Tender Notice for Rehabilitation of the Hafir dam in Beer village Buroa District Togdheer Region

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (ADO)          

Date: 07th December 2023

About ADO

The Agricultural Development Organization - ADO - was established in 1993 and had worked throughout the Somaliland regions, implementing emergency, recovery, and long-term rural development projects, including agriculture, environment, and climate change adaptation, resilient livelihood building for the poor agro-pastoralists, watershed, and irrigation management, nutrition, community innovations, and entrepreneurship support. Besides, the ADO had empowered rural women through the needs-based small business projects and Self-Help-Group initiatives. Working directly with community associations, the ADO had supported more than 776,000 households, including IDPs, returnees, farmers, and women living throughout the Somaliland regions. 

The ADO has its Head Office in Hargeisa with the regional branch offices in Burao, Borama, and Erigavo of Togdheer, Awdal, and Sanaag regions. Besides, the ADO is currently expanding its programs and presence in the Somali Ethiopia Region, South-central, and Southern Somalia. ADO is an active member of the main local umbrella groups, namely, NAGAAD, SOLPAF, and SONSEF. As well as the ADO has strong networks with academic institutions in Europe and Africa and collaborates with diverse institutions in the development and agriculture research sectors. The partners of the ADO include but are not limited to the European Union, UNHCR, UNDP, WFP, UNEP, Oxfam, Care International, ISF Finland, NDF Norway, NORAD, UK AID, WHH Germany, Somaliland Development Fund (SDF), KNH Germany, and LUKE of Natural Resource Institute of Finland. 

However, in partnership with the Development Fund of Norway (DF),However, the ADO will implement the Darwin Initiative project, which is a long-term project (2022_2027) funded by the Darwin Initiative Institute through the Development Fund of Norway (DF), where the Agricultural Development Organization (ADO) has the ground implementation. The main goal is to improve seed, food and livelihood security of Agri-pastoralist households in Somaliland. The Project will build resilience in three communities through improved access to quality seeds, improved soil and water management, increased awareness of farmers' rights, and increased capacity for the sustainable use and management of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture among community members and government officials/institutions, and promotion of policies.

ADO will rehabilitate Hafir dam in Beer village Burcoa District Togdheer Region that improve water availability and accessibility through better irrigation infrastructure, help farmers adapt to climate change's negative effects, and mitigate climate change effects that result in water shortages. Furthermore, the main objectives for improved water are to make it easily affordable, accessible, and equitable for the community seed bank of Beer and other communities that live in the surrounding areas, both for irrigation and human consumption. 

Fallowing specific objectives are below: -

• Supporting them through the introduction of innovative technology and approaches that focus on the development and rehabilitation of Hafir Dam for agriculture production, human consumption, and livestock drinking.

• Promote a better irrigation farm demonstration farm in the Beer community seed bank in order to produce a better yield.

• Improved water accessibility in the Beer community will save their lives and mitigate the negative impacts of droughts and shortages of water.

Therefore, ADO is inviting Somaliland registered contractors to participate in these flowing Construction

Ensure the following documents are included in your bid:

A).Company Certificate of Registration from the Ministry of public works

b) Company profile with technical CV

c) Previous construction experience, Provide past signed and stamped contracts as evidence.

d) Financial capacity:  Provide an updated bank statement for last six months

 e) Work-plan.

 Interested companies are advised to collect a complete set of bid documents and instructions from ADO’s HQ Office a Near young Muslim Academy or Sha’ab court area, Hargeisa Office between 8:00am to 3:00pm (Sunday to Thursday).

Tender closing date is December 20th, 2023 at 1:30pm East Africa Time. All completed tender should be summited in sealed envelope to be bring Hargeisa office, the envelope should indicate the tittle of tender notice, but have no other details related to the bid.

For further clarification and Queries should be directed to   [email protected] and incase of further office direction during tender documents’ submission,

Late bids should be rejected and no liability will be accepted for loss, late delivery or non-delivery.

Agricultural Development Organization (ADO)

Hargeisa office, Somaliland

Near young Muslim Academy or Sha’ab court area