1. Brief description of DUHAMIC-ADRI

DUHAMIC-ADRI is a Non-Governmental Organization legally recognized under Rwandan Law. The organization was founded in 1979 with the objective of assisting farmers in organizing themselves to combat constraints related to rural marginalization. Over the years, its operations have expanded from local and regional levels to the national level. The Constituent General Assembly of April 20, 1985, officially established DUHAMIC-ADRI as an NGO operating throughout Rwanda.

DUHAMIC-ADRI was legally recognized by Ministerial Order No. 943 of July 12, 1985. Its statutes were later modified and recognized by Ministerial Order No. 025/11 of March 21, 2005. The organization also fulfilled all requirements under Law No. 04/2012 of February 17, 2012, governing national non-governmental organizations and received a compliance certificate from the Rwanda Governance Board (RGB) on June 17, 2013.

Vision: A rural world responsible for its self-socio-economic development.

Mission: Supporting integrated development through rural population initiatives aimed at self-development.

Objectives:

• Combating the marginalization of rural areas.
• Promoting and strengthening associations, cooperatives, and farmers' groups.
• Supporting rural development initiatives in various socio-economic sectors.

2. Introduction:

Since July 2024, DUHAMIC-ADRI has partnered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) through a signed Partnership Framework Agreement (PFA) to implement Phase II of the Climate-Smart Agriculture and Market Development for Enhancing Livelihoods of Refugees and their Host Communities in Rwanda.

The Climate-Smart Agriculture initiative aims to improve food security and self-reliance for 2,036 beneficiaries (732 refugee and 1,304 host community households, including 1,091 women and 945 men). By 2026, this project will benefit over 7,851 family members through climate-smart agricultural practices and a market development approach.

Specifically, the partnership focuses on contributing to achieving the following outcomes of the project: Outcome 1: Increased Agricultural Productivity and Outcome 2: Increased Household Income.

  3. Objective of the tender

The objective of this assignment is to hire a qualified and experienced construction company to build a small warehouse for the maize processing plant to be installed at Nyabicwamba by another firm to be contracted by DUHAMIC-ADRI. The construction company will be responsible for carrying out the civil work required to accommodate the future installation of processing equipment, in line with approved technical designs, specifications, and environmental standards.

There will be no public opening of technical proposals. Bidders shall submit both their technical and financial proposals separately but remain in one main sealed envelope. The technical proposals will first be analyzed, and only the shortlisted bidders will be invited via email to the financial proposal opening. Non-short-shortlisted bidders will not be invited to the opening of the financial proposal, and their financial proposals will remain unopened; they will be invited to collect them

The scope of work is further detailed in the attached Terms of Reference for your reference.

Note:

• DUHAMIC-ADRI reserves the right to conduct due diligence on the references provided by the bidder. If any reference is found to be unauthentic, it will lead to the immediate disqualification of the bidder.
• Bidders who are blacklisted by RPPA are not eligible to participate in this tender. DUHAMIC-ADRI reserves the right to reject such bids.
• Women and persons with disabilities fulfilling required conditions and qualifications are encouraged to apply.
• Joint Venture are not allowed; only qualified companies are allowed to participate as individuals.

Thank you for expressing interest in working with DUHAMIC-ADRI