FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF SOMALIA

Ministry of AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION

Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids

Small Works

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Issued on:           

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   “Construction of Bonkay Agricultural Research Station (BARS) for the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MoAI),Baidoa Town, Baidoa District, 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 of the Federal Government of Somalia now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the “Construction of Bonkay Agricultural Research Station (BARS) for the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation(MoAI), Baidoa Town, Baidoa District, Somalia.”  The duration for the completion of the contract is 18 (eighteen) Months.
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, August 2018, November 2020, and 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, FGS, Mogadishu, Somalia through email: procurement@fsrp.gov.so  and copy to: mubashir.fsrpsom@gmail.com, Somalia, and inspect the bidding documents during office hours 09:00 to 16:00 hours, Mogadishu, Somalia local time, from Saturday to Thursday, exclusive of public holidays, at the address given below. 
5. The bidding documents 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 16th May 2026 at 11:30am Mogadishu, Somalia time, 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 on 16th May 2026 at 11:30am Mogadishu, Somalia time 
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:

       FSRP Project Office

        Procurement Department

        Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation

        Wabari district, Jayga Street,

        Near to Ali-Jimale Mosques, Building 46

        Floor/ Room number: S-FSRP/NPCU Office on 1st Floor

        Email: fsrpprocurement@moa.gov.so.  

        Copy mubashir.fsrpsom@gmail.com 

        City: Mogadishu Somalia

        Country: Somalia