DEADLINE: 28TH AUGUST, 2025
LAGOS WATER CORPORATION
INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS (IFP) FOR LAGOS STATE MINI AND MICRO WATERWORKS REHABILITATION, UPGRADE, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE PROJECT REHABILITATION, UPGRADE, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF MINI AND MICRO WATERWORKS IN LAGOS STATE THROUGH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) MODEL
LSWC/ BFOT/001/2025

1. The Lagos Water Corporation (LWC), an agency of the Lagos State Government, invites sealed proposals from eligible and qualified firms for the rehabilitation, upgrade, operation, and maintenance of selected mini and micro waterworks in Lagos State through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model on a Build, Finance, Operate, and Transfer (BFOT) basis.

2. Project Description: The project involves the rehabilitation, upgrade, operation, and maintenance of mini and micro waterworks located in various areas of Lagos State. The project is divided into the following lots:

  • Lot 1: Lekki and Akilo Waterworks
  • Lot 2: Victoria Island Annex and Magodo Waterworks
  • Lot 3: Abesan and Alexander Waterworks
  • Lot 4: Apapa Waterworks

3. Bidders may bid for one or more lots, as they may deem fit but can be awarded only one lot.

4. The scope of services includes, but is not limited to:

  • Conducting feasibility studies and environmental impact assessments
  • Preparing detailed engineering designs
  • Rehabilitating and upgrading the water treatment plant(s)
  • Rehabilitation/extension of the distribution network
  • Installation of customer meters
  • Securing project financing
  • Operating and maintaining the waterworks for the concession period
  • Providing capacity building for LWC staff
  • Handover of the facility in good operational condition at the end of the concession
  • Conducting technical and financial audits before transfer

5. Bidding will be conducted through the Lagos State Public procurement Law of 2012 and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. Further details on the selection method and evaluation criteria are provided in the RFP document.

6. Interested eligible firms may obtain further information from and inspect the Request for Proposals (RFP) document at the address given below during office hours from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM daily, except on public holidays:

Mr. Ekunsumi Tajudeen
Director Procurement
Room 552, 5th Floor
Lagos Water Corporation Headquarters
Water House, Ijora Causeway,
Ijora-Olopa
tekunsumi@gmail.com
Phone Number: 0808 203 9659; 0817 873 9677
(WhatsApp only).

OR

Titilola Bright-Oridami
Head Transformation and Strategy
Room 517, 5th Floor
Lagos Water Corporation Headquarters
Water House, Ijora Causeway,
Ijora-Olopa
titilolabrightoridami@gmail.com
Phone Number: 0703 019 1045

7. Qualification requirements include:

  • Legal incorporation in country of origin.
  • Demonstrated experience in development, operation, and maintenance of water treatment facilities.
  • Sufficient technical and financial capacity.
  • (Additional details on qualification requirements are provided in the RFP documents.)

8. A complete set of RFP documents in English may be purchased by interested eligible bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of N500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira only). The method of payment will be Bank transfers or Cash deposits to the following account:

  • Name of Account: Lagos Water Corporation
  • Bank: Sterling Bank Plc
  • Account No: 0007172064

Note: The document will be sent by Email/Memory Stick

9. Financial Proposals must be delivered physically to the address below while the Technical Proposals will be submitted both physically and electronically through the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency Electronic Platform on or before 28th August 2025 at 2:00 PM WAT. Late proposals will be rejected.

Room 552, 5th Floor
Lagos Water Corporation Headquarters
Water House, Ijora Causeway,
Ijora-Olopa

10. All proposals must be accompanied by a Bid Security of the sum of N500,000,000 (Five Hundred Million Naira Only) or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.

11. The Lagos Water Corporation shall not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by firms in connection with the preparation or delivery of proposals.

12. LWC reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal, and to annul the selection process and reject all proposals at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to Bidders.

Engr. Mukhtaar Tijani
Managing Director
Lagos Water Corporation