Specific Procurement Notice

Invitation for Bids [IFB]
Small Works

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

IFB Number: BREFONS/SOM/OCBN/W12
Project: Build Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security (BREFONS)
Contract title: Construction of new Abbattoir in Gebiley & Rehabilitation of existing Abbattoir in Borama
Grant No..: ADF-2100155041171
Procurement Method: Open Competitive Bidding (national) (OCBN)
OCBN No: BREFONS/SOM/OCBN/W12
Issued on: 25th December 2025

1. The Country has received financing from the African Development Fund toward the cost
   of the Build Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security (BREFONS) project and intends
   to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Construction of
   new Abbattoir in Gebiley & Rehabilitation of existing Abbattoir in Borama. Save the
   Children International fulfils the role of the project’s Implementing Agency. For this
   contract, the payments will be processed using the Direct Payment disbursement
   method, as defined in the Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines and procedures for
   Investment Project Financing.
2. The Save the Children International as the Implementing Agency for the project now
   invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Construction of new Abbattoir in Gebiley
   & Rehabilitation of existing Abbattoir in Borama as detailed below:

Bids are invited, and Bidders shall bid for ‘Works’. A single contract will be awarded to the successful Bidder.

1. Bidding will be conducted through the Open Competitive Bidding (national), OCBN procedures as specified in the Bank’s Procurement Framework dated October 2015 and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Framework.

1. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Save the Children
   International Somalia Country Office via email address
   [email protected] and inspect the bidding document during office
   hours 08:00 to 16:00 hours from Saturday to Thursday at the address given below.
2. The bidding document in English may be obtained by interested eligible Bidders upon
   the submission of a written application quoting BREFONS/SOM/OCBN/W12 in the
   subject line to the email address [email protected] free of charge. The
   document will be sent by via autoreply containing a downloadable link.
3. Prebid meeting: Pre-bid meeting will be held on Microsoft Teams application at the
   following date and time: 08th

January 2026 at 09:30 hrs. local time through the following

link: [https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZDc2Nzg5ODUtZTU0Mi00MDdmLWJjMDItYTgwNzhhNTMwZjI3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2237ef3d19-1651-4452-b761-dc2414bf0416%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22e2de4f8c-d3b0-4fe4-a117-9fd076f05efa%22%7d .](https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZDc2Nzg5ODUtZTU0Mi00MDdmLWJjMDItYTgwNzhhNTMwZjI3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2237ef3d19-1651-4452-b761-dc2414bf0416%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22e2de4f8c-d3b0-4fe4-a117-9fd076f05efa%22%7d .) 

Pre-bid meeting minutes will be uploaded to the Google Drive links in the Bidding Document containing the BoQs and Drawings.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 25th January 2026 at 10:00hrs. local 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 25th January 2026 at 10:00 hrs. local time.
8. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Securing Declaration.
9. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Framework 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(es) referred to above is (are):
Save the Children International
Procurement Specialist - BREFONS Project, Somalia
East of Osob mall, Maansoor hotel area, Jig-jiga yar, Hargeisa
Toll-Free number for local incoming calls: 3061
Email: [email protected] ;
Website: www.somalijobs.com