Federal Government of Nigeria
Federal Ministry of Education
UDUS Step-B Project: Centre Of Excellence On Renewable
Energy Research and Development
Issued Date: 25th April, 2012
Credit No: 4304 UNI
Invitation for Bids (IFB)
Invitation for Bids for the Procurement and Installation of Renewable Energy Systems for the Establishment of Renewable Energy Model Rural
Village through the Applications of Integrated Renewable Energy Systems
IFB NO: UDUS/STEP-B/NCB/001/2012
1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in Development Business, issue no. 591of2nd July, 2007 and 4 National Dailies of the same date.
2. The Federal Government of Nigeria has received a Credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of Science and Technology Education Post-Basic (STEP-B) Project Centre of Excellence on Renewable Energy Research and Development, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Credit to payments under the contract for the procurement and installation of renewable energy equipment for the development of model rural village through the applications of integrated energy systems.
3. The STEP-B Project: UDUS Centre of Excellence on Renewable Energy Research and Development now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the procurement of the following:
| Lot | Item | Description | Qty | Bid Validity | Bid Security | Delivery Period | Location |
| 1 | 5kw Solar Photovoltaic Electrification for the Danjawa Renewable Energy Model Village | 1 | 90days | 2.5% of Bid price only | 60days | Danjawa village within Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Main Campus. | |
| 2 | Design and Construction of 500Watt Locally Made Wind Turbines for Electricity Generation at Model Village | 2 | |||||
| 3 | Complete Set of Wind-solar hybrid Street Lamp System | 1 | |||||
| 4 | Complete Set of 1.5kw-off grid Wind Turbine | 1 | |||||
| 5 | Complete Set of Meteorological Data monitoring Equipment. | 1 | |||||
| 6 | Construction of 20m3 Biogas Digester | 1 | |||||
| 7 | Provision of Double hole, average family size improved wood burning stoves. | 200 | |||||
| 8 | Development of (1.8m2) and 500 litre capacity Aluminum cased solar water Heating system for Danjawa model village | 2 | |||||
| 9 | Dual operated solar cooking and drying systems for the family size of 5 | 20 | |||||
| 10 | Double exposure Solar cooking systems | 20 | |||||
| 11 | Box type solar cooking system | 40 | |||||
| 12 | Mixed mode large scale solar drying systems (for crops dryers | 2 |
Discounts offered by the bidders will be considered in bid evaluation
4. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB), a procedure 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.
5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the UDUS STEP-B Project Office and inspect the bidding documents at the address given below, between the hours of 9.00 am to 4.00pm Mondays to Thursdays and 9.00 am to 1.00 pm Fridays, except on public holidays.
6. Qualifications requirements include: (i) Evidence of previous works carried out in the past 5 years, and (ii) Audited financial statements for the last three years. A margin of preference for certain goods manufactured domestically shall not be applied. Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.
7. A complete set of bidding documents in English Language may be purchased by interested bidders upon payment of a non-refundable fees of Ten thousand naira only (N10,000.00) payable to UDUS STEP-B CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Account No. 6016109667 with Zenith Bank Plc Main Branch Kano Road Sokoto. The bidding document could be collected by hand, email or courier service on request by the bidder,
8. Bid must be delivered to the address below on or before 2:00pm local time on Monday 23rd May, 2012. Electronic bidding will NOT be permitted, Late bids will be rejected.
Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives, who choose to attend in person at the address below on 23/05/ 2012 at 2:30pm local time. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of not less than 2.5% of bid price in local currency or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency,
9. The address referred to above is:
The Project Manager
UDUS STEP-B Project Office
Opposite old site of Energy Research Centre, Main Campus
Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
PMB: 2346, Sokoto
Email Address.
aichafe@yahoo.com, gsbshinkafi@yahoo.com , ngaskiu@yahoo.ca, rmladan@yahoo.com
phone: 08065910743, 08034449867, 0806951746
Signed
Ahmed Isah Chafe
Project Manager
