Ministry of Agriculture now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply of various goods and items packaged under the different lots indicated in the table below:

Specific Procurement Notice

Invitation for Bids [IFB]

Goods

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

IFB Number: ET-CREW-MOA-03/2024 GO-ICB

Purchaser: Ministry of Agriculture, climate resilient wheat value chain development project, P-ET-AA-020

Project: Climate Resilient Wheat Value Chain Development (CREW) Project

Contract title: Supply of Diesel water pumps and Maintenance Kits

Country: Ethiopia

Loan No. Grant No.:2100150042720

Procurement Method: Open Competitive Bidding Intentional (OCBI)

OCBI/LCB No: ET-CREW-MOA-03/2024 GO-ICB

Issued on: 30 January 2025

1. 1. 1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project that appeared in UNDP online and on the African Development Bank Group's Internet Website dated 21st February 2024.
      2. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received Financing from the African Development Bank in various currencies towards the cost of Climate Resilient Wheat Value Chain Development (CREW) Project, P-ET-AA-020. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for the Supply of Diesel water pumps and Maintenance Kits.
      3. Ministry of Agriculture now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply of various goods and items packaged under the different lots indicated in the table below:

1. 1. 4. Bidding will be conducted through Open Competitive Bidding International procedures in accordance with the African Development Bank's Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations, dated October 2015 and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Framework.
      5. Interested eligible bidders may bid for any one or more of the above listed lots and may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents at the office address given below in the morning from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM and in the afternoon from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM Monday to Friday.
      6. A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of ETB 500.00 (Five Hundred Birr) or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be through bank transfer to CBE Acc.No 1000009144009
      7. All Bids must be valid for a period of 90(ninety) days after Bid opening and must be accompanied by an original bid security of ETB 2,000,000.00 (two million birr) or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency and in the form of an unconditional Bank Guarantee enforceable in the local registered banks, in the format provided in the Bidding Document,
      8. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:00 AM EAT on 13 March 2025. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected.
      9. Bids shall be publicly opened at the address below, at 10:15 AM on the same date of closing in the presence of bidders or their designated representatives who choose to attend.
      10. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Framework requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder's beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
      11. The addresses referred to above are:

Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), CMC Road,

Attn: Name Mr. Degayehu Desso, Lead Procurement Executive/Mr.Zeyinu Seifu National Project Procurement officer

Office of Executive for Procurement,

Block-A, 2nd floor Room No. 201, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel. +251-11-667-7932/11-646-2285,

Ministry of Agriculture