NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM (NIHOTOUR)
NO 6 MIKE AKHIGBE WAY, JABI ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER
DEADLINE: 12TH OCTOBER, 2020
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) hereby issues the Specific Procurement Notice to inform eligible Contactors, Suppliers, Vendor, and the General Public that the institute is to undertake the Procurement Goods and Works under its 2020 Capital Appropriation. The Institute hereby invites interested contractors of good repute and relevant experience by this notice to tender for any of the projects listed below:
2.0 SCOPE OF SUPPLY/WORK
GOODS (LOT A)
| LOT NO. | DESCRIPTION |
| LOT A | Purchase of Canteen/ Kitchen Equipment |
WORKS (LOT B)
LOT B Renovation of Oshogbo Campus; Perimeter Fence Phase 1
3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT
(i) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC 7;
(ii) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2017, 2018, 2019), expiring on 31 December, 2020;
(iii) Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2020;
(iv) Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid 31 December, 2020;
(v) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2020;
(vi) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contract to Consultant and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2020 or a valid certificate issued by BPP
(vii) A Sworn Affidavit:
(a) disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism 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 fell i. particulars
(b) that the company is not bankrupt, in receivership or under liquidation or involved in any litigation which can potentially affect the company’s ability to discharge their responsibility if engaged;
(c) no director of the Company has been convicted of financial fraud in any Country
(viii) Evidence of financial capability to execute the project by submission of reference letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria indicating its willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed.
(ix) Company’s Audited Account for the last three (3) years (2017,2018,2019) duly signed and stamped by ICAN/ANAN professionals;
(x) 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;
(xi) Company Profile to include names, qualifications (copies of relevant academic and professional qualifications of such personnel must be attached) and experience of key personnel in construction.
(xii) For Joint Venture (JV)/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) should be provided. Items i-xii above are compulsory for each JV partner
(xiii) All document for submission must be transmitted with a covering/forwarding letter, under the company/ firm letter head paper bearing amongst others, the contact address, telephone number (GSM) the letter headed paper must carry with it at the bottom of the page, the names and nomination of directors of the company and to be signed by the authorising officer of the firm.
4.0 COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS:
Interested companies should collect bid documents from the office of the Due Process/Procurement Unit between the hours of 10:00am to 3:00pm from Mondays Fridays at the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism office (third block from the entrance) at No 6 Mike Akhigbe way Jabi, Abuja, upon the presentation of evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N 10,000.00 paid into the Federal Government Treasury Single Account (TSA) in favour of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism.
5.0 SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Completed Tender Document comprising of both the technical and financial bids should be in hard and soft copies only and submitted in separately sealed envelopes labeled “Technical” and “Financial” respectively. The Technical and Financial bid should be sealed and submitted in one big envelope. The name of the bidding company should be boldly written at the back of these envelopes clearly marked with the relevant Project Title and Lot number of the project at the top left-hand corner. It should be addressed as follows:
The Ag. Director General,
National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism,
No 6 Mike Akhigbe Way, Jabi, Abuja,
Attn: Secretary Tenders Board
The deadline for submission of bids is 12:00 noon on Monday, 12 October, 2020.
6.0 OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bid received before the deadline for submission will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 12 October, 2020 in the Tourism Lecture Room (third block from the entrance), 6 Mike Akhigbe Way, Jabi, Abuja while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please ensure that you sign the bid submission register in the Bid Submission Office, as the Institute will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the office of the “Due Process/Procurement Unit” on e-mail: nihotourprocurement@yahoo.com
7.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
(b) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened
(c) Bidders should not bid for more than one (1) Lot;
(d) All costs will be borne by the bidders;
(e) Presence of bidders/representatives and members of the public shall not be required during the bid opening ceremony in compliance with COVID- 19 Guidelines. The Bids Opening will be covered by video recording with the presence of two (2) representatives of private sector professional bodies and Civil Society Organisation in the areas of Anti-Corruption/Transparency;
(f) Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);
(g) Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date or financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;
(h) The NIHOTOUR 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.
SIGNED:
MANAGEMENT (NIHOTOUR)
