RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT
MINISTRY OF BUDGET AND ECONOMIC PLANNING
STATE EMPLOYMENT AND EXPENDITURE FOR RESULTS (SEEFOR PROJECT)
INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)
CREDIT NO. 50220 UNI
DATE: MARCH 23, 2020
1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in Development Business, issue of June 12, 2012.
2. The Rivers State Government through the Federal Government of Nigeria has received a credit from the International Development Association and Grant from European Union toward the cost of State Employment and Expenditure for Results (SEEFOR) Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit/grant to payments under the Contract for the Procurement of IT Equipment.
3. The Rivers State Employment and Expenditure for Results (SEEFOR) Project hereinafter referred to as “the Procuring Entity” now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for
Lot 1: Procurement of 200 computer workstations, 32 laptops and 20 Tablets: STATA & SPSS Licenses; Ms. Office, Antivirus & accessories, Installation/deployment.
Lot 2: Procurement and Implementation of Systems/ Power solution for SIFMIS Data Entry Centre.
4. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB), a procedure specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.
5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from River State Employment and Expenditure for Results (SEEFOR) Project at the address below and inspect the Bidding Documents from 10:00am – 4:00pm, Monday through Friday
State Project Coordinating Unit (SPCU),
No. 10 Odi Street, Old GRA,
Port Harcourt TEL:+2348110573431
E-MAIL: riversseefor@gmail.com
Website: www.rtverseefor.org
6. A margin of preference for eligible national contractors shall not be applied.
7. A complete set of each of the Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders at the address above and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Forty Thousand Naira (N40,000.00) only for each lot payable to the account titled “SEEFOR Project Counterpart Fund, (Acct. No.: 1012834067 Zenith Bank) Rivers State SEEFOR Project, and upon presentation of proof of payment.
8. A bidder shall submit only one (1) Bid for each of the Lots. A Bidder who submits or participates in more than one (1) Bid will cause all the Bids with that Bidders participation to be rejected.
9. Bids must be delivered at the address above, on or before 12:00 noon on April 20, 2020 and must be accompanied by a Bid Security of 2% of the Bid Price. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected.
10. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders or its representatives who choose to attend at 12:00 noon on April 20, 2020 in person at the address below:
The Conference Room,
State Project Coordinating Unit (SPCU),
No. 10 Odi Street, Old GRA,
Port Harcourt.
Signed
The Project Coordinator
