DEADLINE: 6TH AUGUST, 2021
CROSS RIVER STATE GOVERNMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CROSS RIVER STATE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL AND THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CROSS RIVER STATE PUBLIC -PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP LAW NO 6 OF 2010
CONCESSION OF THE OBUDU CATTLE RANCH AND RESORT IN OBANLIKU LGA, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA.
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION
The Cross River State Government (CRSG) is poised to restore the Tourism and Agricultural potentials of the Obudu Ranch Resort, and bring it back to global reckoning and status.
Accordingly, deriving authority to the State’s Public-Private Partnership Law No 6 of 2010, Part 1, section 3 which deals with the process and modalities for PPP in Cross River State;
(1) The Cross River State Government (CRSG), in collaboration with the PPP Council and State Bureau of Public-Private Partnership are desirous to Concession the Obudu Ranch and Resort (‘’The Ranch”).
(2) The Concession has been approved by the State Executive Council as eligible for a PPP.
(3) The Concession is in line with CRSG’s strategic integrated infrastructure plan to promote infrastructure development, attract investment, create employment, increase Internally Generated Revenue and stimulate its economy.
(4) The Cross River State Public-Private Partnership Council and the Bureau of Public-Private Partnership will assist in the procurement of interested private sector investor/s with requisite technical competence, managerial capability, and proven financial resources.
(5) In order to revise the project, the Public-Private Partnership Council will serve as the Project Steering Committee.
(6) In the light of the foregoing, the Cross River State Government hereby invites prospective Concessionaires to submit qualification documents.
(7) The preferred private partner’s responsibilities include; Redesign, Build, Finance, Operate, Own, Maintain and Transfer
METHOD OF APPLICATION
(8) The qualification documents for interested investors should be structured into the following sections:
(a) Profile of the Firm or Consortium including contact person, postal address, telephone numbers, and e-mail address. If a consortium or joint venture, provide names and contact details of consortium members, evidence of association or joint venture agreement, and indicate the lead firm in the consortium or joint venture; Ownership structure of bidding entity. Name/s of major shareholders and percentage shareholding of participants in the bidding entity;
( c) Evidence of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission(CAC) or its equivalent for foreign firms. Foreign firms are encouraged to submit qualification documents, and may submit alone as a consortium, joint venture or a locally registered entities. Note that the preferred Concessionaire will be required to register as a local entity at the stage of issuance of letter of award for the Project
(d) Audited financial statements for the most recent three (3) years.
( e) Technical and operational capabilities including;
(i) Track record of successful development, financing, operation,and management of similar world-class high-end project within the past 10 years.
(ii) Local and regional (Africa) experience.
(iii) Three (3) references on past experience.
SUBMISSION OF QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS:
(10) Qualification documents must be submitted electronically to email address crspppcouncil@gmail.com and
(11) Submitted documents must be delivered in hard copies, not later than 15:00hrs on (Friday, August 6, 2020) to BPPP office #43 Murtala Mohammed Expressway 2nd Floor, Davandy House Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
(12) Following the receipt of the Qualification documents, the PPP partner will be procured via competitive bidding following a Request for Proposal bid process.
(13) Qualification documents must be in English language only.
The Cross River State Government shall not be responsible for the cost of any submission.
SIGNED
MANAGEMENT
