FEDERAL MINISTRY OF LABOUR, PRODUCTIVITY & EMPLOYMENT
INDUSTRIAL ARBITRATION PANEL (IAP)
FUTURE VIEW PLAZA, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE EXECUTION OF 2020 CAPITAL AND ZONAL PROJECTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated funds to the Industrial Arbitration Panel (IAP), in 2020 Appropriation for the execution of its Projects towards achieving the mandate of the PANEL.
Accordingly, in compliance with the requirements of the Public Procurement Act 2007 and Extant Regulations of Federal Government on Procurement of Goods, Works and Services, the PANEL wishes to invite Tenders from suitable and qualified Contractors/Suppliers and Consultants/Service Providers with proven experience to undertake the under listed Projects:
2.0 CAPITAL PROJECTS
LOT NO WORKS LOCATION Lot 1 Construction /Provision Of Office Building Abuja Lot Purchase & Installation Of Solar Panels inThe Zonal Offices and Head Quarters Lot 3 Establishment of Arbitration Courts. Various Locations Lot 4 Purchase of Library Books & Equipment Abuja Lot 5 Supply of Deep Freezer and Barbing tools for Women and Youth in Oyo Central Senatorial District Oyo State Lot 6 Construction of Town Hall in Alera Village, Ifelodun LGA, Kwara State Lot 7 Sensitization Programme for youths on Peace Building in ILA Osun Osun State
ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS
Lot 8 Construction of Solar Borehole and Overhead Tank in Business and Industrial Zones Location at Brinin Kudu/Buji Fed. Constituency, Jigawa State Jigawa State Lot 9 Completion of the Construction and Equipping of ICT Center at Eyemote Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State Ekiti State Lot 10 Provision Of Books And Bag For Provision of \books and Bag for Primary and Secondary Schools within Industrial Community in Mushin 1 Federal Constituency, Lagos State Lagos State Lot 11 Empowerment, Training and Programme for Youth, Women Vulnerable and Artisan in Various Locations. Various Locations Lot 12 Construction and Equipping of Vocational Training Centres at Asaba Delta State Lot 13 Supply of Instructional Materials in some Primary & Secondary Schools in Adavi/ Okehi Federal Const1tutency, Kogi State Kogi State Lot 14 Consultancy Services for the Supervision and Valuation of Various Projects
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
• Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC2 and CAC7.
• Evidence of Company Incomes Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2020.
• Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020.
• Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020.
• Evidence of Current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020.
• Evidence of registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultant’s and Service providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 30/06/2020 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
• Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Industrial Arbitration Panel 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.
• Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years (2017, 2018 and 2019).
• Evidence of financial capability to execute the project including original Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide facilities for the execution of the project.
• Company 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, MNSE etc.).
• 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.
• List of Plants/Equipment with proof of ownership/lease agreement duly signed by both parties.
• Evidence of Accreditation/Registration with Centre for Management Development (CMD)for Lot 11.
• All documents for submission must be transmitted with a covering/ forwarding letter under the Company’s/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) and e-mail address. The letterhead paper must bear the names and Nationality of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.
3.0 COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) from the office of the Head of Procurement, Room 01, Ground Floor, Industrial Arbitration Panel, Future View Plaza, Central Business District, Abuja, on evidence of Payment of a non-refundable tender fee of (Ten Thousand Naira) N10,000.00 Only per Lot, paid into the Industrial Arbitration Panel’s Remittal account in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria. Firms will not pay for Lot 14 at this stage until after shortlisting.
4.0 SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, in two (2) hard copies each of the Technical and Financial bids with softcopy of financial bids only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope address to:
THE CHIEF REGISTRAR,
INDUSTRIAL ARBITRATION PANEL (IAP)
FUTURE VIEW PLAZA, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA
And clearly marked with the name of the project and the Lot number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box at the Room 01, Ground Floor, Industrial Arbitration Panel, Future View Plaza, Central Business District, Abuja, not later than 10:00am on Monday, 4 May, 2020.
Lot 14: Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound of Expression of Interest (EoI) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed as stated above, 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 drop in the designated Tender Box not later than 10:00 am on Monday, 6 April, 2020.
5.0 OPENING OF EOI AND TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOI and technical bids will be publicly opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 10:00am on Monday, 9 March, 2020 and 10:00a.m. on Monday 4 May, 2020 respectively, at IAP Conference Room 2nd Floor in the presence of the bidders or their representatives, while the Financial bids will be kept un-opened.
Please ensure you sign the Bid Submission Register at room 01 Ground Floor, as the IAP procurement unit will not be liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
6.0 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) All costs will be borne by the bidders.
(d) Only the pre-qualified bidders will be contacted at a later date for financial bid opening, while financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened.
(e) Lot 14: Only shortlisted firms will be contacted at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
(f) Failure to comply with any of the above requirements will form the basis for the disqualification of the bidders.
(g) The Procurement Unit is not duty 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.
SIGNED:
CHIEF REGISTRAR
