Ethiopian Roads Administration፡ Construction Works of Awash Bridge Project

Please click on this Link in order to Bid on the Electronic Government Procurement website

https://production.egp.gov.et/egp/bids/report/tendering/da06e620-c29f-4841-a379-7357a9c2bb3c/open

Reference Number: ERA-NCB-W-0120-2018-BID-Open Lot Reference: B/009/2016

Procurement Information

• Procurement Type: Bidding
• Procurement Method: Open
• Market Type: National
• Envelope Type: two envelop
• Category: Works

Procuring Entity

Organization: Ethiopian Roads Administration

Contact Information

Address: Ras Abebe Aregay Street

Town: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Country: Ethiopia

P.O. Box: 1000

Post Code: 1000

Telephone: +251 115517170

Email: engproc.team4@era.gov.et

Office: 2nd Floor, Conference Room

Important Dates

• Invitation Date: Jun 03, 2026, 12:00 AM
• Submission Deadline: Jul 03, 2026, 2:00 PM
• Opening Schedule: Jul 03, 2026, 2:30 PM
• Clarification Deadline: Jun 23, 2026, 5:00 PM

Eligibility Requirements

Bid Security: 2000000 ETB

Joint Venture: Required

Bid Security Forms (Local): Bank_Guarantee, Insurance_Letter

Bid Security Forms (SME): Letter_from_Small_and_Micro_Enterprise, Insurance_Letter, Bank_Guarantee

