The Ministry of Agriculture invites sealed bids for the supply of Agricultural Machineries and Related Equipment's under the Climate Resilient Wheat Value Chain Development Project.

Specific Procurement Notice

IFB Number: ET-CREW-MOA-02/2024-GO-OCB-I-RE-BID

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 and Installation of Agricultural Machineries and Related equipment's

Country: Ethiopia

Loan No./ Grant No.: 2100150042720

Procurement Method: Open Competitive Bidding Intentional (OCB-I)

OCBI / LCB No: ET-CREW-MOA-02/2024-GO-OCB-I-RE-BID

Issued on: 24 March 2026

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 21 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 project. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan will be applied to tuneligible payments under the contract for the Supply of Agricultural Machineries and Related Equipment's.

3.       The Ministry of Agriculture now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply of Agricultural Machineries and Related Equipment's packaged under the different lots indicated in the table below:

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 A.M 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 submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of ETB 2000.00 (two thousand birr) or USD 15.00 (fifteen Dollar) 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 120 (one hundred twenty) days after Bid opening and must be accompanied by an original bid security as stated in the table above and in the form of an unconditional Bank Guarantee enforceable in the locally registered banks, in the format provided in the Bidding Document.

8.       Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:30 A.M EAT on 24 March 2026. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected.

9.       Bids shall be publicly opened at the address below, at 10:45 A.M 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, Executive for Procurement/Mr

Ziyinu Seifu National Project Procurement officer

Office of Executive for Procurement, Block-A, 2nd floor Room No. 201,

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

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Email: degavehu.desso@moa.gov.et/ CC: seifuts2018@gmail.com

Ministry of Agriculture (MoA)