COUNTRY: NIGERIA
PROJECT: EKITI STATE NIGERIA EROSION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROJECT (EK-
NEWMAP)
CREDIT NO.: 1DA62770-NG   
CONTRACT TITLE: PROCUREMENT OF CONTRACTOR FOR REGENERATION OF NINE (9) DEGRADED FOREST RESERVES AND WOODLOT ESTABLISHMENT IN EKITI STATE (250 HECTARES)
REFERENCE NO.: EKNEWMAP/NCB/CW/20/04
ISSUE DATE: TUESDAY 21ST JULY, 2020
DEADLINE: 20TH AUGUST, 2020

  1. The Federal Republic ofNigeria has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for Regeneration of Nine (9) Degraded Forest Reserves and Woodlot Establishment in Ekiti State (250 Hectares)
  2. The State project management Unit (SPMU), Ekiti State- Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (EKS-NEWMAP) on behalf of Ekiti State Government now invites schied bids from eligible bidders for Regeneration of Nine (9) Degraded Forest Reserveyand Woodlot Establishment in Ekiti State (250 Hectares)
S/NODESCRIPTIONLOCATIONBIDS SECURITY
1Regeneration of Nine (9) Degraded Forest Reserves and Woodlot Establishment in Ekiti State (250 Hectares)Nine (9) priority sites of the project in nine LGAs in the State (Ado, Ekiti East, Ekiti South/West, Ekiti West, Emure, Gboyin, Ikere, Ise/Orun and Oye)N7,000,000,00
  1. The nurseries and seedling is for a period of Eight (8)Calendar months

Qualification Criteria:
To be eligible for the construction works, bidders must meet the following criteria:
a.Have a general cleaning experience and horticulture experience of at least five (5) years
b. Have a minimum of One (1) similar contract of at least N345Million that have been satisfactorily or substantially (at least 80%) completed as prime contractor between January 1 2015 and the Submission deadline. The qualifying contracts must be in works related to the assignment.
c. Minimum average annual turnover in construction works of at least following amounts in the last Five (5) years N2.6Billion
d. Provide evidence of the firm’s corporate registration in Nigeria.
e. Provide annual audited account for the last Five (5)) years (2015-2019) to demonstrate the soundness of the bidder financial situation
f. Have liquidity and/or evidence of access to or availability of confirmed positive credit facilities of not less than N108Million

g. Bidders are required to submit an Environmental, Social, Health and Safety (ESHS) Management Strategies and Implementation Plans required to manage the key ESHS risks of the project as outlined in the relevant sections of the tender document. The suitability of the proposed strategies and plans will be assessed as part of the bid evaluation.
h. Bidders are required to submit an Environmental, Social, Health and Safety (ESHS) Code of Conduct that will apply to their employees and sub-contractors, and details of how it will be enforced.

Qualified domestic bidders may Not be eligible to receive a margin of preference of % in Bid Evaluation..
Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding procedures as specified in the World Bank’s”ProCurement Guidelines of Goods, Works and Non-Consulting Services under TBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers” July 2016 and revised November 2017 and August 2018 Procurement Guidelines”) and is open to all eligible Bidders
as defined in the Procurement Guidelines.

2. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from State Project Management Unit (SPMU) (EKS. NEWMAP) Attn: Seyi Adegbola (Project Coordinator), Email: info@ekitinewmap.org Telephone: 08035787762 and inspect the bidding documents during office hours 10.00am to 4.00pm (local time) excluding public holidays at the address given below

3. A complete set of bidding documents in English Language may be purchased by interested eligible bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Thirty thousand Naira (N30, 000.00). The method of payment will be through Bank draft or Bank transfer into the Project Account (Access Bank Plc, Account Name: NEWMAP CPF Account, Account Number: 1374679182 (NGN). upon the submission of a written application and evidence of payment to the address below. The document will be picked at the address below or sent by email or Courier upon request.

4. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 12.00noon Thursday 20 August 2020. Electronic submission of bids will be permitted by email with password protected read-only documents and attached through the email address specified in the bidding documents. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below.

5. All bids must be accompanied by a BID SECURITY as stated in the table above.

6. A Pre-bid meeting would be held at the address below on Tuesday 4″ August 2020, which is three weeks before the tender opening date by 1:00 pm to allow potential bidders seek clarifications on the bidding document.

7. The address referred to above is:

Seyi Adegbola
The State Project Coordinator
Ekiti State Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (EKS-NEWMAP),
Phase V, Secretariat Complex, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State
Telephone: 08035787762, 08034392974
F mail: info@ekitinewmap.org

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