INVITATION FOR BIDS COUNTRY: NIGERIA PROJECT: ABIA STATE OIL MILL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 1I (WORLD BANK/AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ASSISTED} Date: 3rd April 2007 AfDB Loan No. 2100150006938 AfDB Credit Name Oil Mill IV IFB No. AB/HSDPII/G/NCB/07/2007 1 This Invitation for Bids follows the general procurement notice that appeared in Development Business issue No 908 of 19th june 2003. 2. The Federal Republic of Nigeria has received a loan from the African Development Bank{AfDB) towards the cost of Abia state Oil Mill Development Project II. and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the contact for procurement of Aroma and Spice oil, IFB Number AB/HSDPII/G/NCB/07/2007.Bidding is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as define in the procurement Guidelines under AfDB loan. 3.The Abia state OIL Mill Development project II invites electronic bids from eligible bidders for the supply of the underlisted items. LOT NO DESCRIPTON OF OIL QTY BID SECURITY AMOUN 1. THYME OIL 5000 $540000 2. LAVENDER OIL 7000 $76000 3 EUCALYPTUS OIL 1000 $10000 4 WINTERGREEN OIL 6000 $69000 5 PATCHOULI OIL 500 $600 6 JOJOBA OIL 1300 $5000 THE SECOND BID LOT NO DESCRIPTON OF OIL QTY BID SECURITY AMOUNT 1 CUMIN SEED OIL 15000 $1800000 2 ANISE OIL 15000 $800000 3 CELERY SEED OIL 10000 $700000 Bidder may bid for any one or more lots and discounts offered for more lots will be considered in bid evalution 4. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures specified in the African Development Bank's procurement Guidelines. 5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents at the address given below or contact via the same email. The Project Manager abia state oil mill development project II 18 orlu street umuwaya road umuahia abia state nigeria OR +23461193786 6. A complete set of bidding documents in English Language may be purchase by interested bidder on the submssion of a written application scan and attach to the email address above for bidders outside the country. and upon a payment of a non refundable fees of $500. in cash for outside bidder payment via Western union will be accepted.while for within bank draft or a certified check.The bidding document should be collected by hand from the project office while for outsider can be shipped to the bidders address or attached to his her email. 7. Bids must be delivered to the address above for insiders and for outsides vis email above and must be before 12 noon on 29 May 2007,. All bidders must be accomplished by a bid security as indicated per contract in paragrah 3 table and shall remain valid for 30days beyond the bid validity period i.e 150 days. late bid will be rejected 8. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who are in attendance by 12 noon on 29th may 2007, at the conference hall . abia state oil mill project II, 18 orlu street/umuwaya road. for insider but for outsider who has no representatives the opening will be done on the interenet and your representative will be asign to you before then. The Project Manager Abia State OIl MILL Development Project II 18 orlu street/umuwaya road