Ekiti State Nigeria Erosion And Watershed Management Project (EK-NEWMAP)- Invitation For Bids For Procurement Of Contractor For Construction Of Erosion Control Works

DEADLINE: 25TH FEBRUARY, 2021
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
EKITI STATE GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
EKITI STATE NIGERIA EROSION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROJECT (EK-NEWMAP) “
SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE
INVITATION FOR BIDS – SMALL WORKS
(ONE-ENVELOPE BIDDING PROCESS)_
COUNTRY: NIGERIA PROJECT: EKITI STATE NIGERIA EROSION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
PROJECT (EK-NEWMAP)
CREDIT NO.: IDA 62770-NG
CONTRACT TITLE: PROCUREMENT OF CONTRACTOR FOR CONSTRUCTION OF EROSION CONTROL
WORKS IN AIYA I SITES AT IKERE EKITI, EKITI STATE  

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 Procurement of Contractor for Construction of Erosion Control Works in Aiya I Sites at Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State (Lots 1,2 and3).

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 Procurement of Contractor for Construction of Erosion Control Works in Aiya 1 Sites at Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State (Lots 1, 2 and 3).

3. Qualification Criteria:
   To be eligible for the construction works, bidders must meet 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 N 10 Billion (Lot 1), N 2.0 Billion (Lot 2) and N 2.1 Billion (Lot 3) that have been satisfactorily or substantially (at least 80%) completed as prime contractor between January I 2016 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 the following amounts in the last Five (5) years N 11.0 Billion (Lot 1); N 20.0 Billion (Lot 2) and N 21 Billion (Lot 3)
   d. Have liquidity and/or evidence of access to or availability of confirmed positive credit facilities of not less than N 900 Million (Lot 1), N I.6 Billion (Lot 2) and N I.7 Billion (Lot 3)

4. Bidding will be conducted through Limited National Competitive Bidding procedures using a Request for Bids (RFB) us specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Guidelines of Goods, Works and Nop Consulting Services under IBRD 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) Attn: The Project Coordinator),Email: info@ekitinewmap.org Telephone: 08035787762/08034392974/08023608243 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 non-refundable fee of Fifty Thousand Naira (N50, 000.00) The method of payment will be through Bank draft or Bank Transfer into the Project Account (Access Bank Ple, 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.

7. Sealed Bids must be delivered in hardcopy to the address below on or
before 12.00 Noon, Thursday 25th, February, 2021. 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 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 or in writing to the address belowA Pre-bid meeting would be held at the address below on Thursday February 11, 2021, 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 emergeney, 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, Bill of Quantities, Financial Proposals, Bid security, Manufacturers’ Authorization etc must be duly signed by the designated officer of the bidder with power of attorney. However, original Bid Security must be submitted within 24hrs of bid submission deadline without which the bid will be rejected for further processing.

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 Forms 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: infolaekitinewmap.org

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