Construction of Farm Access Roads at Kano State Commercial Agriculture Development Association (CADA)

Kano State Commercial Agriculture Development Association (CADA)

Kano State Commercial Agriculture Development Project

Invitation for Bids

Nigeria

Credit No. 4539-UNI

Construction of Farm Access Roads in Kano State

IFB No. CADP/KNCADP/CADA/FAR/NCB/01/2010

1.     This Invitation for Bid follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for the Commercial Agriculture Development Project which appeared in “Development Business issue No. WB 3108-756/09 and “This Day” Newspaper of 22^nd July 2009.

2.     The Kano State Government through the Federal Government of Nigeria has received a credit from the International Development Association (herein referred to as IDA) towards the cost of Commercial Agriculture Development Project (CADP), and it intends to part of the proceeds to eligible payments (through CADA) under the contract for Construct ion of Farm Access Roads.

3.     The Kano State Commercial Agriculture Development Association (CADA) of Kano State Commercial Agriculture Development Project (KNCADP) now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Construction of selected roads as described below:

Bidders can bid for one or more lots

1.       Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement of Civil Works under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and is open to all bidders from eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.

2.       Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding document at the Kano State Commercial Agriculture Development Project (KNCADP), at the address given below from 10.00am to 4.00pm, Monday to Friday.

3.       Qualifications requirement include:

i.        Average annual financial amount of construction work over the last 3 years for each lot as follows:

ii.       Experience as prime contractor in the carrying out at least two projects of similar nature and complexity equivalent to the works over the last 3 years (to comply with this requirement, the work cited should be at least 70% complete)

iii.      Availability (own, lease, hire, etc) of the essential equipment as listed in the Bidding Data Sheet,

iv.      A Contract Manager with 5 years’ experience in construction works of an equivalent nature and volume including not less than 3 years as Contract

Manager and:

v.   Liquid assets net requirement for each of the lot is as listed below:

1.       A complete set of Bidding Document in English Language 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 Fifteen Thousand Naira (N115,000.00) or its equivalent in any freely convertible currency for the first lot and Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000.00) or its equivalent in any freely convertible currency for each additional lot. The method of payment will be by cash or bank draft in favor of Kano State Commercial Agriculture Development Project (KNCADP). The document will be collected by bidder’s representative or sent by courier services on request.

2.       Bids must be delivered to the above office on or before 12 Noon on Thursday 12th January, 2011 and must be accompanied by a bid security in the amount stated in the table in paragraph 3 above. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected.

3.       Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend on Monday 17th January, 2011 by 11..00am, at the address below:

The State Project Coordinator, Kano State Commercial Agriculture Development Project Office KNARDA Ultra Modern Conference Hall, KNARDA Office complex, Km 9 Hadejia Road, Yankaba,

Kano- Nigeria. Email: knscadocadp@gmail.com

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