INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION SUPPLIERS (SIFP) FOR 2025

Organization for Welfare and Development in Action (OWDA) is a national non-governmental humanitarian organization established in 1999 in jigjiga Ethiopia, serving pastorals and agro-pastoral communities in the Ethiopian Somali Regional State. OWDA has receives funds from different Donors.

1. The organization for welfare and Development in action invites qualified and potential companies to submit their application expressing interest and providing documentation to be prequalified (Shortlisted) to participate in the upcoming tender/ invitation to bid (ITB) aimed for the award of contract for 2025 Construction Activities.

2. The project will include the following components [General construction (Rehabilitation and new construction works of Irrigation, Ponds, river water intake, Birkad, Health center and Health post, Dams Boreholes, Shallow well, Hand dug well to be procured under NCB procedures].

3. In the upcoming ITB process only prequalified companies from this prequalification (PQ) process will be evaluated accordingly.

4. Specific procurement notices for contracts to be bid under the National competitive bidding (NCB) procedures and for contracts for procurement of Works will be announced, as they become available, in Capital news In Brief.

5. If you are interested in submitting an application in response to this PQ, please prepare your submission in accordance with the requirements and procedures as set out in this PQ document and submit it through the address below.

6. Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information from and inspect the prequalification document at the Organization for Welfare and Development in Action (address below) from Monday to Friday 08:00 Am up to 5:00 Pm A complete set of the prequalification document in English and is free to collect by interested Applicants

(a) on the submission of a written application to the address below and the collection of the document is free.

7. Applications for prequalification should be submitted in sealed envelopes, delivered to the address below by not later than 15 days from, October 10^th up to 25^th 2024, and be clearly marked “Application to Prequalification’’

The Pre-qualification procedure shall be conducted based on the fulfilment of the prospective contractors responding to the following basic criteria set by the employer.

• The prospective contractors should have an experience working in projects located in arid areas of Ethiopia. Working in Arid areas of the Somali Regional state could be an advantage.
• The prospective contractors should have an adequate experience and testimonial for good performance in their past experience (at least for the last ten years) for executing infrastructure projects like irrigation projects, construction of ponds, dams, road works, etc.
• The prospective contractors should display that they have the capacity to own or lease the necessary earth moving equipment to perform irrigation works, water capturing structures and infrastructures. The evidence to avail the necessary equipment should be provided.
• The prospective contractors should display their personnel capabilities (list of Electro-mechanical engineer, water resource engineers, irrigation engineers, Hydraulic engineer, topographic surveyors, quantity surveyors, Professional Forman etc) that can manage and execute the works and ascertain their availability on the prospective projects.
• The prospective contractors should display that they have the financial capabilities and or the evidence to show that they secure line of credit to carry out the construction operations that are required to mobilize and perform certain activities at the commencement of the works.
•  The prospective contractors should display that they have established managerial and financial capabilities for the last five years that show good experience to perform contracts. Evidence of audited financial statements and the capacity to handle operational and logistics management should be presented.
• Make  sure all your proposal is fact since there may be due diligence check

NB: Both the receiving of the document and the submission can be obtained from Jigjiga office. Further instructions are contained in the tender document/ IFP Organization for Welfare and Development in Action Procurement & Logistic Office, Room No: 3

P.O.Box:……………………………… 1502/171

Address:……………………………. Jig-jiga/ 04 Kabelle

Tel:……………………………………. +251915089667

Email:………………………………… abdiwalim@owdaeth.org

City:…………………………………… Jig-jiga, Ethiopia