PROCUREMENT OF 45,000 MT OF WHEAT GRAIN

Source: World Bank — Productive Safety Net APL III

Invitation for Bid

Name of Country: Ethiopia

Name of Project: Productive Safety Net APL III Project

Procurement of 45,000 MT of Wheat Grain (Modified ICB/ /FSCD/ 01/2011)

Credit #: 4666 # ET

The Government of 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 APL III Project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments under the contract for the procurement of 45,000 MT of wheat grain.

The Food Security Coordination Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) now invites eligible bidders for the supply of 45,000 MT wheat grain in one lot. 

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, 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:

• Financial capacity

• Bidders shall furnish audited financial statements for the last threeyears to demonstrate that Bidder's net worth calculated as the difference between total assets and total liabilities are positive in each of the three years.
• Cash flow amount of 20,000,000 US$ or equivalent; OR, access to line(s) of credit for US$20,000,000.  

• Average Annual Supply

• Minimum average annual supply over the last 3 years of 90,000 MT of cereals (wheat, maize and rice). 

• Similar Experience

• At least 2 contracts within the last 3 years, each with a value of atleast supplying 45,000MT of wheat or maize 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 writtenApplication to the address below.

Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 20 October 2011 at 15:00 PM 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 20 October 2011 at 15:30 PM Ethiopian time.   All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of 1% of the total bid amount in a freely convertible currency.

                        The addressed referred to above is:

Food Security Coordination Directorate (FSCD), Ministry of Agriculture (MoA)

Ras Desta Damtew Road, Near to Gandhi Memorial Hospital

P.o.Box 5686,

Attention:  Tender Committee

Fax No: +251-11-5519061/251-11-5528840 (Off.)

Tel. No: +251-11-519815 (Off.)

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.