Library / B 107 Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 48
B 107 Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 48

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(5)  The grant of a gas distribution licence on a surrendered or revoked
local distribution zone shall be by an open, transparent, competitive, and
non-discriminatory bidding process conducted by the Authority under
subregulation (1).
(6)  The winning bidder shall be determined on the basis of the following
bid parameters—
(a) a single bid parameter, which shall be based on any one of these
parameters —
(i)  a premium to be paid in full prior to the granting of the licence by
or on behalf of the winning bidder,
(ii) a work programme commitment during the first five years of the
licence, or
(iii) any other parameter as may be defined specific to a bid round
and bidding process; or
(b) a combination of the bid parameters specified in paragraph (a), based
on a points system assessable by the bidder in such a manner that the bidder
with the highest aggregate number of points shall be the winning bidder.
(7) The Authority shall call for bids in accordance with a procedure
published on its website and in at least two national newspapers with wide
coverage.
(8)  Where the Authority calls for bids under this regulation, it shall
prescribe in a licensing round guideline the minimum pre-qualification criteria
of prospective bidders in terms of technical and financial requirements and
previous experience.
(9) The bids received based on the bid parameters prescribed in
subregulation (6) shall be considered through an open, transparent and
competitive bidding process, and include an electronic bidding process open to
the public.
(10) Where a winning bidder fails to comply with the requirements of
the bid invitation within a timeframe specified by the Authority, the offer for a
licence shall be deemed to have been withdrawn and the Authority may offer
the licence to the second highest bidder on the same terms and conditions in
the bid invitation.
6.—(1)  The licensing round guidelines shall be accompanied with the
model licence and model contract for the local distribution zone for the bid
round and shall include the—
(a)  licence boundary, the term and minimum work obligations ;
(b)  requirements to be fulfilled by the bidders and the pre-qualification
criteria ;
Licensing
round
guidelines