CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES (CRS)
INVITATION FOR BIDS
CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF VARIOUS SMALL WORKS COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURES
NCB NO: CRS-STAR-NE-2020-14 (REFERENCE TO BMZ NO 2019 40 626)
PROJECT EXECUTING AGENCY: CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES-UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS
DEADLINE: 31ST AUGUST, 2020
Invitation for Bid from qualified, eligible and experienced contractors for the construction and rehabilitation of various Small Works community infrastructures under the Stabilization and Reconciliation in the Lake Chad Region (STAR) Project, financed by KfW on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany
Catholic Relief Services – United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (CRS) is an international non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons based on need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality. CRS has operated in Nigeria since the year 2000 and has implemented different projects in 19 states of the federation.
For over nine years, the Lake Chad Basin (LCB) crisis – impacting Northeast (NE) Nigeria, the Lake Region of Chad, the Region of Diffa in Niger, and the Far North Region of Cameroon- has exacerbated existing vulnerabilities, torn apart communities and families, constrained livelihood opportunities, destroyed infrastructure, and dismantled local government’s ability to respond to the needs of its citizens. To address the myriad of inter-related and chronic factors inhibiting the recovery of resilient, rebuilt communities in the LCB.CRS was awarded the two-year Stabilization and Reconciliation in the Lake Chad Region (STaR) Project, which is financed by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through KfW (German Financial Cooperation) toward the cost STaR Project for infrastructure projects and intends to apply part of toward payments under the Construction NCB No. CRS-STAR-NE-2020-014.
CRS’ Nigeria programme invites Bids from interested qualified, eligible and experienced contractors for the construction and rehabilitation of 10 lots of various categories of community infrastructures in Adamawa states. The categories include construction and/or rehabilitation of:
– Motorized boreholes using solar power;
– Handpump boreholes; and
– Classroom facilities.
Bidding will be conducted by means of national competitive bidding procedures as specified in the Bidding Documents for Procurement of Contractor Services for the Construction and Rehabilitation of Community Educational and Water Infrastructure (the “Bidding Documents”), as approved by KfW.
The complete set of bidding documents are available for download at https://tinyurl.com/y2d93usr Interested Bidders should contact CRS at tenders.star.ngr@crs.org if they face any technical difficulties when downloading the bidding documents.
Once you have downloaded the complete bidding documents, interested Bidders MUST send the following details to tenders.star.ngr@crs.org to register your interest in this Tender and to receive any responses to clarification questions and/or updates to tender modifications, bid addendum, deadlines, etc. Bidders who failed to confirm their interest will not be considered in the process.
1. Company Name of Bidder:
2. Valid Email Address:
3. Telephone Number:
4. Name of contact person
A pre-bid meeting will be scheduled online on 6 August 2020 at 10am, subject to final confirmation. Kindly click the link provided in ITB 7.4 of the bidding document to join Microsoft Teams online meeting on the scheduled date and time.
Bid Submission:
All bids must be submitted in hard copy with a scanned soft copy in a flash disc or CD in a sealed POLYETHYLENE TYPE ENVELOPE (Not a paper envelope) and addressed to:
CRS Nigeria Bid Review Committee for NCB Ne: CRS-STAR-NE-2020-014
CRS Yola Office
No 2, Off Galadima Aminu Way
Opposite Police Officers Mess, Jimeta
Yola, Adamawa State
All completed Bids must be delivered by courier or hand-delivered to the above address on or before noon Nigeria time on 31st August 2020. Bids received after this deadline will be rejected. When sending the bid via post, the bid should be placed in an outer polyethylene envelope that clearly states the following: “This envelope should only be opened by the evaluation committee.”
Complete guidance on the submission process and requirements is included in the Bidding documents.
Bids will be publicly opened online on 2nd September 2020 at 12:00 PM. Kindly click the link provided in ITB 25.1 to join Microsoft Teams online meeting on the scheduled date and time.
CRS reserves the right to change or cancel the requirement at any time during the Tender and/or solicitation process. CRS also reserves the right to require compliance with additional conditions as and when issuing the final solicitation documents. Submitting a reply to a call for Tender does not automatically guarantee receipt of the solicitation documents when issued.
