NIGERIAN AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE CORPORATION
PLOT 590 ZONE AO CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER

1 INTRODUCTION
The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) wishes to invite reputable contractors/suppliers with relevant proven competence and experience to submit bids for the renovation and upgrading of the Corporation’s Head Office in Abuja.

2. SCOPE OF WORKS/SUPPLY

LOTPROJECT DESCRIPTION
1Construction of state office in Minna
2Rehabilitations and Remodelling of Car park and External works
3Remodelling and Upgrading of Mechanical & Electrical works and fittings
4Remodelling and Installation of Aluminium wall partition
5Supply of Furniture and Equipment. (i) Head Office
(ii)  Minna Zone
(iii)  Katsina Zone
(iv)   Bauchi Zonal
(v)   Ibadan Zone
(vi)  Asaba Zone
(vii)  Owerri Zone

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(i) Colour copy of evidence of Certificate of Company Registration issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including CAC2 and CAC7
(ii) Colour copy of evidence of Company Income’s Tax Clearance Certificate of last three (3; years valid till 31st December, 2020.
(iii) Colour copy of evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31 st December, 2020.
(iv) Colour copy of evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020.
(v) Colour copy of evidence of current National Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020.
(vi) Colour copy of evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 30/06/2020 or valid certificate issued by BPP.
(vii) A Sworn Affidavit:
• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and to confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars;
• That none of the Directors of the firm has been convicted by any court within and outside Nigeria for any criminal offensive relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation of facts relating to any matter. None of the Company’s Director or the Company itself is bankrupt
(viii) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years – 2017, 2018, 2019.
(ix) Evidence of financial capability to execute the project by submission of Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
(x) Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications (in case of construction: COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, SURCON etc.)
(xi) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
(xii) List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease (where applicable);
(xiii) All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering /Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s Letter Head paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No.), e-mail address. The Letterhead must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.

4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) from the office of the
Head of Administration, 7th floor, NAIC House,
Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation,
Plot 590, Zone AO CBD, Abuja.

on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the National Agricultural Insurance Corporation’s Remita account in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bids for each of the lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with soft copy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged in separate sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or Financial Bid and thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the

Managing Director/CEO,
Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation,
Plot 590, Zone AO CBD, Abuja.

and clearly marked with (the name of the project and the Lot number). Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the Tenders box at the Admin Department, 7th Floor, NAIC House, CBD, Abuja on or before 10:00am on Monday, 23 March, 2020.

6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 10:00am on Monday, 23 March, 2020 at the Corporation’s Ground floor NAIC House CBD, Abuja in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. The Contractors are to ensure that they sign the Bid Submission Register in the Admin General office, Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation, Abuja, as the Corporation will not be liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Procurement unit on admin/hr@naic.gov.ng (08150649179)

7. GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
(b) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
( c) Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots;
(d) All cost will be borne by the bidders;
(e) All schedules provided in bid documents must be completed. Inclusion of the complete NAIC Standard Bidding document correctly and completely filled and signed appropriately
( f) Only the pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be contacted at a later date for financial bids opening, while financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned un-opened;
(g) The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007.
Non-Adherence to any of the Instruction above attracts automatic disqualification.

SIGNED
MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO
NIGERIAN AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

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