After months of difficulty in deciding over the fate of a fertilizer purchase worth USD 400 million, the government is now renegotiating prices with the suppliers, The Reporter has learnt.

Following months of controversies with regards to the procurement of wheat, the Government of Ethiopia is to procure another batch of wheat amounting to 400,000 tons.

The Public Procurement and Property Administration Agency has barred Promising International Trading Co. Dmcc – a major supplier of wheat to the Ethiopian market – from participating in any bidding process in the country with the decision coming into effect for the coming one year, The Reporter has learnt.

The Federal Public Procurement and Property Administration Agency (FPPA) along with its key partner organizations, on Thursday unveiled a five-year Electronic Procurement Strategic Document and Action Plan, which is said to implement an electronically aided procurement dubbed e-GP or [e-Government Procurement].

The House of People’s Representatives (HPR) has finished renovating its Assembly Hall at a total cost of 14 million birr, The Reporter has learnt.

After months of back and forth, Promising International Trading Co. Dmcc – a major supplier of wheat to the Ethiopia market – has finally inked a contract to supply 200,000 metric tons of wheat with 1.56 billion birr, The Reporter has learnt.

The Public Procurement and Property Disposal Service (PPPDS) awarded Promising International Trading Co. Dmcc – a major supplier of wheat to the Ethiopia market – to supply 200,000 metric tons of wheat with 1.56 billion birr even though the former accuses the Company for failing to fulfill previous contract to supply wheat, The Reporter has learnt.

Months of delays and failure to finalize the national wheat purchase procedure in time have added up to 115 million birr in avoidable cost to the price of wheat which Public Procurement and Property Disposal Service (PPPDS) has planned to procure form the international market, The Reporter has learnt.

The Ethiopian Agricultural Business Corporation is evaluating a USD 400 million (11 billion birr) worth of fertilizer purchase, The Reporter has learnt.

The Public Procurement and Property Disposal Service (PPPDS) retendered the bid to buy 200,000 metric tons of wheat after snatching the award from the earlier winner of the tender, Promising International – a UK-based trading company.