Federal Ministry Of Power, Abuja-Invitation To Tender/Expression Of Interest (EoI) For The Underlisted Projects Of Goods, Works And Services Provided In The Revised 2020 Appropriation (29 Lots)

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF POWER
POWER HOUSE, NO 14 ZAMBEZI CRESCENT, MAITAMA, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR THE UNDERLISTED PROJECTS PROVIDED IN THE REVISED 2020 APPROPRIATION
DEADLINE: 31ST AUGUST, 2020

1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal Ministry of Power formulates and implements policies for the Federal Government of Nigeria on matters for the provision of adequate and reliable power supply to drive the socio-economic development of the country. In discharging this mandate, the Ministry is guided, the Ministry is guided by the provisions of the Electric Power Sector Reform (EPSR) Act of 2005. To this end, the Federal Ministry of Power in accordance with Section 25 (2) and Section 44 of the Public Procurement Act 2007, hereby invites experienced and competent bidders to tender for the following projects.

2. SCOPE OF SUPPLIES/ WORKS/ SERVICES

(2.1) The various work streams entailed in these projects will be elaborated in the various Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) / Requests for Proposal (RFP) that will contain the Terms of Reference/Specification for the assignments.

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested Companies are required to submit the following
(i) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC including Forms CAC2 and CAC 7 (or CAC 1.1);
(ii) Evidence of Company Income’s Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2017,2018 and 2019) valid till December 31,2020;
(iii) Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till December 31, 2020;
(iv) Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till December 31,2020.
( v) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till December 31,2020;
(vi) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2020 or valid Certificate issued by Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP);
(vi) Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Ministry of Power 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;
(vii) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2017,2018 and 2019- duly stamped and signed by a registered Auditor;
(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;
(x) Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications (e.g COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, NIA):
(xi) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed In the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation/Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the training programmes;
(xii) List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease;
(xiii) Bids with values of N300million and above for works and Bids with values of N100milion and above for Goods, Consultancy and Non-Consultancy Services must be accompanied with a 2% Bid Security; and
(xiv) 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.), and e-mail address. The Letter headed Paper 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. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
CATEGORY B: INVITATION TO TENDER (WORKS)
(i) Current Practising License by Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) to undertake Engineering Projects expiring December 2020 for Lot W1 to W11; and
(ii) Competency Certificate to operate as Electrical Contractor issued by the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA).

CATEGORY C: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
(i) Professionals / Personnel of the firm must be registered with relevant professional bodies for Lot C2.

CATEGORY D: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
(i) The prospective bidder may consist of a single firm or a consortium of firms with the necessary financial and technical competences to carry out the management, operation and maintenance of the mini-grid networks. In the case of a consortium, the members of the consortium must jointly submit the required information and must also clearly identify one of the firms as the Lead Firm;
(ii) The Firm bidding as a Consortium must show evidence of Joint Venture (JV) Agreement and/or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the parties. CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Compliance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITT Compliance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner
(iii) Competency Certificate to operate as Electrical Contractor issued by the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);
(iv) Bank Statement of Accounts for the immediate past 6 Months (July 2019 December 2019) and Audited Accounts for 2017,2018,2019 signed and stamped by a certified Auditor for all companies involved OR in the case of a new subsidiary company, provide the financial statements of the parent company;
( v) Passport photograph copies and CVs of the management team involved in leadership, financial and technical components of the mini-grid network expansion, operation and maintenance;
(vi) Evidence that one of the key personnel of the company is a COREN registered Engineer;
(vii) Listing of all shareholders, directors and percentages of ownership of all beneficial owners of all entities involved in the mini grid, and organization chart of the operator/developer company and all companies related to the mini-grid network; and
(viii) Evidence that the applicant company has an authorized signatory to sign documents and commit the applicant to any contract with FMP (Property executed Power of Attorney or Board Resolution with a passport-size photograph of the authorized person in the same file).

