DEADLINE: 4TH APRIL, 2023
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (FMWR)
INVITATION FOR BIDS
FMW/PIDACC/NB/GD/OCBI/01/2022
OPEN COMPETITIVE BIDDING INTERNATIONAL FOR SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF HYDROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT AND OTHER MACHINES IN UPPER BENUE, UPPER NIGER, SOKOTO-RIMA AND ANAMBRA-IMO RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
PROJECT: PROGRAMME FOR INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE NIGER BASIN (PIDACC/NB) NIGERIA
SECTOR: WATER
LOAN/GRANT NO.: 2100150040844
PROGRAM ID: P-ZI-C00-069
(1) This request for expression of interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this programme that appeared in African Development Bank Group Internet Website (www.afdb.org) of 21 May, 2019.
(2) The Federal Government of Nigeria has received funds from the African Development Bank towards the cost of the Programme for Integrated Development and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Niger Basin (PIDACC/NB) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply and Installation of Hydrological Equipment and other machines. 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.
(3) The Executing Agency, Federal Ministry of Water Resources (FMWR) through its National Programme Coordinating Unit now invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for Supply and Installation of the under-listed Hydrological Equipment and other Machines:
| S/N | Description | Location |
| 1 | Supply & Installation of Hydrological equipment (Data Collection Platform) for data acquisition | Upper Niger & Upper Benue |
| Terrameter/logging equipment for geophysical survey and GPS equipment for site location | Abuja | |
| Kits for Water Quality Control | (a) 4-Abuja (b) 1 set each at Sokoto-Rima, Upper Niger, Upper Benue and Anambra- Imo RBDAs | |
| 2 | Drilling of 1No Groundwater Monitoring well equipped with loggers-(Water level Indicator for underground water level Measurement) | Sokoto-Rima RBDA |
| 3 | Installation and operation of hydrological stations equipped with manual gauges for data acquisition | Upper Benue RBDR |
| 4 | Deployment of river discharge measurement equipment e.g Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) and field work for data acquisition | Upper Niger RBDA |
| 5 | Installation of Automatic Weather Observatory station (AWOS) | Anambra-Imo RBDA |
(4) Bidding will be conducted through the Open Competitive Bidding (International) OCBI method as specified in the Bank’s Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations (October 201) which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and-operations/procurement/new-procedure-policy
(5) Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents during the hours of 08:00am and 5:00pm (Local time, Monday to Friday) from the address below and/or send an email to the Project Coordinator at ncpidaccnb@waterresources.gov.ng or musalamics@yahoo.com
(6) The Bidding document in the English Language may be purchased by Interested eligible Bidders upon submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Thirty Thousand Naira Only (NGN30,000.00) or in any convertible currency. The method of payment will be Bank Draft payable to Programme for Integrated Development and Adaptation to Climate change in the Nigeria Basin. The document will be collected at the office address below.
(7) All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security as indicated on table below:
Lot Number Description Bid Security (NGN PIDACC-NG/G/NCB/6 Supply & Installation of Hydrological equipment (Data Collection Platform) for data acquisition 5,000,000.00 Terrameter/logging equipment for geophysical survey and GPS equipment for site location Kits for Water Quality Control PIDACC-NG/G/NCB/Pkg 3/Lot 1 Drilling of 1No Groundwater Monitoring well equipped with loggers-(Water level Indicator for underground water level Measurement) 500,000.00 PIDACC-NG/W/NCB/Pkg 3/Lot 2 Installation and operation of hydrological stations equipped with manual gauges for data acquisition 400,000.00 PIDACC-NG/W/NCB/Pkg 3/Lot 3 Deployment of river discharge measurement equipment e g Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) and field work for data acquisition 950,000.00 PIDACC-NG/W/NCB/Pkg 3/Lot 4 Installation of Automatic Weather Observatory station (AWOS) 850,000.00
(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) Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 4 April 2023 by 12Noon, Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidder’s designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below at 12:30pm on the 4 April, 2023.
National Project Coordinator,
‘Programme for the Integrated Development and Adaptation to the Climate Change in Niger Basin (PIDACC/NB)
Federal Ministry of Water Resources,
3rd Floor Right Wing, Bassan Plaza Plot 759, Independent Avenue
Off Herbert Macaulay Way, Central Business District -Abuja, Nigeria
E-mail: ncpidaccnb@waterresources.gov.ng
Tel: +234 705 921 6542
