Enugu State Ministry Of Water Resources- Invitation For Bids Without Prequalification For The Construction Of Okwojo Ngwo Boreholes Augmentation Water Supply To Enugu Metropolis

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ENUGU STATE GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES
INVITATION FOR BIDS – WITHOUT PREQUALIFICATION
ENUGU STATE WATER CORPORATION CONSTRUCTION OF OKWOJO NGWO BOREHOLES AUGMENTATION WATER SUPPLY TO ENUGU METROPOLIS
DEADLINE: 23RD DECEMBER, 2020

The Enugu State Government has made a budgetary provision in 2020 fiscal year towards the cost of improvement in water supply service delivery in the capital city of Enugu.

It is intended that part of the proceeds of the budgetary provision will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for the Construction of Okwojo Ngwo Boreholes Augmentation Water Supply to Enugu Metropolis

The State Ministry of Water Resources in collaboration with Enugu State Water Corporation now invites sealed bids from reputable and eligible bidders for the Construction of Okwojo Ngwo Boreholes Augmentation Water Supply to Enugu Metropolis. The Scope of the works for scheme is as follows:

(i) General items;

(ii) Boreholes Construction.

(iii) Supply and Installation of Submersible Pumps, Solar Panels and Pipework;

(iv) Construction of 10,000 Gallons Overhead Steel Water Tank;

(v) Miscellaneous Works-Chlorine House, Operator’s House and Block Wall Fencing;

Bidding shall be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures specified in the Enugu State Government Due Process Guidelines-Selection and Employment of Contractors (the Guidelines), as may be amended from time to time, the bidding documents must be used whenever possible in the selection of Contractors, and can be used with the different selection methods  described in the Guidelines, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the guidelines

The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and in the General Conditions of Contract are the provisions of the Enugu State Standard Bidding Documents: Procurement of Works.

(i) The delivery/construction period is 12 month

(ii) Qualifications requirements include the following minimum conditions

(a) Possession of experience as a Prime Contractor for at least the last five (5) years prior to the application submission deadline.

(b) Total annual turnover expressed as total volume of construction work performed in each of the last five years’ amounting to N150, 000, 000.00 in five years

(c) Have a Project Manager with at least 15 years’ experience in Construction of Boreholes of equivalent nature and volume, including not less than 5 years as Manager among its core staff and shall have a minimum of BSc degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent;

(d) Own a substantial proportion of the equipment and tools required to successfully execute the Contract;

(e) Provide Annual audited account for the last 3 years;

(f) For the last three (3) years to demonstrate:

(i) The current soundness of the applicant’s financial position and its prospective long term profitability, and

(ii) Have Liquidity and/or evidence of access to or availability of confirmed positive credit facilities of not less than N25,000,000.00.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding document at the State Ministry of Water Resources at the address below from Mondays to Fridays (except on public holidays) from 0900 to 1600.

A complete set of the bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of NGN 100,000.00 (One hundred thousand naira only) or the equivalent sum in a freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be by cheque, or bank draft, made out in favour of State Ministry of Water Resources and lodged in the designated account (with payment slip tendered as evidence of payment)

The complete set of the bidding Document will be sent if so requested by an applicant who chooses not to collect same in person by courier upon additional payment of twenty-five thousand Naira (N25, 000.00) payable to the State Ministry of Water Resources not later than two (2) weeks before bid closing to cover the cost of the delivery to bidders by courier within Nigeria only.

Bids must be delivered to the office address below in sealed envelopes on or before 2.00pm on 23rd December, 2020 and be clearly marked

“BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF OKWOJO NGWO BOREHOLES AUGUMENTATION WATER SUPPLY TO ENUGU METROPOLIS (CONTRACT/BID NO. MWR/ONBAWS/NCB/WKS/2020/001)

All Bids MUST be accompanied by a mandatory Bank Bid security in an amount as stated in the table below paragraph 2 above or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency

Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at 2:30pm on 23 December 2020 at the office address below.

Address: The Permanent Secretary.
Attention: Ada-John Nwonye Ph.D,
State Ministry of Water Resources conference room New State Secretariat 1^st Floor GRA Enugu
+2348183756766, +234803112734, +2348037112076
Email: charlesese96@yahoo.com