FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (TRANSFORMING IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA PROJECT)
INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)
PROCUREMENT OF WORKS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF ROADS IN HADEJIA VALLEY IRRIGATION SCHEME (HVIS) IN JIGAWA STATE
IFB NO: FMWR/TRIMING/2020/NCB/W/03
DEADLINE: 25TH AUGUST, 2020
- This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for the Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (TRIMING) Project that appeared in Development Business dated February 5, 2015.
2. The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has received a financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Transforming Irrigation Management In Nigeria (TRIMING) Project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the Construction and Rehabilitation of Roads in Hadejia Valley Irrigation Scheme (HVIS) in Jigawa State, Nigeria
3. The Federal Ministry of Water Resources (FMWR) through the Project Management Unit (PMU) of the Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (TRIMING) Project now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for Construction and Rehabilitation of Roads In Hadejia Valley Irrigation Scheme (HVIS) in Jigawa State, Nigeria.
4. SCOPE AND LOCATION OF THE WORKS
The proposed contract is limited to supplying laterite and the construction/ rehabilitation of perimeter and service roads within the Hadejia Valley Irrigation Scheme. The Hadejia Valley Irrigation Scheme (HVIS) is located in Jigawa State about 95 km north east of Dutse, the State capital and close to Hadejia. It is located in two Local Government Areas, namely Auyo and a small part in Hadejia. The scheme is operated by the Hadejia-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority with head office in Kano and with a Zonal Office in
Hadejia. Contract completion period is eighteen (18) months.
5. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTRACT WORK
The major components of the works included in the Construction and Rehabilitation of Roads in Hadejia Valley Irrigation Scheme are as follows:
- Soil investigation to ascertain quality of laterite in accordance with the Technical Specifications;
- Haulage to designated areas as approved by supervision consultant, distance not exceeding 180km;
- Placement, spreading, compaction in layers and finishing in accordance to the specifications and;
- Preparation and implementation of social & environmental requirements; in addition to submitting corresponding budget required to implement
each mitigation or enhancement measures aimed at adhering to these social and environmental requirements within the allowed Provisional Sum. This requirement will serve as the Contractors Environmental and Social Management Plan (CESMP)
6. EXPERIENCE and CAPABILITIES
Bidders must demonstrate that they have the necessary financial capability, experience and equipment to successfully carry out the works. Bidders must have the following experiences and capabilities:
a) The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has access to, or has available, liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means (independent of any contractual advance payment) sufficient to meet the construction cash flow requirements estimated as NG N183 million, net of the Bidder’s other commitments.
b) Minimum average annual construction turnover of NG N1.8billion, calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress and/or completed within the last five (5) years, divided by five (5) years.
c) Experience in construction contracts in the role of prime contractor, JV member, sub-contractor, or management contractor and must have satisfactorily and substantially completed in the last five (5) years between 1st January 2014 and application submission deadline of a total value of two (2nos) contracts each of a minimum value of NGN1.4billion or 1no contract of a minimum value of NGN2.9billion.
Additional information on experience and capabilities requirement for works are provided in the Bidding Documents.
7. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement of Goods, Works and Non-Consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers (January 2011) as revised in July 2014 and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Guidelines. In addition, please refer to paragraphs 1.6 and 1.7 setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
8. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information during the office hours 8:00h to 17:00 Local time from Mondays to Fridays (excluding Public Holidays) by sending an email to the National Project Coordinator through this email address info@triming.org. A virtual pre-bid meeting with potential bidders will hold on 11th August, 2020 at 12.00 hour (local time) and connection detail of this will be communicated to all the bidders.
9. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested eligible bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of N50,000.00 (Fifty Thousand Naira) only through REMITA’ website: www.remita.net to our CBN Account Number: 0020293661163, Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (TRIMING) Project Naira Account A and Service type ‘Sale of Bid document’ and send the payment evidence to the email address below. The Bidding Documents will be available from 28th July, 2020 and can be collected by bidder either by hand, e-mail or through Courier.
10. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 12.00 hour (Local time) on 25th August, 2020. Electronic bids submission will be permitted by e-mail with password protected read- only bids / documents as attachments to an e-mail address specified in the bidding documents and late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened virtually at 1.00 pm local time on Tuesday 25th August, 2020 at the address below. Connection details will be provided. For password protected read-only bids submitted by email, the bid opening procedure is as follows: within one hour after the bid submission deadline bidders must send the password of their password protected bids to the e-mail address specified in the bidding documents.
11. All bids must be valid for a period of 160 days after bid closing date and must be accompanied by a “Bid Security” of NGN36,600,000.00 (Thirty-Six Million, Six Hundred Thousand Naira) only. For bids submitted electronically, the original bid security should be sent by courier or delivered by hand to the address below on or before the bid’s submission deadline, while the electronic copy should be attached to the bid. Alternatively, bid security may be transmitted by Bank SWIFT and the copy attached to the bids.
12. The address referred to above is:
The National Project Coordinator,
Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (TRIMING) Project,
Federal Ministry of Water Resources,
Plot 1402 Abba Kyari Street, off Adesoji Aderemi Street,
Apo-Abuja, Nigeria. Tel: +234-8038391469 or +2348052048706
E-mail: Info@triming.org
