INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION AND SALE OF COMMUNITY WAREHOUSES UNDER THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENT OF BUILD, OWN AND OPERATE.
Pursuant to the desire by the federal government to ensure national food security while making the nation a net supplier of food to the global market, the Federal Government has decided to reduce one of the major challenges to food security-reducing post-harvest losses.
In line with this, the federal government (through sole-financing) has embarked on the construction of improved community warehouses of 2,000 metric tones capacity. Seventy-five units of the warehouses have been constructed in 23 states of the federation, including the FCT in 2008. this year (2009), government intends to construct more commercial warehouses on build, own and operate (BOO) basis.
To this end, two categories of warehouses are available for the private sector to benefit from:
(A) BUILD, OWN AND OPERATE (BOO) WAREHOUSES
- To be constructed by interested investors with 20% down payment
- Bank to finance 40% with repayment period of three years.
- Federal Government to provide subsidy of 40% upon certification of each stage of construction.
(B) SALE OF COMPLETED WAREHOUSES
- Completed warehouses to be sold at 50% subsidy.
- 20% down payment to be make upon offer.
- 30% payment to be made through designated banks over a period of three years.
The locations of these warehouses are available for verification in Food Reserve and Storage Department, National Food Reserve Agency, 3rd Floor, NAIC House, Airport Road, Abuja
Applicants for ownership/management or purchase of these warehouses are hereby invited from interested Local Buying Agents (LBAs) of NFRA, Cooperative Groups/Associations, Produce Merchants, Farmers’ Groups, Fadama Users Associations and Individuals as well Local and State Governments.
Interested beneficiaries are expected to submit a copy of the following documents to enable the Agency pre-qualify them for the ownership and management of the warehouses.
- Full company profile
- Evidence of registration with appropriate authority
- Current tax clearance certificate and value added tax registration certificate (for companies)
- Letter of financial capability from bank
- Proof of ownership of land (for category B. This should be in form of C of O, R of O, or letter of allocation)
Please note that for individual, only letter of interest, proof of financial capability and ownership of land are required.
For the Agency to be able to pre-qualify interested investors for the purchase of the warehouses, the intending beneficiaries are to submit:
- Full company profile
- Evidence of registration with appropriate authority
- Current tax clearance certificate and value added tax registration certificate (for companies)
- Initial deposit of 20% to the tune of N8.8 million
Also note that for the individual, only letter of interest and initial deposit of N8.8 million are required.
Any interested investor who fails to supply all the above stated documents will be declared non-responsive. These documents should be submitted in a sealed envelop labeled COMMUNITY/COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE CATEGORY A or B and addressed to:
The Executive Director,
National Food Reserve Agency,
Federal Ministry of Agric. & Water Resources,
Plot 223D, Mabushi District,
Cadastral Zone B6,
PMB 5198,
Wuse, Abuja.
All submissions must be received on or before 23rd March, 2009. The submissions will be publicly opened immediately at 12 noon four weeks from the date of this publication (i.e. 23rd March, 20009) in the Conference Room of the National Food Reserve Agency, Plot 223D, Mabushi, Abuja.
Tel: 234-(0) 8059607059 90)8033325623
Website: nfraagric.org.
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