Amhara Regional Bureau of Agriculture now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders/ contractors having work licenses in water works construction grade-5 (WWC- WWGC/GWWC grade 5) and above for the Rehabilitation, Expansion and construction of Small-Scale Irrigation Schemes

Specific Procurement Notice Invitation for Bids [IFB]

Small Works

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

IFB Number: ET-CREW-AMR-3/2025-W-OCB-N

Purchaser: Amhara Region Bureau of Agriculture,

Project: Climate Resilient Wheat Value Chain Development (CREW) Project, P-ET-AA-020

Contract title: Rehabilitation of Sure, Andasa 2 and Construction of Amarit Small Scale of Sure, and Construction of Amarit Small Scale Irrigation Schemes

Country: Ethiopia

Loan No./ Grant No.: 2100150042720

Procurement Method: Open Competitive Bidding National (OCB-N)

 Procurement ref, No: ET-CREW-AMR-3/2025-W-OCB-N

Issued on: August 7, 2025

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.
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 Grant will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for one new construction and two Rehabilitation of Small-Scale Irrigation Schemes in Amhara Region.
3. Amhara Regional Bureau of Agriculture now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders/ contractors having work licenses in water works construction grade-5 (WWC- WWGC/GWWC grade 5) and above for the Rehabilitation, Expansion and construction of Small-Scale Irrigation Schemes packaged under three lots indicated in the table below:

4. Bidding will be conducted through Open Competitive Bidding national pro national 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 2:30 to 6:30 Local time and in the afternoon from 7:30 to 11:00 Local time 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 2,000 (Two Thousand Birr). The method of payment will be cash at hand.
7. All Bids must be valid for a period of 120 (one hundred twenty days) days after Bid opening and must he have accompanied by an original bid security of ETB as stated in the table above and in the form of an unconditional Bank Guarantee, 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 September 15,2025. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. 
9. Bids shall be publicly opened at the address below, at 10:15 A.M EAT on September 15,2025 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:

Amhara Region Bureau of Agriculture, Nearby Development Bank of Ethiopia Bahir Dar Branch

Kebele 03 City: Bahir Dar City

Attn: Name Mr.Agidew Molla, Regional project Manager & Mr. Tenagne Alemu,

Regional procurement officer.

Room number: 2n (floor 255

Tel: +251 91 135-79-49/+251 91 808-4961, respectively

Email: agidewmolla2009@gmail.com  / itenagnealemu72@gmail.com

Amhara Region Bureau of Agriculture Bahir Dar, Ethiopia