Invitation for Bids (IFB) at Project Coordinating Unit of the Federal Ministry of Education
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/02/2014
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 packaged into two contracts as follows:
| Contract .No. | Description | Place of Delivery |
| RTT/02/l4 | RTT/02/14/Lot 1
Supply of various quantities of 442 titles of reference, technical and other textbooks to two (2) Federal Science and Technical Colleges and two (2) Nomadic Training Centres. |
Abuja,
Borno and Kaduna States
|
| RTT/02/14/Lot 2
Supply of various quantities of 442 titles of reference, technical and other textbooks to three Federal Science and Technical Colleges. |
Ondo, Akwa
Ibom and Abia States |
4. Eligible bidders can bid for more than one of the contracts/lots, subject to their ability to satisfy the aggregate qualification requirements for the combination of contracts/lots bided for.
5. The amount for the bid security for each lot is as follows
- Lot 1- Ten thousand dollars ($10.000.00) or One million six hundred thousand Nairn (N 1,600,000.00) or the equivalent of the dollar amount in a freely convertible currency
- Lot 2: Seven thousand dollars ($7,000.00) or One million, one hundred and twenty thousand Naira (N 1,120,000.00) or the equivalent of the dollar amount in a freely convertible currency.
A separate bid security shall be presented for each lot. Consolidating the values of bid securities of multiple Jots into a single bid security will render the bids non-responsive.
6. Interested bidders may obtain further information and clarifications 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 (USS200) 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
7. 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.
8. Bids shall be valid for a period of 120 (One Hundred and Twenty) days after bid submission closing date.
9. Bids must be delivered to the Project Coordinating Unit at the address below before 12:00 noon local time on 20 May, 2014 and must be accompanied by a bid security in the required amount.
10. Bids will be opened at the same office and at 12:30 p.m. local time on the same date of bid closing date of bid in the presence of bidder’s representatives who choose to attend. Please note that electronic bid submission shall not he entertained.
The Project Manager
Project Coordinating Unit
Plot 644 Zambezi Crescent, Opposite ETF Building Off Aguiyi Ironsi Way, Maitama, Abuja
Tel: +23492917718
Email: stvep@adf-stvep.org
Abuja, Nigeria.
