Construction of 6 New Dams (Fiqi Aden, Karin Shabeel, Badenbed, Bali Hile, Yucub Yaboh, Ilcarmo) — Barwaaqo - Somalia Water for Rural Resilience Project

GOVERNMENT OF SOMALILAND Ministry of planning and national development Specific Procurement Notice Request for Bids Small Works (One-Envelope Bidding Process) Contract Title Construction of Hafir, Sand Dams and Shallow well in Il-carmo, Karin-Shabeel, Badenbad, Bali-hiile and Fiqi-Aden, Somaliland (5 LOTs) RFB No: SO-MOPND-SL-555042-CW-RFB Project Somali Water for Rural Resilience – Barwaaqo Project Project ID. P177627 Grant No. IDA-E1320 Employer Ministry of Planning and National Development, Government of Somaliland Country Somaliland Issued on: 15th September, 2026 1. The Government of Somaliland (GSL) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of implementing the “Somali Water for Rural Resilience Project (Barwaaqo)” and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the “ Construction of Hafir, Sand Dams and Shallow Well in Il-carmo, Karin-Shabeel, Badenbad, Bali-hiile and Fiqi-Aden, Somaliland (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. 2. The Ministry of Planning and National Development of Somaliland now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the “ Construction of Hafir , Sand Dams and Shalow Well in Il-carmo, Karin Shabeel, Badenbad, Bali-hiile and Fiqi-Aden, Somaliland (5 LOTs) ” As below: LOTS DESCRIPTION OF WORK PROVINCE STATE INTENDED CONTRACT COMPLETION PERIOD LOT 1 Construction of Hafir Dam in Il-Carmo Togdheer Somaliland 12 Months LOT 2 Construction of Hafir Dam in Karin-Shabeel Maroodi-jeeh Somaliland 12 Months LOT 3 Construction of shallow well and associated civil works infrastructure in Badanbad Awdal Somaliland 12 Months LOT 4 Construction of Hafir Dam in Bali-Hiile Togdheer Somaliland 12 Months LOT 5 Construction of Sand Dam in Fiqi-Aden Awdal Somaliland 12 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 Planning and National Development, Hargeisa, Somaliland through email: procurement@slbarwaaqo.org and copy to: projectcoordinator@slbarwaaqo.org , Somaliland, and inspect the bidding documents during office hours 09:00 to 16:00 hours, Hargeisa , Somaliland local time, from Saturday to Thursday, exclusive of public holidays, at the address given below. The bidding documents in English may be obtained by interested eligible bidders free of cost upon submitting a written application to the address below. The Bidding document consists of: Request for Bid (RFB) including the following Annexes (which are attached separately with the RFB document for each of the lots): Annex A: Bill of Quantities (BOQs) Annex B: Scope of Work and Technical Specifications Annex C: Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) Annex D: Drawings/ Designs 6 . Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 11:30 A.M . Hargeisa, Somaliland , Somaliland time on 17th October, 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 . Hargeisa, Somaliland , time on 17th October, 2026 7 . All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration in the format included in Section IV, Bidding Forms. 8 . All Bids must be accompanied by a Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and/or Sexual Harassment (SH) Declaration. 9. 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. 10. The address referred to above is: Hargeisa, Somaliland PIU Office 3rd Floor, MoPND Office Hargeisa Main Street, Hargeisa, Somaliland Email: procurement@slbarwaaqo.org Copy: projectcoordinator@slbarwaaqo.org City: Hargeisa, Somaliland Country: Somaliland