Invitation for Bid Procurement of Additional Furniture for New Schools in Slum Areas of Lagos City.

1. This invitation for bids follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for the above project that appeared in the dg Market web site issue No. 1688882 of 20th May, 2007.

2. The Lagos State Government through the Federal Republic of Nigeria has

3. Lagos Metropolitan Development and Governance Project (LMDGP) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply of the under listed items: received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) toward the cost of Lagos Metropolitan Development and Governance Project (LMDGP) and intends to apply part of the funds to cover eligible payments under the contract for the procurement of Furniture for New Schools in some slum areas of Lagos as itemised below for the project.

Lot 1
Delivery Period: 90 Days
Bid Security: N780,000
Name of School/ Description of Item
1i.) Maharuf-deen Primary School, Bariga - Double Seater (Students Desk and chairs)
Quantity: 150
ii.) Maharuf-deen Primary School, Bariga - (Staff Room) Teacher’s Table and chairs
Quantity: 14

2i.) Temple Primary School, Bariga - Double Seater (Students Desk and chairs)
Quantity: 200
ii.) Temple Primary School, Bariga - (Staff Room) Teacher’s Table and chairs
Quantity: 20

3i.) Shomolu Primary School, Bariga - Double Seater (Students Desk and chairs)
Quantity: 150
ii.) Shomolu Primary School, Bariga - (Staff Room) Teacher’s Table and chairs
Quantity: 14

Lot 2
Delivery Period: 90 Days
Bid Security: N1,404,000
Name of School/ Description of Item
1i.) Ayinke Primary Sch, Bariga - Double seater
Quantity: 100
ii.) Ayinke Primary Sch, Bariga (Staff Room) Teacher’s Table and chairs
Quantity: 14

2i.) Gbagada comprehensive junior Sch, Gbagada - Double seater (Students Desk and chairs)
Quantity: 720
ii.) Gbagada comprehensive junior Sch (Staff Room) Teacher’s Table and chairs
Quantity: 40

1. 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, May 2004 and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the Guidelines.

2. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the office of the Project Director, Lagos Metropolitan Development and Governance Project (LMDGP) and inspect the bidding documents at the address given below from 830am to 5.30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

3. Qualifications Requirements includes:

• Evidence of previous supply of similar goods proposed in the last 5 years.
• Audited financial statement for the last 3 years to demonstrate the financial capability of the bidder in terms of profitability and adequate working capital.

Additional details on qualification are provided in the bidding document.

4. 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 N 10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira only) or 65USD (Sixty-Five Thousand US Dollars). The method of payment will be by Bank Draft made payable to Lagos Metropolitan Development and Governance Project (LMDGP). The bidding document will be collected by bidder’s Representative or sent by courier services on request (The bidder pays for the courier services).

5. Closing Date/Submission
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 11.00 am. on the 20th of February, 2013. All bids must be accompanied with a bid security as stated above. The bid security shall be in the form of a bank guarantee, or cashier’s cheque issued by a reputable bank. Late bids will be rejected. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidder’s representatives, who choose to attend at the address below at 11.00 a.m. on the 20th of February 2013.

The address referred to above is:

Lagos Metropolitan Development and Governance Project (LMDGP)
No. 1 Wempco Road, Off Lateef Jakandel Agidingbi Road
Ogba, Ikeja
Lagos.
Tel.:01 -8976433, 7390259
E-Mail: info@lmdgp.org.ng

Dayo Oguntunde
Project Director