Excavation and Rehabilitation of Three Irrigation Canals in Jowhar, Hirshabelle State of Somalia

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF SOMALIA

Ministry of AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION

Specific Procurement Notice Request for Bids Small Works (One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Contract Title Rehabilitation of Three Irrigation Primary Canals and Related Auxiliary Structures, Jowhar district, Hirshabelle State of Somalia (3 Lots)

RFB No:

SO-MOAI-HSS -557461-CW-RFB

Project Somalia Food Project (S-FSRP)

Project ID. P177816

Grant No. IDA-E1850

Employer Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Hirshabelle State, Federal Republic of Somalia

Country Somalia

Issued on: 28th October 2026

1. The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of implementing the “Somalia Food Systems Resilience Project (FSRP)” and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the “ Rehabilitation of Three Irrigation Primary Canals and Related Auxiliary Structures, Jowhar district, Hirshabelle State of Somalia (3 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.

2. The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation of the Hirshabelle State, Federal Government of Somalia now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the “ Rehabilitation of Three Irrigation Primary Canals and Related Auxiliary Structures, Jowhar district, Hirshabelle State-Somalia (3 Lots) ” as below:

LOTS DESCRIPTION OF WORK DISTRICT PROVINCE/ STATE INTENDED CONTRACT COMPLETION PERIOD

LOT 1 Rehabilitation of Kelli Dheere Irrigation Canal and related Auxiliary Structures Jowhar, Somalia

Middle Shabelle, Hirshabelle State

8 Months

LOT 2 Rehabilitation of Shantaay Irrigation Canal and related Auxiliary Structures Jowhar Somalia

Middle Shabelle, Hirshabelle State

8 Months

LOT 3 Rehabilitation of Shiinaha Irrigation Canal, and related Auxiliary Structures Jowhar, Somalia

Middle Shabelle, Hirshabelle State

8 Months

3. 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. However, the lowest evaluated responsive bidder may be awarded a maximum of two lots. The Employer reserves the right to determine which lots will be awarded, considering the geographic proximity of the sites.

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

5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Hirshabelle, Jowhar, Somalia through email: procurement.fsrp@moa.hs.so and copy to: abdulahisom@gmail.com, Somalia, and inspect the bidding documents during office hours 09:00 to 16:00 hours, Jowhar, Somalia local time, from Saturday to Thursday, exclusive of public holidays, at the address given below.

6. The bidding documents in English may be obtained by interested eligible bidders free of cost upon submitting a written application to the address below.

7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 11:30 A.M . Jowhar , Somalia time on 28th November 2026. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted . Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below at 11:30 A.M . Jowhar , Somalia time on 28th November 2026. 8. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration in the format included in Section IV, Bidding Forms.

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

10. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.

11. The address referred to above is

Hirshabelle State of Somalia; Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation State Project Coordination Unit Office (SPCU); Presidential road, Regional Administrative Building, Ground floor, room No. 4. Jowhar, Somalia

E-mail: procurement.fsrp@moa.hs.so & copy to: abdulahisom@gmail.com