Renovation of the MoHEST Headquarters Office Building and Three (3) Digital Skills Training Centers — Republic of South Sudan

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MoHEST) Request for Bids (Two-Envelope Bidding Process) Employer: Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MoHEST) Project: Building Skills for Human Capital Development in South Sudan Project Contract title: Renovation of the MoHEST Headquarters Office Building and Three (3) Digital Skills Training Centers (DSTCS) – PACKAGE 1 Country: Republic of South Sudan Grant No.: E180 RFB No: SS-MOHEST-521333-CW-RFB Issued on: 26th November 2025 • The Government of South Sudan has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Building Skills for Human Capital Development in South Sudan Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Renovation of The MoHEST Headquarters Office Building and Three (3) Digital Skills Training Centers (DSTCS) – PACKAGE 1. “For this contract, 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,” • The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MoHEST) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Renovation of The MoHEST Headquarters Office Building and Three (3) Digital Skills Training Centers in four (4) lots as per the details below; |

Lot No. |

Description |

Location |

1 |

MOHEST Headquarters Office Building |

Yei Road – Juba County Central Equatoria State |

2 |

Dr. John Garang University of Science and Technology |

Bor Town - Jonglei State, |

3 |

University of Juba |

Juba City, Central Equatoria State |

4 |

University of Barh-El-Ghazel |

Wau, Western Barh-El-Ghazel 3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers July 2016 and revised September 2025, Seventh Edition (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 4. Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors): [70 %.] and for Bid cost [30 %]. 5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MoHEST), Project Implementation Unit (PIU), 2nd Floor, located behind Juba Auto Co. Ltd (Toyota)- Rock City, Juba -South Sudan, E-mail: mohestprocurement@gmail.com /Copy: consltprocurement1982@gmail.com and inspect the bidding document during office hours 09:00am to 16:00pm local time. 6. The bidding document in English may be obtained by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below. The document will be sent by email or collected by potential bidders at the address below. 7. A Pre-Bid meeting shall take place at the following date, time and place: Date: 15th December 2025 Time: 11:00am Place: Project Implementation Unit (PIU), Board Room 2nd Floor, Located behind Juba Auto Co. Ltd (Toyota), Rock City 8. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before Monday 26th January 2026 11:00am, (local time). Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID”, and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on Monday 26th January 2026 11:20am, (local time). All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening. 9. All Bids must be accompanied by a (i) Bid-Securing Declaration and (ii) Local Labor Method Statement. 10. 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. 11. The address(es) referred to above is (are): Under Secretary Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MOHEST), Building Skills for Human Capital Development in South Sudan Project Project Implementation Unit (PIU), 2nd Floor Located behind Juba Auto Co. Ltd (Toyota) Rock City, Juba -South Sudan E-mail: mohestprocurement@gmail.com /Copy: consltprocurement1982@gmail.com