Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in Development Business

Federal Government of Nigeria
Federal Ministry of Health
National Institute For Pharmaceutical Research And Development (NIPRD), IDU, Abuja.
Invitation for Bids (IFB)
Credit No: IDA 4304 UNI
Procurement and Installation of Scientific Equipment.
IFB No: STEP-B / NIPRD / GDS / NCB / 01 / 12
Issued Date: Wednesday 12th September, 2012

1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in Development Business, issue no. 591 of 2nd July, 2007 and 2 National Dailies of the same date.

2. The Federal Government of Nigeria has received a credit from the international Development Association (IDA) toward the cost of Science and Technology Education post-Basic Project (STEP-B Project), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the contract for the Procurement and Installation of Scientific Equipment.

3. The Science and Technology Education Post Basic.(STEP-B) Project, National institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), idea P.M,B 21, Garki, Abuja, now invites bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Procurement and Installation of the following:         
 

Bidders may bid for any one or more lots and discounts offered for the award of combined lots will be considered in bid evaluation.

4 Bidding v dl be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) a procedure specifiedin the World Bank1s Guidelines: Procurement under EBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all bidders from eligible source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.

5 Interested eligible bidders ma obtain further information from the Project Manager, STEP-B Project, National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), Idu, Abuja and inspect the bidding documents at the address given below, between the hours of 8.00 am to 4.00pm Mondays to Friday, except on public holidays.

6. Qualifications requirements include:
(i) Evidence of pies ions supply (sale) of similar equipment for the past five (5) years.
(ii) Audited financial statements for the last three (3) years
(iii) Manufacturers’ Authorization for equipment not produced by the company.

A margin of preference fn 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 may be purchased b interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a non refundable fee of N10.000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira only). The method of payment will be Cash or Bank Draft in favour of STEP-B Project, National institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), Idu, Abuja. The Bidding Documents will be collected by the representative of the Bidder or by courier services on request which shall be at the bidder’s cost.

Closing Date
8: Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 12:00 noon local time on Wednesday October 10, 2012. Electronic bidding will not be permitted and late bid 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 Wednesday October 10, 2012 at 12:00 noon local tune. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of at least 2.5% of bid price in local currency or an equivalent amount in a free1 convertible currency.

9. The address referred to above is:
The Project Manager,
Science Technology Education Post Basic (STEP-B) Project,
National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development
(NIPRD), Idu, Abuja
Tel: 08077758616, 08036133060
E-mail: stepb_niprd_ad@yahoo.com