Procurement of Farm Equipment (tractors and solar pumps) — Somalia Crisis Recovery Project

Country Federal Republic of Somalia

Name of Project Somalia Crisis Recovery Project (SCRP)

Contract Title Procurement of Farm equipment (Tractors and Implements & Farm and Post-Harvest Tools).

Grant No. IDA-D6300

RFB Reference SO-MOF-411831-GO-RFB

Issued on 22 June 2024

• The Federal Government of Somalia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Somalia Crisis Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for supply of Farm equipment (Tractors and Implements & Farm and Post-Harvest Tools) in Somalia. “For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.”

• The Ministry of Finance Federal Republic of Somalia now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Farm Equipment..

• Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

• Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Project Implementation Unit of the Federal Ministry of Finance Email address: [email protected] copy: [email protected] /[email protected] and inspect the bidding document during office hours. 0900 to 1700 hours at the address given in number 9 below.

• The bidding document in English may be obtained by interested Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address in number 9 below.

• Bids must be delivered to the address in number 9 below on or before 16 July 2024 at 11:00 AM (East Africa Time). Electronic Bidding will be permitted. Bids must be encrypted using a password provided by the Bidder 1 hour before the bid submission deadline. 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 below bidders will receive a Google Meet invitation or zoom to virtually attend the public opening bids immediately and Bids will be opened on July 16, 2024, at 11:30 AM (East Africa Time).

• All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration using the form included in Section IV, Bidding Forms

• Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations 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 address(es) referred to above is:

Project Coordinator,

Somalia Crisis Recovery Project,

Ministry of Finance, Federal Government of Somalia,

Shangani District, Mogadishu

Email: [email protected] / copy: [email protected]/[email protected]