DEADLINE: 24TH MAY, 2021
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR HYDROPOWER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
(ENERGY COMMISSION OF NIGERIA)
UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN, NIGERIA
INVITATION TO TENDER AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR 2021 CAPITAL PROJECTS
(1.0) INTRODUCTION
The National Centre for Hydropower Research and Development (NACHRED) charged with the mandate of organising and conducting research and development in hydropower management and technologies invites interested qualified and credible contractors/consultants to tender for the under listed goods, works and consultancy services appropriated in the 2020 fiscal year.
(2.0) CATEGORY OF PROJECTS
(2.1) Category A- Works
Lot 1 Construction of Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic/Hydropower and Electrification of Okpokwu River at Adiga Community in Benue State. Lot 2 Construction, Fabrication, Testing & Installation of Turbines to Provide Electricity to Rural Dwellers in selected locations in Six Geopolitical Zones of the Country. Lot 3 Construction of Solar Minigrid and Solar Powered Borehole at Offa Grammar School, Offa Kwara State. Lot 4 Power Generation at Downstream of University of Ilorin Small Dam. Lot 5 Installation of Internet Facilities and Accessories/CCTV Camera System. Lot 6 Construction of Integrated Solar Street Lights in selected Communities in Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District, Akwa Ibom State. Lot 7 Construction of Solar Powered Boreholes in various locations in Plateau Central, Plateau State. Lot 8 Provision and Installation of All-In-One Solar Street Light in selected Markets in Abia South Senatorial District Lot 9 Provision and Installation of All-In-One Solar Street Lights in Isialangwa North LGA of Umuokworokwo Village in Umuode Nsulu, Ikenna Autonomous Community and Uratta Umuoha; Abia State. Lot 10 Provision and Installation of Solar Powered Street Lights in Umuahia North/South LGA Villages (UmuleUmughu and Ubakala, Abia State. Lot 11 Construction of Integrated Solar Street Lights in Ekiti East, Ekiti South West and Gbonyin LGAs, Ekiti South Senatorial District, Ekiti State. Lot 12 Provision of Integrated Solar Powered Boreholes in Umaisha Community, Toto LGA Nasarawa West Senatorial District, Nasarawa State. Lot 13 Construction of Solar Powered Boreholes in selected Communities in Gombe South Senatorial District, Gombe State. Lot 14 Construction of Integrated Solar Street Lights in Bauchi North Senatorial District, Bauchi State Lot 15 Construction of Integrated Solar Street Lights in Anka, Marafa, Bakum, Maradun and Gummi, Zamfara West Senatorial District, Zamfara State. Lot 16 Construction and Installations of Solar Street Lights (All-In-One) in Odigbo LGA, Ondo South Senatorial District, Ondo State. Lot 17 Construction of Integrated Solar Street Lights in Plateau North Senatorial District, Plateau State. Lot 18 Construction of Integrated Solar Street Lights in selected LGAs, Osun West Senatorial District, Osun State. Lot 19 Construction of Integrated Solar Street Lights in selected Communities in Bokkos, Mangu, Pankshin, Kanam and Kanke LGAs, Plateau Central Senatorial District, Plateau State. Lot 20 Construction, Installation of Solar Power System and Equipping of Skill Acquisition Centre in Andoni-Opobo/Nkoro, Federal Constituency, River State. Lot 21 Provision of Solar Powered Light at Zaki LGA, Bauchi State. Lot 22 Construction of Integrated Solar Street Lights in selected Communities in Gombe South Senatorial District, Gombe State. Lot 23 Maintenance of Solar Street Light and Solar Power Boreholes in Okuku and Environment in Osun State. Lot 24 Installation of Solar Powered Street Lights in selected Areas in FCT, Abuja. Lot 25 Construction and Provision of Solar Street Lights in selected areas in AMAC/Bwari, FCT, Abuja. Lot 26 Provision and Installations of All-In-One Solar Street Light in Obingwa LGA of Abia South Senatorial District of Abia State. Lot 27 Provision and Installations of All-In-One Solar Street Light in Ukwa East LGA of Abia South Senatorial District of Abia State. Lot 28 Provision and Installations of Transformers in Abia South Senatorial District, Abia State. Lot 29 Construction of Integrated Solar Street Lights in AMAC/Bwari, FCT, Abuja. Lot 30 Small Hydropower Generation in Anambra North Senatorial District. Lot 31 Rural Electrification of Ichama and Igumale District of Ado/Ogbadigbo/Okpokwu Federal Constituency, Benue State
(21) CATEGORY B – GOODS
| Lot 32 | Supply of Motor Vehicles. |
| Lot 33 | Procurement of Laboratory/Workshop Equipment |
| Lot 34 | Procurement of Office Furniture & Office Equipment |
| Lot 35 | Procurement of Generator |
(2.3) CATEGORY C – CONSULTANCY
