The Benishangul Gumuz Regional State Bureau of Agriculture invite sealed Bids from eligible and qualified Bidders for the Tumet Solar Pump Small Scale Irrigation Construction Project.

Invitation to Bid

National Competitive Bid (NCB)

Name of Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Name of Region: Benishangul Gumuz Regional State Bureau of Agriculture

Name of Project: Tumet Solar Pump Small Scale Irrigation construction Project

Procurement Reference Number: ET-BG FSRP- 515934-CW-RFB

Contract Title: Tumet Solar Pump Small Scale Irrigation Construction Project

1. The Benishangul Gumuz Regional State Bureau of Agriculture has received Grant fund from the World Bank (WB) toward the cost of Food System Resilient Program and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Tumet Solar Pump Small Scale Irrigation Construction Project at Menge Wereda.
2. The Benishangul Gumuz Regional State Bureau of Agriculture invite sealed Bids from eligible and qualified Bidders for the Tumet Solar Pump Small Scale Irrigation Construction Project.
3. Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Procurement Process using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank's "Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers/Grants" (fourth edition November 2020 "Procurement Regulations"), and is open to all Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Benishangul Gumuz Regional State Bureau of Agriculture Procurement and Property Administration Directorate and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:30 A.M. to 12:30 A.M. & 1:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M. from Monday to Friday.
5. The Bid is open to all eligible Bidders fulfilling the following requirements:
   1. The Bidder must possess a construction license of GC/WWC - 3 and above that has been renewed for the budget year 2017/2018 E.C.
   2. Trade license must possess for GC or WWC.
   3. Certificates of Registration at the Ethiopian Construction Authority or concerned Regional Bureaus for the year 2017/2018 E.C.
6. Complete set of Bidding Documents in English will be purchased by interested Bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of ETB 1000.00 (One Thousand ETB only). The method of payment will be in cash against receipt. Bidders are required to attach with their application, a copy of their renewed trade licenses, VAT certificate, Tax clearance and TIN certificate.
7. Bids must be submitted to the address below on or before December 5, 2025 at 2:00 P.M. in the afternoon.
8. One original and two copies of Technical and Financial Bids sealed separately and enclosed in one mother envelop in accordance with the requirements presented in the Bid data sheet.
9. The Bid will be opened on December 5, 2025 at 2:30 P.M. in the afternoon specified on invitation at the newspaper, in the presence of Bidders or representatives who are interested to attend at BGRS Bureau of Agriculture Procurement and Property Administration Directorate Room.
10. Late submission of the bid shall be rejected.
11. All Bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security 1,500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand ETB only) in the form of Unconditional Bank Guarantee or CPO to BGRS Bureau of Agriculture and shall remain valid for 60+28 days (Sixty days + Twenty-Eight days). Insurance Bond is not acceptable. For Unconditional Bank Guarantee, the Bidders must use the Bank Guarantee form included in section IV (Bid Form) of the Bidding Document.
12. Bid shall be valid for period of 60+28 days after bid Submission deadline.
13. The Office reserves the right to accept or reject all or parts of the bids. Bureau of Agriculture Procurement & Property Administration Directorate Attention:

Ato Atresaw Chekol or Dejen Merdassa

Street Address: Assosa Town around Assosa General Hospital

Floor/Room number: Bureau of Agriculture Procurement and Property

Administration Directorate

City: Assosa

Country: Ethiopia

Telephone: +251-93 027 4299/ 09 13 44 30 62

Assosa, Ethiopia

Benishangul Gumuz Regional State Bureau of Agriculture