Supply of Agricultural Machinery — APPSA Program in Lesotho

Specific Procurement Notice Request for Bids Goods Country: Lesotho Name of Project: Agricultural Productivity Programme for Southern Africa (APPSA) Contract Title: Supply and Delivery of Farm Equipment and Implements Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: P164486/ IDA – 63580 – LS RFB Reference No.: LS-DAR-136230-GO-RFB • The Government of Lesotho has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Agricultural Productivity Programme for Southern Africa (APPSA), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply and Delivery of Farm Implements for Department of Agricultural Research 2.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Equipment as follows: Lot 1: Potato planter, Potato Harvester, Ridger with Bed former and Disc Ridger Lot 2: Mouldbourd plough 3 row & 6 row, Fertiliser Spreader, 6-Tonne Trailer, Ripper, Disc Plough Lot 3: 6no. Rotavators, Toolbox, Hammer Mill, Different Garden tools 3. Bidding will be conducted through national competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” 4th Edition, edition of November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

• Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Department of Agricultural Research, Agricultural Productivity Programme for Southern Africa, situated at Lesotho Agricultural College site, Moshoeshoe II Maseru; Procurement Manager at appsaprocurement@gmail.com and inspect the bidding documents during office hours 0900 to 1600 hours., or call +266 22312395. 5.

The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of LSL500.00 or in a convertible currency. The method of payment will be by Bank Transfer to this bank account detail and shall be collected from the address shown in 4. above or can be send by email: Name of Account: Agricultural Productivity Programme for Southern Africa Account Number: 9080006945593 Bank: Standard Lesotho Bank Branch: City Account Type: Current Branch Code: 060667 Swift Code: SBICLSMX 6.

Bids must be delivered in sealed envelope addressed to the Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, to the address below on or before 13th April 2023 at 12:00noon. 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 below on 13th April 2023 at 14:30pm. 7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of LSL25,000.00 per Lot.

• The address(es) referred to above is (are): Principal Secretary Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security Headquarters, Ground Floor Corner Linare and Constitutional Roads Maseru, Lesotho.