RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AGENCY
PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT
NIGERIA ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT (NEP)
INVITATION FOR BIDS
PLANT DESIGN, SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION PLUS OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE (WITHOUT PRE-QUALIFICATION)
IFB Number REA-AFDB NEP-EEP-III/DSI-01
Employer Rural Electrification Agency
Project Nigeria Electrification Project – NEP
Contract title: Development and operations & maintenance of Solar hybrid Power plants for Eight (8) Federal Universities and One (1)
Country: Nigeria
ADB loan No: 200200003401
AGTF Loan No: 5050200000551
Procedure method: Open Competitive Bidding (International)
IFB OCBI NO: AfDb-NEP/OCBI/IFB/EEP-III/DSI-01
Issue on: 3rd March 2023
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has received financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB) hereinafter called the “bank” towards the cost of the Nigerian Electrification Project (NEP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards payments under the contracts for the development and operations & maintenance of solar hybrid power plant’s for eight (8) Federal Universities and one (1) University Teaching Hospital. 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 payment, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders to develop and provide one-year operations and maintenance services to Eight Federal Universities and One (1) University teaching hospital for the Third phase of the energizing education program (EEP). The contract period is estimated to be twenty-four (24) months from the commencement date.
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.
Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) – Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP), attention: Abba Aliyu, [email protected] and inspect the bidding document during office hours i. e 09:00am to 17:00pm at the address given below.
The bidding document is in English language and may be purchased by interested eligible bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Two Hundred Thousand Naira (N200, 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 an additional payment of Twenty Thousand Naira (N20, 000.00) for places within Nigeria. Forty Thousand Naira (N40, 000.00) for places in Europe and West Africa, and Sixty Thousand Naira (N60, 000.00) for all other countries to cover the cost of delivery.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 11:00am (WAT), 25th May, 2023. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the bidder’s designated representatives and anyone who choose to attend at the address below on 25th May 2023 at 11:00am (WAT).
All bids must be accompanied by a “Bid Security” of the amount specified in the Bid Data Sheet (BDS).
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.
The address referred to above is:
Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP)
Attn.: Abba Aliyu, Head, PMU – Nep
No. 16, Umaru Dikko Street,
Jabi, Abuja
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.nep.rea.gov.ng