Design, Supply, Installation, Testing, and Commissioning of Grid Densification and Extension in Juba, South Sudan

Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids

Plant

Design, Supply and Installation

(Two-envelope Bidding Process, Without Prequalification)

Employer: Ministry Of Energy & Dams

Project: South Sudan Energy Sector Access & Institutional Strengthening Project

Contract title: Design, Supply, Installation, Testing, and Commissioning of Grid Densification and Extension in Juba, South Sudan

Country: South Sudan

Grant No.: E1660

RFB No: SS-MOED-535235-CW-RFB

Issued on: 1st April 2026

• The Government of South Sudan (GoSS) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the South Sudan Energy Sector Access & Institutional Strengthening Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the Contract for Design, Supply, Installation, Testing, and Commissioning of Grid Densification and Extension in Juba, South Sudan. 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, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.

• The Ministry of Energy & Dams now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Design, Supply, Installation, Testing, and Commissioning of Grid Densification and Extension in Juba, South Sudan.

• Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, revised November 2017, August 2018, November 2020, September 2023 and February 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

• 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): [80 %.] and for Bid cost: [20 %].

• Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Ministry of Energy & Dams, Project Implementation Unit and [email protected] /Copy: [email protected], [email protected] and inspect the bidding document during office hours i.e., 09:00 am to 5:00 pm at the address given below.

• The bidding document in English may be obtained by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below

• A pre-bid conference shall be conducted by the Employer at the Meeting Hall, PIU Office, Ministry of Energy & Dams, Juba, South Sudan on 21st April 2026 at 10.30 am Local Time.

• Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:30 a.m. (Local Time), 22nd May 2026. 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. All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening.

• All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security. The amount and currency of the Bid Security shall be two hundred thousand US dollars (USD 200 000)

• 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.

• The address(es) referred to above is (are):

Under Secretary

Ministry of Energy and Dams (MoED),

Access and Institutional Strengthening Project (ASSIST)

Project Implementation Unit (PIU),

E-mail: [email protected] /Copy: [email protected], [email protected]