AUTORITÉ DU BASSIN DU NIGER | NIGER BASIN AUTHORITY
NBA EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT
NOTICE FOR THE PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS FOR THE NEW NBA HEADQUARTERS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN NIAMEY (IN A SINGLE LOT)

CONTRACTING AUTHORITY: NIGER BASIN AUTHORITY
FINANCING: NBA OWN FUNDS
PREQUALIFICATION FILE
ISSUED ON: 22 TH JUNE, 2026
ICB NO.: 001/2026/SE/NBA/DAF/EPM

Prequalification Notice

Niger Basin Authority (NBA)
NBA Headquarters’ Construction Project in Niamey

The Niger Basin Authority (NBA), established in 1980, succeeded the Niger River Commission of November 1964. Its Mission is to promote cooperation among member countries and ensure the integrated development of the Niger Basin in all fields of Energy, Hydraulics, Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Forestry and Forest Exploitation, Transportation including Navigation, and Communication and Industry. NBA comprises nine (9) member countries sharing the Niger River Basin: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Chad.
Within the framework of the implementation of Resolution No. 2, on the current status and prospects of the NBA Headquarters’ Construction Project, adopted by the Council of Ministers at its Extraordinary Session held by videoconference on 7th November, 2025, the NBA Executive Secretariat is issuing this Notice of Prequalification to Contractors for the conduct of the works of the Transboundary Basin Organization (TBO) Headquarters’ Construction Project in a single contract.

To this end, the NBA Executive Secretariat intends to pre-qualify contractors and/or companies for executing the works of the Construction Project of its Headquarters in Niamey.

The project involves the construction of an integrated and cohesive complex comprising: (i) a building (ground floor + 4 storeys) for the main building; (ii) a conference hall; (iii) a cafeteria; (iv) a secured checkpoint at the main gate; (v) ancillary technical rooms; (vi) a guardhouse block + outdoor restrooms; and (vii) the complete renovation of the fence on non-adjacent sides.

The various levels are organized according to the technical documents (See floor plans for the various levels).
On the 4th floor terrace, there will be a staircase exit and a technical room for the installation of a mini solar energy plant powered by photovoltaic panels.

The total gross floor area is 5,450 m².

Breakdown per building and per floor

DESCRIPTION AREA DETAILS
1. MAIN BUILDING
1.1. GROUND FLOOR 990 m²
• 1 lobby with a wheelchair ramp;
• 1 archives room;
• 1 IT room;
• 1 library + reading room;
• 1 meeting room;
• 1 Press room;
• 4 committee rooms;
• switchboard office;
• 1 storage room.

1.2. MAIN FLOORS – 900 m² / FLOOR 3,600 m²
• Floor 1;
• Floor 2;
• Floor 3;
• Floor 4.

1.3. CONFERENCE HALL 860 m²
• 1 hall with 600-tiered seats, with access ramps;
• 1 simultaneous interpretation booth;
• 2 waiting rooms, including 1 for VIPs, and technical rooms.

2. ANNEXES
2.1. CAFETERIA 180 m²
• 1 Manager office;
• 1 storage room, and;
• 1 Dining room.

2.2. MAIN GATE 44 m²
• 1 waiting room;
• 1 security checkpoint, and;
• 1 Security Airlock with scanner.

2.3. TECHNICAL ROOMS 54 m²
• 1 Transformer room;
• 1 Generator shelter, and;
• 1 Main electrical panel room.

2.4. GUARD-HOUSE II 19 m²
• 1 Guard booth and restrooms.

2.5. WATER TANK 24 m³
Water tank and booster pump room

1. The prequalification will be conducted in accordance with the prequalification procedures specified in the NBA Procurement Regulations.
2. Eligible interested Contractors may obtain further information and have a look at the prequalification document from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Executive Secretariat of the Niger Basin Authority (NBA); 288, Avenue du fleuve Niger, Quartier Plateau, Niamey, P.O. Box 729, (Niger); Tel.: +227 20 31 53 75; E-mail: secretariat.abn@gmail.com
3. Interested Contractors may purchase a complete set of the prequalification documents in French or English by submitting a written request to the address indicated below, accompanied by a non-refundable payment of Three Hundred Thousand (300,000) CFA francs or in a freely convertible currency. Payment must be made in cash at the NBA accounting department.
4. The document will be provided to contractors on a USB drive or sent via Google Drive.
5. Prequalification applications must be submitted no later than 5 August, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., as follows:
• In a sealed envelope clearly marked: “Prequalification application for the conduct of the works of the NBA Headquarters’ Construction Project in Niamey”, to the address below, and: Secrétariat Exécutif de l’Autorité du Bassin du Niger (ABN) ; 288, Avenue du fleuve Niger, Quartier Plateau, Niamey, BP: 729, (Niger); Tel.: +227 20 31 53 75; E-mail: secretariat.abn@gmail.com
• In an electronic format as password-protected PDF files: (i) to secretariat.abn@gmail.com and (ii) on a USB drive inserted in the previously-mentioned envelope containing the physical copy of the submission file.
The name of the person holding the password, along with his/her phone number, Skype ID and email address must be mentioned in the email.
The NBA Executive Secretariat will contact that person to obtain the password when the evaluation committee will be about to open the files. Bidders must not accept password requests from other individuals. Passwords must be provided, upon request by the NBA Executive Secretariat, exclusively via email to the following address: secretariat.abn@gmail.com
6. The opening of submitted physical prequalification files will take place on the same day at 10:30 a.m. in the presence of bidders who wish to attend, at the same address of the Executive Secretariat of the Niger Basin Authority mentioned above.

Niamey, 22th June, 2026
The Executive Secretary
K. Armand HOUANYE