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)

**Project:** Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria Project

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. Joint Ventures are limited to three members. Full qualification criteria are in the ISD.

3.      It is expected that the Request for Proposals will be issued to initially selected Applicants by February 2027.

4.      Initially selected Applicants may submit Proposals for one or several contracts (Lots), as further defined in the Request for Proposals document.

5.      Initial Selection will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, September 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Applicants as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

6.      Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information from the Federal Project Management Unit of the Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria (SPIN) Project (e-mail: info@spinproject.ng) at the address given below, between 09:00 am and 15:00 pm (Nigerian time), Monday to Friday.

7.      A complete set of the Initial Selection Document in English may be purchased by interested Applicants on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of NGN 300,000.00 (Three Hundred Thousand Naira) only, or USD 225.00 (Two Hundred and Twenty-Five United States Dollars) only. The method of payment will be:

(a)  Naira: through REMITA (www.remita.net) to the CBN (TSA) Account No. 0020293665077, Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation: Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria, under the service type “Sale of Bid Document”; or

(b) United States Dollars: by bank transfer to the following account:

Beneficiary Bank: Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

Beneficiary Bank Address: Plot 33, Tafawa Balewa Way, CBD, Abuja, Nigeria

Beneficiary Bank SWIFT Code: CBNINGLA

Account Name: Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation: Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria (SPIN) USD Project Account

Account Number: 3000151883

Intermediary Bank: Standard Chartered Bank, United Kingdom

Intermediary Bank Address: 1 Basinghall Avenue, London EC2V 5DD, United Kingdom

Intermediary Bank SWIFT Code: SCBLGB2L

Intermediary Bank Sort Code: 609470

Applicants are advised to quote the beneficiary account details and the ISD No. correctly in the payment narration to facilitate identification and reconciliation of funds. Proof of payment shall be presented at the address below or sent to info@spinproject.ng. Upon verification of payment, the Initial Selection Document will be issued in one of the following ways:

(i)  in hard copy, for collection in person by the Applicant’s duly authorized representative at the address below; or

(ii) electronically, through a secure download link to a shared folder, which will be sent to the e-mail address provided by the Applicant in its written application.

8.      A pre-application meeting will be held on December 1, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Nigerian time (WAT) at the address below, or at another address to be communicated to Applicants. Applicants may also attend virtually; the link may be requested from info@spinproject.ng. Attendance is not mandatory. Applicants are requested to submit any questions in writing to reach the Employer not later than December 8, 2026.

9.      Applications for Initial Selection should be submitted in sealed and clearly marked envelopes and delivered to the address below not later than 12:00 noon (Nigerian time) on December 22, 2026. Electronic submission of Applications will not be permitted. Late Applications may be rejected.

10.    Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful Proposer’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the Request for Proposals document.

11.    The address referred to above is:

Attention: Engr. Ipinlaye Olaiya, National Project Coordinator

Federal Project Management Unit (FPMU), Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria (SPIN) Project

Federal Ministry of Water Resources & Sanitation

Plot 1402 Abba Kyari Street, Off Adesoji Aderemi Street, Apo

1st Floor / Room No. 08

Abuja-FCT, 900104, Nigeria

Tel: +234 803 443 2501

E-mail: info@spinproject.ng

Website: www.spinproject.ng