Melik Siltie's farmers' cooperative union wants to engage in value addition activities and is interested to process Maize into Corn Flour, Grits, and Maize-Germ products

INVITATION TO BID:
Reference No. MSFCU002/14

Provision of advisory service to Melik Siltie's Farmers' Cooperative union for setting up of
Maize Processing Factory

Melik Siltie's farmers' cooperative union wants to engage in value addition activities and is interested to process Maize into Corn flour, Grits, and maize Germ products. A detailed feasibility study has been conducted and the report has already shown engaging in the above business activity is a feasible business. Thus, the General Assembly of the union has already decided to make the investment. So, the union has planned to prepare a Bankable Business plan & establish a Maize processing factory. As per the feasibility study, the planned factory will have a daily production capacity of 120 tons of Maize products per day. Consequently, to realize this business ambition, the union would like to hire a competent service provider that, could advise the union in setting up of Maize processing factory & prepare a Bankable Business plan.

The union would like to invite eligible bidders for the provision of advisory service and preparation of a Bankable Business plan for the union on establishing a Maize Processing Factory. Therefore,

1.  Interested bidder should have:

• A renewed business license for the current Ethiopian year.
• To be registered with Ethiopian tax authorities and should produce valid documents including VAT, TIN, Tax clearance, and MoFED/PPA registration certificates.
• Proven experience and skills in advising the establishment of a Maize processing Factory or similar business venture
• Documented evidence of similar works and references to work
• All bidders should submit a technical proposal showing methodologies, approaches, timelines, and budget details for the activities.

2. The Bid document can be purchased from Melik Siltie's Farmers' Cooperative Union office at Worabe town, in front of Worabe Comprehensive specialized Hospital Tel: 0936 48 90 27/ 046 329 9197 or Agriterra Ethiopia Addis Ababa Wello-Sefer road, Kasma building 6th floor, in front of Wengelawit Tadesse building Tel. 0911 30 66 38/0911 34 13 64 Beginning from the first announcement date on the newspaper until 10 calendar days at 2:00 PM upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Ethiopia Birr 200.00 (Two Hundred birr only). The bank Account of the union is CBE 1000085996278
3. Interested eligible applicants may obtain further information and inspect the qualification document at the office of (Address mentioned on item no. 2)

4. The bid documents should be submitted in two separate sealed documents that include a technical proposal, and curriculum vitae of the proposed professional(s) with supporting documents. The second document should include financial requirements/proposals, separately as stated in the bid document.

5. The Bid documents shall be accompanied by a Bid security amount of birr 30,000.00 (Thirty Thousand Birr) in an acceptable form of Unconditional Bank guarantee/CPO and must be addressed to Melik Siltie's Farmers' Cooperative Union.

6. Sealed bid documents shall be submitted to Melik Siltie's Farmers' Cooperative Union office at Worabe town, in front of Worabe Comprehensive specialized Hospital not later than 10 calendar days at 2:00 PM beginning from the first date of advertisement.

7. The bid will be opened on the last bid submission date at 2:30 P.M at Melik Siltie's Farmers' Cooperative Union office in Worabe town, in front of Worabe Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in the presence of bidders or authorized representatives who wish to attend. If this date is not a working day, the opening will be postponed to the next working day at the same time.

8. The union (Melik Siltie's Farmers' Cooperative Union) reserves the right
to cancel the bid partially or in full.

Melik Siltie's Farmers'

Cooperative union