5. COLLECTION OF BID DOCUMENT (CATEGORIES A AND B)
Interested bidders are requested to pay a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 (Ten thousand naira) only per lot for the collection of the tender documents by following these procedures:
(a) Make Payment online at https://www.remita.net
(b) Click on “Pay a Federal Government Agency” and follow the instructions
( c) Pay FEDERAL MINISTRY OF POWER ABUJA for TENDER FEES.
( d) Physical Treasury Recent can be obtained from the Cash Office Section of Finance & Accounts Department, Federal Ministry of Power, Power House, Basement Floor, 14, Zambezi Crescent, Maitama, Abuja.
( e) Interested Bidders are to collect the Standard Bidding Document from the office of the Director (Procurement), Federal Ministry of Power, Power House, 4th Floor, Room 425A, No 14, Zambezi Crescent, Maitama, Abuja Nigeria from 8.00am – 4.00pm Local Time, Monday to Friday upon production of original Treasury Receipt

6. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORIES A AND B)
( 6.1) Prospective bidders are to submit bid for the Lots desired, two (2) hard copies each of technical and financial bids with softcopy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in a sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical bid” or “Financial bid”.
( 6.2) Thereafter; put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to THE PERMANENT SECRETARY, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF POWER, POWER HOUSE, 4TH FLOOR, NO 14, ZAMBEZI CRESCENT, MAITAMA, ABUJA and clearly marked with the name of project and the Lot number.
( 6.3) Bid Security should be provided alongside with financial bid in a separate envelope clearly labeled “Bid Security submitted by name of the bidder”.
( 6.4) Furthermore, the reverse side of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and deposited in the designated Tender Box at the Tender Secretariat, Federal Ministry of Power, Power House, 4th Floor, Room 425A, No 14, Zambezi Crescent, Maitama, Abuja Nigeria from 8.00am-4:00PM local time Monday to Friday not later than 12:0noon, Monday, 28 September, 2020. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register at the Tender Secretariat, Federal Ministry of Power, Power House, 4th Floor, Room 425A, No 14, Zambezi Crescent, Maitama, Abuja Nigeria as the Federal Ministry of Power, will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries please contact Director, Procurement, Federal Ministry of Power, Power House, 4th Floor, Room 425A, No 14, Zambezi Crescent, Maitama, Abuja Nigeria from 8.00 am – 4:00 PM local time Monday to Friday.

7. SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENTS (CATEGORIES C AND D)
Interested firms are to submit two (2) sets of Expression of Interest (Eol) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated in paragraph 3 and 4. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to THE PERMANENT SECRETARY, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF POWER, POWERHOUSE, 4TH FLOOR, NO 14, ZAMBEZI CRESCENT, MAITAMA, ABUJA clearly marked with the name of project and the Lot number. Furthermore, the reverse side of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and deposited in the designated Tender Box at the Tender Secretariat, Federal Ministry of Power, Power House, 4th Floor, Room 425A, No 14, Zambezi Crescent, Maitama, Abuja Nigeria from 8.00 am-4:00 PM local time Monday to Friday not later than 12:00noon, Monday, 31st August, 2020.

8. OPENING OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORIES A AND B)
The technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 28 September, 2019 at Federal Ministry of Power, Power House, 2nd Floor, Power Auditorium, No 14, Zambezi Crescent, Maitama, Abuja in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened.

9. OPENING OF EOI DOCUMENTS (CATEGORIES C AND D)
The EOI documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon, Monday 31 August, 2020 at Federal Ministry of Power, Power House, 2nd Floor, Power Auditorium, No 14, Zambezi Crescent, Maitama, Abuja in the presence of bidders or their representatives. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register at the Tender Secretariat, Federal Ministry of Power, Power House, 4th Floor, Room 425A, No 14, Zambezi Crescent, Maitama, Abuja Nigeria as the Federal Ministry of Power, will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries please contact Director Procurement, Federal Ministry of Power, Power House, 4th Floor, Room 425A, No 14, Zambezi Descent, Maitama, Abuja Nigeria from 8.00am – 4:00PM local time Monday to Friday.

10. GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) Bids/ Eol must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
(b) Bids/Eol submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened;
( c) No joint venture is allowed for Categories A, B&C
( d) All costs will be borne by the bidders;
(e) Bidders are excused from the bid opening, which will be attended by officials of private sector professional organisation and CSOs in the areas of anti- corruption/transparency. The event will be fully captured on video and can be provided to bidders on request;
(f) Standard Bidding Documents can also be collected in Soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services)
(g) Category A & B: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned un-opened
(h) Category C&D: Only shortlisted bidders will be contacted at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
(i) The Ministry is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist 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 (PPA) 2007.

SIGNED:
PERMANENT SECRETARY FEDERAL MINISTRY OF POWER