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3rd National Urban Water Sector Reform Project, Kano State Water Supply Project
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Tenders Are Invited for Invitation for 3rd National Urban Water Sector Reform Project, Kano State Water Supply Project
The Kano State Government has received financing from the Agence Française de Développement ("AFD") to support the implementation of the 3rd National Urban Water Sector Reform Project in Kano State. Kano State Water Board (KnSWB), the Implementing Agency on behalf of the Kano State Government, intends to apply part of the funds to payments under the contracts for construction of Works Lots 1, 2 and 3, generally including the following:
• Lot 1: Construction of a new river weir, intake and pumping station (250 MLD) with buidings and ancilary works, 1000 mm diam by 1.2 km raw water transmission line and access road, and the rehabiliation of power supply systems, workshop and stores buildings.
• Lot 2: Rehabilitation of 3 existing conventional water treatment plants (Challawa 2 = 120 MLD, Challawa 3 = 90 MLD and Tamburawa = 150 MLD), repair and commissioning of an exisitng 1000 mm diam. transmission line of 15 km, rehabilitation of storage reservoirs and associated pipeworks at Goron Dutse Hill, and associated ancillary civil and building works.
• Lot 3: Rehabilitation of Greater Kano Water Distribution Network including replacement of approximately 24.5 km of primary lines, 27 km of secondary lines and rehabiliation and densification of the tertiary network through the installation of approximately 50,000 metered customer connections and new bulk meters in various locations in the network.
KnSWB intends to prequalify contractors for Lots 1, 2 and 3.
Applicants must meet AFD Nationality and Eligibiity requirements. Minimum financial capacities for prequalification includes:
Criteria Lot 1 Lot 2 Lot 3
Available liquid financing to meet construction cash flow requirements $4.0 million $6.2 million $3.7 million
Minimum average annual construction turnover for the last 5 years $20 million $35 million $20 million
Similar contracts executed in the last 5 years 2 - each of minimum $8 million 2 - each of minimum $10 million 2 - each of minimum $7 million
KnSWB hereby invites Applicants to submit applications for Prequalification for the above Works Lots.
Application for Prequalification is open to: Construction Contractors or Joint Ventures of Construction Contractors.
The Applicants shall submit only one application for each Lot, either in its own name or as a member of a Joint Venture (JV). If an Applicant (including any JV member) submits or participates in more than one application per Lot, those applications shall be all rejected.
If the Applicant is from a JV, the Application shall include:
• a copy of the JV Agreement entered into by all members; or
• a letter of intent to execute a JV Agreement, signed by all members together with a copy of the Agreement proposal.
In the absence of this document, the other members will be considered as Subcontractors. Experiences and qualifications of Subcontractors will not be taken into account in the evaluation of the applications.
Applications may be made for one or more Lots. If an Applicant submits applications for more than one Lot, the Qualification Criteria are additive, and the Applicant must satisfy the cumulative requirements for all Lots applied for.
Eligibility criteria for AFD financed projects are specified in sub-clause 1.3 of the "Procurement Guidelines for AFD Financed Contracts in Foreign Countries", available online on AFD’s website: http://www.afd.fr.
Due to the security risk in the areas where the Services are to be performed, Applicants must verify that they have experience of at least two (2) contracts involving a presence in the country and completed within the last ten (10) years in an area with a similar security risk requiring the implementation of a security plan. The security plan, as well as proof of the implementation of security measures must be provided. Other security measures to be adopted must also be provided. An application that does not meet any of these requirements will be rejected.
All Applicants that are eligible and meet the qualification criteria shall be invited to submit a Bid. It is expected that invitations for bid will be made in the 3rd quarter of 2026.
Interested Applicants may obtain an electronic copy of the Prequalification Documents by written application via email to the Project Coordinator at the email addess given below, indicating the Lots they are interested in. Electronic copy will be sent by email. Hard copy of the Prequalification Documents will not be made available.
Publication Date: Fev 10, 2026
deadline (local Time): Mars 16, 2026 - 00:00 |