Bid Security Forms (Foreign): Bank_Guarantee

Qualification Requirements

• Annual TurnoverFor Local bidders (individual firms or Joint Venture):Peak annual construction turnover of ETB 328 Million calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed within the last Five (5) years.For Foreign bidders (individual firms or Joint Venture):Average annual construction turnover of ETB 1.094 Billion calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed within the last Five (5) years.For a Joint Venture of Local and Foreign bidders:Average annual construction turnover of ETB 656 Million calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed within the last Five (5) yearsReference: ITB37.5(d)
• History of non-performing contracts1)  Non-performance of a contract did not occur within the last Two (2) years prior to the deadline for Qualification submission based on all information on fully settled dispute or litigation. A fully settled dispute or litigation is one that has been resolved in accordance with the Dispute Resolution Mechanism under the respective contract, and where all appeal instances available to the Bidder have exhausted. In addition to the submitted information, the respective contract, and where all appeal instances available to the Bidder have been exhausted.In addition to the submitted information, the Employer reserves the right to obtain any records of non-Performance of the Bidders in the past 2 years from official records within or outside of Ethiopia as a basis for qualification.2)  If the Employer, based on full documentary evidence, establishes poor performance by any Bidder engaged in similar works in Africa and other developing countries, on any contracts carried out over the last 2 years. Or if a bidder is not performing to the satisfaction of the Employer on the already awarded contracts, then the Employer may use this information in the assessment of the Bidders’ qualifications.3)  Evaluation of Contractor’s Performance shall be conducted regularly. Any Contractor’s performance shall be evaluated based on the ERA’s Contractor’s performance assessment framework and rated accordingly. The minimum acceptable performance on ongoing contracts shall be revised to reflect the actual situations. The minimum acceptable performance on ongoing contracts is set from time to time by ERA BOARD.4)   If ERA found Nonperformance or poor Performance history of a Bidder at any stage of the tendering process before signing of the contract agreement [except for ERA’s Monthly Contractor’s performance assessment framework, the result of which is considered only for the preceding month before submission of bid], the bidder will be rejected from the proceeding stage of the tendering.5)  ERA will request performance of bidders on their current work performance from their respective clients (for those bidders who have no current contract Commitment with ERA) and same will be copied it to the bidders. Hence, bidders are strongly advised to facilities in order to obtain timely response from their clients within ten (10) working days of receiving of such requests. Failure to obtain such response within the stated time might result in rejection of bidders bid and the client may not take any responsibility on the matter.”6) Moreover, for bidders who had on-going and previous relationships with the Client, ERA would further carry out objective and qualitative assessments of the performance of the Contractor on[WYE1]  the relevant parameters defined in the respective contracts, including compliance with quality, environmental, and other requirements, in addition to the physical progress to determine performance accomplishment to the satisfaction of the Client.    [WYE1]Reference: ITB 37.4(d)
• PerformanceThe Public Body has the right to undertake physical checking of current Bidder's technical qualifications and competence.Reference: ITB 16.7
• personnel for the key positionsBidder has to demonstrate in its Technical Proposal that it will have the personnel for the key positions that meet requirements Reference: ITB 37.3 (c)
• Bidder Certification of Compliance FormBidder has failed to provide in the Bidder Certification of Compliance Form information about contracts similar to the proposed Works in the number, value, and period Reference: ITB 37.4(c)
• major relevant contracts successfully completedBidder has failed to provide in the Bidder Certification of Compliance Form information about major relevant contracts successfully completed Reference: ITB 37.4 (a)
• Financial ResourcesThe Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments to meet the following cash-flow requirement: Local Bidders - ETB 136 MillionForeign Bidders - ETB 182 Million Reference: ITB 37.5 (a)
• Historical Financial PerformanceSubmission of Audited Balance Sheet and Other Financial Statements as required in the Bid Data Sheet Clause 17, for the last five years or for the number of years of establishment of the firm if the firm establishment period is less than five years, to demonstrate the current soundness of the Bidder’s financial position and its prospective long-term profitability The bidder’s financial statement must fulfill at least the following minimum financial soundness requirements.Local bidder:   i.    Average current ratio of the last five years should be more than one (1) ORThe current ratio of the recent year should be more than one (1)And ii.    Profit before tax or return on equity of the past four years should be positive.·    For bidders who have failed to satisfy the above financial soundness requirements, they can optionally provide and attach with the qualification document unconditional line of credit specific to the project equivalent to the amount specified under Item No. 4.3 and valid for the duration of the contract otherwise; they will be rejected from further evaluation.·    If the bidder is qualified and becomes the recommended bidder for award of the contract with provision of unconditional line of credit, he shall sign tripartite agreement with ERA and the Bank before signing of the contract; otherwise, he will not be considered as successful bidder.·      In case of joint venture partnership, if any of the local partner of the JV has failed to fulfill the requirement of current ratio/Average and profit before tax/Return on equity as required above, the local partner is required to bring unconditional guarantee amounting proportionally equal to the shares of the local partner calculated from the total amount of cash flow requirement Specified under item No. 4.3.·      Annual financial statements shall be prepared by certified auditors but not by an accountant or accounting firms. Financial statements prepared by accounting firms will not be accepted.”·    The audited financial statement prepared by an independent auditor shall be notarized by verified by Accounting and Audit Board and Notarized by appropriate Notary Public and Authenticated by Foreign Affairs Minister of Ethiopia for statements prepared outside Ethiopia.·      While converting the annual turnover of other currencies to ETB, the applicable exchange rate of National Bank of Ethiopia for the date ending of each audit period shall be used.Note:·    Current ratio is current asset divided by current liability·    Return on Equity is annual profit before taxes divided by the net worth of the previous yearAnnual financial statements shall be prepared by certified auditors but not by an accountant or accounting firms. Financial statements prepared by accounting firms will not be accepted.Reference: ITB 37.5 (b)
• General experience Local Bidders:5 Years firm experience under construction contracts in the role of prime Contractor, Joint Venture partner, Management Contractor or sub-contractor. For Foreign Bidders:8 Years firm experience under construction contracts in the role of prime Contractor, Joint Venture partner, Management Contractor or sub-contractorReference: ITB 37.4
• Pending litigationAll pending litigation shall in total not represent more than (30%) Thirty percent  of the Bidder’s net worth and shall be treated as resolved against the Bidder.Reference: ITB 37.4(e)

Specific ExperianceFor Local bidders: Participation as contractor, management contract, partner in a joint venture, or sub-contractor in; A Minimum of one (1) project in medium span bridge (> 25 m) construction with a value of at least ETB 766 Million ; OR A Minimum of two (2) project in medium span bridge (> 25 m) construction with a value of at least ETB 383 Million ; OR A Minimum of three (3) project in medium span bridge (> 25 m) construction with a value of at least ETB  255 Million ;  In all cases, the experiences shall be within the last ten (10) years that has been successfully and substantially completed (70% Completed). For Foreign bidders:A minimum of two (2) completed projects of the same scope and complexity as this project, each with a value of at least ETB 1.094 Billion, completed to at least 80% within the last ten (10) years.

