OGUN STATE ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION PROJECT (OGSTEP)
(SPONSORED BY THE WORLD BANK)
REQUEST FOR BIDS (RFB)
REHABILITATION OF LABORATORIES IN TWENTY-TWO (22) SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OGUN STATE (IN 4 LOTS)
OG/CW/SD/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 Rehabilitation of Laboratories in Twenty-Two (22) Selected Secondary Schools in Ogun State (In 4 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 (OGSTEP) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Rehabilitation of Laboratories in 22 selected Secondary Schools in Ogun State as detailed below:
| Lot | Description | Location and Period of Bid Validation | Bid Security |
| 1. | Rehabilitation of Laboratories in six (6) selected Secondary Schools in Abeokuta South, Abeokuta North, Ewekoro, and Odeda Local Government Areas in Ogun State. | Idi-Aba, Osiele, Saje, Onikolobo, Ita Eko, and Akinale
90 days |
At least Nine Million Naira
(N9,000,000.00) only |
| 2. | Rehabilitation of Laboratories in six (6) selected Secondary Schools in Ijebu-Ode and Ijebu North Local Government Areas in Ogun State. | Ijebu-Ode, and Ijebu-Igbo
90 days |
At least Eight Million Naira
(N8,000,000.00) only |
| 3. | Rehabilitation of Laboratories in Five (5) selected Secondary Schools in Ado-Odo/Ota, Yewa South, and Yewa North Local Government Areas in Ogun State. | Ota, Owode-Yewa, Ilaro, and Ayetoro
90 days |
At least Eight Million Naira
(N8,000,000.00) only |
| 4. | Rehabilitation of Laboratories in Five (5) selected Secondary Schools in Ikenne, and Sagamu Local Government Areas in Ogun State. | Iperu, Ikenne, and Sagamu
90 days |
At least Nine Million Naira
(N9,000,000.00) only |
3. Bidders shall not bid for more than one (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. Contracts will be awarded on 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:
• Experience in executing works of a similar nature and size preferably for any level of government or public sector organizations equivalent to the lot bided for in the last three (3) years with evidence of a letter of award or job completion certificate and contact person of the client.
• 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.
5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ogun State Economic Transformation Project (OGSTEP), Mosunmola Owo-Odusi 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.
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 (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 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 Thursday, 30 January, 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, 30 January, 2025 by 11.00am at OGSTEP Office. Floor 5, OPIC Towers, Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.
8. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security as stated in paragraph 2 above per lot in the form of an acceptable commercial Bank Guarantee, or Bank Manager’s cheque (Bank Draft) 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-Illewo, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.
ogstepprocurement@gmail.com