The
Ethiopian Herald Wednesday 01 July 2026
NOTICE OF
INVITATION FOR BIDS
The Federal Democratic Republic
of Ethiopia (FDRE) has allocated budget towards the cost of the following Road
and Bridge Construction Projects and intends to apply part of this budget to
payments under these Package IV Road project.
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Package IV (4) Road
Construction Projects
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It. No.
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Project Name
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Estimated Length (Km)
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Project Duration (Years)
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Pavement Type
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Contract Delivery
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Procurement Type
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1
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Construction of Remaining Works
of Iteya Robe Seru Road Project; Lot-2: Robe-Seru Road Project
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70.2
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3.0
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AC
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DBB
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ICB
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Note:- DBB = Design, Bid and
Build; 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 project.
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 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.
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 requirement for each of the
project is shown below:
4.1.Qualification and Evaluation
Criteria of Construction of Remaining Works of Iteva Robe Seru Road Project;
Lot-2: Robe-Seru Road Project
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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 1.480 Billion (Peak)
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ETB 4.935 Billion (Average)
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The annual construction
Turnover (ACT) requirement for a Joint Venture (JV) of Local and Foreign
Firms is ETB 2.961 Billion (Average)
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2
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Liquid Asset/Cash Flow
Requirement
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616 Million ETB
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ETB 822 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, Man- agement 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) any type
of asphalt (Gravel, DBST, TST or AC) Road
Construction/Upgrading/Rehabilitation Project with a value of at least ETB
7.403 Billion
Or
A Minimum of Two (2) any type
of asphalt (Gravel, DBST, TST or AC) Road Construction/Upgrading/Rehabilitation
Projects each with a value of at least ETB 3.701 Billion
Or
A Minimum of Three (3) any type
of asphalt (Gravel, DBST, TST or AC) Road
Construction/Upgrading/Rehabilitation Projects each with a value of at least
ETB 2.467 Billion, Or
A Minimum of Four (4) any type
of asphalt (Gravel, DBST, TST or AC) Road
Construction/Upgrading/Rehabilitation Projects each with a value of at least
ETB 1.850 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 Or Upgrading Or Rehabilitation Projects each with
a value of at least ETB 7.403 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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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 project and until the award of the subject
project, 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 bidding document.
6. Interested eligible bidders
may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding document 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
document 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 July
06, 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: +251-11 518-5774 (Extension-2207)
7. Bidders can apply for the
above listed projects and shall submit their bid 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 the 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.
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 August 20, 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 7170/79
Fax.
+251-11-551 4866
Administration
reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids
ETHIOPIAN
ROADS ADMINISTRATION