Request for Bids for Construction of the Civil Service Commission Headquarters in Jowhar, Hirshabelle state

Request for Bids
Small Works
(One-Envelope Bidding Process)
Country Federal Republic of Somalia
Name of Project Somali Enhancing Public Resource Management Project (SERP)
Contract Title Construction of the Civil Service Commission Headquarters in Jowhar,
Hirshabelle state
RFB Reference SO-MOF-544672-CW-RFB
Bid Closing Date 10th August, 2026

1. The Federal Government of Somalia has received financing from the World Bank toward the
   cost of the Somali Enhancing Public Resource Management Project (SERP), and intends to
   apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the construction of the Civil
   Service Commission Headquarter-Hirshabelle Jowhar.
2. Hirshabelle Civil Service Commission through the Project Implementation unit of Hirshabelle
   Ministry of Finance now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the construction of the
   Civil Service Commission Headquarter-Hirshabelle Jowhar.
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 November 2017, August 2018, November 2020 and September 2023
   (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all Bidders as defined in the Procurement
   Regulations.
   Qualification Requirement
   a) Bidder’s Financial Capability
   (i) Historical Financial Performance: Submission of audited balance sheets or other
   financial statements acceptable to the Purchaser, for the last two (2) years to
   demonstrate the current soundness of the Bidders’ financial position and its
   prospective long-term profitability.
   (ii) Average Annual Turnover: Minimum average annual turnover of USD 500,000
   within the last three (3) years.
   (iii) Financial Resources: The Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of,
   financial resources to meet the following cash-flow requirement: USD 200,000.
   b) Bidder’s Experience and Technical Capacity
   (i) The Bidder must have specific experience for the construction of similar
   buildings in Somalia.
   (ii) Participation as a prime contractor in at least 2 similar contracts in scope and
   magnitude within the last 5 years, each with a value of at least USD 400,000 that
   have been successfully or substantially completed.
   (iii) Available or access to list of construction equipment listed in the bidding
   document.
   (iv) In case of Joint Venture (JV), experience and technical capability of each JV
   member must by itself have completed at least 1 (one) successful contract during
   the past five (5) years involving the exercise of the skills for which it has been
   included in the Joint Venture, preferably similar experience in construction of a
   comparable scale.
   c) Bidder’s Legal Requirements
   The Bidder shall be legally registered in Somalia or East African region.

Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Hirshabelle Civil Service
Commission, and inspect the bidding document during office hours 09:00 to 16:00 Somalia
local time at the address given below.
5. A complete set of bidding documents in English language will be provided upon request. The
document including any subsequent amendment or addition will be sent to the bidder by e-mail.
Prior registration is required for submitting clarification questions on the bidding documents and
receiving automatic notice of answers and addenda to the bidding documents. The document can
also be accessed at the following link: https://hirshabellemof.so/documents/procurement
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10th August, 2026 at 10.00am
(Mogadishu, Somalia Local Time). Electronic procurement 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 10th August, 2026 at
10:30am (Mogadishu, Somalia Local Time).
7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration in the format prescribed in this
bidding document.
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(es) referred to above is (are):
Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Hirshabelle State
HQ Kalagooye Compus, Jowhar- Hirshabelle
E-mail: [email protected]
And copy [email protected]