- Buyer
- Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands
- Country
- Eastern and Southern Africa
- Contract type
- Goods and supplies
- Procedure
- Invitation to bid (ITB)
- Reference
- ET-MOIL-HOA-559374-GO-RFB
- Published
- 25 September 2026
- Deadline
- 2 November 2026
- Financing
- World Bank-financed project
1Official notice and full tender documents
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No document is attached to the online notice: the bidding documents can be obtained as explained below and in the official notice.
The bidding document in English language may 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 USD 50.00 or ETB 8,000.00 or equivalent in a freely convertible currency.For a World Bank-financed project, the buyer is the country's public agency (ministry, project implementation unit). The documents are obtained from the address in the notice, often on a simple written request by e-mail, sometimes against a non-refundable fee.
2Submission procedure
- How to submit
- sealed envelope, at the notice address
- Electronic submission
- not allowed (hard copy)
- Language
- English
- Deadline
- 2 November 2026
- E-mail addresses in the notice
- [email protected]
• Product ISO and/or Equivalent Quality Certificate should be submitted with the bid in compliance with specification.• Product data sheets, broaches, and/or catalogue shall be submitted.• Necessary operational/user manual shall be submittedBids are submitted at the notice address (sealed envelope) or online if the notice allows it, before the deadline. Late bids are rejected.
3Eligibility and required documents
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands now invites sealed Bids from eligible bidders for the procurement of supply, installation, testing & commissioning of center pivot irrigation system, submersible pumps, solar modules, battery storage systems, and delivery pipelines for…Average annual turnover: Minimum average annual turnover, calculated as total certified payments, USD 1,875,000.00 or equivalent received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last five years (i.e., 2021 to 2025). For a joint venture, this requirement may be met by all members combined3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank's Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers Seventh Edition dated September 2025, («Procurement Regulations»), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement…Documents usually requested (check the tender documents)
- Business registration certificate (or equivalent for a foreign company)
- Valid tax clearance certificate
- Social security compliance certificate
- References for similar contracts and completion certificates
- Financial statements or turnover for recent years (works and large contracts)
- Bid security or bid-securing declaration, if required
- Signed bid forms and power of attorney of the signatory
Open to firms and consultants from eligible countries under the World Bank Procurement Regulations. Firms debarred by the World Bank are excluded.
4Clarification questions
Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands, Engineering Procurement Lead Executive 4th Floor, Mr.Addresses to use for your questions : [email protected]
Requests for clarification are made in writing to the notice address, within the period set in the bidding documents (data sheet). Answers are sent to everyone who obtained the documents.
⚠️ This information comes from the official notice and the organization's usual rules. Only the official tender documents are binding: check them before submitting.
Sources: notices published by the World Bank, the UN Procurement Division, IOM, NRC, IRC, Welthungerhilfe, Medair, ACTED, DRC, GOAL, Action Against Hunger, Plan International, Islamic Relief, ACBAR member NGOs, Enabel, LuxDev, the EBRD and the European Union (TED: contracts outside the EU from the Commission, GIZ, AFD, Expertise France and other European agencies). Each notice has its own page: official link, attached documents, submission procedure, required documents and clarification questions, with short excerpts from the notice. The official documents are binding.