The Ministry of Agriculture invites sealed bids for the supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of solar powered surface water pumps and related accessories.

Specific Procurement Notice

IFB Number: ET-CREW-MOA-PU-03/2025-ICB

Purchaser: Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Resilient Wheat Value Chain Development Project, P-ET-AA-020

Project: Climate Resilient Wheat Value Chain Development (CREW) Project

Contract title: Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Solar powered Surface Water Pumps and Related Accessories

Country: Ethiopia

Loan No./ Grant No.: 2100150042720

Procurement Method: Open Competitive Bidding Intentional (OCB-I)

OCBI/LCB No: ET-CREW-MOA-PU-03/2025-ICB

Issued on: 14 April 2026

1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project that appeared in UNDP online and on the African Development Bank Group's Internet Website dated 21st February 2024.

2. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received Financing from the African Development Bank towards the cost of Climate Resilient Wheat Value Chain Development Project. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this grant will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for the Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Solar powered Surface Water Pumps and Related Accessories.

3. The Ministry of Agriculture now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Solar powered Surface Water Pumps and Related Accessories indicated in the table below:

4. Bidding will be conducted through Open Competitive Bidding International procedures in accordance with the African Development Bank's Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations, dated October 2015 and is open to at eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Framework.

5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents at the office address given below in the morning from 8:0 AM to 12:30  PM and in the afternoon from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM Monday to Friday

6. A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested bidders upon submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non- refundable fee of ETB 2100.00 (ETB, two thousand one hundred) or USD 15.00 (USD, fifteen Dollar) or equivalent in a freely convertible currency. The lethod of payment will be through bank transfer to CBE Acc. No 1000009144009

7. All Bids must be valid for a period of 150 (one hundred fifty) days after Bid opening and must be accompanied by an original bid security as stated in the table above and in the form of an unconditional Bank Guarantee enforceable in the locally registered banks, in the format provided in the Bidding Document,

8. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:30 AM EAT on 28 may 2026. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected.

9. Bids shall be publicly opened at the address below, at 10:45 AM on the same date of closing in the presence of bidders or their designated representatives who choose to attend.

10. 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.

The addresses referred to above are:

Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), CMC Road,

Attn: Name Mr. Tamrat Terfassa, Executive for Procurement/Mr.Ziyinu Seifu

National Project Procurement officer

Office of Executive for Procurement,

Block-A, 2nd floor Room No. 201,

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel. +251-11-667-7932/11-646-2285,

Email: tamrat.terfassa@moa.gov.et  CC: seifuts2018@gmail.com

Ministry of Agriculture

Tender details

• Deadline: 2026-05-28
• Bid closing time: 10:30
• Bid opening: 2026-05-28 10:45
• Region: Addis Ababa
• Publishing entity: Ministry of Agriculture
• Buyer address: CMC Road, behind the Ministry of Trade & Regional Integration, Bole 12/13 Floor/ Room number: Block A; 2nd Floor, Room number 201
• Bid bond: ETB 6,200,000.00 or USD 46,000.00
• Bid document price: ETB 2100.00 (ETB, two thousand one hundred) or USD 15.00 (USD, fifteen Dollar) or equivalent in a freely convertible currency
• Published: Apr 12, 2026
• Posted at: 2026-04-13T12:06:30.000Z
• Buyer website: https://www.moa.gov.et