REHABILITATION AND MODERNIZATION OF IRRIGATION SCHEMES – LOT 1: DOMA (NASARAWA STATE) AND GALALA (BAUCHI STATE); LOT 2: KAMPE OMI (KOGI STATE) AND DUKKU LADE (KWARA STATE); LOT 3: NDIEZE (EBONYI STATE) AND ADANI (ENUGU STATE)

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Invitation for Initial Selection Works (Design and Build) Employer: Federal Ministry of Water Resources & Sanitation Project: Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria (SPIN) Project Contract title: Rehabilitation and Modernization of Irrigation Schemes: Lot 1: Doma Irrigation Scheme (Nasarawa State) and Galala Irrigation Scheme (Bauchi State); Lot 2: Kampe-Omi Irrigation Scheme (Kogi State) and Duku-Lade Irrigation Scheme (Kwara State); and Lot 3: Adani Irrigation Scheme (Enugu State) and Ndi-Eze Irrigation Scheme (Ebonyi State). Country: Nigeria Credit No.: 76370NG ISD No: FMWR&S/SPIN/D&B/RFP/2026/31 Issued on: November 10, 2026 1. The Federal Government of Nigeria has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria (SPIN) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for Rehabilitation and Modernization of Irrigation Schemes: Lot 1: Doma Irrigation Scheme (Nasarawa State) and Galala Irrigation Scheme (Bauchi State); Lot 2: Kampe-Omi Irrigation Scheme (Kogi State) and Duku-Lade Irrigation Scheme (Kwara State); and Lot 3: Adani Irrigation Scheme (Enugu State) and Ndi-Eze Irrigation Scheme (Ebonyi State). 2. The Federal Ministry of Water Resources & Sanitation, through the Federal Project Management Unit (FPMU) of the SPIN Project, intends to initially select Applicants for the Procurement of works (Design and Build), summarized below: a) Scope: Design review/upgrade (surveys, investigations and a modernised final design, including provision for Farmer-Led Irrigation Development) and rehabilitation/construction of intakes, lined canals, hydraulic and drainage structures and access roads, etc through to commissioning and handover. Modernisation includes replacing unlined channels with lined canals or piped/pressurized networks where feasible, improved water control and measurement structures, and innovations that improve scheme performance. Full details of the scope of works are provided in the Initial Selection Document (ISD). (b) Performance: The works shall achieve high overall irrigation efficiency from source to field. This includes conveyance efficiency above 90% for lined canals, field application efficiency above 80% for surface irrigation, and distribution uniformity of at least 65%. The works shall also deliver an adequate, reliable and equitable water supply that meets crop water requirements throughout the irrigation season, to head, middle and tail-end users alike. Implementation within 18 months (two dry seasons) per Lot, plus a 12-month Defects Notification Period, under FIDIC Plant and Design-Build 2017, reprinted 2022 with amendments. c) Key Qualification Requirements: (i) Financial resources (liquid assets, lines of credit, etc.): Lot 1: US$4 million; Lot 2: US$6.5 million; Lot 3: US$4 million. (ii) Minimum average annual construction turnover (2021-2025): Lot 1: US$26 million; Lot 2: US$39 million; Lot 3: US$26 million. (iii) General experience: experience under construction contracts in the role of prime contractor or JV member for at least the last five (5) years, starting 1st January 2021. (iv) Specific experience: two (2) similar contracts for construction or rehabilitation of irrigation works, satisfactorily and substantially completed between 1st January 2021 and the application deadline, each of minimum value Lot 1: US$16 million; Lot 2: US$24 million; Lot 3: US$16 million; with experience in irrigation works of at least 1,800 hectares, canal networks and water control structures, supported by mandatory documentary evidence. (v) Design experience: two (2) contracts for the design of irrigation systems, each with a minimum area of 1,800 hectares, at least one of which demonstrates technical design optimisation addressing scheme-specific hydraulic, geotechnical and structural conditions. This may be met by the Applicant and/or a specialised subcontractor. Requirements for multiple Lots are aggregated. Jo…

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