Procurement and Installation of 15 Nos. 10 kVA Solar Power Systems in 15 Secondary Schools, Yobe State, Nigeria
01Project Overview
02Project Background
The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project in Nigeria (Project ID P170664) is financed by the World Bank with USD 500 million. The borrower is the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the implementing agency is the Federal Ministry of Education. The World Bank Board approved the project on 28 Jul 2020, and the closing date is 31 Jul 2028. The project development objective is to empower adolescent girls through secondary education and market-relevant skills training, and its themes cover access to education, education facilities, education governance, gender and climate adaptation.
This procurement covers the power supply component for schools under the project in Yobe State. The notice records that the Yobe State Government has applied for a World Bank credit towards the cost of the AGILE Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments under this contract. Interested firms must provide information demonstrating the required qualifications and relevant experience to supply the solar power system. A contractor may associate with other firms to enhance its qualifications but must indicate clearly whether the association takes the form of a joint venture or a subcontracting arrangement; where a joint venture is formed, all partners are jointly and severally liable for the entire contract.
The Federal Ministry of Power is the policy-making arm of the Federal Government of Nigeria responsible for the provision of power, and oversees the Rural Electrification Agency. Nigeria announced a commitment to carbon neutrality by 2060 at COP26 and subsequently unveiled its Energy Transition Plan, which has been fully approved by the Federal Government; the Climate Change Act 2021 has been passed, and the Energy Transition Office supports the Federal Government in implementing the plan. Off-grid solar power supply for public facilities such as schools is an important means of improving supply reliability and widening the use of clean energy.
03Scope of Work & Technical Specifications
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Goods | Complete sets of solar power systems capable of powering 10 kVA, together with accessories |
| Quantity | 15 sets, one for each of the 15 selected secondary schools |
| Main Tasks | Supply, installation and testing of the complete solar power systems to deliver 24-hour uninterrupted supply |
| Technical Specifications | Detailed technical specifications are set out in the quotation documents issued by the procuring entity and are available from the State Project Implementation Unit (SPIU) |
| Delivery and Installation Places | The 15 selected secondary schools; the specific places are set out in the quotation documents |
| Delivery and Installation Period | Approximately four (4) weeks |
| Qualification Criteria | The procuring entity attaches the shortlisting (qualification) criteria to the notice, and bidders must submit the corresponding supporting information against those criteria |
| Conflict of Interest | The notice draws attention to paragraphs 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank Procurement Regulations concerning conflict of interest |
04Key Commercial Terms
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Bid Security | Bid security is usually required for complete solar power system supply and installation contracts for schools, commonly in the range of 1% to 3% of the bid price |
| Performance Security | Comparable contracts usually require a performance security of 10% of the contract price, valid through delivery, installation and the warranty period |
| Advance Payment | Equipment supply and installation contracts commonly provide no advance payment, or make any advance conditional on an advance payment guarantee |
| Payment Terms | Payment is usually made in instalments against delivery, installation and acceptance milestones, with a proportion retained until the end of the warranty period |
| Price Adjustment | Equipment supply contracts are commonly awarded on a fixed-price basis with no price adjustment during the contract period |
| Bid Validity | Commonly 90 to 120 calendar days from the submission deadline |
| Time for Completion | An approximate delivery and installation period of four (4) weeks from contract signing |
05Bidder Qualification Requirements
06Key Milestones
07Evaluation Method
- For comparable World Bank-financed quotations for school solar power equipment, prevailing practice is to assess the technical compliance of offers, covering conformity of the offered system capacity with the technical requirements, the feasibility of the installation and testing method, and the adequacy of after-sales and warranty arrangements
- Technical evaluation is normally pass or fail; offers that fail to meet the technical requirements do not proceed to price comparison
- Prevailing practice is to compare total offered prices among technically compliant offers, with price scores normally derived by ranking offers from lowest to highest; offers regarded as abnormally low or containing unpriced items affect the outcome
