This Expressions of interests (EOI) seeks to invite registered competent Grade-1 construction companies based in Ethiopia with proven capacity to undertake the construction of high value office facility with diverse components over a plot area of 10,000 s
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Expression of Interest (EOI)
Construction of Office Premise in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ΕΟΙ-001/2026
BACKGROUND
This Expressions of interests (EOI) seeks to invite registered competent Grade-1 construction companies based in Ethiopia with proven capacity to undertake the construction of high value office facility with diverse components over a plot area of 10,000 square meter with a gross lettable area of 7,000 square meters. The facilities include main office building, external build-up facilities, concrete fenced boundary wall, under & overground parking lots, security reception, guard posts, warehouse and other functional facilities. The contractor must have a track record of construction of modern office building, should have both financial and technical capacity for undertaking projects of such magnitude.
The estimated duration of the construction will be 22-24 months.
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR PRE QUALIFICATION
1. Evidence of valid GC1/BC1 Business registration and license to operate in Ethiopia
2. Demonstrate financial stability and available credit line of up to 6.5 million USD or ETB Equivalent
SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
To be considered as a potential bidder, interested contractors should submit their Expression of Interest including the following information. Additional verification of any information submitted may be requested. Physical due diligence will be conducted as a part of the EOI evaluation
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Company registration: |
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Litigation: Information regarding any litigation, current or during the last five years, in which the Bidder was/is involved, the parties concerned, and the disputed amounts and awards |
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Financial Capacity and Bank reference: 15 pts 3.1 Demonstrate financial stability and available credit line of up to 6.5 million USD or ETB Equivalent. Provide a letter of authorization for UNICEF to request financial confirmation from bidder's bank. |
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Company Profile: 10 pts Construction and completion of a facility in Addis Ababa that have received Leed or Edge |
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Key personnel: 20pts Submit CVs of company employed Key Personnel and short-term specialized key personnel. CVs should show the qualification, competence and experience of the key personnel who will possibly be assigned to the project. Company employed key personnel must have had a minimum or 2 years' employment with the company, and short-term specialized key personnel must be specified.
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Reference list and value of project implemented in last five years: 15 pts Include list of five (5) relevant projects of similar scope, Nature, complexity and completion period with values ranging between 15 to 25 million USD, that you have initiated and completed within the last five years. Specific considerations will be given to high-rise luxury commercial or office buildings initiated and completed by or before
Include names of project, kind of executed works, location of works, name, telephone number and email of client, value of executed work (use USD or local currency) and duration of executing work (from, month/year - to, month/year), indicated the project status (Completed/ongoing), role of the (Prime/sub-contractor)
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Reference list and value of ongoing projects contracted by bidder: 15pts |
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A detailed list of equipment. The Bidder should provide proper, legible, and acceptable evidence for ownership of equipment. Ownership certificates/receipts/etc. should be attached. In case the contractor is leasing any equipment, the lease agreement must be submitted as well. 15pts |
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Physical Due Diligence:10pts |
SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Interested companies are encouraged to visit our website link https://web.inform.unicef.org/x/MMaasncq to view this advert and download/print the Supplier Profile Form.
The Expression of Interest and accompanying documents must be received by UNICEF not later than 0800hrs on 22 June 2026. Suppliers are required to submit the EOI by email to
ETH-Tenderconstruction@unicef.org.
Large email files should be split into multiple emails, with each attachment not exceeding 5 MB When submitting the EOI, please quote the EOI reference number EOI-001/2026
Any queries about this EOI should be submitted to e-mail: eth-supplyQAconstruction@unicef.org
SPECIAL NOTES
1. The EOI does not constitute a solicitation. A bid or proposal is not required at this stage; we only seek your expression of interest to participate in a potential future tender.
2. A response to this request for Expression of Interest does not automatically ensure that you will be selected to participate in the tender.
3. UNICEF reserves the rights to change or cancel the requirement at any time during the EOI or tender process. UNICEF also reserves the rights to require compliance with additional conditions as and when issuing the final tender document.
4. UNICEF reserves the rights to reject any/all EOl's without assigning any reasons whatsoever.
