DEADLINE: 11TH MAY, 2023
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AGENCY (REA)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT
NIGERIA ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT (NEP)
INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR PLANT DESIGN, SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION (WITHOUT PREQUALIFICATION)
IFB NUMBER: REA-AFDB NEP-MST1
EMPLOYER: RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AGENCY
PROJECT: NIGERIA ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT – NEP
CONTRACT TITLE: DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR HYBRID MINI GRIDS FOR RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MINIMUM SUBSIDY TENDER (AFDB-NEP)
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
ADB LOAN NO.: 200200003401
AGTF LOAN NO.: 5050200000551
PROCUREMENT METHOD: OPEN COMPETITIVE BIDDING (INTERNATIONAL)
IFB OCBI NO: AFDB-NEP/OCB/IFB/MG-MST-01
The Federal Government of Nigeria has received financing from the African Development Bank hereinafter called the Bank toward the cost of the Nigeria Electrification Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the Contracts for Development of Solar Hybrid Mini Grids for Rural Economic Development – Minimum Subsidy Tender. “For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method as defined in the Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines and procedures for investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit”
(2) The Rural Electrification Agency now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders to provide electricity services to One Hundred and Fifty (150) rural unserved communities. The communities are spread across seven (7) states: Delta, Ekiti, Enugu, Jigawa, Nasarawa, Oyo, and Kwara, and packaged into Seven (7) Lots as follows
LOT LOT NUMBER STATE Customers Estimated Average Dally Loadper Region/State (kWh/Day) 1 AfDB-NEP/MG-MST-01A Kwara 7,319 12,829 2 AfDB-NEP/MG-MST-01B Enugu 4,544 6,787 3 AfDB-NEP/MG-MST-01C Ekiti & Oyo 2,928 4,159 4 AfDB-NEP/MG-MST-01D Delta 5,126 9,099 5 AfDB-NEP/MG-MST-01E Jigawa 5,219 9,044 6 AfDB-NEP/MG-MST-01F Nassarawa 1 8,990 16,767 7 AfDB-NEP/MG-MST-01G Nassarawa 2 9,283 17,354
The contract period is estimated to be Twelve (12) months from the commencement date.
(3) Bidding will be conducted through the Open Competitive Bidding (International), OCBI procedures in Rank’s Procurement Framework for group funded operations, October 2015, IFB and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Framework.
(4) Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP).
Attention: Abba Aliyu, afdbnep.procure@rea.gov.ng. The bidding document 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 One Hundred Thousand Naira (N100,000.00). The method of payment will be via www.remita.net by generating Remita Retrieval Reference (RRR) in favor of Rural Electrification Agency – Nigeria Electrification Project. The document will be shared via the Odyssey electronic procurement platform indicated below.
(6) Bids must be delivered to the odyssey electronic procurement platform stated below on or before 1:00pm (WAT). 11 May, 2023. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened online in the presence of the Bidders designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend online via the odyssey electronic procurement platform stated below on 11 May, 2023 at 1.00pm (WAT).
(7) All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid Security” of the amount specified in the Bid Data Sheet (BDS).
(8) Attention is drawn to the Procurement Framework 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.
(9) The address referred to above is:
Rural Electrification Agency (REA)
Attn: Abba Aliyu Head, PMU – NEP
E-mail: afdbnep.procure@rea.gov.ng.
E-procurement platform: http://rea.odysseyenergysolutions.com
SIGNED
MANAGEMENT
