Invitation for Bids (IFB)-Supply of Reference and Technical Text Books at Federal Republic of Nigeria Skills Training and Vocational Education Project
Specific Procurement Notice
(International Competitive Bidding)
Federal Republic of Nigeria Skills Training and Vocational Education Project
Invitation for Bids (IFB)
Supply of Reference and Technical Text Books
Loan No: 2100150010394
SPN No.: ICB/STVEP/ADF/RTT/03/2014
1. This Invitation for Bids follows the publication of the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project that appeared in United Nations Development Business Issue No 662, of 16th September 2005.
2. The Federal Government of Nigeria has received a loan from the African Development Fund in various currencies towards the cost of the Skills Training and Vocational Education Project. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for the Supply of reference and technical text books to some of the beneficiary institutions.
3. The Project Coordinating Unit on the behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Supply of various reference and technical text books as follows:
| Contract
No. |
Description
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Place of Delivery
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| RTT/03/14 | Supply of various quantities of 391 titles of reference, technical and other textbooks and 2 nos. online eBook platforms to 2 tertiary institutions and 1No Women Development Centre. | FCT, Lagos and Enugu State
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4. The amount for the bid security is Ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) or One million six hundred thousand Naira (N1,600,000.00) or the equivalent of the dollar amount in a freely convertible currency
5. Interested bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents at the office address below. A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by the interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the Project Manager, Project Coordinating Unit, ADF Assisted Skills Training and Vocational Education Project located at address below, and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of sixteen thousand Naira only (N16,000.00) or Two Hundred US Dollars (US$100) or the equivalent of the dollar amount in any freely convertible currency. All payments must be made into the following account:
Name: FME/ADB Assisted Skills Training and Vocational Education
No. 0009010722,
Bank: EcoBank Nigeria Ltd.
Sort Code: 056080207
6. The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and in the General Conditions of Contract are the provisions of the African Development Bank Standard Bidding Document: Procurement of Goods, June 2010.
7. Bids shall be valid for a period of 120 (One Hundred and Twenty) days after bid submission closing date.
8. Bids must be delivered to the Project Coordinating Unit at the address below before 12:00 noon local time on 16 May 2014, and must be accompanied by a bid security in the required amount.
9. Bids will be opened at the same office and at 12:30 p.m. local time on the same date of bid closing date and in the presence of bidder’s representatives who choose to attend. Please note that electronic bid submission shall not be entertained.
The Project Manager
Project Coordinating Unit
Plot 644, Zambezi Crescent, Opposite ETF Building Off Aguiyi Ironsi Way, Maitama, Abuja
Tel:+234 92917718 Email: styep@adf:stvep.org
Abuja, Nigeria
