Swiss Church Aid (HEKS/EPER) wants to hire qualified, legally registered contractors to upgrade and repair two specific water supply systems ("Hudet 03" and "Locholle" underground water sources) located in the Hudet Woreda, Dawa Zone of the Somali Region.

Swiss Church Aid (HEKS/EPER) is the aid organization of the Swiss Protestant Churches which champions the cause of a more humane and just world. Its projects combat the causes of hunger, injustice, and social distress, abroad as well as in Switzerland. The dignity of every human being is central to our commitment. In over 30 countries on four continents, HEKS/EPER supports development cooperation projects and strives for systemic change through its development work in Switzerland and worldwide. HEKS/EPER started supporting projects in Ethiopia in 1972 and is currently a key development and humanitarian partner for the Ethiopian government across four regions (Oromia, Amhara, Somali and South Ethiopia). HEKS/EPER works with vulnerable communities including pastoralists, internally displaced persons and female-headed households, providing support in water, hygiene and sanitation, food security, protection, shelter, natural resource management, livelihood recovery, agroecology, market system development and institutional engagement. Pursuant to Proclamation 1113/2011 to provide for the Registration and Regulation of Charities and Societies, Swiss Church Aid (HEKS/EPER) in Ethiopia was re-registered by Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Authority for Civil Society Organizations as a Foreign Charity on October 22, 2019 for indefinite period. The HEKS/EPER Moyale Field Office based in Moyale Town of, Dawa Zone, of Somali Region, is working on a WASH project, funded by AICS (ITALIAN AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION) under the lead partner of CEFA. For this project, HEKS/EPER would like to invite potential Contractors for Solarization and rehabilitation/Expansion of “Hudet 03 underground water source” and “Lucholle underground water source” water supply schemes, which are found in Hudet Woreda of, Dawa Zone, Somali Region. This tender is divided into two distinct lots, as outlined below. Bidders are invited to participate in one or both lots based on their technical