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About ADO

The Agricultural Development Organization - ADO - was established in 1993 and had worked throughout the Somaliland regions, implementing emergency, recovery, and long-term rural development projects, including agriculture, environment, and climate change adaptation, resilient livelihood building for the poor agro-pastoralists, watershed, and irrigation management, nutrition, community innovations, and entrepreneurship support. Besides, the ADO had empowered rural women through the needs-based small business projects and Self-Help-Group initiatives. Working directly with community associations, the ADO had supported more than 776,000 households, including IDPs, returnees, farmers, and women living throughout the Somaliland regions. 

The ADO has its Head Office in Hargeisa with the regional branch offices in Burao, Borama, and Erigavo of Togdheer, Awdal, and Sanaag regions. Besides, the ADO is currently expanding its programs and presence in the Somali Ethiopia Region, South-central, and Southern Somalia. ADO is an active member of the main local umbrella groups, namely, NAGAAD, SOLPAF, and SONSEF. As well as the ADO has strong networks with academic institutions in Europe and Africa and collaborates with diverse institutions in the development and agriculture research sectors. The partners of the ADO include but are not limited to the European Union, UNHCR, UNDP, WFP, UNEP, Oxfam, Care International, ISF Finland, NDF Norway, NORAD, UK AID, WHH Germany, Somaliland Development Fund (SDF), KNH Germany, and LUKE of Natural Resource Institute of Finland. 

However, in partnership with the ISF, the Project named “Strengthen women's livelihood for economic development and climate change adaptation” strategically wants to find solutions to the existing problems including but not limited to gender economic inequality, climate change effects of shocks, and stressors. The proposed action is a four-year (48 months) project designed to build the resilience capacities of the rural communities living in the Togdheer and Sanaag regions, Somaliland. Further, the intervention responds to the climate through the strengthened capacity of the locals to adapt and mitigate climate change impacts. The action design is to increase the accessibility of irrigation water for the farmers while rehabilitating the land using environmental conservation measures in the target region. The action planned to reach beneficiaries in the 4 villages would be 1,100 HHs estimated as 7,700 beneficiaries. The gender segregation of the beneficiaries will be 460 men-headed households; 440 women-headed households, 100 from the youth; and 100 from PWDs. The intervention will also benefit 9500 agro-pastoralists living in Togdheer and Sanaag regions through the provision of seed banking innovations, fodder, and pasture management for environmental protection, and biodiversity conservation.

The ISF project aims to provide access to improved quality soil and water for agricultural use, addressing the challenges caused by land degradation in Boodhley village. It also aims to assist farmers and pastoralists in adapting to the negative effects of climate change and mitigating its impact on land degradation. Consequently, ADO extended an invitation to local bidders in Somaliland. 

ADO plans to purchase 138 pcs of gabion baskets and 138 loads of hardcore stones for the gabion installation at Boodhley village under Burao District. 

The Specific objectives for the Gabions Installation: -

• Prevent soil erosion on farming areas, loss of fertile topsoil.
• Water management, and flood control.
• More sustainable agricultural practices include increased arable land, improved access to soil quality, and more efficient use of space.
• Develop a durable, cost-effective, low-maintenance solution for farm infrastructure and construction gabions aligned with sustainable farming practices to prevent erosion

Ensure the following documents are included in your bid:

• Completed technical evaluation form 
• Price Estimate 
• Company valid license /Certificate of Registration from Ministry of public works and housing with valid tax clearance 
• Updated Company Bank Statements for last 6 Months
• Updated Company profile with full address, organizational chart, contact information, important employees' 
• Work plan /lead time 
• Relevant experience in a related subject like Construction of Gabions steel and Gabion stones Please include supporting documents, similar works (LPO/Contracts, certificates and recommendations letters etc)
• All bids should be written in English

NB: Partial Documents will not be accepted

Skills Required

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