INVITATION FOR REHABILITATION AND/ CONSTRUCTION OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND CONSTRUCTION OF CHILD-FRIENDLY SPACE BID

Bid No.: PIE/TPA-10/2024

1 Plan International is a rights-based development and humanitarian organization working for better lives for all children. We are independent of government and have no political or religious affiliation. Our purpose is to strive for a just world that advances children's rights and equality for girls. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

2 Our global strategy has a specific focus on girls, as they are often the most marginalized and most often left behind. We have committed ourselves to the ambitious target of reaching 100 million girls over 5 years, to ensure they can learn, lead, decide, and thrive. This is our contribution to reaching the sustainable development goals and in particular the goals on gender equality.

3 Our organization is transforming itself to meet an enormous challenge everywhere we work. We need bold, forward-thinking, and innovative individuals to lead our country's operations, driving change and delivering results that will allow us to reach our target of 100 million girls.

3 Plan International's programs in Ethiopia focus on Child Protection, Education, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Food and Economic Security, Humanitarian Response, and Resilience Building that we implement in Tigray. Amhara, Oromia, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' (SNNP), Gambella, Afar and Benishangul-Gumuz Regional States and Addis Ababa City Administration. Common to these, issues of gender and disability are also integrated and mainstreamed in all programs.

4 Plan International Ethiopia, Tigray Program area (PIETigray-PA) wants to invite all interested and eligible contractors to participate in the following Rehabilitation and /or Construction of two partially damaged primary schools with the financial support of ECHO projects and the Construction of one Child-friendly space/ CFS block with the financial support of GFFO project in Tigray Regional State:

5 Rehabilitation/Construction of block with four classrooms in Samre Woreda, Finaruwa Primary School,

6 Rehabilitation/Construction of block with two classrooms in Hintalo Woreda, Waza Primary School

7 Construction of permanent Child-friendly space/CFS block with three rooms in Raya Chercher Woreda, Kebele Hadealga in Hadealga primary school as described in the below table.

Type of Construction Work Required	LOT	Location	Contractor group
Rehabilitation/Construction of block with four classrooms, two permanent Latrines, WASH facility, and MHM Room	LOT 1	Tigray Region, Samre Woreda, Finaruwa Primary School	For GC-6/BC-5 and above Contractors only
Rehabilitation/Construction of block with two classrooms, permanent Latrines, semi-permanent Latrine, WASH facility, and MHM Room	LOT 2	Tigray Region, Hintalo Woreda, Waza Primary School
Construction of permanent Child-friendly space/CFS block with three Rooms	LOT 3	Tigray Region, Raya Chercher Woreda, Kebele Hadealga in Hadealga primary school

Interested eligible contractors shall provide written contractor applications with original and neat copies of the following legal documents:

Mandatory Requirement

1. Copy of Renewed & Relevant business license for Fiscal Year 2015 E.C. or latest.

2. Copy of VAT Registration Certificate

3. Copy of TIN Certificate

4. GC-6/BC-5 and above Contractors only

6. Renewed registration certificate from Federal or Regional Urban Development and Construction Works Bureau for GC/ BC for 2015 E.C. or the latest

7. Evidence of settlement of recent tax, registration for VAT, and TIN certificate.

8. Bid Security Bond of 2% CPO or unconditional Bank Guarantee of the total cost before VAT

9. One bidder can participate only in one LOT

Tenders submitted after the deadline will be automatically rejected.

Plan International Ethiopia reserves the right to reject all or part of the bids.

Bid instruction documents can be obtained from Plan International Ethiopia, Tigray Program Area, Mekelle City, Supply Chain & Admin Unit Office in hardcopy form according to the details provided below:

Date for tender document collection from Tigray Program Area, Mekelle Office	From January 11, 2024 to January 24, 2024.
Time for collecting tender documents	8:30 A.M 5:00 PM from Monday to Friday
Tender submission deadline	January 25, 2024; 12:00 A.M.
Tender public opening at the below address, Mekelle City, Tigray Program Area office, Mekelle	January 25, 2024; 2:30 P.M. (Afternoon)

Address:  Plan International Ethiopia, Tigray Program Area-Mekelle Office

Supply Chain and Admin Unit  Tigray, Mekelle/ Hadnet Sub City Near to MUMS for MUMS Office

Tel: +2519 04 31 56 79