DEADLINE: 3RD OCTOBER, 2025
EKITI STATE DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCY (EKDIPA)
INVITATION FOR INITIAL SELECTION WORKS
(DESIGN AND BUILD)
EMPLOYER: EKITI STATE DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCY (EKDIPA)
PROJECT: EKITI KNOWLEDGE ZONE
CONTRACT TITLE: DESIGN AND BUILD OF EKITI KNOWLEDGE ZONE PROJECT.
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
LOAN NO./CREDIT NO./GRANT NO.: 200300000856
ISD NO.: P-NG-100-002
1. The Federal Government of Nigeria has secured a loan from the African Development Bank toward the Development of Ekiti Knowledge Zone (EKZ) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the Design and Build of Ekiti Knowledge Zone Project.
2. The Ekiti Knowledge Zone Project intends to initially select Applicants for the Site preparation (Site clearance, roadworks, landscaping, Street lighting and perimeter fencing of the Site), Construction of 12 blocks of building to include an administration block, training center and residential houses, Construction of Solar powered borehole water supply system, water treatment plant and wastewater treatment facility for EKZ, Extension of 33kVA dedicated feeder from Afe Babalola University to the project site (EKZ) (5km) located between Ago Araromi in Ado Local Government Area and Ijan Ekiti in Gbonyin Local Government Area in Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Interested firm must provide the following information indicating that they are qualified to perform the assignment:
i. Company registration certificate (brochures and company profile)
ii. Description of similar assignments with evidence of award (letter of award, contract agreement and/or completion certificate)
iii. Brief description of experience in similar conditions.
iv. Availability of appropriate staff. (Team Leader, Architect, Civil Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Surveyor, Sociologist, Gender Specialist, Environmental Specialist, M&E expert and Business Development Expert.)
v. Evidence of working in similar regional work experience in similar fields (within Nigeria and/or Sub-Saharan Africa). It is expected that the Request for Proposals will be made in September, 2025.
3. Initial Selection will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the African Development Bank’s Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations (October 2015), which is available on the Bank’s website at https://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and-operations/procurement/new-procurement-policy. and is open to all eligible Applicants as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information from the Ekiti State Development and Investment Promotion Agency (EKDIPA) at the address below during office hours 0900 to 1700 hours. A complete set of Initial Selection documents in English may be provided on the submission of a written application to the address below.
5. Applications for Initial Selection should be submitted in clearly marked envelopes and delivered to the address below by 12:00pm on 3rd October, 2025. Late applications may be rejected.
The Director General
Ekiti State Development and Investment Promotion Agency (EKDIPA)
Mutual House,
Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti-State,
Tel. No: +234-704-100-1814, +234-806-017-4418
Email: ekdipa@ekitistate.gov.ng
