TRANSMISSION COMPANY NIGERIA (TCN)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT (PMU)
REQUEST FOR BIDS
EMPLOYER: TRANSMISSION COMPANY OF NIGERIA
PROJECT: NIGERIA ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PROJECT
CONTRACT TITLE: DIGITIZATION OF OLD TRANSMISSION SUBSTATION
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
CREDIT NO. 61850-NG
RFB NO: NTP-TR12
ISSUED ON: 2ND FEBRUARY, 2021

1. The Federal Republic of Nigeria has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Nigeria Electricity Transmission Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the Contract for the Digitization of Old Transmission Substation.

2. The Transmission Company of Nigeria-Project Management Unit now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Digitization of Old Transmission Substation.

The scope of work is Digitization of Old Transmission Substation as shown below. The completion period of the contract is twenty-four (24) months for each lot. The project consists of two (2) lots as follows:

– LOT 1: ABUJA, BAUCHI AND KADUNA REGIONS (14 SUBSTATIONS)
1. Seven (7 Nos) Substations that requires Partial Substation Automation SAS (installation of HMI- Work Stations & Gateway) are to be connected with existing RTU.
2. Four (4 Nos) Substations that require full Substation Automation System SAS (Work Station, Gateway and BCU) without Control & Protection relays.
3. Three (3 Nos) Substations that require Full Substation Automation System SAS (Work Station, Gateway and BCU) with Control and Protection relays.

– LOT 2: LOT 2: LAGOS, PORT-HARCOURT, BENIN AND ENUGU REGION (12 SUBSTATIONS)
1. Two (2 Nos) Substations that requires Partial Substation Automation SAS (installation of HMI- Work Stations & Gateway) are expected to be connected with existing RTU.
2. Seven (7 Nos) Substations that require full Substation Automation System SAS (Work Station, Gateway and BCU) without Control & Protection relays.
3. Three (3 Nos) Substations that require Full Substation Automation System SAS (Work Station, Gateway and BCU) with Control and Protection relays.

4. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers January 2017, revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Transmission Company of Nigeria Plc, Project Management Unit (TCN-PMU)-Engr. T. M. Bamalli. tcnpmu@tcnpmu.ng & bamalli.tukur@tcn.org.ng and inspect the bidding document during office hours 9:00am to 17:00pm Local time at the address given below.

6. The bidding document in English language may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application via email to the above email address and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Fifty thousand Naira (N50,000.00). The method of payment will be via Remita (https://www.remita.net/) by generating Remita Retrieval Reference (RRR) in favour of Transmission Company of Nigeria-Project Management Unit.
Kindly follow these steps: (i) Enter Remita platform (ii) Select Pay FGN and State TSA (iii) Select FGN (iv) Under Who do you want to pay-Select Transmission Company of Nigeria –Project Management Unit (v) Under Name of Services/Purpose-Select Transmission Company of Nigeria –Project Management Unit (vi) Complete the form and Submit.
The bidding documents may also be accessed and downloaded via this link https://tcnpmu.ng/______________________________
However, evidence of payment in accordance with item 5 above must be accompanied with your Bids.

6. Firms that cannot meet the following key qualifications requirements are not encouraged to participate in the Bidding Process:
• Average annual turnover requirement
Minimum average annual turnover of:
Lot 1 – Three million, five hundred and sixty thousand US Dollars (US$3,560,000)
Lot 2 – Three million, eight hundred and forty thousand US Dollars (US$3,840,000)
calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last Five (5) years

(b) Financial Resources:
The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has access to, or has available liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means (independent of any contractual advance payment) sufficient to meet the construction cash flow requirements estimated as
Lot 1 – Six hundred thousand US Dollars (US$600,000)
Lot 2 – Six hundred and forty US Dollars (US$640,000)