The Ethiopian Red Cross Society invites eligible Electromechanical, Water Works, or General Contractors (Category 5 and above) for the supply and installation of electro-mechanical works and the replacement of hand pumps with solar systems.

INVITATION TO BID

Bid Reference No: - ERCS/WRKS/0043/26

The Ethiopian Red Cross Society Head Quarter Office invites eligible and qualified contractors of category of Electromechanical Contractors, water works contractors, or general contractors of category 5 and above with valid trade license, registration certificate, and eligible for the work. Major parts of the work are supply and installation of the necessary labor, materials and equipment for supply and installation of electro-mechanical work, and replacement of hand pumps by solar system in Oromia, Amhara, Tigray, and Benishangul Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, and Afar Regions. The total number of sites are 46, and allocated into six bids and 14 lots. The bidder may submit a Bid for all 14 lots, several lots, or one lot only.

Table 1, type of work and its Location for each lot

1.  Interested eligible bidders can purchase a complete set of bidding document paying a non-refundable ETB 500 (five Hundred Birr) from ERCS Head Quarter procurement office.
2. All tenders must be submitted to Ethiopian Red Cross Society Head Quarter along with a BID SECURITY (BID BOND) in acceptable Forms (CPO ONLY) SPECIFIED IN THE BIDDING DATA SHEET amounting to 2% of the bid offer, on separate envelope. The CPO should be valid for 28 days after bid validity.
3. Financial offer shall be produced in separate envelopes labelled as ORIGINAL and COPY. TECHNICAL OFFER shall be made in a separate third wax sealed envelope clearly labelled as TECHNICAL OFFER. The three envelopes shall then be sealed, signed and stamped inside a sealed, signed and stamped outer envelope, addressed to Ethiopian Red Cross Society whose address is mentioned below.
4. Bid will be closed on July 29, 2026, at 2:00 PM, and technical document will be opened on the same day at 2:30 pm in the presence of those bidders or their authorized representatives who are willing to attend the event at ERCS Head Quarter Office cafeteria.
5. If the July 29, 2026 calendar day is a holiday, closing and opening will be the next working day.
6. Bidders are advised to read the bidding document thoroughly in order to fill all the necessary details requested in the bid document.
7. Bidders are required to fill all the necessary details requested in the bid document.
8. Failure to comply with the conditions from no.2 to 7 above shall result in an automatic rejection.
9. Ethiopian Red Cross Society Head Quarter office reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids without fixing any reason thereof.

Address:

Ethiopian Red Cross Society Head Quarter Tel.0115180175

P.O.BOX:195

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tender details

• Deadline: 2026-07-29
• Bid closing time: 14:00
• Bid opening: 2026-07-29 14:30
• Region: Addis Ababa
• Publishing entity: Ethiopian Red Cross Society
• Buyer address: ሀዋሳ ከተማ አስተዳደር ሀይቅ ዳር ክ/ከተማ ጉዱ ማይሌ ቀበሌ ከዋና ማ/ቤት ጀርባ በኩል ነው።
• Bid bond: 2%
• Bid document price: 500.00 Birr
• Published: Jul 19, 2026
• Posted at: 2026-07-20T13:43:32.000Z