Request for Proposals
Functional Review, Institutional Capacity Assessment, Asset
Evaluation and Tariff Study
Country Somaliland
Project Holder Ministry of Water Resources Development
Projects Burao Water Supply Expansion Project
Fund Somaliland Development Fund Phase 3
RfP Title Functional Review, Institutional Capacity Assessment, Asset Evaluation and Tariff
Study
RfP No P103 – 058
Date 03 August 2026
The Consulting Firm shall be selected under Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS)
procedure upon submission of a Full Technical Proposal (FTP) described in this Request for
Proposals (RFP) and in accordance with the SDF Procurement Manual October 2025 found on
SDF’s website via the link: SDF3 - Procurement Manual.pdf.
5. The RFP includes the following documents:
Section 1 – Request for Proposals Letter
Section 2 - Instructions to Consultants and Data Sheet
Section 3 - Technical Proposal (FTP) - Standard Forms
Section 4 - Financial Proposal - Standard Forms
Section 5 – Eligible Countries
Section 6 – Fraud and Corruption
Section 7 - Terms of Reference
Section 8 - Standard Forms of Contract (Lump-Sum)
6. Please inform us of receipt of the RFP by email indicating:
(a) that you have received this Request for Proposals; and
(b) whether you intend to submit a proposal alone or intend to enhance your experience
by requesting permission to associate with other firm(s) (if permissible under
Section 2, Instructions to Consultants (ITC), Data Sheet 14.1.1).
7. Your attention is drawn to the SDF3 Procurement Guidelines on the disclosure of information on
the successful Consultant’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the
Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the Request for Proposals.
8. Details on the proposal’s submission date, time and address are provided in ITC 18.7 and
ITC 18.9.
9. The proposals must be physically delivered to the address indicated below on or before:
Date: Monday, 31 August 2026
Time: 11:00 hours East African Time (EAT)
Address and contact details:
Somaliland Development Fund Secretariat Office
Attn: Procurement Team
Masala Area, Hargeisa, Somaliland
Telephone: + 252 633 501 394
E-mail: procurement@sdf-secretariat.org