Procurement of 70,000 MT of Wheat Grain
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 (PSNP 4)
Procurement of 70,000 MT of Wheat Grain (Modified ICB/ FSCD/PSNP/GR-05/15)
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.
The Food Security Coordination Directorate of the Rural Job Opportunity Creation and Food Security Sector (RJCOFSS) now invites eligible bidders for the supply of 70,000 MT wheat grain in two lots.
Bidding will be conducted through theModified International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specifiedin 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 Countriesas 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:
a. Financial capacity
The biddermust demonstrate that its average annual turnover over the last 3 years 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 commitmentfrom a reputed Bank acceptable to the purchaser) as evidence, other than any contractual advance payments to meet the cash flow requirementof 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 lastthree years 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.
b. Average Annual Supply
c. Similar Experience
The suppliers shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate that it meets specific experience under supply of wheat grain contracts, at least 1contract within the last 3 years, each with a quantity of at least supplying 35,000MT of wheat grain per lot or at least 2 contracts withinthe last 3 years each with a quantity of at least 35,000 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 tothe address below.
Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 23 February 2016at 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 23 February 2016 at 10:30 AM Ethiopian time. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Securityvalued at $ 126,500 for each lot in a freely convertible currency. Thebid security should be in the name of Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security Coordination Directorate
The addressed referred to above is:
The Public Procurement and PropertyDisposal 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.
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