Invitation to Bid at the Cross River State Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood improvement Support (APPEALS) Project

The Cross River State Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project is inviting:

Title: Request for Bids - Construction of Aggregation And Cottage Processing Centers in Cross River State, Nigeria

Reference No: IFB No. CRS/APPEALS/CW/AC/RFB/01/2022
Nigerian Credit No: 53339 - NG

Preamble
This Request for Bid follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for the Agro- Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project which appeared in "Development Business issue no. World Bank 3108-756/09 and "This Day" Newspaper of September 3rd 2019.

The Cross River 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 Agro- Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to eligible payments under the contracts for Construction of Aggregation und Cottage Processing Centers in Cross River State.

The Cross-River State Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project is now inviting sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Construction of Aggregation and Cottage Processing Centers in Cross River State as described below.

Scope of Work

Lot	Name Of Site	Location In Local Govt. Area	Number	Value Chain	Type Of Structure	Bid Security 3% Of Bids
1	Adim Abanyom	Aguagune, Road, Adim, Biase	1	Rice	Aggregation Centre	1,300,000,00
2	Akai Effa (Escore, Ikot Enebong and Crospil)	Akai Effa Calabar, Municipality	1	Poultry	Aggregation Centre	1,400,000,00
3	Bebi	Bebi, Obanliku	1	Rice	Aggregation Centre	1,300,000,00
4	Bebi Rice Cluster	Bebi Obanliku	1	Rice	Cottage Processing	1,400,000,00
5	Akparabong Cocoa	Akparabong. Ikom	1	Cocoa	Aggregation Centre	1,300,000,00
6	Efi Rotuk Cocoa	Okuni, Ikom	1	Cocoa	Aggregation Centre	1,300,000,00
7	Ekureku Rice	Ekureku, Abi	1	Rice	Aggregation Centre	1,300,000,00
8	Ijama 2, Rice Luster	Ijama, Yala	1	Rice	Cottage Processing	1,300,000,00
9	ljama Rice	ljama, Yala	1	Rice	Aggregation Centre	1,300,000,00
10	Ikot Enebong	Ikot Enebong, Akpabuyo	1	Poultry	Cottage Processing	1,200,000,00
11	Crospil Poultry Cluster	Ikot Offiong Ambai, Akpabuyo	1	Poultry	Cottage Processing	1,200,000,00
12	Ipong 1 Poultry	Ipong, Obudu	1	Poultry	Cottage Processing	1,200,000,00
13	Ipong 2 Poultry	Kakum, Obudu	1	Poultry	Cottage Processing	1,200,000,00
14	Ndok Junction Rice	Ndok Junction, Ogoja	1	Rice	Aggregation Centre	1,300,000,00
15	Ofudua Rice	Ofudua, Obubra	1	Rice	Aggregation Centre	1,300,000,00

Qualifications Requirement

• Average annual financial amount of construction work over the last 5 years as follows:
  • Lot / Average Annual Turnover:
    • 1 / 176,000,000.00
    • 2 / 183,000,000.00
    • 3 / 181,000,000.00
    • 4 / 175,000,000.00
    • 5 / 163,000,000.00
    • 6 / 166,000,000.00
    • 7 / 173,000,000.00
    • 8 / 178,000,000.00
    • 10 / 159,000,000.00
    • 11 / 159,000,000.00
    • 12 / 160,000,000,00
    • 13 / 160,000,000,00
    • 14 / 176,000,000,00
    • 15 / 172,000,000.00
• Experience as prime contractor in the carrying out at least two projects of similar nature and complexity equivalent to the works over the last 5 years (to comply with this requirement, the work cited should be at least 90% complete)
• Availability (own, lease, hire, etc) of the essential equipment as listed in the Bidding Data Sheet.
• A Contract Manager with 10 years' experience in construction works of an equivalent nature and volume including not less than 7 years as Contract Manager and;
• Liquid assets net requirement for each lot is as listed below:
  • Lot / Liquid Assest (N):
    • 1 / 29,000,000.00
    • 2 / 30,000,000,00
    • 3 / 30,000,000,00
    • 4 / 29,000,000.00
    • 5 / 27,000,000.00
    • 6 / 27,600,000.00
    • 7 / 29,000,000.00
    • 8 / 30,000,000,00
    • 9 / 28,600,000.00
    • 10 / 26,500,000.00
    • 11 / 26,500,000.00
    • 12 / 26,000,000.00
    • 13 / 26,000,000.00
    • 14 / 29,000,000.00
    • 15 / 28,600,000.00

Application Closing Date
12:00 noon Wednesday, 27th April, 2022.

Opening of Bids
Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders' representatives who choose to attend on Wednesday 27th April, 2022 by 12.00 Noon, at the address below.

Collection of Documents
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 Fifty Thousand Naira (N50,000.00) or its equivalent in any freely convertible currency per Lot.

The method of payment will be by cash or bank draft in favor of Cross River State Agro- Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project. The document will be collected by bidder's representative on request.

Submission of Documents
All bids should be addressed and delivered to:
Cross River State Agro- Processing, Productivity Enhancement (APPEALS) Project,
3 Chief Asuquo Ekpenyong Street (Upstairs),
tate Housing Estate,
Off MCC, Calabar,
Cross River State.
E-Mail: crossriverappeals@gmail.com
Tel: +2348032212454

Additional Information

• Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the percentage stated in the table in paragraph above.
• Late bids will be rejected.
• Bidding will be conducted through the Request for Bids (RFB) procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Participatory Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and is open to all bidders from eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.
• Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding document at the Cross-River State Agro- Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project at the address given above from 10.00am to 4.00pm, Monday to Friday.