Ethiopian
herald wedenesday 11 march 2026
NOTICE OF
INVITATION FOR BIDS
1. The Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has allocated budget towards the cost of the
following Road Maintenance and overlay Projects and intends to apply part of
this budget to payments under these projects.
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It.No.
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Project Name
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Estimated Length (Km)
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Pavement Type
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Project Duration (Years)
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Contract Delivery
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Procurement Type
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1
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Continuation of Adama-Assela
Road Overlay Project; Lot II Awash Melkasa(17+560)-Assela(78+000)
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60.44
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AC
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3.0
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DBB
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ICB
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2
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Hageremariyam-Yabelo Asphalt
Overlay and OPRC Maintenance Works
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95.00
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AC
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8.0
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DBB
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ICB
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Note:-DBB = Design, Bid and
Build; NCB = National Competitive Bidding; ICB = International Competitive
Bidding; AC = Asphalt Concrete
2. 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.
3. 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 Procurement and
Property Authority (FPPPA).
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.
4. 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 for each of the project is as
shown below:
4.1. Qualification and Evaluation Criteria of Package I (1)
Road Projects
4.1.1 Construction Works of
Continuation of Adama-Assela Road Overlay Project; Lot II Awash
Melkasa(17+560)-Assela(78+000)
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tem/
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
1.509 Billion(Peak)
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ETB
5.032 Billion(Average)
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The annual construction
Turnover (ACT) requirement for a Joint Venture (JV) of Local and Foreign
Firms is ETB 3.019 Billion (Average).
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2
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Liquid Asset/Cash Flow
Requirement
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ETB 629 Million
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ETB 838 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) new gravel
construction or any type of asphalt (DBST, TST or AC) Road
Construction/Overlay/Upgrading/Rehabilition/Heavy Maintenance Projects each
with a value of at least ETB 7.548 Billion;
OR
A Minimum of Two (2) new gravel
construction or any type of asphalt (DBST, TST or AC) Road
Construction/Overlay/Upgrading/Rehabilition/ Heavy Maintenance Projects each
with a value of at least ETB 3.774 Billion;
OR
A Minimum of Three(3) new
gravel construction or any type of asphalt (DBST, TST or AC) Road
Construction/Overlay/Upgrading/Rehabilition/ Heavy Maintenance Projects each
with a value of at least ETB 2.516 Billion;
OR
A Minimum of Four(4) new gravel
construction or any type of asphalt (DBST, TST or AC) Road
Construction/Overlay/Upgrading/Rehabilition/ Heavy Maintenance Projects each
with a value of at least ETB 1.887 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) Asphalt
Concrete road Constructions/Overlay/
Upgrading/Rehabilitation
projects each with a value of at least ETB 7.548 Billion within the last ten
(10) years that have been successfully and substantially completed (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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4.1.2 Construction Works of
Hageremariyam-Yabelo Asphalt Overlay and OPRC Maintenance Works
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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
329 Million(Peak)
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ETB
1.099 Billion(Average)
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The annual construction
Turnover (ACT) requirement for a Joint Venture (JV) of Local and Foreign
Firms is ETB 659 Million (Average).
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2
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Liquid Asset/Cash Flow
Requirement
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ETB 137 Million
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ETB 183 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
underconstruction contracts in the role of prime Contractor, Joint
Venturepartner, 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) new gravel
construction or any type of asphalt (DBST, TST or AC) Road Construction/
Overlay/Upgrading/Rehabilition/ Heavy Maintenance Projects each with a value
of at least ETB 4.399 Billion;
OR
A Minimum of Two (2) new gravel
construction or any type of asphalt (DBST, TST or AC) Road Construction/
Overlay/Upgrading/Rehabilition/ Heavy Maintenance Projects each with a value
of at least ETB 2.199 Billion;
OR
A Minimum of Three(3) new
gravel construction or any type of asphalt (DBST, TST or AC) Road
Construction/ Overlay/Upgrading/Rehabilition/ Heavy Maintenance Projects each
with a value of at least ETB 1.466 Billion;
OR
A Minimum of Four(4) new gravel
construction or any type of asphalt (DBST, TST or AC) Road
Construction/Overlay/Upgrading/Rehabilition/ Heavy Maintenance Projects each
with a value of at least ETB 1.099 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) Asphalt
Concrete road Constructions/Overlay/
Upgrading/Rehabilitation
projects each with a value of at least ETB 4.399 Billion within the last ten
(10) years that have been successfully and substantially completed (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 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.
5 Interested eligible bidders may
obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents 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 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 40 for each project, effective as of March 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)
6 Bidders can apply for one or for all or for
any number of projects from the above listed projects under the packages 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.
7 Bidders shall submit their Bids
in two envelopes, the first envelop labeled
as "Qualification
Information and Bid Security" and the second envelope
smaid "Financial Bid",
separate sealed and the two envelopes sealed in on another outer envelope.
8 Evaluation is to be carried out
in two stages, Qualification Information first and Financial Bids of qualified
Bidders next.
9 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 immediately after the submission deadline in the presence of bidders'
representatives who choose to attend, at the address below.
10 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.
11 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.
12 Bids must
be delivered to the address below on or before April 30, 2026 at 2:30 P.M. Director
General 2nd Floor, Conference Room 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
13 The Ethiopian Roads
Administration reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.
ETHIOPIAN
ROADS ADMINISTRATION