ActionAid Ethiopia is looking for Grade 5 or above contractors to handle five specific construction projects (Lots).

Invitation for Bids

Issued By:- Action Aid Ethiopia

Bid Category:- Construction

Action Aid Ethiopia is a gender justice and poverty eradication organization working to achieve gender equality and poverty eradication. In Ethiopia, AAE works to challenge various forms of power and build capacities to crate people agencies of critical mass of communities especially women and girls living in poverty and exclusion to fulfill their rights, ensure redistribution of resources and build their resilience. We prioritize to work with women and girls and their organizations, networks civil society organizations, national and local government and other allies to overcome gender injustice and structural causes of poverty, we engage in national level policy works to influence the agendas of women and girls to tackle gender injustice.

Action Aid Ethiopia, Addis Ababa Office has allocated budget for:

• Lot-I: Construction of Classrooms, Dry Pit Latrine and Girls' Safety Room Blocks located at Kuka Kebele, in Shey Bench Woreda, and
• Lot-II: Construction of SACCO Office located at Wukiro Kebele in Amhara region Guna Begemdir Woreda,
• Lot-III: Construction of SACCO Office located at Mechare Kebele in Tigray region Raya Azebo Woreda
• Lot-IV: Construction of SACCO Office located at Hawulti Kebele in Tigray region Raya Azebo Woreda,
• Lot-V: Construction of Ilfeta Phase-I Water Supply Project located in Oromia region Ilfeta woreda

Bids shall be valid for a period of 120 days after Bid opening and must be accompanied by Bid security of ETB 120,000 (One Hundred twenty thousand) for Lot-I & Lot-V and ETB 100,000 (One hundred thousand) for Lot-ll, Lot-III & Lot-IV CPO only and shall be delivered to Action Aid Ethiopia Addis Ababa Office on submission of tender document on the 14th day from the first day of the announcement of this bid on Addis Zemen Newspaper at or before 2:00 PM (bid closing time).

Thus, Action Aid Ethiopia invites all eligible contractors with GC or BC Grade 5 and above for lots-I,II,III & IV and GC or WWC Grade 5 and above for Lot-V who has a license valid for the current year and Registration certificate for VAT & trade License.

Bid Requirements:

1. Action Aid Ethiopia (hereafter referred to as "the Organization') now invites wax- sealed bids from interested eligible bidders for the constructions described above.

2. Complete sets of the bidding documents may be accessed at Action Aid Ethiopia Addis Ababa Office, Yeka Sub-city, Woreda 11, H/N 3044 (Opposite Gast Cinema, Behind CMC/Altad St. Michael Church) upon request starting from 1st day of the announcement.

3. Eligible Bidders can collect bid documents only for a single Lot and must clearly indicate which Lot they are Competing.

4. Those Contractors who have active construction agreement with Action Aid Ethiopia are allowed to participate in this bid, if only their accomplishment is confirmed to be 60% and above.

5. Bidders should attach their VAT registration and TIN Number registration certificate.

6. The date for submission of the tender document is on the 14th day from the first day of the announcement of this bid at Addis Zemen Newspaper at or before 2:00 PM (bid closing time).

7. Bidders must provide complete set of technical and financial documents "Original" and "Copy" in a separately sealed envelope with one copy for each and CPO shall be sealed separately and incorporated in the original envelope.

8. Bid opening date will be on the same day of bid closing at 2:30 PM in the presence of bidders or their legal representatives at Action Aid Ethiopia Addis Ababa office. If there is public holiday on this date, the closing and opening of the bid will take place on the next working day at the same time and venue.

9. Bidders can obtain additional information through our Office telephone +251-932025053.

10. The Employer reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

11. The winning Bidder is required to comply with Action Aid Ethiopia's Indemnity requirements, SHEA and Safeguarding Policies and anti-fraud disclaimer up on which this will be delivered to the contractor together with the Award Letter and must be filled and returned with Performance Bond. If the Contractor fails to do this, the award will be cancelled automatically.

Action Aid Ethiopia

Tender details

• Deadline: 2026-05-27
• Bid closing time: 14:00
• Bid closing (note): On the 14th day from the first day of the announcement of this bid on Addis Zemen Newspaper at or before 2:00 PM
• Bid opening: 2026-05-27 14:30
• Bid opening (note): On the 14th day from the first day of the announcement of this bid on Addis Zemen Newspaper at or before 2:30 PM
• Region: Addis Ababa
• Publishing entity: ActionAid Ethiopia
• Bid bond: Different for various lots
• Published: May 14, 2026
• Posted at: 2026-05-14T08:15:20.000Z