New Construction of the Puntland Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MoAI) Headquarters Office in Garowe, Puntland State of Somalia

PUNTLAND STATE OF SOMALIA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION (MoAI)

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

1. The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of implementing the “Somalia Food Systems Resilience Project (S-FSRP)” and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for “New Construction of the Puntland Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MoAI) Headquarters Office in Garowe, Puntland State of Somalia.” 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, Puntland State now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the “New Construction of the Puntland Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MoAI) Headquarters Office in Garowe, Puntland State of Somalia.” The construction period is 12 months from the date of contract signature.

3. 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, and August 2018, November 2020, September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Puntland State, Somalia through email: procurement.fsrp@moai.pl.so and copy to: shire.fsrp@moai.pl.so and inspect the bidding documents during office hours 09:00 to 16:00 hours Somalia local time from Saturday to Thursday, exclusive of public holidays, at the address given below.

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

6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 11:30 A.M. Somalia time on 31^st May 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. Garowe, Somalia time on 31^st May 2026.

7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration using the form included in Section IV – Bidding Forms.

8. 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.

9. The address referred to above is:

Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Puntland State

Puntland – FSRP Project Coordination Office

City: Garowe, Puntland State

Country: Somalia

Email: procurement.fsrp@moai.pl.so

Copy: shire.fsrp@moai.pl.so