ADOLESCENT GIRLS INITIATIVE FOR LEARNING AND EMPOWERMENT (AGILE) PROJECT
KWARA STATE GOVERNMENT
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE
INVITATION TO BID
(ONE-ENVELOPE BIDDING PROCESS)
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
NAME OF PROJECT: AGILE – ADOLESCENT GIRLS’ INITIATIVE FOR LEARNING & EMPOWERMENT PROJECT
CONTRACT TITLE: CONSTRUCTION OF 26 NOS OF CLASSROOMS (13 JSS AND 13 SSS) IN KWARA STATE.
CREDIT NO.: P170664
RFB NO.: NG-KWARA AGILE ADF-537043-CW-RFB
ISSUED ON: 12TH AUGUST, 2026

1. The Federal Republic of Nigeria has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Kwara State Adolescent Girls’ Initiative for Learning and Empowerment Project (AGILE) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the construction of 13 Junior Secondary Schools and 13 Senior Secondary Schools, LOTs 1 to 4 in Kwara State.

2. The Kwara State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, through the office of the Project Coordinator, Kwara State AGILE now invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for the following lots:

• LOT 1 – Construction of 3 Nos Junior Secondary Schools and 3 Nos Senior Secondary School, as per list included in section II of the bidding document

• LOT 2 – Construction of 5 Nos Junior Secondary Schools and 2 Nos Senior Secondary Schools, as per list included in section II of the bidding document

• LOT 3 – Construction of 3 Nos Junior Secondary Schools and 4 Nos Senior Secondary Schools, as per list included in section II of the bidding document

• LOT 4 – Construction of 2 Nos Junior Secondary Schools and 4 Nos Senior Secondary, as per list included in section II of the bidding document

Work period for each lot is 12 months. The margin of Preference shall not be allowed

3. The attention of the prospective bidders is hereby drawn to the pre-construction activities, including confirmation of foundation designs of various buildings to determine suitability for the soil type, preparation of service drawings for the site, etc, as required under paragraph 5 of section III of bidding document.

4. Bidders may bid for one or several lots, as further defined in the bidding document. Bids should be presented separately for each lot. Bidders wishing to offer discounts in case they are awarded more than one contract will be allowed to do so, provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid.

5. Bidding will be conducted through Open National Competitive Procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulation for IPF Borrowers” Procurement in Investment Projects Financing” September, 2025 (“Procurement Regulation”) Available on www.worldbank.org/en/programs/project-procurement/framework and it open to all Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

6. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Kwara State Adolescent Girls’ Initiative for Learning & Empowerment Project, The Project Coordinator, kwarastateagile@gmail.com, CC: nihinlolabolarin@gmail.com and inspect the bidding document during office hours from 9:00 am to 4:00pm (local time) at the address given below: No 17, Agba Road, GRA, Ilorin, Kwara State.

7. The bidding document in English may be purchased from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of One Hundred Thousand Naira (₦100,000.00) only in a Bank draft in favour of “Kwara State Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment Project”; or bank transfer to the SPIU’s bank account (the bank account details are:
Account Name: AGILE Project Account
Account Number: 0093368754
Bank Name: Sterling Bank.
The Document could be collected at the address below on presentation of proof of payment, at the request of the bidder, the documents could also be sent by courier after payment of an additional fee to cover the cost of delivery.

8. Bids must be delivered to the address in paragraph 12 below on or before Wednesday, 9th September, 2026 12:00pm (local time). Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at AGILE Project Office, No 17, Agba Road, G.R.A, Ilorin, Kwara State on Wednesday 9th September, 2026 12:00pm (local time).

9. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration duly signed by the bidder representative.

10. All Bids must be accompanied by a Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and/or Sexual Harassment (SH) Declaration.

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

12. The address referred to above is:

The State Project Coordinator,
AGILE Project Office,
No 17, Agba Road, G.R.A, Ilorin, Kwara State,
Nigeria. +234-8124700145, +234-8078095567
email: kwarastateagile@gmail.com CC: nihinlolabolarin@gmail.com