DEADLINE: 30TH SETEMBER, 2025
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AGENCY (REA)
INVITATION FOR BIDS
PLANT DESIGN, SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION
(WITHOUT PREQUALIFICATION)
EMPLOYER: RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AGENCY
PROJECT: NIGERIA ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT – NEP
CONTRACT TITLE: DEVELOPMENT OF UTILITY ENABLED INTERCONNECTED MINI GRIDS – 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/OCBI/IFB/IMG-MST-01
1. 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 Utility Enabled Interconnected Mini Grids – 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 Develop Interconnected Mini Grids in Eight Clusters of unserved /underserved communities around Three (3) Distribution Companies (DISCOS). The communities are spread across Seven (7) states: Imo, Enugu, Anambra, Plateau, Bauchi, Kaduna and Kebbi, and packaged into Eight (8) Lots as follows:
Lot No Lot 1-REA-NEP-SHM-IMG-MST-A Lot 2-REA-NEP-SHM-IMG-MST-B Lot 3-REA-NEP-SHM-IMG-MST-C Lot 4-REA-NEP-SHM-IMG-MST-D Lot 5-REA-NEP-SHM-IMG-MST-E Lot 6-REA-NEP-SHM-IMG-MST-F Lot 7-REA-NEP-SHM-IMG-MST-G Lot 8-REA-NEP-SHM-IMG-MST-H DISCO Enugu Enugu Enugu Jos Kaduna Kaduna Kebbi Kaduna Zone South East South East South East North Central North East North West North West North West State Imo Enugu Anambra Plateau Bauchi Kaduna Ambursa (33kV Gwandu) Makarfi 1 Site Name Nduihu Obowo Anini agro allied zone Oko 1 Pankshin Darazo Trapco Site GPS Coordinates 5.5708973, 7.3175196 6.0404016, 7.5577499 6.0414223, 7.1012336 9.3087085, 9.4045778 10.9927575, 10.4102586 10.6922041, 7.3317335 12.5024051, 7.8861804 11.3700484, Peak Load (kW) 340 587 2,671 408 680 510 1,254 1,307 Number of Connections 1,200 4,600 8,500 1,521 2,043 3,100 1,500 4,000 Grid Availability (Hr Daily) 2 3 3 6 4 6 4 4 Solar PV (kW) 1,500 2,000 8,500 1,500 2,000 2,000 3,500 4,000 BESS (kWh) 1,000 2,000 8,000 1,800 2,200 1,800 4,000 4,000 PCS (kW) 500 1,000 4,000 900 1,100 900 2,000 2,000 GG/DG (kW) 500 762 3,000 500 1,000 650 1,650 2,000 Renewable Fraction (%) >80% >80% >80% >80% >80% >80% >80% >80%
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 as specified in the Bank’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: Taiwo Olawoyin, afdbnep.procure@rea.gov.ng, and inspect the bidding document during office hours i.e. 09.00am to 17.00pm at the address given below:
5. 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 nonrefundable fee of Two Hundred Thousand Naira (N 200,000.00). 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 can be collected by the bidder or sent by courier upon additional payment of Twenty Thousand Naira (N 20,000.00) for places within Nigeria, Forty Thousand Naira (N 40,000.00) for places in Europe and West Africa, and Sixty Thousand Naira (N 60,000.00) for all other countries to cover the cost of delivery.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 11.00am (WAT), 30th September 2025. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on 30th September 2025 at 11.00am (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:
Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP)
Attn: Taiwo Olawoyin – Senior Procurement Specialist, PMU-NEP
The Centurion Building, 15th Street, Constitution Avenue, CBD, Abuja.
E-mail: afdbnep.procure@rea.gov.ng
Signed:
Management
