Specific Procurement Notice (SPN) - Supply and Delivery of Seeds

Invitation for Bids [IFB]

Goods

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

IFB Number:                   MoFA/AfDB//SADEP/GDS/OCBI/2023/02

Purchaser:                         Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Project:                              Savannah Agricultural Value Chain Development Project(SADEP)

Contract title:                    Supply and delivery of Agro-Chemicals

Country:                            Ghana

Loan No. / Grant No.:       2100155042119 (Grant)

Procurement Method:      Open Competitive Bidding (International) (OCBI)

OCBI / LCB No:                MoFA/AfDB//SADEP/GDS/OCBI/2023/02

Issued on:                        2^nd March 2023

1. The Government of Ghana (the Recipient) has received financing from the African Development Bank hereinafter called the Bank towards the cost of the Savannah Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (SADEP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply and delivery of Agro-Chemicals–Lots 1 & 2. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines and procedures for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.

2.          The Project Management Unit (PMU) of the SADEP now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for supply and delivery  of Agro-Chemicals as follows:

3.        Bidding will be conducted through the Open Competitive Bidding (International), (OCBI) method as specified in the Bank’s Procurement Framework  for  Borrowers” October 2015 (“Procurement Framework”) as per the legal agreement and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Framework.

4.         Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Procurement Unit of the PMU of SADEP (Michael Ababio Addo, 0545297429) and inspect the bidding document during office hours 09:00 to 16:40 hours] at the address(es) given below on working days from 2^nd  March 2023

5.         The bidding document in the English language may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of USD$100 or its equivalent. The method of payment will be by Bankers draft payable to the Savannah Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (SADEP) GOG Account or in cash at the Account’s Department of SADEP, Tamale – Northern Region and at the Account office of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture Head Office Accra. The bidding document will be picked physically at the address(es) “A” and “B” below.

6.         Bids must be delivered to the address (B) below on or before 10:00 hrs. GMT on 27^th April 2023. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address (B) below at 10.00 hrs. GMT on 27^th April 2023

7.         All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security as per the values in the table at para 2 above.

8.         Attention is drawn to the Procurement Framework requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.

9.         “A” The address referred to above is:

The Project Management Unit (PMU) of the Savannah Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (SADEP)

Mr. Felix Darimaani (National Project Coordinator)

Savannah Agricultural Value Chain Development Project

Ministry of Food and Agriculture

P. O. Box M37

Regional Office of MOFA, Tamale.

Tel: 0244582508

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          Attention:

Procurement Officer (SADEP)

Michael Ababio Addo

Email : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Tel : 0545297429

“B” The address for Delivery of Bids:

Office of the Procurement Unit

Ministry of Food and Agriculture

P. O. Box M37, Accra

GA 110-2028

Behind Ministries General Post Office

And Near Ministry of Justice and Attorney General’s Office

Ministries,  Accra.