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Our mission: to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.

Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids

Non-Consulting Services

Employer: Mercy Corps

Project: Enhancing Community Resilience Project (THABAT) – AF1

Contract title: Construction of 16 Women and Girls Centers (WGCs) (5 Lots)

Country: Sudan

Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.:TF-C7102         

RFB No: SD-MC-542752-CW-RFB

Issued on: May 6^th, 2026

The Mercy Corps has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Enhancing Community Resilience Project (THABAT) – AF1 (TF-C7102) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for Construction of 16 Women and Girls Centers (WGCs).

1. The Mercy Corps now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Construction of 16 Women and Girls Centers (WGCs) For these contracts, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing.
2. The overall program is divided into five (5) separate contracts (Lots), as shown below:

Bidders may submit Bids for one or more Lots, as specified in the Bidding Document.

The construction of 16 Women and Girls Centers in Gedaref involves building activity rooms and office blocks equipped with electrical systems and finishing. The works include installing sanitation facilities, perimeter fencing with gates, and landscaping with shade trees. All activities must adhere to environmental safeguards and be completed within a three-month period.

Bidders are required to meet the following minimum criteria for a single Lot/Contract:

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” September 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Mercy Corps Sudan office, James Wandera- jwandera@mercycorps.org or Dawit Abafita- dabafita@mercycorps.org during office hours 0900 to 1500 hours at the address given below:

House No. 88, Aljubarab East District, Gedaref, Mercy Corps office Sudan.

5. The bidding document in ENGLISH may be requested by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the email addresses below:

• James Wandera- jwandera@mercycorps.org
• Dawit Abafita- dabafita@mercycorps.org

The request MUST list the tender reference number [ SD-MC-542752-CW-RFB]

. The documents will be sent through following email: sd-tenders@mercycorps.org

6. Bids must be delivered to the address below:

House No. 88, Aljubarab East District, Gedaref, on or before 12 PM Sudan Time on 24^th May 2026. 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: House No. 88, Aljubarab East District, Gedaref, at 12 PM Sudan Time on 24^th May 2026.

7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration.
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):

Address: House No. 88, Aljubarab East District,Gedaref, 

Contact: James Wandera or Dawit Abafita

Email : jwandera@mercycorps.org / dabafita@mercycorps.org