Federal Republic of Nigeria
Federal Ministry Of Works (FMW)
Road Sector Development Team (RSDT)
Federal Roads Development Project (FRDP)
Credit Number IDA 44150
IFB NO.: FRDP/2010/IFB/W/02
National Competitive Bidding
Invitation for Bids
For
Periodic Maintenance Works: 2nd Batch, Phase 1
This invitation for bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this
Project that appeared in the Development Business, Issue No.637 of 11
March 2005. The Federal Government of Nigeria has received a credit of about $330M from the International Development Association (IDA) toward the cost of the Federal Roads Development Project (FRDP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds to eligible payments under the Periodic Maintenance contracts listed below for which this
Advertisement is issued.
The Federal Ministry of Works (FMW) represented by Road Sector Development Team (RSDT) (hereinafter called “the Employer”), now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the periodic maintenance of the roads. The periodic maintenance works is being done in collaboration with Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA).
The Maintenance Works shall include, but are not limited to: shoulder clearance, scarification of failed sections, earthworks in completely failed areas, desilting of existing culverts and drains, construction of culverts and drains, general bridge maintenance, protective works, laterite sub-base, crushed stone base course, asphaltic concrete surfacing as overlay, side drains, road markings and road furniture. Traffic management and social and environmental measures are also essential and important aspects.
The periodic maintenance contracts will be done in batches and phases and the second batch of roads in Phase 1 comprises:
- i. Hong- Mubi in Adamawa State
- ii. Kurfi – Charanchi In Katsina State And
- iii. Okpala – Kirita in Imo State
Advertisements for the roads in other batches / phases will be released in due course as designs are completed.
The details of Batch 2 / Phase 1 roads are as follows:
| S/No | Contract No. | Contract Name | Length (KM) | Contract Period | AMT of Bid Security | Cost of Bid Document |
| 1 | PRDP/2010/NCB/W/04 | Hong – Mubi In Adawmawa State | 48 | 12 Months | N15M | N25, 000.00 |
| 2 | FRDP/2010/NCB/W/05 | Kurfi – Charanchi in Katsina State | 28 | 12 Months | N15M | N25, 000.00 |
| 3 | FRDP/2010/NCB/w/06 | Okpala – Kirita in Imo State | 18.2 | 12 Months | N15M | N25, 000.00 |
Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loan and IDA Credits, May 2004 (Revised October 2006), and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the Bidding Documents.
Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents at the Office of the Unit Manager, Road Sector Development Team (RSDT) at the address given below on working days from 10:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs (local time).
Qualification requirements include:
Eligibility (Nationality, Conflict of Interest, Bank Ineligibility); Historical Contract Non-Performance (History of Non-Performing Contracts, Pending Litigation); Financial Situation (Historical Financial Performance, Average Annual Turnover, Financial Resources); Experience (General, Specific); Personnel (Availability for Key Positions) and Equipment (Access to key equipment)
A complete set of bidding documents in CD in English Language may be purchased by interested bidders at the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee as stated in the above Table on working days from 10:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs (local time). The method of payment will be through bank draft or certified bank cheque in favour of “Federal Roads Development Project”, Bidding Documents requested by mail will be promptly dispatched by courier on payment of additional charges of Naira
10,000.00 through bank draft drawn in a manner stated above, but under no circumstances will the RSDT be held responsible for late delivery or loss of the documents so mailed.
The Bidder may bid for one or more contracts. The Employer will evaluate and compare Bids on the basis of a contract, or a combination of more than one contract, in order to arrive at the least cost combination for the Employer by taking into account discounts offered by Bidders in case of award of more than one contract. If a Bidder submits successful bids for more than one contract, the evaluation will also include an assessment of the Bidder’s capacity to meet the aggregated requirements.
Bids must be delivered to the address below by 2.00pm (local time) on or before 21/06/2010. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security from a reputable Nigerian Bank as stated in the above Table. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened at 2.00pm (local time) on 21/06/2010 in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below.
The Federal Ministry of Works (FMW)
Road Sector Development Team (RSDT)
6 Niagara Close, off Erie Crescent, off Nile Street,
Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria.
Attn: Unit Manager, Engr. LA. Audi
Tel: +234-7034044403
E-mail: unitmgr.rsdt@yahoo.co.uk
