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Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids

Small Works

Employer: Mercy Corps

Project: Enhancing Community Resilience Project (THABAT) – AF1

Contract title: Rehabilitation of Water Yards and Hand Pumps in Basundah Locality (Re-Bid)

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Country: Sudan

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

RFB No: SD-MC-554199-CW-RFB

Issued on: 06-30-2026

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 the rehabilitation of Water Yards and Hand Pumps in Basundah Locality, Gedaref State. 

1. Mercy Corps now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the rehabilitation of Water Yards and Hand Pumps. The works cover civil, mechanical, and electrical components necessary to restore water points to full operational capacity and ensure safe and sustainable water access for the community. The entire Works shall be completed within three (3) months, excluding the Defects Notification Period.
2. The overall program is divided into three (3) separate contracts (Lots), as shown below:

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

The Sudan THABAT - Enhancing Community Resilience Project - Additional Financing (AF1) - Component 1 (Community-Led Basic Services), this initiative targets the comprehensive rehabilitation of critical water infrastructure in the Basundah Locality of Gedaref State. The project encompasses the civil, mechanical, and electrical renewal of seven (7) hand pumps and five (5) water yards distributed across three operational lots (Lots 9, 10, and 11). The primary objective is to restore these water points to full operational capacity, ensuring reliable, long-term, and safe water access for the community.

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 and inspect the bidding document 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 is available for download together with this Specific Procurement Notice on the Sudan Bid website.

Interested eligible Bidders requiring further information may contact Mercy Corps at:

House No. 88, Aljubarab East District, Gedaref, Sudan, Mercy Corps Office, Email: sd-tenders@mercycorps.org or jwandera@mercycorps.or or dabafita@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 26^th July 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 26^th July 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

Mobile : +249900700790

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

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS

The Bidding Document is available for download from this website for the convenience of prospective bidders.

All requests for clarification shall be submitted only in writing to the email address(es) indicated in this Notice. Requests submitted through any other means may not be considered.

Prospective bidders are solely responsible for regularly monitoring this website for any clarification, amendment/addendum, or other information issued in relation to this procurement process. Any clarification or amendment/addendum published on this website shall form an integral part of the Bidding Document and shall be deemed to have been communicated to all prospective bidders.

Prospective bidders who wish to receive notifications by email may send their company name and email address to the email address(es) indicated in this Notice for registration. Registered bidders will, in addition to publication on this website, be notified by email of any clarification or amendment/addendum issued during the procurement process.

Failure to register or to monitor this website shall not relieve bidders of their responsibility to take account of any clarification or amendment/addendum issued before the bid submission deadline.

Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to provide their company name, telephone number, and email address when expressing interest in this procurement. The email address is particularly important, as it will be used as the primary channel for all procurement-related communications, including the issuance of clarifications, addenda, and invitations to any pre-bid meetings or site visits, where applicable.