Job Description
KANO STATE GOVERNMENT
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
ADOLESCENT GIRLS’ INITIATIVE FOR LEARNING AND EMPOWERMENT (AGILE) PROJECT KANO
IDA Credit 67380 NG
REQUEST FOR BIDS – GOODS
PROCUREMENT OF 2,500 DESKTOP COMPUTERS INSTALLED WITH REQUIRED APPLICATIONS FOR DIGITAL LITERACY TRAINING TO 100 NOS. SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
NG-KANO STATE – 325364 –GO-RFB
(1) The Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has received a credit from the International Development Association toward the cost of the Kano State Adolescent Girls’ Initiative for Learning and Empowerment Project (AGILE). It intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the Contract for the Procurement of 2,500 Desktop Computers Installed with Required Applications for Digital Literacy Training to 100 Nos. Senior Secondary Schools.
(2) The Kano State Adolescent Girls’ Initiative for Learning and Empowerment Project (AGILE) now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Procurement of the following:
| Item No. | Description / Identification of Items | Qty | Bid Security | Delivery Period | Location(s) |
| 1 | Procurement of Desktop Computers Installed with Required Applications for Digital Literacy Training to 100 Nos. Senior Secondary Schools. NG-KANO STATE- 325264-GO-RFB | 2,500 | 90 days | Kano State AGILE Project sites in 100 Secondary schools |
(3) Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Bidding using Request for Bids (RfB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement_Regulations for IPF Borrowers” Procurement in Investment Projects Financing” November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”) available on www.worldbank.org/procure and is open to all Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
(4) Interested and eligible bidders may obtain further information from the State Project Coordinator, Kano State AGILE Project, and inspect the bidding documents at the address below, between 9,00 am to 4.00 pm Mondays to Fridays, except on public holidays.
(5) Qualifications requirements include:
(i) The Bidder should demonstrate that it has successfully completed the supply of a minimum of 2,000 (two thousand) desktops within the last 5 (five) years.”
(ii) Audited financial statements for the last three (3) years, to demonstrate the financial capability of the Bidder in terms of Profitability and adequate working capital.
(iii) Registration with Professional organizations/Licenses to sell ICT/Computers in Nigeria.
(iv) Company Registration,
(v) Certified Manufacturers Authorization
(vi) Evidence of after-sales services in Nigeria
A margin of preference for eligible national contractors shall not apply; Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.
A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of N 30,000,00 (Thirty Thousand Naira only). The payment method will be Cash or Bank Draft in favour of the Kano State AGILE Project. The Bidding Documents will be collected by the representative of the Bidder or by courier services on request which shall be at the bidder’s cost.
(7) Bids must be delivered to the address below at 12:00 noon local time on November 22, 2023. Electronic bid submissions will not be accepted; Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives, who choose to attend in person at the address below at 12:00 noon local time on November 22, 2023. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of N37,160,000.00 in local currency or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.
(8) The address referred to above is:
The State Project Coordinator,
State Project Implementation Unit (SPIU),
Kano State Adolescent Girls’ Initiative for Learning & Empowerment Project, (KNAGILE),
Address: 3rd Floor, Gidan Murtala, BUK Road, Kano State.
Telephone: +234 803 839 1819/ +234 7036180345
Email address: agilekanostate@gmail.com