The Dire Dawa Administration Road Authority invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified contractors (GC/RC Grade 4 and below) for the construction of a 17.4 KM rural gravel road connecting Ganda Gabare, Backehalo, and Bishan Baih.

Invitation to Bid

To: ALL CONTRACTORS OF GC/RC GRADE 4 AND BELOW

Procurement Reference Number: RCFSP/DDARA/RC/01/26/27

1. The Dire Dawa Administration Road Authority having legal address at

2. The Dire Dawa Administration Road Authority now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for NEWRURAL GRAVEL ROAD CONSTRUCTION(GANDA GABARE -BACKEHALO-BISHAN BAIH RURAL GRAVEL ROAD CONSTRUCTION TOTAL LENGTH =17.4 KM)

3. The project completion period is 6 months.

4. Bidding will be conducted through the Open National Competitive Bidding. And is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the mines fail silqque Dar Bidding Documents.

5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Dire Dawa Administration Road Authority; and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below morning from 07:30am - 12:00pm (from Monday to Thursday) and 07:30am - 11:00pm (on Friday) and every afternoon on working days from 02:00pm - 05:30pm.

6. Qualifications requirements include: four professional staff currently working for the Bidder, two and one general and specific experience respectively, relevant and valid trade and professional practice certificates from mandated body, TIN & VAT registration certificate issued by the tax authority.

7. A complete set of bidding Document in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee 3000 ETB. The method of payment will be cash. The Bidding Document will be immediately handed to buyer.

8. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 10:00am (morning) on 24th of September, 2026 G.C. Late bids will be rejected.

9. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend in person at the address below at 10:30 am (morning) on 24th of September, 2026 G.C.

10.All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of 500,000.00 ETB (five hundred thousand birr only ) or an equivalent amount separated for each lots in a freely convertible currency, in the form of CPO or Unconditional Bank Guarantee.

11. The Dire Dawa Administration Road Authority office reserves the right to reject any bid and to annul the bidding process and reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to Bidders.

12.The address referred to above is:

Dire Dawa Administration Road Authority

Tender details

• Deadline: 2026-09-24
• Bid closing time: 10:00
• Bid opening: 2026-09-24 10:30
• Region: Dire Dawa
• Publishing entity: Dire Dawa Administration Road Authority
• Bid bond: 500,000.00 ETB (five hundred thousand birr only) or an equivalent amount separated for each lots in a freely convertible currency
• Bid document price: 3,000.00 Birr
• Published on: Ethiopian Herald (Sep 04, 2026)
• Posted at: 2026-09-04T07:36:19.000Z