DEADLINE: 24TH MARCH, 2021
TRANSMISSION COMPANY OF NIGERIA (TCN)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT (PMU)
REQUEST FOR BIDS EMPLOYER: TRANSMISSION COMPANY OF NIGERIA
PROJECT: NIGERIA ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PROJECT
CONTRACT TITLE: DIGITIZATION OF OLD TRANSMISSION SUBSTATION
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
CREDIT NO. 61850-NG
RFB NO: NTP-TR12
ISSUED ON: 2ND FEBRUARY, 2021
1. The Federal Republic of Nigeria has received financing from the World
Bank toward the cost of the Nigeria Electricity Transmission Project, and
intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the
Contract for the Digitization of Old Transmission Substation.
2. Transmission Company of Nigeria-Project Management Unit now invitesThe
sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Digitization of Old Transmission Substation.
The scope of work is Digitization of Old Transmission Substation as shown below. The completion period of the contract is twenty four (24) months for each lot. The project consists of two (2) lots as follows:
LOT 1: Abuja, Bauchi and Kaduna Regions (14 Substations)
A. Seven (7 Nos) Substations that requires Partial Substation Automation SAS (installation of HMI- Work Stations & Gateway) are to be connected with existing RTU.
B. Four (4 Nos) Substations that require full Substation Automation System SAS (Work Station, Gateway and BCU) without Control & Protection relays.
C. Three (3 Nos) Substations that require Full Substation Automation System SAS (Work Station, Gateway and BCCU) with Control and Protection relays.
LOT 2: Lot 2: Lagos, Port-Harcourt, Benin and Enugu Region (12 Substations)A. Two (2 Nos) Substations that require Partial Substation Automation SAS (installation of HMI- Work Stations & Gateway) are expected to be connected with existing RTU.
B. Seven (7 Nos) Substations that require full Substation Automation System SAS (Work Station, Gateway and BCU) without Control & Protection relays.
C. Three (3 Nos) Substations that require Full Substation Automation System SAS (Work Station, Gateway and BCU) with Control and Protection relays.
3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement
using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers January 2017, revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Transmission Company of Nigeria Pic, Project Management Unit (TCN-PMU)-Engr. T.M.
Bamalli tcnpmu@tcnpmu.ng & bamalli.tukur@tcn.org.ng and inspect the bidding document during office hours 9:00am to 17:00pm Local time at the address given below.
5. The bidding document in English language may be purchased by interested
eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application via email to the
above email address and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Fifty
thousand Naira (N50,000.00). The method of payment will be via Remita
(https://www.remita.net/) by generating Remita Retrieval Reference (RRR) in
favour of Transmission Company of Nigeria-Project Management Unit.
Kindly follow these steps: (i) Enter Remita platform (ii) Select Pay FGN
and State TSA (iii) Select FGN (iv) Under Who do you want to pay-Select
Transmission Company of Nigeria -Project Management Unit (v) Under
Name of Services/ Purpose-Select Transmission Company of Nigeria – Project Management Unit (vi) Complete the form and Submit.
The bidding documents may also be accessed and downloaded via these links:
Bidding Documents
https://tcnpmu.ng/bidding-documents-for-ntp-tr12/
Technical and Drawings Section
https://tcnpmu.ng/technical-drawing-section-for-lot/
However, evidence of payment in accordance with item 5 above must be
accompanied with your Bids.
6. Firms that cannot meet the following key qualifications requirements are not encouraged to participate in the Bidding Process:
(a)Average annual turnover requirement
Minimum average annual turnover of:
Lot 1- Three million, five hundred and sixty thousand US Dollars (US$3,560,000)
Lot 2- Three million, eight hundred and forty thousand US Dollars
(US$3,840,000) calculated as total certified payments received for
contracts in progress or completed, within the last Five (5) years
(b) Financial Resources:
The Bidder shall demonstrate that 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
Lot 1- Six hundred thousand US Dollars (US$600,000)
Lot 2- Six hundred and forty US Dollars (US$640,000)
(c) Specific Experience:
A minimum number of Two (2) similar contracts specified below that have
been satisfactorily and substantially completed as a prime contractor, joint
venture member, management contractor or subcontractor between 1st
January, 2015 and Application submission deadline:
Two (2Nos) Contracts, each of minimum value:
Lot 1- Two million, nine hundred thousand US Dollars (US$2,900,000) Lot
2- Three million, one hundred thousand US Dollars (US$3,100,000)
7. Bids can be submitted by email with password protected read-only
documents as attachments. The email address for the bid submission is
tcnwbpmu.procurement@tcn.org.ng. The submission deadline is 24th
March, 2021 at 12.00pm Nigeria Local time. Bidders can also submit pass
worded soft copy in a flash drive. TCN-PMU will confirm the receipt of each
bid. The read-only password protected bids will be opened on 24th March, 2021 at 1.30pm Nigeria Local time. Bidders are expected within one hour after the bid submission deadline to have send the password of their password protected read-only bids to tcnwbpmu.procurement@tcn.org.ng as specified in the bidding documents.
8. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of as follows:
Lot 1: Seventy one thousand US Dollars (USD71,000)
Lot 2: Seventy seven thousand US Dollars (USD77,000)
9. 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 the bidding document.
10. The address referred to above is:
Transmission Company of Nigeria – Project Management Unit
(TCN-PMU) Conference Room,
Attention: Engr. T. M. Bamalli-
Project Manager (World Bank funded projects)
No 1226, Aminu Kano Crescent,
Wuse 2, Abuja 900288,
NIGERIA
Tel: +234-808 028 8802, +234 808 028 8803 E-mail:
tcnpmu@tcnpmu.ng & bamalli.tukur@tcn.org.ng
Website: www.tcnpmu.ng
