Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) – Expression Of Interest (EOI) For The Engagement Of Dredging Companies As Technical Partners For The Channel Management Of Pilotage Districts

NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY
26/28, MARINA LAGOS
www.nigerianports.gov.ng
PUBLIC NOTICE NO: 4125
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OF DREDGING COMPANIES AS TECHNICAL PARTNERS FOR THE CHANNEL MANAGEMENT OF PILOTAGE DISTRICTS – INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING.

A. INTRODUCTION
The Nigerian Ports Authority is desirous of engaging qualified private sector partners to install, operate, maintain and manage Port Ballast Water Management (BWM) Reception and Treatment Facilities in the underlisted locations under the Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) arrangement:

Bidders are not allowed to bid for more than one (1) lot. Note: For Lagos and Bonny Pilotage District, only prospective bidders with equivalent pas t experience in high volume dredging would be considered.

B. SCOPE OF SERVICE
The scope of Services includes but not limited to the following:
a. Bathymetric Survey
b. Capital/Maintenance Dredging
c. Wreck Survey/Wreck Removal
d. Aid to Navigation (Buoy Maintenance)
e. Planning & Channel Management
f. Training

More information on the scope of services is contained in the Request for Proposal to be issued to prequalified firms.

C. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Interested firms should submit bound EOI documents duly signed, paginated, separated by dividers and arranged in the order outlined hereunder:

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST REQUIREMENTS
1. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC2 and CAC7 (or CAC 1.1).
2. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2017, 2018 & 2019) valid till 31st December 2020 with minimum cumulative turnover of N20 Billion.
3. Evidence of Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years (2017, 2018 & 2019) duly signed by ANAN/ICAN licensed Auditors.
4. Evidence of Current Pension Clearance Certificate from National Pension Commission (PENCOM) valid till 31st December 2020.
5. Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2020.
6. Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2020.
7. 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.
8. Sworn Affidavit disclosing:
– That the Company does not have any Director who has been convicted in any Country for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter.
– Whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) or Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) is a former or present director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars.
– That the Company is not in receivership, subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings.
9. 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 (preferably GSM No.), fax and e-mail address. The Letter Head Paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company/Firm at the bottom of the page.
10. Evidence of financial capability to execute the project by submission of reference letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed.
Evidence of ownership/availability of relevant equipment/machines.
12. Evidence of Two (2) similar projects with illustration of Channel Management expertise executed in the last Ten (10) years including Letters of Awards, Contract Agreements, Job Completion certificates etc. (Dredging, Channel management & other related works).
13. Company profile to include names, qualifications (copies of relevant academic and professional qualifications of such personnel must be attached) and experience of key personnel:
– Key Operational Staff/Technical Staff must have at least first-degree certificate or its equivalent in Civil/Water/Geotechnical Engineering or related fields.
– Each operational staff must have not less than five (5) years practical experience in service dredging & related works.
– All staff must be fluent in English Language.
14. Failure to comply with items 1-13 above will lead to disqualification of the bid. (This is applicable for nonJoint Venture submissions)
15. For Joint Venture (JV)/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided. (Items 1 & 3 – 12 are compulsory for each national JV partner and items 1 and 8 are compulsory for each international JV partner, while items 2 & 13 can be provided by any of the JV partner.

D. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) DOCUMENT
Interested bidders are to submit two (2) bound copies of EOI documents, paginated and arranged with dividers as indicated above. The EOI documents should be submitted in sealed envelopes and addressed to “THE SECRETARY TO THE TENDERS BOARD, NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY” and clearly marked“EXPRESSION OF INTEREST(EOI) FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OF DREDGING COMPANIES FOR PILOTAGE DISTRICTS” Specifying PUBLIC NOTICE NO: 4125 (with appropriate description of desired Lot) and dropped in the designated Tender Box located on the 3rd floor of NPA annex Building, 1, Joseph Street, off Marina Lagos not later than 11.00am on Wednesday, 10th June, 2020.

E. OPENING OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) DOCUMENT
All EOI documents received before the deadline for submission will be opened immediately at 11.00 am on Tuesday, 9th June 2020 in the Conference room on 3rd floor of NPA Annex building, 1, Joseph Street, off Marina, Lagos in the presence of bidders or their representatives. Representatives of Nongovernmental Organizations related to this procurement, transparency and anti-corruption Agencies are hereby invited to witness the bid opening in compliance with Section 19 (b)(ii) of the PPA, 2007. Please, ensure that you sign the bid submission register in the bid submission office on the 3rd floor of the annex building, as the Authority will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the “General Manager (Procurement)” on e-mail: info.procurement@nigerianports.org.

F. GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder.
2. Late submission will not be entertained.
3. All costs incurred as a result of this tender invitation and any subsequent requests for information shall be borne by the bidding companies and only short-listed companies will be contacted.
4. The Authority is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to cancel the Procurement proceedings in the public interest without incurring liabilities to the bidders in accordance with the provisions of Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007.
5. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic regulations by the Government, submissions may be made through courier service, in the stipulated format in (D) above and must not be later than the stipulated time.

SIGNED
MANAGEMENT
NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY