Kwara State Ministry Of Environment- Request For Bids For Procurement Of 16nos Of Tractors And Attachment Equipment For 16 LGAs Of Kwara State (One/LGA) To Support Farming Activities

DEADLINE: 7TH NOVEMBER, 2024
KWARA STATE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
KWARA STATE AGRO CLIMATIC AGRO-CLIMATIC RESILIENCE IN
SEMI-ARID LANDSCAPES PROJECT (NG-ACReSAL)
PROJECT ID: P175237
REQUEST FOR BIDS FOR PROCUREMENT OF 16NOS OF TRACTORS AND ATTACHMENT EQUIPMENT FOR 16LGAS OF KWARA STATE (ONE/LGA) TO SUPPORT FARMING ACTIVITIES
IFB No.: (NG-KWARA STATE ACRESAL/-439117/GO/RFB

1. The Federal Government of Nigeria has received a credit from the International Development Association towards the cost of Kwara State Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payment under the contract for the procurement of 16 Nos of Tractors and attachment equipment for the 16 LGAs of Kwara State (one/LGA) to support farming activities in Kwara State by the Kwara State Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes Project (ACRESAL) Fy24.

2. The Kwara state Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape Project (KW/ACReSAL), now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the procurement of the following:

3. Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Procurement using a request for bid (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations For IPF Borrowers” (Procurement Regulations Fifth Edition, September, 2023)

Further information may be obtained from State Project Management Unit (SPMU) (Kwara ACReSAL) attention: Aregbe Shamsideen Olatunbosun (Project Coordinator), Email: kwara.acresal@gmail.com, Telephone: +234-8034772661 and inspect the bidding documents during office hours 09:00 to 1700 hours at the address given below.

4. Qualifications requirement includes:
i. Evidence of previous supply (sale) of similar equipment proposed for the last 6years
ii. Provide evidence of firm corporate registration in Nigeria or overseas
iii. Audited Financial Statements for the last 5 years to demonstrate the financial capability of the bidder in terms of profitability and adequate working capital
iv. Have minimum of three (33) similar supplies of or related equipment with at least a value of N100,000,000(One Hundred Million Naira) only that has been satisfactorily or substantially completed as prime supplier between 1st January 2018 and the submission deadline. The qualifying contracts must be in above listed equipment or related to the assignment.
v. Minimum average annual turnover in the last 3 years N350,000,000 (Three Hundred And Fifty Million Naira )Only
vi. Have liquidly and/or evidence of access to or availability of confirmed positive credit facilities or no less than N400,000,000 (Four Hundred Million Naira) Only

5. The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested 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 (NGN100, 000.00). The payment will be made to the Kwara State – Nigeria Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape Project account:
Account Name: Kwara ACReSAL
Account Number: 0053158105
Bank: Unity Bank

6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 12:00noon on 7th November 2024. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the bidder’s designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below.

7. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of N20, 000,000.00 (Twenty Million Naira Only) from a commercial bank.

8. 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.

9. The address referred to above is;

Signed
Project Coordinator
Aregbe Shamsideen Olatunbosun
Address:
The State project Coordinator
Kwara state Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape Project (ACReSAL) Premises,
No 11, Trinity Road,
GRA, Illorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
Telephone: +2348034772661
Email: kwara.acresal@gmail.com