Procurement of 15,000 Irrigation Pump for Wheat Development

Source: World Bank — Second Agricultural Growth Project

                                             Request for Bids

Country: Ethiopia

Name of Project: Agricultural Growth Program II

Contract Title: Procurement of Diesel Water Pumps with Accessories and solar powered surface water pump system including installation, commissioning & training

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA Credit–56050-ET

RFB Reference No.: ICB/ET-MOANRD-302858-GO-RFB

1. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the for Agricultural Growth Program II, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Diesel Water Pumps with Accessories and solar powered surface water pump system including installation, commissioning & training.
2. The Ministry of Agriculture now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the procurement of Diesel Water Pumps with Accessories and solar powered surface water pump system including installation, commissioning & training:

The Bidder can bid for any one lot or more than one lot or for all the lots

3, The post-qualification criteria include:

1. Average Annual Turnover:

For Single Lot:

Lot 1: Average annual turnover calculated from the past 5 years (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) of at least 8 million USD

Lot 2: Average annual turnover calculated from the past 5 years (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) of at least 18 million USD

Lot 3: Average annual turnover calculated from the past 5 years (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) of at least 750,000.00 USD

For Multiple Contract/ Combined lots: - The combined value of the respective lots bidding for.

For a joint venture, this requirement shall be met by all members combined.

                (b)Specific Experience:

The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has successfully completed:

For single Lot

Lot 1 - The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has successfully completed at least two contracts within the last five years prior to bid submission deadline, each with a value of at least US$ 5 million or single contract equal or greater than US$ 10 Million  that have been successfully completed and that are similar in nature and complexity to the Goods and Related Services under the Contract.

Lot 2 - The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has successfully completed at least two contracts within the last five years prior to bid submission deadline, each with a value of at least US$ 12 million or single contract equal or greater than US$ 24 Million that have been successfully completed and that are similar in nature and complexity to the Goods and Related Services under the Contract.

Lot 3 - The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has successfully completed at least two contracts within the last five years prior to bid submission deadline, each with a value of at least US$ 500,000.00 or single contract equal or greater than US$ 1 Million that have been successfully completed and that are similar in nature and complexity to the Goods and Related Services under the Contract.

The required minimum specific experince of the bidder in case of bidding for combined lots are as followes:

For Multiple Lot:

For Lot 1 & Lot 2-The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has successfully completed at least two contracts within the last five years prior to bid submission deadline, each with a value of at least US$ 17 million or single contract of US$ 34 Million that have been successfully completed and that are similar in nature and complexity to the Goods and Related Services under the Contract

Lot 1 & Lot 3 : The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has successfully completed at least two contracts within the last five years prior to bid submission deadline, each with a value of at least US$ 5.5 million or single contract of US$ 11 Million that have been successfully completed and that are similar in nature and complexity to the Goods and Related Services under the Contract

Lot 2 & Lot 3 : The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has successfully completed at least two contracts within the last five years prior to bid submission deadline, each with a value of at least US$ 12.5 million or single contract of US$ 25 Million or equivalent that have been successfully completed and that are similar in nature and complexity to the Goods and Related Services under the Contract

Lot 1, Lot 2 & Lot 3: The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has successfully completed at least two contracts within the last five years prior to bid submission deadline, each with a value of at least US$ 17.5 million or single contract of US$ 35 Million or equivalent that have been successfully completed and that are similar in nature and complexity to the Goods and Related Services under the Contract.

The detailed and complete qualification requirements are provided in the Bidding Document.

4.  Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers - ‘Procurement in Investment Project Financing, Goods, Works, Non-Consulting, and Consulting Services’, Fourth Edition, November 2020., and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

5.      Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Agriculture, Procurement Directorate, and inspect the bidding document during office hours from 8:30am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 5:30pm from Mondays to Thursdays, and on Fridays from 8:30am to 11:30am and 1:30pm to 5:30pm local time. 8:30AM to 5:30PM at the address given below. ,

6.         The bidding document in English language 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 (Five hundred only) or equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be in cash/ cashier’s check, Payment to account No.1000009144009 with a presentation of deposit slip in person and inspect the bidding document during office hours from 8:30AM to 5:30PM at the address given below: Bidders’ who wish to have the bid document delivered to their address by a courier service pay an additional amount of ETB 1000.00 or equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency for courier service charge or send a prepaid courier service coupon to the purchaser address below. However, the purchaser shall not be responsible for a loss or delay in the delivery of the mail and shall not entertain requests for extension on account of such delays.

7.      Bids must be delivered / submitted to the address below on or before December 12 ,2022 at 10:00A.M. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on December 12 ,2022 immediately after the bid submission time deadline as given in the above.

8.      All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid Security “specified under Paragraph No. 2 above.

9.      Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations 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.

10.      All bids for lot 3 to be accompanied by a Forced Labor Performance Declaration.

11.    The address referred to above is:

Address:  Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Agricultural Growth Program-II (AGP-II),

Attention: Degayehu Desso, Procurement Directorate Director

Street address: CMC Road, behind Geological Survey of Ethiopia,

Floor/ Room number:  Block A, 2nd Floor, Room number 2-1           

City: Addis Ababa, Bole Sub City