FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
POWER HOLDING COMPANY OF NIGERIA
SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE
NIGERIA ELECTRICITY AND GAS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT:
REHABILITATION AND REINFOREMENT OF 330/132KV AND 132/33KV TRANSMISSION SUBSTATIONS
DATE: 23rd December
Loan No.: CR 46200 UNI
IFB No.: NGPT1
The Federal Republic of Nigeria has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of Nigeria Electricity and Gas Improvement Project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the contract for the Rehabilitation and Reinforcement of 330/132kv and 132/33KV transmission Substations: (NGP-T1)
The Power Holding Company of Nigeria Plc- Project Management Unit (PHCN-PMU) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Rehabilitation and Reinforcement of 330/132KV and 132/33KV transmission Substations:
(NGP-T1)
Lot 1: Afam IV 330KV, Afam/132/33KV, Port Harcourt Town 132/33KV Aba Town 132/33KV and Eket 132/33KV substations.
Lot 2: Akangba 330/132KV, Akangba 132/33KV, Ikeja West 330/132KV, Ikorudu 132/33KV and Alagbon 132/33KV substations
Lot 3: Osggbo 330/132KV, Ayede 330/132/33KV, Jerico 132/33KV and Ijebu Ode 132/33KV
Lot 4: Mando 330/132KV, Mando 132/33KV, and Dan Agundi 132/33KV substations
International competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with the Bank’s Single-Stage Bidding Procedure.
3. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents at Power Holding Company of Nigeria Plc, Project Management Unit (PHCN-PMU) at address 1 given below from 9:00a.m to 5:00p.m week days Nigeria time starting from 23rd December 2010.
4. Complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address (2) below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of fifteen thousand Naira (N15,000.00) or one hundred US Dollars (US$100.00). The method of payment will be by Certified Bank Cheque in favour of PHCN. The Bidding Documents will be sent by courier upon additional payment of fifteen thousand Naira (N15, 000.00) or one hundred US Dollars (US$100.00) for Europe and West Africa or thirty thousand Naira (N30,000.00) or two hundred US Dollars for all other countries payable to the Manager, PHCN PMU at Abuja on or before 6th January 2011 to cover the cost of the delivery to bidders by courier.
5. The provisions in the instructions to Bidders and in the General Conditions of Contract are the provisions of the Bank Standard Bidding Documents: Procurement of Plant.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address (1) below at or before 12:30 pm on 3rd March 2011. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of
Lot 1: Three hundred and fifty thousand US Dollar (USD350,000.00)
Lot 2: Four hundred thousand US Dollar (USD400,000.00)
Lot 1: Four hundred and thirty thousand US Dollar (USD430,000.00)
Lot 1: One hundred Seventy thousand US Dollar (USD170,000.00)
Or equivalent amounts in a freely convertible currency. Late bids will be rejected.
7. Firms that cannot meet the following key qualifications requirements are not encouraged to participate in the bidding process:
(a) Average annual turnover requirement
Minimum average annual turnover of
Lot 1 Eighteen Million US Dollar (US$18.0m)
Lot 2 Twenty Million US Dollar (US$20.0m)
Lot 3 Twenty One Million US Dollar (US$21.0m)
Lot 4 Eight Million Five hundred thousand US Dollar (US$ 8.5m)
Calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last Five (5) years
(b) Financial Resources:
The Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments to meet the following cash-flow requirements;
Lot 1 Two Million three hundred thousand US Dollar (US$2.3m)
Lot 2 Two Million five hundred thousand US Dollar (US$2.5m)
Lot 3 Two Million Seven hundred thousand US Dollar (US$2.7m)
Lot 4 One Million one hundred thousand US Dollar (US$1.1m)
Specific Experience:
Participation as contractor, Management contract, or subcontractor, in at least two (2) contracts within the last Ten (10) years, each with a value of at least:
(c) Lot 1 Fifteen Million US Dollar (US$15.0m)
Lot 2 Sixteen Million US Dollar (US$16.0m)
Lot 3 Seventeen Million US Dollar (US$17.0m)
Lot 4 Seven Million US Dollar (US$7.0m)
8. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidder’s representatives, who choose to attend at the address (1) below at 12:30 pm on 3rd March 2011
Address(1)
Engr. M. A.Ganiyu
Manager, Project Management Unit
7, Kampala Street, Wuse II,
Abuja 900288,
Nigeria
Tel: +234-9-8746412
E-mail: phcnpmu@nepapmu.org
Website: www.nepmu.org
Address (2)
Engr. Husani S. Labo
Managing Director/ CEO
Power Holding Company Nigeria Plc
Plot 441, Zambezi crescent, Maitama
Abuja, Nigeria
Attention: Manager Project Management Unit
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