General Procurement Notice

1. Funding Details

The above named client intends to use part of the proceeds of a loan from/grant administered by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) towards the cost of the above named project.

Additional financing information:
EBRD Loan: 150 Mil EUR
co-financed by Grants and the Government of Morocco

2. Information on the Project

Project Description:
A sovereign loan of up to EUR 150 million to the Kingdom of Morocco to finance a water distribution pipeline and network aimed at irrigating 20,000 hectares in the Saiss plain (the Project). The Project is the third and final phase of a staged programme to preserve the Saïss aquifer and promote sustainable water management within the Saiss plain which envisages an annual transfer of 90-120 million m3 surface water from the MDez dam to the plain for irrigation purposes.
As part of this programme, the Bank previously extended in 2017 a sovereign loan of EUR 120 million to finance a 45 km of the main transfer pipeline (Saiss I, OPID 48414). In 2020, the Bank extended a second sovereign loan of EUR 150 million, to finance the main distribution pipeline and network for irrigation of 10,000ha (Saiss II, OPID 51223).

Estimated Total Project Value
252,000,000.00

Currency
EUR

Procurement Type
Goods,Works,Consultancy

Estimated Start Date of Procurement
15/08/2025.

3. Other Information

Contracts will be subject to the Bank's Procurement Policies and Rules and are open for participation for firms from any country, unless otherwise specified in the procurement documents.

Procurement under this project will be conducted using the EBRD Client E-Procurement Portal (ECEPP). If you intend to participate in any procurement under this project, please ensure that you have registered in ECEPP (https://ecepp.ebrd.com). Registered entities will be notified directly when any procurement opportunities are published.


4. Client Address
M.Zakariae EL YACOUBI
DIRECTION DE L’IRRIGATION ET DE L’AMENAGEMENT DE L’ESPACE AGRICOLE
MINISTÈRE DE L’AGRICULTURE, DE LA PÊCHE MARITIME, DU DÉVELOPPEMENT RURAL ET DES EAUX ET FORÊTS
BP 607, Complexe Dbagh – Avenue Hassan II – RABAT - MAROC
RABAT
BP 607
Morocco
Tel. +212 537 10 31 78
Email: z.elyacoubi@agriculture.gov.ma