DEADLINE: 7TH JULY, 2021
NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION
PROJECTS: SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STANDARDS ENHANCEMENT (SPESSE) AND SECOND AFRICA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE FOR DEVELOPMENT IMPACT (ACE-IMPACT) PROJECTS
CONTRACT TITLE: PROCUREMENT OF LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DEVICES
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
IDA CREDIT NO.: P169405 & P169064
BID NO: NG-NUC-236324-G0-RFB & NG-NUC- NIGERIA-236712-GO-RFB
(1) The Federal Republic of Nigeria has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) and Second Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE-Impact) Projects and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards payments under the contract for the Procurement of Learning Management System Devices. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing.”
(2) The National Universities Commission now invites sealed Bids from eligible bidders for Provision of Learning Management System Devices for the Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) and Second Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE-Impact) Projects at the National Universities Commission, 26 Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja.
(3) Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Bidding using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers dated July 2016 revised November 2017 and August 2018 ( Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
(4) Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Project Coordinator (SPESSE Project). National Universities Commission Attention- Project Coordinator, (spesse@nuc.edu.ng) and inspect the bidding document during office hours 0900 to 1600 hours at the address given below.
(5) The bidding document in English Language may be purchased by interested eligible bidder upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Fifty thousand Naira (N50,000.00) via Remita by generating a Remita Retrieval Reference (RRR) in favour of Sustainable Procurement, Environmenta and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) Project, National Universities Commission – Project Implementation Unit. Once payment is made, bidders may contact the Project Secretariat at (spesse@nuc.edu.ng) to obtain the electronic copy of the bidding document on presentation of evidence of payment.
Kindly follow these steps: (i) Enter Remita platform (https://remita.net/) (ii) Select ‘Bills and Purchases’ (iii) ‘Pay Biller’ (iv) Under ‘Who do You want to pay’, Select Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement Project, (v) Under Name and Services/Purpose, select ‘NUC Sustainable Procurement Env Soc Universities’ (vi) Complete the form and submit.
Note: Evidence of payment in accordance with Item 5 above must accompany all Bid submission.
(6) Bids can be submitted as one attachment or with a link to the storage location. All documents must be read-only, and password protected. The email address for the bid submission is spesse@nuc.edu.ng. The submission deadline is 7 July 2021 at 12.00pm Nigeria Local time. NUC-SPESSE Project will confirm the receipt of each bid. The read-only password protected bids will be opened on 7 July 2021 at 1.00pm Nigeria Local time. Bidders are expected to send the password of their documents within one hour after the bid submission deadline to spesse@nuc.edu.ng as specified in the bidding documents.
(7) All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security as follows:
Lot 1: Five million, four hundred thousand Naira Only (NGN5.4million)
Lot 2: Twelve million, five hundred thousand Naira Only (NGN12.5million)
(8) Firms that cannot meet the following key qualifications requirements are not encouraged to participate in the Bidding Process:
(a) Average annual turnover requirement
Minimum average annual turnover of:
Lot 1 – Two hundred and sixty-eight million Naira Only (NGN268, 000, 000.00)
Lot 2 – Six hundred and twenty-four million Naira Only (NGN624, 000,000.00) calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last Five (5) years.
(b) Financial Resources:
The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has access to, or has available liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means (independent of any contractual advance payment) sufficient to meet the construction cash flow requirements estimated as
Lot 1 – Forty-five million, Naira Only (NGN45, 000,000.00)
Lot 2- One hundred and five million Naira Only (105,000,000.00)
(c) Specific Experience:
A minimum number of Two (2) similar contracts specified below that have been satisfactorily and substantially completed as a prime contractor, joint venture member, management contractor or subcontractor between 1 January 2016 and Application submission deadline:
Two (2Nos) Contracts, each of minimum value:
Lot 1 – Two hundred and fifteen million Naira Only (NGN215, 000,000.00)
Lot 2 – Five hundred million, Naira Only (NGN500,000,000.00)
(9) Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose Information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
(10) The address referred to above is:
The National Universities Commission –(SPESSE) Project
Attn: SPESSE Project Coordinator
26, Aguiyi Ironsi Street,
Maitama 900288, Abuja Nigeria
Tel: +234 802 122 5843
E-mail: spesse@nuc.edu.ng
