) Lot. For Bidders who are interested in up to two lot, their minimum annual turnover will be prorated over the last Five (5) years accordingly. The bidders should provide financial standing of the Potential Bidder, such as profit and loss statements and auditor’s reports for the past five years. |
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Company Profile: 10 pts Submit company profile, showing company owned assets, equipment and other resources. Include any customer service benchmarks, indicators and workflows adopted by the organization. Demonstrated evidence of 15 years’ experience in large scale construction in Ethiopia. Construction and completion of a facility in Addis Ababa that have received Leed or Edge Certificate will be an asset. |
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Key personnel: 20pts
Submit CVs of company employed Key Personnel and short-term specialized key personnel. CVs should show the qualification, competence and experience of the key personnel who will possibly be assigned to the project. Company employed key personnel must have had a minimum or 2 years’ employment with the company, and short-term specialized key personnel must be specified. Bidders can submit as many relevant key personnel as possible, however the below list of key personnel are required, and must possess relevant experiences for the stipulated number of years:
1. Team Lead (Project Manager) No-1, 4pts– 15 years with MSc in Civil engineering/construction management/project management or other relevant fields in the construction sector 2. Structural Engineer No –1, 2pts– 10 years with MSC in Civil/Structural Engineering/ and has robust experience in structural designs and review. 3. Resident Engineer No 1, 2.5pts– 15 years with MSc in Civil engineering/construction management or other relevant fields in the construction sector 4. General Forman No-2, 2pts– 15 years with Bsc in Civil Engineering or 17yrs with diploma in construction 5. Mechanical Engineer, No-1, 1.5pts– 10 years of electromechanical work and with Bsc in Mechical engineering 6. Sanitary Engineer with fire water safety experience, No-1, 1.5pts – 10 years with Bsc in Sanitary/water/engineering 7. Electrical Engineer with fire alarm safety experience No-1, 1.5pts– 15 Years with electrical engineering 8. HVAC Technician No-1, 1pt– 15 years 9. ICT Technician No-1, 1pt– 10 years 10. Solar PV Technician No-1, 1pt– 10 years 11. Land Surveyor No-1, 1pt– 10 years and advanced diploma in topographical surveying 12. Health and Safety Engineer No-1, 1pt – 8 years with BSc Degree in Civil Engineering/Construction Management with demonstrated evidence of training and experience in safety and health related matter in construction works Note: Please specify key personnels that are full-time employees of the company and personnels that will be hired on short-term just for the project |
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Reference list and value of project implemented in last five years: 15 pts Include list of five (5) relevant projects of similar scope, Nature, complexity and completion period with values ranging between 15 to 25 million USD, that you have initiated and completed within the last five years. Specific considerations will be given to high-rise luxury commercial or office buildings initiated and completed by or before January 2026. Projects that have achieved LEED or Edge certifications will be an asset.
Include names of project, kind of executed works, location of works, name, telephone number and email of client, value of executed work (use USD or local currency) and duration of executing work (from, month/year – to, month/year), indicated the project status (Completed/ongoing), role of the (Prime/ sub-contractor) |
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Reference list and value of ongoing projects contracted by bidder: 15pts Include list of five (5) relevant ongoing projects, including locations of projects, name of clients, value of contracted works (use USD or local currency) and deadline for construction works. (from, month/year-to month/year), and current progress status, role of the (Prime/ sub-contractor) |
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A detailed list of equipment. The Bidder should provide proper, legible, and acceptable evidence for ownership of equipment. Ownership certificates/ receipts/etc. should be attached. In case the contractor is leasing any equipment, the lease agreement must be submitted as well. 15pts |
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Physical Due Diligence:10pts UNICEF will physically visit bidders’ offices and/or equipment yard to ascertain establishment and resources capacities. |
SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Interested companies are encouraged to visit our website link https://web.inform.unicef.org/x/MMaasncq to view this advert and download/print the Supplier Profile Form.
The Expression of Interest and accompanying documents must be received by UNICEF not later than 0800hrs on 22 June 2026. Suppliers are required to submit the EOI by email to ETH-Tenderconstruction@unicef.org.
Large email files should be split into multiple emails, with each attachment not exceeding 5 MB When submitting the EOI, please quote the EOI reference number EOI- 001/2026
Any queries about this EOI should be submitted to e-mail: eth-supplyQAconstruction@unicef.org
SPECIAL NOTES
1. The EOI does not constitute a solicitation. A bid or proposal is not required at this stage; we only seek your expression of interest to participate in a potential future tender.
2. A response to this request for Expression of Interest does not automatically ensure that you will be selected to participate in the tender.
3. UNICEF reserves the rights to change or cancel the requirement at any time during the EOI or tender process. UNICEF also reserves the rights to require compliance with additional conditions as and when issuing the final tender document.
4. UNICEF reserves the rights to reject any/all EOI’s without assigning any reasons whatsoever.