Pharo Foundation is inviting bids from eligible aluminum/metals producing workshop firms and contractors (license GC/BC 5 and above) for the supply and installation/construction of steel structure shades at a school compound in Assosa, BGRS.

INVITATION FOR TENDER

Construction of steel structure Shades at the school compound, ASSOSA

Bid Reference No: PF/ITB/006/2026
Date of Issue: July 07, 2026

Pharo Foundation is a private foundation based in the United Kingdom and established in 2011. Committed to the development of Africa, the Foundation has been supporting projects in the Horn of Africa since its establishment. Our projects contribute towards increasing access to education, health, and water, and help improve people’s livelihoods. In Ethiopia, BGRS Program Pharo Foundation is undergoing developmental works in education, health and water projects. Under its Education program, The Foundation has planned to outsource Supply and Installation/construction of steel structure Shades at the school compound, as it has an approved budget for these tasks. The Foundation floats this bid by inviting eligible Aluminum/metals producing workshop
firms and contractors with license GC/BC 5 and above for the work listed and summarized below:

The bidder must contain legal trade license, registration, and professional competencies certificates renewed for 2018 EC to take part in the bid & provide information on:

a) the range of similar construction services offered; b) qualifications and experience of relevant professionals and technical personnel currently maintained c) track record and experience of the firm in similar assignment including list of major clients served and d) other relevant information.

Interested & competent firms can access and purchase tender documents from https://www.2merkato.com/  with 500 ETB (Five Hundred Birr). Further information can obtain from Pharo Foundation Country Office near Bole Flamingo, Minaye Office Park 12th Floor or BGRS Program Office, Assosa town near Boro Shinasha Development Association Office from 07/07/2026 to 17/07/2026, on working days from 09:00AM-5:00PM.

A pre-bidding meeting, if necessary, will be arrange and communicated to all bidders who bought the bidder before the bid closing date.

Bidders are instructed to submit “One Original” and “one copy” of Technical and Financial. Each document in different folders separately, Duly Labeled as ORIGINAL AND COPY FOR BOTH PROPOSALS PROPERLY and shall be wax sealed in large outer mother envelope and should be received by hand at Pharo Foundation Country office, or BGRS, Assosa program office not later than 2:00 PM on Friday 17th of July, 2026. Late bids shall be reject. Bids will be open at Pharo Foundation offices on Friday 17th of July 2026.

Bids shall be valid for a period of 90 calendar days after submission of Bids and must be accompanied by Bid Security in the amount of 200,000 ETB (Two Hundred Thousand Birr) in the form of CPO or unconditional bank guarantee.

Evaluation to be carrying out in two stages, Technical Qualification first and financial document of qualified bidders next.

Pharo Foundation reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, and to annul the selection process and reject all tenders at any time, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected companies.

Pharo Foundation,
Ethiopia

Tender details

• Deadline: 2026-07-17
• Bid closing time: 14:00
• Bid opening: 2026-07-17 14:30
• Region: Addis Ababa
• Publishing entity: Pharo Foundation
• Buyer TIN: 0051212235
• Buyer address: Bole Flamingo, Minaye Office Park, 12th floor
• Bid bond: 200,000.00 Birr
• Bid document price: 500.00 Birr
• Published: Jul 07, 2026
• Posted at: 2026-07-07T12:47:46.000Z
• Buyer website: https://www.pharofoundation.org/