# SDF Invites Bids for Lafaruk-Berbera-Sheikh Road Project

> Somaliland Development Fund Secretariat invited sealed bids on 19 May 2017 for emergency repair works on Huduso & Gelokor Bridges along…

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 30 September 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: Infrastructure and Services
- Tags: roads, procurement, tender-evaluation
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/sdf-bids-lafaruk-berbera-sheikh-road

## Key points

- Somaliland Sun reported on 19 May 2017 that the Somaliland Development Fund Secretariat invited sealed bids for emergency repair works on Huduso & Gelokor Bridges along the Lafaruk-Berbera-Sheikh Road.
- Bids were due by 28 May 2017 at 1200 hours East African Standard Time, with late bids rejected and electronic bidding not permitted.
- The notice does not establish whether a contract was awarded or whether any works have started since that date.

On 19 May 2017, Somaliland Sun reported that the Somaliland Development Fund (SDF) Secretariat invited sealed bids for emergency repair works on Huduso & Gelokor Bridges along the Lafaruk-Berbera-Sheikh Road. The invitation for bids, titled 'Emergency Repair Works – Huduso & Gelokor Bridges' with IFB No. NCB No. P304, was open to all eligible bidders using National Competitive Bidding procedures specified in the SDF procurement manual for Procurement of Goods, Works and Non-Consulting Services 2014.

The Roads Development Agency (RDA) is the project holder and implements the Lafaruk-Berbera-Sheikh Road Rehabilitation Project. According to the notice, the Government of Somaliland has received funding from DFID, DANIDA, the Embassy of Norway and the Kingdom of the Netherlands through the SDF, and part of that funding has been allocated towards the road rehabilitation project. The SDF Secretariat intended to use part of the funding for the emergency bridge repairs.

Bids had to be delivered to the SDF Secretariat office in Masala Area, Hargeisa, Somaliland, on or before 28 May 2017 at 1200 hours East African Standard Time. Electronic bidding was not permitted, and late bids would be rejected. The procurement manager named in the notice is Nicodemus Nyaure, reachable at nicodemus.nyaure@sdf-secretariat.org or +252 633 501 394. The SDF procurement manual was available on www.somalilanddevelopmentfund.org.

The 2017 notice does not establish what has happened since the bid deadline. It does not say whether any bids were received, whether a contract was awarded, or whether the emergency repair works have started or been completed. The notice also does not state a contract value, a total project cost, or a timeline for the bridge works. No subsequent award or progress information is included in the report.

> **Note:** The Somaliland Sun report is a tender invitation only. It contains no evidence of contract award or project completion for the Lafaruk-Berbera-Sheikh Road Rehabilitation Project.

## Questions

### What is the scope of the road rehabilitation project?

The overall project is the Lafaruk – Berbera – Sheikh Road Rehabilitation Project, implemented by the Roads Development Agency. The specific tender notice covers emergency repair works on Huduso & Gelokor Bridges along that road, described in Section VI of the bidding documents.

### What are the eligibility and bid submission requirements?

Bidding followed National Competitive Bidding procedures as specified in the SDF procurement manual, open to all eligible bidders. Bids had to be delivered in hard copy to the SDF Secretariat in Hargeisa by 28 May 2017 at 1200 hours East African Standard Time; electronic bidding and late bids were not accepted.

### When was the deadline for bids?

The deadline was 28 May 2017 at 1200 hours East African Standard Time, as reported by Somaliland Sun on 19 May 2017.

## Sources

- [Somaliland: SDF Invites Bids for Lafaruk – Berbera – Sheikh Road Rehabilitation Project](https://somalilandsun.com/somaliland-sdf-invites-bids-for-lafaruk-berbera-sheikh-road-rehabilitation-project/) — Somaliland Sun, 2017-05-19