In brief

  1. The Inter-Agency Procurement Group notice lists eight earth dams of 18,000 m3 each, split into five lots, in Somaliland.
  2. The lots sit in Oodweine, Ainaba, Maroodijeeh/Gebiley and Lughaya districts, with two dams in most lots and one in two of them.
  3. The notice covers tendering only; it does not name an award, contractor, start date or completion.
Contents
  1. What the source records
  2. What it means on site
  3. What the source does not establish
  4. What to do next

The Inter-Agency Procurement Group published a notice stating that Save the Children International, as an implementing agency, intends to contract the construction of eight earth dams in Somaliland, each of 18,000 m3, in five lots. The notice is undated and the page text was fetched on 21 September 2026.

What the source records

The notice says the dams, described as water balleys, fall under the Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Programme in the Horn of Africa, Project II (DRSLP II), financed by the African Development Fund and received by IGAD. The lots are: two dams at Mureec and Dhoobaweyne in Oodweine district; one at Godwaraabe, also Oodweine; two at Berkada Ali Hirsi and Barwaaqo Mashruuca in Ainaba district; two at Dacarta and Idhanka under Maroodijeeh/Gebiley; and one at Weerar in Lughaya district. The Inter-Agency Procurement Group notice lists all five lots and the associated specific procurement notice.

What it means on site

A water balley of this type is an excavated or embanked basin that holds runoff from a catchment. The work is earthmoving: cut and fill, compaction in layers, side slopes, a spillway and a silt trap, tested against the volume stated. Contractors pricing a lot may need plant, water for compaction and haul distances to the site, which the notice does not give. Bidders can ask the implementing agency for the drawings, the catchment area and the expected ponding level, and should confirm compaction and slope requirements against the project specification or the engineer.

What the source does not establish

This is a tender notice for construction, not a record of built work. The notice does not name an award, a contractor, a contract value, a start date or a completion date, and it does not say whether any dam has been excavated. The page is undated, so the as-of date for these lots is the fetch date of 21 September 2026. Confirmation of the present state would come from the award notice and from the implementing agency's site reports.

What to do next

Request the specific procurement notice and lot drawings from Save the Children International's procurement office, and ask whether an award has been made for each lot. For a plot near a listed village, ask the district water office whether the balley has been sited or surveyed there.

Frequently asked questions

Is this tender for Somaliland or for Somalia?

The notice says the eight earth dams are in Somaliland, and the lot list names villages in Oodweine, Ainaba, Maroodijeeh/Gebiley and Lughaya districts.

How big is each dam?

The notice gives each earth dam, or water balley, as 18,000 m3, with eight dams listed across five lots.

Sources

  1. Save the Children tender for eight earth dams in SomalilandInter-Agency Procurement Group, undated tender notice, iapg.org.uk. Tender notice (specific procurement notice); notice text and lot list.

Local reporting: this article is written for building work in Somaliland. Ground conditions, prices and rules differ between places; confirm the details for your own site.