Request for Bids for Construction of New Schools in Hudur and Wanlaweyn - Southwest (5 lots)

SOUTHWEST STATE OF SOMALIA

Ministry of Education Culture & Higher Education

Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Federal Republic of Somalia

Name of Project: Somalia Education for Human Capital Development Project   

Contract Title: Construction of New Schools in Hudur and Wanlaweyn -Southwest (5 lots)

Grant No: P172434

RFB Reference No: SO-MOECHE-SW-482225-CW-RFB

Issued Date: 13-May-2025

1. The Federal Government of Somalia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Somalia Education for Human Capital Development Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the Construction of  New Schools in Hudur and Wanlaweyn  - Southwest (5 lots) “For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing.”

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1. The Ministry of Education Culture and Higher Education of, Southwest, State of Somalia now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Construction of New Schools in Hudur and Wanlaweyn – Southwest (5 lots).

1. Bids will be evaluated Lot wise. The contract(s) will be awarded to the Bidder offering the lowest evaluated cost to the Employer for the respective Lot, subject to the selected Bidder meeting the required qualification criteria as the case may be. Bidders can apply for one or more Lots.

2. Bidding will be conducted through National  Competitive Procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers- Procurement in Investment Projects Financing” dated July 1st, 2016 revised November 2017 August 2018, November 2020, and September 2023  (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

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1. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from

   SEHCD Project Coordinator - Southwest

   Project Implementation Unit of the Southwest, State Ministry of Education Culture & Higher Education

   Email address: muhamedmohdi@gmail.com Copy: cadde520@gmail.com and tenders.sehcd@moe.gov.so

2. The bidding document in English may be obtained free of charge by the interested eligible bidder on the Somali Jobs website. The Bidding document consists of:

   Job postings

• Volume I: The Request for Bid (RFB)

• Volume II: The Bill of Quantity attached

• Volume III: Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP)

• Volume IV: Drawings/ Design

1. Bids shall be submitted manually in a sealed envelope to the address below on or before 10th May 2025 at 10:00 AM. Electronic submission of bids is not permitted. Bidders are required to submit one original hard copy along with a soft copy on a flash drive. Late submissions will be rejected.

2. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of bidders' designated representatives and any interested parties who choose to attend at the address below on or before 10th May 2025 at 11:00 AM

3. All Bids must be accompanied by a BID-SECURING DECLARATION using the form included in Section IV, Bidding Forms.

4. All Bids must be accompanied by a Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and/or Sexual Harassment (SH) Declaration.

5. The address (es) referred to above is (are):

The Ministry of Education, Culture & Higher Education, Southwest State of Somalia

Project Coordinator, 

Somalia Education for Human Capital Development Project 

SEHCD PIU Office at 

Ministry of Education at Howlwadag - Baidoa District.

Email:muhamedmohdi@gmail.com Copy: cadde520@gmail.com and tenders.sehcd@moe.gov.so