Invitation for Bids (IFB) for Procurement of Operational Vehicles at Lagos State Government Lagos Urban Transport Project.

1) This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project titled NG Nigeria-LUTP-II (FY10) that appeared in dg market publication of July 16. 2010.

2) The Lagos State Government has received a credit from the International Development Association toward the cost of Lagos Urban Transport Project (LUTP II) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Credit to payments under the Contract for Procurement of Operational Vehicles of Contract No LAMATA/WB/NCB/GC/LUTP II/09/12.

3) The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for Supp of the following Operational Vehicles for LAMATA:

Item     Description     Qty

1. 4WD of mm. eng. Capacity 5.7 Lt     (qty 1)
2. 4WD of mm eng. Capacity 3.5 Lt     (qty 4)
3. Saloon Car of mm. eng. capacity 2.0 Lt (qty 6)

4) Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures 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 Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport (LAMATA), at the address below and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 9a.m. to 4p.m Mondays through Friday.

6) Qualifications requirements include:

• Evidence of previous supply (sale) of vehicles proposed for the last 5 years.
• Audited Financial Statements for the last 3 years to demonstrate the financial capability of the Bidder in terms of  Profitability and adequate working capital.
• Evidence of adequacy of working capital for this Contract (access to line(s) of credit and availability of other financial resources);
• Certificate of Incorporation and company profile

A margin of preference for eligible national contractors shall not be applied Additional details arc provided in the Bidding Documents

7) A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Fifty Thousand Naira Only (N50, 000). The method of payment will be in Bank Draft. The Bidding Documents will be collected by the representative of the Bidder or by courier services on request.

8) Closing Date
Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 10.00 a.m 29th November 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 or on-line at the address below at 10.00 am. 29th November, 2012. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of Two Million Naira Only (N2,000,000.00) or its equivalent in US Dollars.

9) The address referred to above is:

The Managing Director
Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA)
Block C, 2nd floor, Motorways Centre, 1, Motorways Avenue
Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria
Telephone: 01-2702778-82
Fax: 01-2702783
E-mail: advert@lanaata-ng.com; dmobereola@lamata-ng.com