OGUN STATE ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION PROJECT (OGSTEP)
(SPONSORED BY THE WORLD BANK)
REQUEST FOR BIDS (RFB)
PROCUREMENT OF AGRICULTURAL FARM IMPLEMENTS (TRACTOR HEADS, COMBINED HARVESTERS, MAIZE PLANTERS, CASSAVA UP ROOTERS, CASSAVA PLANTERS, AND BOOM SPRAYERS ETC. FOR AGRICULTURE MECHANIZATION (IN 3 LOTS)
(OG/GO/AGR/01/2024)
1. The Ogun State government has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Ogun State Economic Transformation Project (OGSTEP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for the procurement of agricultural farm implements (Tractors heads, combined harvesters, maize planters, cassava up rooters, cassava planters, boom sprayers (etc) for agriculture mechanization (in 3 lots) for this contract, the borrower shall process the payments using the direct payment disbursement method, as defined in the world bank’s disbursement guidelines for investment project financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.
2. The Ogun State Economic Transformation Project 9OGSTEP) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for:
| Lot | Description | Delivery location and period | Bid security |
| 1 | Supply of tractors:
4×4 wheel drive with canopy |
Abeokuta 30 days | At least twenty million naira (20,000,000.00) |
| 2 | (a) Supply of combine harvester and farm implement:
i. Self-propelled combine harvester ii. 3-disc plough iii. 20-disc harrow iv. 4-row cassava planter v. Cassava up rooter vi. Tipping trailer |
Abeokuta 30 days | At least sixteen million naira (16,000,000.00) |
| 3 | (b) Supply of farm implements:
i. Calibrated four (4) role grain planter ii. Tractor-mounted boom sprayer |
Abeokuta 30 days | At least thirteen million naira (13,000,000.00) |
3. Bidders may not bid for more than (1) lot, as further defined in the request for bids document. Bidders wishing to offer discounts will be allowed to do so. provided those discounts are included in the letter of bid contractors will be awarded on a lot-by-lot basis.
4. Bidding will be conducted through national competitive procurement using a request for bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “procurement regulations for IPF borrowers” July 2016 (revised November 2017 and August 2018) and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the procurement regulations that meet the following minimum qualification criteria:
• Documentary evidence of previous supply/sale and delivery of similar equipment proposed, with a size equivalent to the lot bided for, in the last 3 years
• If a bidder is not a manufacturer, but it offering the goods on behalf of the manufacturer, the bidders shall be required to provide manufacturer authorization using the manufacturers’ authorization form in section IV, bidding forms.
• Audited financial statements for the last 3 years from a reputable and accredited accounting firm to demonstrate the financial capability of the bidder in terms of profitability and adequate working capital
Additional details are provided in the bidding document
5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Ogun State Economic Transformation Project (OGSTEP), ogstepprocurement@gmail.com or ite 08033579512 or gani 08033955547 and inspect the bidding document during office hours between 9:00am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday with the exception of public holidays at the address given below
6. The bidding document in English language may be purchased by interested bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of one hundred and fifty thousand naira (150,000.00) only. The method of payment will be by bank manager’s cheque (bank drafts) from a recognized commercial bank made payable to Ogun State Economic Transformation Project. The bid document may be collected by the supplier’s representative duly authorized by the supplier in his application or sent by courier services on request (in the case of request by courier, the bidder Is advised to arrange for own pre-paid courier service)
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before Monday, 25 November 2024 by 11:00am electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the bidder’s designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on Monday, 25 November, 2024 by 11:00am at OGSTEP office, floor 5, OPIC towers, oke-ilewo, Abeokuta, Ogun State
8. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security as stated in paragraph 2 above per lot in the form of a bank guarantee, or bank manager’s Cheque issued by a reputable Nigerian commercial bank
9. The address referred to above is:
THE PROJECT COORDINATOR,
Ogun State economic transformation
Project (OGSTEP)
Floor 5, OPIC towers,
Oke-Ilewo Abeokuta,
Ogun state, Nigeria
ogstepprocureemrnt@gmail.com