RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AGENCY (REA)
THE WORLD BANK
NIGERIA ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT (NEP)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT
RE: CORRIGENDUM TO INVITATION FOR INITIAL SELECTION
EMPLOYER: RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AGENCY
PROJECT: NIGERIA ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT
CONTRACT TITLE: DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR HYBRID POWER SYSTEMS FOR UNIVERSITIES AND TEACHING HOSPITALS
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
CREDIT NO.: 62910
ISD NO: REA-NEP/GO/RFP/105/20A-G
DEADLINE: 16TH DECEMBER, 2020
This a corrigendum to the advertisement initially published via; UNDB Online, the World Bank’s and the Rural Electrification Agency (REA)’s website, on 9th October, 2020, the Guardian and the Punch Newspapers on 13th October, 2020, as well as the Federal Tender’s Journal on 8th November, 2020, in which the applications submission deadline was stated as 12 noon (WAT), on 25th November, 2020.
The general public is hereby informed that a three (3) weeks extension to the original submission date has been granted. Consequently, the said advertisement is reproduced below with a revised deadline for submission of applications.
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards payments under the Contract for the Development of Solar Hybrid Power Systems for Universities and Teaching Hospitals which have been segregated into seven (7) lots as described below:
Lot Location Liquid Assets(US$) Average Annual Turnover(US$) Minimum Value of Single Contract(US$) 1 Universities of Abuja, Federal Capital Territory Abuja 1,700,000.00 13,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 2 Michael OkparaUniversity of Agriculture Umudike, Abia 2,000,000.00 19,000,000.00 10,000,000.00 3 University of Calabar & Teaching Hospital, Cross River State 3,000,000.00 24,000,000.00 13,000,000.00 4 University of Maiduguri & Teaching Hospital, Borno State 4.,000,000.00 38,000,000.00 31,000,000.00 5 Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Ogun State 2,000,000.00 19,000,000.00 7,000,000.00 6 Federal University Gashua, Yobe State 2,000,000.00 21,000,000.00 8,000,000.00 7 Nigeria Defense Academy Kaduna State 2,000,000.00 18,000,000.00 7,000,000.00
The REA intends to initially select Applicants for Development of Solar Hybrid Power Systems for Universities and Teaching Hospitals. The Energizing Education Programme (EEP) Phase II, being the third component of the NEP, seeks to provide adequate power supply (up to approximately 38MW in total) to Seven (7) Federal Universities (“the Universities”) and two (2) University Teaching Hospitals across the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It also aims to provide streetlights within the facilities to promote and facilitate safe, secure and productive learning environments as well as to develop and operate workshop/training centers to train university students in renewable energy technology innovations. The programme also includes Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services for the captive power plants of the Beneficiary Institutions. The seven (7) universities and two (2) teaching hospital are spread across: Abuja, Abia, Cross-River, Borno, Yobe and Kaduna state. At the RFP stage, Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of quality (technical proposal) and price. It is expected that the Request for Proposals will be issued in January 2021.
Initial Selection will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers dated July 2016 and revised November 2017 and August 2018, as available on http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/17833065871195/Procurement-Regulations.pdf , and is open to all eligible Applicants as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information from the REA at the address below during office hours 08:00am to 5:00pm (WAT).
A complete set of Initial Selection documents in English may be obtained for free, either on the REA’s website indicated below, or through a written request to the REA by email, or at the mail address below. In addition, the Initial Selection Document may be sent to the interested Applicant by regular mail upon payment of Twenty Thousand Naira (NGN20,000.00) for places within Nigeria, Thirty-Five Thousand Naira (NGN35,000.00) for places in Europe and West Africa and Fifty Thousand Naira (NGN50,000.00) for all other countries to cover the cost of printing and delivery. Payment can be made via www.remita.net by generating Remita Retrieval Reference (RRR) in favor of Rural Electrification Agency – Nigeria Electrification Project.
Applicants are permitted to submit their applications electronically.
Application submission procedure:
Applications for Initial Selection should be submitted in clearly marked envelopes and delivered to the address below by 12:00 noon (WAT) on Wednesday 16th December, 2020. Applicants shall have the option to submit the electronic copies of their Applications by email with password protected read-only Applications/documents as attachments. Late applications will be rejected.
Electronic Application opening procedures:
For password protected read-only Applications submitted by email, Applicants must send the password of their protected Applications to the email address below within thirty (30) minutes after the Application submission deadline.
Address: Rural Electrification Agency (REA)
Attn: Anita Otubu, Head Project Management Unit Nigeria Electrification Project
No. 16, Umaru Dikko Street, Jabi,
2nd Floor, Head Project Management Unit Office Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.
900288, Abuja, Nigeria
Tel: +2348138822835 Tel: +2348033252544
E-mail: nep@rea.gov.ng
Initial Selection Document web page https://rea.gov.ng/isd-solar-hybrid-power-for-universities
SIGNED:
MANAGEMENT
