Invitation for Bids
Commercial Agriculture Development Association (CADA)
Of
Kaduna State Commercial Agriculture Development Project
Kaduna State Ministry of Agriculture
Credit No. 4539 – UNI
Supply and Installation of Rural Energy Equipments, Distribution of Transformers’, Lines and Other Accessories/ Capacity Expansion of Transmission Substation and Creation of 33KV
HT Feeders
IFB No, CADP/KDCADP/CADA/REC/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 “ThisDay” Newspaper of 22nd July 2009.
2. The Kaduna 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 apply part of the proceeds of this credit to eligible payments for implementation of Subproject Proposals under the Energy Contracts “Supply and Installation of Rural Energy Equipments, Distribution of Transformers, Lines and other Accessories as well as Capacity Expansion of Transmission Substation and Creation of 33 KVHT Feeders”.
3. The Kaduna State Commercial Agriculture Development Association of Kaduna State Commercial Agriculture Development Project (KSCADP) now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Rural Energy Contract as described below:
| Lots | Name of Site | Location | Component Description | Bid Security Amount | Completion Period |
| 1 | Gayam Grazing
Reserve |
Gayam Grazing
Reserve Areas of Birnin-Gwari LGA |
Installation of New HT Lines and Transformer Station with new LT Network | 352,330.01 | 90 days |
| 2 | Damau Grazing Reserve | Damau Village Area of Kubau LGA | Installation of New HT Lines and Transformer Station with new LT Network | 828,612.24 | 90 days |
| 3 | Kachia Grazing Reserve | Ladduga Village Area of Kachia LGA | Installation of New HT Lines and Transformer Station with rehabilitation of existing LT Network | 2,181,981.10 | 90 days |
Bidders can bid for more than one lot
Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and is open to all bidders from eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.
4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding document at the Kaduna State Commercial Agriculture Development Project (KSCADP), at the address given below from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm, Monday to Friday.
5. Qualifications requirement include:
i) Average annual financial amount of supply and installation over the last 3 years for each lot as follows:
| Lots | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Average Annual Turnover ( N) | N93,954,136.00 | N223,683,264.00 | N 581,861,624.00 |
ii) Bidders shall have been in the power distribution business for at least five (5) years with extensive experience in the construction of high tension overhead lines up to 33kV and distribution substations.
iii) Liquid assets net requirement for each of the lot is as listed below:
| Lots | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Liquid Asset ( N) | N2,936,066.75 | N6,990,102.00 | N 181,183,175.75 |
6. 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 (N15, 000.00) or its equivalent in any freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be by cash or bank draft in favour of Kaduna State Commercial Agriculture Development Project (KSCADP). The document will be collected by bidder’s representative or sent by courier services on request.
7. Bids must be delivered to the above office on or before Thursday 27th October 2011 by 12 Noon 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.
8. Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend on or before Thursday 27th October 2011 by 12 Noon, at the address below
Kaduna State Commercial Agriculture Development Project Office,
Conference Room of the Kaduna State Agriculture
Development Project, Kaduna State Agriculture Development Project (KADP) Hqts, No 11 Race Course Road, Opposite Murtala Mohd Square
E-mail: kdscado@yahoo.com
08036032882, 08060939962
