Procurement of 70,000 MT

Source: World Bank — ET Productive Safety Nets Project 4 (PSNP 4)

Invitation for Bid

Name of Country: Ethiopia

Name of Project: Productive Safety Net Program IV (PSNP 4)

Procurement of 70,000 MT of Wheat Grain (Modified ICB-ET-MANR-23849-GO-RFB)

Credit #: IDA55400

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has received financing from the International Development Association (IDA) and other donor partners toward the cost of the Productive Safety Net Program 4 (PSNP 4)and intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments under the contract for the procurement of 70,000 MT of wheat grain.

ThePublic Procurement and Property Disposal Service (PPPDS) on behalf of the Food Security Coordination Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources now invites eligible bidders for the supply of 70,000 MT wheat grain in two lots (35,000 MT each).

Bidding will be conducted through the Modified International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits January 2011, Revised July 2014 and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM local time during official working days.

Qualification requirements include:

1. Financial capacity

• The bidder must demonstrate that its average annual turnover over the last 3 years (2014-16)  is $15 Million for one Lot and $ 30 Million for both lots.
• The bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as liquid assets and lines of credit (with a letter of commitment from a reputed Bank acceptable to the purchaser) as evidence, other than any contractual advance payments to meet the cash flow requirement of US$5,000,000 per lot, and US$10,000,000 in case the bidder wishes to bid for the 70,000 MT.
• The bidder will also have to submit audited balance sheets and income statements or, if not required by the law of the bidder's country, other financial statements acceptable to the purchaser, for the last three years (2014-16)  to demonstrate that Bidder's net worth calculated as the difference between total assets and total liabilities is positive in each of the three years.

1. Average Annual Supply

Submission of acceptable evidence to the Purchaser that demonstrates the supplier’s Minimum average annual supply of 35,000MT of cereals over the last three years 2014-16 (wheat, maize and rice) per lot and an average annual supply of 70,000 MT over the last three years if the bidder wishes to bid for both lots.

1. Similar Experience

The suppliers shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate that it meets specific experience under supply of wheat grain contracts, at least one contract within the last 3 years (2014-16), each with a quantity of at least supplying 35,000MT of wheat grain per lot or at least 2 contracts within the last 3 years each with a quantity of at least 70,000 MT of wheat grains for both lots, that have been successfully and substantially completed.

Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.

A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be obtained by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below.

Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 5 December 2017 at 10:00 AM Ethiopian time. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected.  Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend in person at the address below on 5 December 2017 at 10:30 AM Ethiopian time.All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security valued at $ 250,000 for the two lots (70,000 MT) and $ 125,000 for one lot (35,000 MT)in a freely convertible currency. The bid security should be in the name of Food Security Coordination Directorate of theMinistry of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

The addressed referred to above is:

The Public Procurement and Property Disposal Service

King George Avenue, 2nd compound,

 Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation (MoFEC),

 Block no. 5 , 3rd floor, room no. 312.

 Attention:  Tender Committee

 Tel. No: +251111223740

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.