SUPPLY CONTRACT PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE

Supply of Agricultural machines 1

For the operations of project named

“Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization System Improvement in Minia and Fayoum Governorates - SAMSIMIFA – Egypt”

1. Publication reference

1/IOT/2017-Agricultural Machine 1

2. Procedure

Open

3. Programme title

“Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization System Improvement in Minia and Fayoum Governorates – SAMSIMIFA”.

4. Financing

F. ROT/AID 14/006/0

5. Contracting authority

Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR) of the Arab Republic of Egypt

6. Contract description

The subject of this contract is to supply, delivery, unloading, installation, and put into operation agricultural machinery for various mechanization centers in the governorates of Minia and Fayoum (Egypt) in order to support the agricultural mechanization process in Egypt:

Type of machine

* Tractors 100-220 HP

* Laser leveling

* Scraper 12 Feet

* Disc Harrow 36 Discs

* Bed Forming Seed Drill

* Potato Planter 2 Rows

* Potato Haulm Topper 2 Rows

* Potato Digger, 2 Rows

* Sugar Beet Digger

* Sugar Beet Haulm Topper

* Sugar Beet Loader

* Combine

* Straw Baler

* Bale Loader

* Forage Harvester

Participation is open to Italian natural persons who are nationals of and Italian Legal persons (participating either individually or in grouping –consortium-of tenderers) which are effectively established in Italy.

Before the signature of the contract, the awarded tenderer must provide the list of authorized proof of agreement with the above-mentioned agents duly signed by the parties, must also be provided.

All supplies under this contract must have Italian origin and purchased in Italy for at least 80% of the lot, Supplies of non- Italian origin (OECD countries, Egypt and other neighboring countries) can cover a value up to 20% of the lot.

7 – Indicative number and titles of lots

One lot only

8 – Intended timing of publication of the contract notice

December 2017- January 2018

9 –Additional Information

All written communications for this tender procedure and contract musty be in English

10 – Legal Basis

The Loan Agreement signed by the Government of Italy represented by the Ambassador of Italy in Egypt and the Government of Egypt represented by the Minister of International Cooperation on 14th March 2015,including Annex 1 ( Project Document) and Annex 2 (Eligibility criteria, Ethical Clauses, Contract General Principles)

Please state any specificity that might have have an impact on rules on participation (such as geographic or thematic or long/short term)

The Financial Agreement signed by Artigiancassa ( later on re-called “ Cassa Depositi e Prestiti” or Italian Financial Institution in this tender dossier) and the Government of Egypt represented by the Central Bank of Egypt on 30th November ,including Annexes from A to E.

The Implementing Agreement signed by the MALR and CIHEAM Bari on 3rd September 2016.

Remarks:

There must be a minimum period of 30 Calendar Days between the publication on the MALR’s website of the prior information notice and the publication of the corresponding contract notice.

No application or requests for further information should be sent at this stage.