Invitation for Pre-Qualification (IFP) for the Water Supply Expansion Project at Kaduna State Water Board

Project: Zaria Water Supply Expansion Project
Tender number: KSWB/IDB/WORKS/ICB—MC/TMSR/03/2014
Procurement Type: International Competitive Bidding Limited to IDB Member Countries
Sector: Water Supply
Country: Federal Republic of Nigeria
Issuing Date: 10th September, 2014
Last Date of Submission: 30th October, 2014
IDB Financing Agreement: Loan No. UNI-0050

The Government of Nigeria has received financing from the Islamic Development Bank toward the cost of the Zaria Water. Supply Expansion Project in Kaduna State, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing to payments under the contract for construction of Service Reservoirs and Transmission Mains.

Invitation for Pre-Qualification (IFP) for the Water Supply Expansion Project

The Kaduna State Water Board (the Executing Agency) now invites eligible applicants for the construction of eight (8) numbers of steel and Concrete Reservoirs of various capacities ranging from 500m3 to 5,500m3. The project is located within Zaria town and environs. Following is the description of works:

Type of Reservoir: Location: Size m3

1. Ground Level Concrete: Wusasa Rock: 4,000
2. Elevated Steel: Near Wusasa Rock: 4,500
3. Ground Level Concrete: Dambo: 4,000
4. Elevated Steel: New Zaria City: 4,500
5. Elevated Steel: Tudun Wada Rock: 5,500
6. Elevated Steel: Palladan: 4,500
7. Elevated Steel: Samaru: 4,500
8. Ground (Sump) Steel: City Booster: 500

The delivery/construction period is eighteen (18,) calendar months.

This Specific Procurement Notice follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in 1DB and UNDB websites of 4th February 2014 and the Guardian and Blueprint Newspapers of 3rd February 2014.

Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding among the 1DB Member Countries as specified in “The Guidelines for Procurement of Goods and Works under Islamic Development Bank Financing (May 2009), and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the guidelines.

Collection
Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents from the Kaduna State Water Board at the address below (address at end of document, 3 during office hours 0900 to 1600 hours.

A complete set of bidding documents 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 NGN40, 000.00 (Forty Thousand Naira) only or US$250.00 (Two Hundred Fifty United States Dollar), The method of payment will be in “Bank Draft” in favor of Kaduna State Water Board. The document will be sent by courier services.

Closing Date:
30th October 2014

Submission of Documents
All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of NGN40, 000,000.00 (Forty Million Naira,) only or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency, and be delivered to the address below by 12.00 noon on 30th October, 2014. They will be opened immediately thereafter, in the presence of bidders’ representatives, who choose to attend, at the address below. Late bids will be rejected and returned unopened.

The General Manager
Attn: Engr Kabiru Ahmed Rufa‘i
Kaduna State Water Board
Olusegun Obasanjo House
State Secretariat Annex
Yakubu Gowon Way
P.M.B 2133 Kaduna
Kaduna State
Nigeria.

Tel: +2348033047877, +2348184774440 and +2348150583204
E-mail: kabruf@yahoo.com, kahmedrufai@gmail.com and eaambinjah63@yahoo.com.