Lot 36 Prefeasibility Study and Development of Small Hydropower (SHP) for selected Rivers in South West and South-South Geopolitical Zones. Lot 37 Research and Development Programmes: Resource Assessment, Electrical Load Survey, Design and Construction of Various Hydro and Hybrid Energy System. Lot 38 Workshop, Seminars and Conferences to disseminate Research Findings. Lot 39 Research and Development on Output Documentation and Patenting. Lot 40 Training of Youth on Solar Energy and Empowerment in Alimosho Federal Constituency, Lagos State Lot 41 Youth Training on Repair and Maintenance of Renewable Energy Technologies for Empowerment in Alor Town, Idemili South LGA, Anambra State. Lot 42 Training and Empowerment of Youths on ICT Programme in Andoni-Opobo/Nkoro Federal Constituency, River State. Lot 43 Solar Training and Empowerment for Youths and Women in Plateau North Senatorial District. Lot 44 Solar Training and Empowerment for Artisans in Plateau North Senatorial District. Lot 45 Training of Youth on the Production of Renewable Energy Devices Phase 1 & 2 (Completion and Expansion) in Okuku Odo-Otin LGA Osun State. Lot 46 ICT Training for Youths in Abakaliki Local Government Area, Ebonyi State. Lot 47 Solar Training and Empowerment for Youths in Alimosho Federal Constituency, Lagos State. Lot 48 Training and SMES on Solar Power for Youths in Ondo South Senatorial District Ondo State.
(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(i) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
(ii) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31 December, 2021, with minimum average annual turnover of N2 million;
(iii) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2021;
(iv) Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2021
(v) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2021 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
(vi) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years 2018, 2019, 2020;
(vii) Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
(viii) Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the including copies of their Academic/Professional Qualifications such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc.;
(ix) List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease;
(x) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least (3) similar jobs executed in the last (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
(xi) Only companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorised representatives should bid for the vehicles;
(xii) For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorization as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
(xiii) Services: Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies);
(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 Letterhead 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.
(4.0) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY A & B)
Tender documents can be collected from the Centre upon presentation of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot paid to National Centre for Hydropower Research and Development, University of Ilorin TSA account.
(5.0) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY A & B)
All completed Technical and Financial tender documents must be submitted in Two (2) copies each including One (1) original and One (1) copy sealed in separate envelopes clearly marked “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid” for NACHRED 2021 Capital Projects”. Both sealed envelopes must be endorsed and sealed in a third envelope marked with Project Title, Lot Number and Company’s Name at the top left hand corner of the envelopes to be dropped in the box at the Main Entrance/Reception of: National Centre for Hydropower Research and Development (NACHRED), University of Ilorin, Km 18, Ajase-Ipo Road, Adjacent ARMTI, Ilorin, Nigeria not later than at 10:00 a.m. on Monday 21 June, 2021.
(6.0) SUBMISSION OF EOI (CATEGORY C)
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound of Expression of Interest (Eol) 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 10:00am Monday, 24 May, 2021
(7.0) OPENING OF EOI AND TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOI and the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 10:00am on Monday 24 May, 2021 and 10:00am on Monday 21 June, 2021 in the Conference Room of the Centre.
(8.0) DISCLAIMER AND CONCLUSION
(i) Submission of tender/proposal documents is not a guarantee for an award of contract.
(ii) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened.
(iii) Bidders are excused from the bid opening, which will be attended by officials of private sector professional organization and CSOs in the areas of anti-corruption/transparency. The Centre will make available a link for virtual viewing of proceeding in the National Centre for Hydropower Research and Development website (www.nachred.org.ng )
(iv) Standard Bidding Documents can also be collected in Soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services)
(v) 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 un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;
(vi) Category C: Only shortlisted firms will be contacted at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
(vii) NACHRED is not bound to prequalify/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 2007.
SIGNED:
DIRECTOR
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR HYDROPOWER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN, NIGERIA
