International Tender for Construction of Solar Mini Grid, Construction of Agricultural Processing Centre / Hubs, Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Irrigation Scheme at COOPI – Cooperazione Internazionale

Location – Charanchi and Katsina LGAs, in Katsina state and Jama’a and Zaria LGAs in Kaduna States, Nigeria

Publication reference COOPI INFRASTRUCTURES CONSTRUCTION – FCDO CDEL TENDER N 18 904602 NIGERIA

Program

• Resilient Infrastructure Asset Creation for Sustainable Enterprise Development in Kaduna and Katsina, States, Nigeria.

Description of the contract

• The Contractor(s) shall execute Solar min grid construction, Construction of Agricultural
• Processing Centre/Hubs, Rehabilitation and upgrading of Irrigation scheme, as specified in the tender dossier. Works comprise construction of a solar mini grid market,
• Construction, equipping and solar powering of two Agriculture Food Processing Centres,
• Rehabilitation and upgrading of Irrigation scheme including solar supply and installation to serve the specified hectares and pumps. All activities must comply with the technical specifications, drawings and requirements in the tender dossier, include testing and commissioning, and provide operation and maintenance documentation and training where required.

Lot N. Description

• Lot 1 Construction of a Solar Mini Grid in Charanchi LGA in Katsina
• Lot 2 Construction of Agriculture Food Processing Hub in Katsina LGA in Katsina state
• Lot 3 Construction of Agriculture Food Processing Hub in Jama’a LGA in Kaduna state
• Lot 4 Rehabilitation and Installation of Irrigation Scheme in Zaria LGA in Kaduna

Exclusion Clauses

The contracting authority will exclude from participation in the tender procedure candidates or tenderers falling into any of the following cases:

• They are bankrupt or being wound up, are having their affairs administered by the courts, have entered into an arrangement with creditors, have suspended business activities, are the subject of proceedings concerning those matters,
• They have been convicted of an offence concerning their professional conduct by a judgement that has the force of res judicata;
• They have been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means that the contracting authority can justify;
• They have not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions or the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which they are established or with those of the country of the contracting authority or those of the country where the contract is to be performed;
• They have been the subject of a judgement that has the force of res judicata for fraud, corruption, involvement in a criminal organisation or any other illegal activity;
• Following another procurement procedure or grant award procedure, they have been declared to be in serious breach of contract for failure to comply with their contractual obligations. Candidates or tenderers must certify by any relevant means that they are not in one of the situations listed above

Period of Execution

• 10 Weeks contract from the day of signature.

Selection and Award Criteria

The tender commission will not necessarily choose on the basis of lowest price alone but will award the contract on the basis of value for money, price, quality, compliance with international norms, delay for delivery. The experience of the tenderer in the performance of similar contracts will be as well a criterion for selection