Reference: ITB 37.4(b)

Business organization Registration certificate

Bidder has to submit business organization registration certificate in accordance with ITB Clause 4.5(c).

Reference: ITB 37.2(f)

conflict of interest

Bidder is found to have a conflict of interest as described in ITB Clause 6;

Reference: ITB 36.2(b)

Nationality

Bidder does have nationality in accordance with ITB Clause 4.2.

Reference: ITB 37.2(a)

Debarment

 Bidder has not been debarred by a decision of the Public Procurement and Property Administration Authority from participating in public procurements for breach of its obligation under previous contracts, in accordance with ITB Clause 4.3;

Reference: ITB 37.2(e)

CVs of the Professional staffs

Bidder has failed to provide CVs of the Professional staff signed by the staff themselves or by the authorized representative of the Professional Staff.

Reference: ITB 37.3

JV agreement

 In the case of a bid submitted by a Partnership, Consortium or a joint venture (JV), the Bidder has to submit the Form Data on Partnership, Consortium or Joint Ventures, the Agreement governing the formation of joint venture, or letter of intent to form Partnership, Consortium or Joint Venture, including a draft agreement, in accordance with ITB Clause 4.1.

Reference: ITB 37.2 (i)

Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form

In case of Partnerships, Consortium or Joint Ventures, the bidder submit a separate Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form for each member; disclose at least one of the following: -

1)    Directly or indirectly holding 10% or more of the shares.

2)    Directly or indirectly holding 10% or more of the Voting Rights or

3)    Directly or indirectly having the right to appoint a majority of the board of Directors or an equivalent governing body of the consultant or

4)    Whether a person directly or indirectly exercises significant influence or control over the Company (tendered)

Reference: ITB 37.2(k)

valid business license

Bidder has to submit valid business license indicating the stream of business in which the Bidder is engaged, in accordance with ITB Clause 4.5(b)(i);

Reference: ITB 37.2

VAT registration certificate

 Bidder has to submit VAT registration certificate issued by the tax authority (in case of contract value specified in BDS Clause 4.5(b)(ii)), in accordance with ITB Clause 4. 5(b)(ii).;

Reference: ITB 37.2(g)

valid tax clearance certificate

 Bidder has to submit a valid tax clearance certificate issued by the tax authority in accordance with ITB Clause 4.5(b)(iii).

Reference: 37.2(h)

professional practice certificates

Bidder has to submit relevant professional practice certificates, if required in BDS Clause 4.5(b)(iv).

Reference: ITB 37.3(a)

information related to its professional qualification and capability

Bidder has to provide in the Bidder Certification of Compliance Form information related to its professional qualification and capability for the period specified in the BDS Clause 15.1;

Reference: ITB 37.3(b)

Procurement Classification

• 72140000: የከባድ ግንባታ አገልግሎቶች

Source of Fund

• Treasury

Governing Rule

The Federal Republic of Ethiopia

Terms and Conditions

The Ethiopian Roads Administration reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

Bidding Logistics

Site Visit: Allowed

Tender details

• Deadline: 2026-07-03
• Bid closing time: 14:00
• Bid opening: 2026-07-03 14:30
• Region: Addis Ababa
• Publishing entity: Ethiopian Roads Administration (ERA)
• Buyer address: ወላይታ ሶዶ ከነዳጅ ዲፖ አለፍ ብሎ ጎፋ ማዞሪያ
• Bid bond: 2000000 ETB
• Published: Jun 03, 2026
• Posted at: 2026-06-03T13:52:01.000Z