PROCUREMENT OF SEMEN, HORMONE, BREEDING BULLS (HF AND JERSEY) AND HEIFERS AND POULTRY PARENT STOCKS

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 Semen, Hormone, Breeding Bulls (HF and Jersey) and

Heifers and Poultry Parent Stocks.

IFB Number:ICB/AGP/CU-02

1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in UN Development Business, issued on November 8, 2010.

2. The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of 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 thecontract for Supply of Improved Semen, Hormone, Bull (HF and Jersey),Holsteins Friesians Heifers and Pure Line Poultry Parent Stocks.

3. The Ministry of Agriculture now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the following goods and related services.

4. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedure specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all bidders from 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 Directorate 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 at least 2 times the bid price over the last three years;

(b) The Bidder shall furnishdocumentary evidence to demonstrate that it has successfully delivered at least two contracts of similar sizeand nature in the last four years.

1. ISO Certification for Lot 1 and Lot 3 should be attached to the document in compliance to the specification.

Additional details are provided in the bidding documents.

7. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased byinterested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a non refundable fee of ETB 200.00 or an equivalent amount in 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 shall payan 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's address below.However the purchaser shall not be responsible for a loss or delay inthe 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 beforeSep. 26, 2012, 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 Sep. 26, 2012, Time: 10:30 AM. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security specified in paragraph 3 above or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.

9. The address referred to above is:

Attn: Mr. Fisseha Hailu/ Woldamlak Bitew

Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Agricultural Growth Programe(AGP)

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: 011-6460743