Ekiti State Nigeria Erosion And Watershed Management Project (EK-NEWMAP)- Invitation For Bids For Reconstruction Works (2 Lots)

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
EKITI STATE GOVERNMENT
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
EKITI STATE NIGERIA EROSION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROJECT (EK-NEWMAP)
CR. NO. IDA 62770 NG, P124905
SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE
INVITATION FOR BIDS-SMALL WORKS DEADLINE: 13^TH NOVEMBER, 2020

1. The Federal Republic of Nigeria 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 contract for Reconstruction of Arinkin and Ajolagun Bridges, Ogbomu Culvert, Channelization of Gully Erosion and Flood Control Sites at Irele,
   Ipao and Ikere Ekiti (Lots 1 and 2). For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing

2. The State Project Monitoring Unit (SPMU), Ekiti State Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (EK-NEWMAP) on behalf of Ekiti State Government now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for contract for Reconstruction of Arinkin and Ajolagun Bridges, Ogbomu Culvert, Channelization of Gully Erosion and Flood Control Sites at Irele, Ipao
and Ikere Ekiti (Lots 1 and 2)

3. Qualification Criteria:
To be eligible for the construction works, bidders must mee the following criteria
a. Have a general civil construction experience of at least Ten (10) years.
b. Have a minimum of Two (2) similar contracts of at least N800Mllion (Lot ) and N120 Million (Lot 2) for each of the lot respectively, 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 (5) years N2.0Billion (Lot 1) and N400Million (Lot 2)
d. Have liquidity and or evidence of access to or availability of confirmed positive credit facilities of not less than 350 Million (Lot 1) and N75 Million (Lot 2)
4. Bidding will be conducted through Limited National Competitive Bidding procedures using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Guidelines of Goods, Works and Non-Consulting Services under 1BRD 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 and is open to all Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from State Project Management Unit (SPMU) (EKS- NEWMAP) Atn: The 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,
6. 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. Sealed Bids must be delivered in hardcopy to the address below on or before 12.00 Noon, Friday 13th, November, 2020. Electronic submission of bid will be permitted by email with password protected read-only documents as attachment through the email address specified in the bidding
document. Late bids will be rejected. Bidders are to email their bid document password to the employer within One (1) hour after the submission deadline. Acknowledgement of bid submission and a password will be provided by the employer. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below.
8. All Bids must be accompanied by a BID SECURITY as stated in the table above.
9. Bidders may seek clarification on the content of the bid packages up to 7 days before bid closing date. Requests for Clarification may be sent by email on in writing to the address below A Pre-bid meeting would be held at the address below on Friday October 30th, 2020, which is two Weeks before the tender opening date by 12:00 noon to allow potential bidders seek clarifications on the
bidding document
10. Given the peculiarities of COVID-19 emergency, by participating in this tender, bidders agree that all electronic documents provided under this tender will be treated as original documents and are legally binding. Therefore, Letters of Bid, Power of Attorney, All Submission Forms, Bid Securing Declarations, Bill of Quantities, Financial Proposals, Manufacturers’ Authorization etc must be duly SIgned by the designated officer of the bidder with power of attorney.
11. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in this bidding document.

The address referred to above is:
The State Project Coordinator
Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (EKS.NEWMAP)
Ekiti State Project Unit,
Phase V, Secretariat Complex, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State
Telephone: 08035787762/08034392974/08023608243
E mail info@ekitinewmap.org