Row planter

Source: World Bank — Second Agricultural Growth Project

Invitation for Bids (IFB)

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Ministry of Agriculture and Natural resource

Agricultural Growth Program II (AGP II)

Credit No: 56050 ET

IFB Title: Procurement of Row Planters.

Reference No: ICB/FAGP/CU-003

1. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of Agricultural Growth Program (AGP) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing to payments under the Contracts for Procurement of Row Planters.

1. Bidders may bid for one or several contracts, as further defined in the bidding document.  Bidders wishing to offer discounts in case they are awarded more than one contract will be allowed to do so, provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid.

1. Ministry of Agriculture and Natural resource now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the procurement of the following: -

4. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding procedures as specified in the World Bank’s, Guidelines: Procurement of Goods, Works and Non-Consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011, revised July 2014 (“Procurement Guideline’’) and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Guidelines. In addition, please refer to paragraphs 1.6 and 1.7 setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from: Ministry of agriculture and Natural Resources (Agricultural Transformation Agency),

Attention: Belachew Damte

Address: Bole: Off Meskel Flower Road, in front of Commercial graduates association

City: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Telephone:251-115-570678, Facsimile number: 251-115-570668

Electronic mail address: Belachew.Damte@ata.gov.et  from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM of official working days.

1. . A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested eligible bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Birr 250.00 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be Cash, cashier’s check or wire transfer. The method of payment will be in cash/ cashier’s check. Bidders’ who wish to have the bid document delivered to their address by a courier service pay an additional amount of ETB 500.00 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. 

6. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before June 15, 2017, Time: 10:00 AM.

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 at June 15, 2017, Time: 10:30 AM. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security specified in paragraph 3 above.

7. The address referred to above is:

Attn: Ato Belachew Damte / Zayede Chaklu

Ministry of Agriculture and Nature Resource (MoANR), Procurement and Property Administration Directorate, CMC Road, behind Geological Survey of Ethiopia, City: Addis Ababa, Bole Sub City,Block B, Room number 1-2 Telephone: 0116462285/1242, Facsimile number: 011-6460743/2003

Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resource