Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD) wants to hire a qualified construction contractor to modify a public youth center so that it is safe, accessible, and welcoming for young people with disabilities.

Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD) Accessibility Modification Construction Works

Posted Date: 12 June 2026

Deadline: 19 June 2026

INVITATION TO BID

I. BACKGROUND

Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD) is an Ethiopian Development Organization established in 2005 and reregistered at the Agency for Civil Society Organizations as Ethiopian Development Civil Society Organization with Certificate No 0321 under the Proclamation No 1113/2019. ECDD is working with other organizations to promote and facilitate the inclusion of persons with disabilities and disability issues in mainstream service delivery and development programs envisioning an Inclusive Ethiopia where persons with disabilities exercise the same rights and have access to the same services and opportunities enjoyed by other citizens.

ECDD is currently implementing the AHEAD Project (Ahead for Accessible, Inclusive, Equitable, and Affordable SRH and Essential Healthcare Services for Adolescents and Youth with Disabilities), funded by UNFPA. The project aims to improve access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and essential healthcare services for adolescents and youth with disabilities in Addis Ababa. A key intervention is the accessibility audit and targeted modification of a public youth center, which will strengthen service delivery for adolescents and youth with disabilities (AYwDs) by enhancing integrated GBV, SRH, HIV, peacebuilding, and referral services. This will improve physical accessibility, inclusive communication, and overall service responsiveness, enabling young people with disabilities to independently access safe, quality, and integrated health and protection services within one inclusive space.

As part of the project, ECDD seeks to conduct accessibility modification construction work at Yeka Wereda 7 Youth Center. Thus, ECDD is looking for a qualified and interested bidder to provide accessibility modification construction works in the aforementioned public institution. The following are the requirements:

1. Contractors Licensed in GC/BC Grade 6 and above are eligible to participate in the BID. The License should be Valid for the Year 2018 Ethiopian Calendar. 3 years of proven experience in similar works (sanitary works, ramps, inclusive toilet and related construction...)

2. Bid documents, including the technical documents with all necessary information, must be completed and submitted in hardcopy to the ECDD Office in Addis Ababa by 19 June 2026

3. A Contractor who is undertaking a construction project for the Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD) with a performance/ progress of less than 80% is not eligible for this bid.

4. A contractor at an organizational or individual level with a history of child or adult abuse, gender-based violence, and other safeguarding- related issues is not eligible for this bid.

5. The bidder shall seal the original financial, the original technical, the copy of the financial, and the copy of the technical of the bid document in separate envelopes, duly marking the envelopes as "ORIGINAL FINANCIAL", ORIGINAL TECHNICAL COPY FINANCIAL" and "COPY TECHNICAL" as appropriate and also marking the project name, location, contractor's contact information on each sealed envelope. Then compile the four separately sealed documents in a single master envelope marking the project name, location, and contractor's contact information and forward it to ECDD.

6. The bidder shall present bank advice with a copy of renewed trade license, Tax Clearance Certificate, and VAT Registration Certificate.

7. The bid document can be accessed from the ethiojobs.net website, or ECDD Headquarter located in Addis Ababa City during office hours (Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM).

8. ECDD will open the BID in the presence of bidders. The bid opening date will be notified to all bidders via e-mail or phone call.

9. ECDD reserves the right to accept or reject any of the Bid and to reject all Bids at any time prior to the award of the contract.

10. Bidders may obtain further information from the Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD) website: https://ecdd-ethiopia.org/wp-content/uploads/Bid-Document-AHEAD-Addis-Ababa.pdf

Note:

1. Contractors with experience working in the target area and those based in Addis Ababa will be given a competitive advantage (preference or a higher chance of being selected compared to others).

2. Contractors who have employees' persons with disabilities are encouraged and will receive an additional 3% competition credit if they provide evidence that they have employees with disabilities.

11. All applicants can find the attached BOQs and Tender Document on the ECDD Website (www.ecdd-ethiopia.org) or https://ecdd-ethiopia.org/wp-content/uploads/Bid-Document-AHEAD-Addis-Ababa.pdf. To access the documents from the website, please follow this procedure: click on "Get involved," then click on "Tender" after opening the website.

ADDRESSES

1) ECDD Head Office:

Debre Zeit Road, Beklobet (around the former Global Hotel), in front of the Ethiopian Revenue Authority Addis Ababa Medium Tax Payers Office, in the building where Amhara Bank and CBE are located. ECDD's office is on the third floor of the same building. P.O. Box- 1530 Code 1250, Tel. +251-11-4168884; E-mail: info@ecdd-ethiopia.org,  Website: www.ecdd-ethiopia.org,   Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tender details

• Deadline: 2026-06-19
• Bid closing time: 17:00
• Bid opening: 2026-06-19 17:00
• Bid opening (note): No Specific Opening date and time
• Region: Addis Ababa
• Publishing entity: Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD)
• Published: Jun 14, 2026
• Posted at: 2026-06-15T12:50:42.000Z