Ethiopian Roads Administration፡ Construction Works of Jinka-Hana Junction Periodic Maintenance Road Project

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https://production.egp.gov.et/egp/bids/report/tendering/69f9a06a-318b-4e3a-be8d-955ad87fe441/open

Reference Number: ERA-NCB-W-0139-2018-BID-Open Lot Reference: ERA-38

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

Country: Ethiopia

P.O. Box: 1770

Post Code: 1770

Telephone: +251 15185742

Email: era2@telecom.net.et

Office: 5th Floor, ERA Head Office New Building, Office of the Director General

Important Dates

• Invitation Date: Jun 08, 2026, 12:00 AM
• Submission Deadline: Jul 08, 2026, 2:00 PM
• Opening Schedule: Jul 08, 2026, 2:30 PM
• Clarification Deadline: Jun 28, 2026, 5:00 PM

Eligibility Requirements

Bid Security: 2000000 ETB

Joint Venture: Required

Bid Security Forms (Local): CPO, Insurance_Letter, Bank_Guarantee

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

Bid Security Forms (Foreign): CPO, Insurance_Letter, Bank_Guarantee

Qualification Requirements

• History of non-performing contracts 1)  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 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. Reference: 37.4
• Equipment for the implementation of the contract The Bidder must demonstrate that it will have available for the implementation of the contract the following equipment listed hereafter:Note:1)     The above minimum number of equipment is indicative only; the Contractor shall provide the required number of equipment as per the requirement of the workload / volume of work subject to the approval of the Engineer.2)     If the bidder owns these equipment, it shall submit evidence that shown the ownership of the equipment;3)     Bidders shall provide formal lease agreement for the aforementioned equipment with the required documentary evidence and confirmation letter from the lease company / owner that the equipment are provided to the bidder for the intended project for the entire project duration. Reference: 37.4
• Proposal of Work Methods and Program Proposal of Work Methods and Program, in Sufficient detail to demonstrate the adequacy of the bidder’s proposal to meet the technical specifications within the completion period.Reference: 37.4
• Historical Financial Performance Submission 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 profitabilityThe 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) OR The 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: 37.5
• Multiple Contracts Maintenance Road projects floated together with this tender with in the package are:-A bidder can be awarded any projects that the bidder has applied for by applying multiple contract assessments criteria set below and based on the Employer’s best economical advantage. Isn’t it better if just said only projects in order to include bridges and other projectsReference: 37.5
• Financial Resources The 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:ETB 53 Million Reference: 37.5
• Documentary evidences of Audited Financial Statements, General & Specific Experiences, Article of Association and the other relevant company establishment documents as well as the power of attorney of the firm Documentary evidences of Audited Financial Statements, General & Specific Experiences, Article of Association and the other relevant company establishment documents as well as the power of attorney of the firm that are emanated outside the country of the Employer shall be notarized by the authorized body and authenticated by the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affair.  Reference: 37.5
• awarded and/or recommended for award any two works contract/s by ERA If a bidder was awarded and/or recommended for award any two works contract/s by ERA six months prior to the bid submission date of the subject project until the Award of the subject Project, the qualification criteria for Annual Construction Turnover will be the aggregate of the criteria of the subject project and criteria of the awarded contract/s and/or those recommended to be awarded.           Reference: 37.5
• Grade of Contractors for Local Bidders BC – 2, RC – 3 or GC – 3  and above Reference: 37.4
• Annual Construction Turnover Peak annual construction turnover of ETB 64 Million calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed within the last Five (5) years. Reference: 37.5
• 3.2. Specific experience A Minimum of any   Road Projects with a value of at least ETB 86 MILLIONORA Minimum of any   Road Projects each with a value of at least ETB 43 MILLION In all cases, the experiences shall be within the last ten (10) years that has been successfully and substantially completed (70% Completed). The contractor must have completed at least 70% of the work in a satisfactory and acceptable manner, either as a sole contractor, joint venture member, or subcontractor. In cases where relevant work experience is based on subcontracting or joint ventures, only the portion executed directly by the contractor or corresponding to its share in the joint venture shall be considered. . For the implementation of this Article:a)     “Substantially Completed” means a project in which at least 70% (for domestic contractors) “Satisfactorily Completed” means a project in which at least 70% of the works have been executed by the contractor within the agreed schedule, including any approved extensions, and where a certificate of satisfactory completion, payment certificate, or other verifiable documentation from the client confirms that the required quality standards have been achieved Reference: 37.4
• Registration in the government electronics system(e-GP Having been registered in the government electronics system (e-GP) in accordance with ITB Clause 4.6(a) Reference: 4.6(a)
• personnel for the key positions Bidder has to demonstrate in its Technical Proposal that it will have the personnel for the key positions that meet requirements Among the staff mentioned in Sub-Clause 2.1 Bidder must demonstrate that it will havethe personnel for the key positions that meet the following requirements; Reference: ITB 37.3 (c)
• General experience Two (2) years firm experience under construction contracts in the role of Contractor, Joint Venture partner or sub-contractor. Reference: 37.4

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

Source of Fund

• Treasury

Governing Rule

The Federal Republic of Ethiopia

Terms and Conditions

The Public Body reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid Proposal, and to annul the bidding process and reject all Bid Proposals at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to Consultants.

Bidding Logistics

Site Visit: Allowed

Tender details

• Deadline: 2026-07-08
• Bid closing time: 14:00
• Bid opening: 2026-07-08 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 09, 2026
• Posted at: 2026-06-09T06:20:20.000Z