DEADLINE: 7TH OCTOBER, 2022
ONDO STATE DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCY (ONDIPA)
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST IN ONDO STATE CHOCOLATE MANUFACTURING FACTORY
The Ondo State Government through its Investment Statutory Agency, Ondo State Development and Investment Promotion Agency (ONDIPA), Invites eligible firms to indicate interest in the PPP venture to operate and manage a Chocolate Factory with the State or total acquisition of same.
The Factory
The newly completed Factory is situated on approximately 2.755 hectares of Land in Alade, Idanre area, about 20 minutes’ drive from Akure, the Ondo State Capital. The factory has the capacity to produce 330,000kg of single estate premium chocolate annually. The raw material for the factory will be the premium cocoa seed available from the Oda Cocoa farm with a size of more than 1,000 hectares.
The would-be Investor is expected to submit documents that will:
- Demonstrate experience in the end to end chocolate Manufacturing Value-chain process.
- Show Technical, Financial and Operational capabilities to manufacture and market chocolate products locally and/ or internationally indicating experience and ability to seamlessly access the chocolate supply chain and route to market locally and/or intentionally.
- Present the complete firm’ profile with evidence of Company Registration, including Certificate of Incorporation, particulars of directors and shareholders, Memorandum & Articles of Association and the full name of contact persons, business address, postal address, telephone numbers and e- mail addresses.
Particular attention will be paid to proposals that introduce new innovative technology or processes that will add value to the development process of the factory and the consumer chocolate experience.
An Additional (Optional) copy can be sent electronically to the e-mail address Emmanuel@Ondipa.org
Processing Fee:
Prospective Investors are required to pay a non-refundable processing fee of N100,000:00 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) only to the bank account
Name of Account: Ondo State Development & Investment Promotion Agency
Account Number: 1300362574
Bank Name: Providus Bank Plc.
Submission
Expression of Interest must be submitted in three (3) hard copies and one soft copy in a pen drive in a sealed envelope clearly marked EXPRESSION OF INTEREST CHOCOLATE MANUFACTURING FACTORY ACQUISITION the address below in person or by courier latest by 12 noon on 7 October, 2022
The Secretary
Ondo State Development and Investment Promotion Agency, (ONDIPA)
Ondo State Government House, AlagbakaAkure, Ondo State,
Emmanuel@ondipa.org
Attention: The Secretary
Telephone: +234 7081435751
Other Information
Please note that premium consideration shall be given to proven financial capacity, evidence-based technical ability and capability to demonstrate access to the chocolate supply chain and route to Market locally or Internationally or both.
Only short listed firms will be sent the Opportunity disclosure Information about the plant. Late submissions will be rejected.
This advertisement shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of Ondo State Government to appoint any firm nor shall it entitle any firm submitting documents to claim any indemnity, Ondo State Government reserves the right to take the final decision on any documents received in the EOI as it deems fit and to verify the authenticity of any claims made on the documents submitted by would be investors.
Further information, contact (8:00am to 4:00pm, except on public holidays)
The Secretary,
Ondo State Development and Investment Promotion Agency,
Government House, Alagbaka, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
07081435751, 08034899174
Emmanuel@ondipa.org
