Supply and Delivery of Certified Maize, Rice Seed, and Improved Pasture Seed

The Republic of Uganda has received financing from the African Development Bank hereinafter called the Bank towards the cost of the Agricultural Value Chain Development Programme (AVCP) – Project 1, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for:

a)  Lot 1 – Certified Open Pollinated Maize Seed Varieties (OPV)
b)  Lot 2 – Certified Hybrid Maize Seed
c)  Lot 3 – Certified Rice Seed
d) Lot 4 – Improved Pasture Seed

For each of these contracts, 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 a letter of credit.

Bidders may Bid for one or more Lots, as applicable and, as further defined in the bidding document. Bidders wishing to offer discounts in case they are awarded more than one Lots as applicable will be allowed to do so, provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid.

The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for; Lot 1: Certified Open Pollinated Maize Seed Varieties (OPV) – 537.4 Metric Tonnes; Lot 2: Certified Hybrid Maize Seed – 430.40 Metric Tonnes; Lot 3: Certified Rice Seed – 761.71 Metric Tonnes; Lot 4: Improved Pasture seed – 38.3 Metric Tonnes. A Margin of Preference is not applicable.

Bidding will be conducted through the Open Competitive Bidding (International), (OCBI), method as specified in the Bank’s new Procurement Framework for Bank Group Funded Operations”, dated October 14, 2015, and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Framework.

Invitation for bids (IFB)