OGUN STATE ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION PROJECT (OGSTEP)
(SPONSORED BY WORLD BANK)
REQUEST FOR BIDS (RFB)
PROCUREMENT OF AGRICULTURAL FARM IMPLEMENTS (TRACTOR HEADS, COMBINED HARVESTERS, MAIZE PLANTERS, CASSAVA UPROOTERS, CASSAVA PLANTERS, BOOM SPRAYERS ETC.) FOR AGRICULTURE MECHANIZATION – LOT 3
OG/GO/AGR/01/2024
- The Ogun State Government has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Ogun State Economic Transportation Project (OGSTEP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the Procurement of Agricultural Farm Implements (Tractor Heads, Combined Harvesters, Maize Planters, Cassava Uprooters, Cassava Planters, Boom Sprayers etc.) for Agriculture Mechanization – Lot 3. 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.
- The Ogun State Economic Transformation Project (OGSTEP) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for:
| Lot | Description | Location and Period of Bid Validation | Bid Security |
| Lot | Supply of Farm Implements:
i) Caliberated Four (4) Role Grain Planter ii) Tractor-mounted Boom Sprayer |
Abeokuta
30 days |
At least Thirteen Million Naira
(N13,000,000.00) |
- Bidders wishing to offer discounts will be allowed to do so, provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid.
- Bidding will be conducted through national competitive procurement using 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 is offering the Goods on behalf of the Manufacturer, the Bidder shall be required to provide manufacturer authorization using the Manufacturer’s Authorization Form in Section IV, Bidding Forms.
- Audited Financial Statements for the last three (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.
- Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ogun State Economic Transportation Project (OGSTEP), Mosunmola Owo-Odusi, or ogstepprocurement@gmail.com or Ite 08033579512 or Gani 08033955547 and inspect the bidding document during office hours 9:00am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday with the exception of Public Holidays at the address given below.
- 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 (N150,000.00) 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 Transportation 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).
- Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before Thursday, 26 March, 2025 by 11.00am. Electronic Bidding in any form will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on Thursday, 26 March, 2025 by 11.00am at OGSTEP Office, Floor 5, OPIC Towers, Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.
- 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.
- Bidder’s attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
- The address referred to above is:
The Project Coordinator
Ogun State Economic Transformation Project (OGSTEP0
Floor 5, OPIC Towers,
Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta,
Ogun State, Nigeria.