Procurement of Breeding Bulls (HF and Jersey Calf).
Source: World Bank — ET: Agricultural Growth Program
Invitation for Bids (IFB)
Name of Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Name of Project: Agricultural Growth Programme (AGP)
Credit number: IDA 47830-ET
IFB Title: Procurement of Breeding Bulls(HF and Jersey Calf).
IFB Number: ICB/AGP/CU-09/2015
1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in UNDB online, issued on November 8, 2010.
2. The Government of the Federal Democratic Republicof Ethiopia (FDRE) has received credit from the International Development Association (IDA) toward the cost of Agricultural Growth Program (AGP) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the contract for Supply of Breeding Bulls (HF and JerseyCalf).
3. The Ministry of Agriculture now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the followinggoods and related services.
| Lot No. | Description of goods. | Physical Unit | Qty | Amount of bid security in ETB or equivalent |
| Lot 1 | HF Bulls | No. | 28 | ETB 40,000.00 |
| Lot 2 | Jersey Bulls | No. | 12 | ETB 21,200.00 |
4. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) a procedure specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all biddersfrom Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.
5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Agriculture,
Procurement, Finance and Property Administration and inspect the Bidding Documents at
the address given below from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM of official working days.
6. Qualification requirements include:
(a) Audited financial statements to demonstrate that the bidder has an average annual turnover of 2 times the bid price over the last three years;
(b) The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate that it has successfully delivered at least two contracts of similar size and nature in the last four years.
Additional details are provided in the bidding documents.
7. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders onthe submission of a written Application to the address below and uponpayment of a non refundable fee of ETB 200.00 or an equivalent amountin freely convertible currency. 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 600.00 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 fora loss or delay in the delivery of the mail and shall not entertain requests for extension on account of such delays.
8. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before July 21, 2015, 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 July 21, 2015, Time: 10:30 AM. All Bids mustbe accompanied by a Bid Security specified in paragraph 3 above or anequivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.
9. The address referred to above is:
Ministry of Agriculture, Procurement, Finance and Property Administration Directorate.
CMC Road, behind Ministry of Mines, Block B, Room number B-1-2
City: Addis Ababa, Bole Sub City
Telephone: 0116462285/460743 or 0911-870477, Facsimile number: 011-646074
