DEADLINE: 30TH AUGUST, 2021
MINISTRY OF MINES AND STEEL DEVELOPMENT
METALLURGICAL TRAINING INSTITUTE
KM 6/7, ONITSHA/OWERRI ROAD, P.M.B 1555, ONITSHA.
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2021 CAPITAL PROJECT
(A) INTRODUCTION
The Metallurgical Training Institute, Onitsha is a Federal Government Owned Institute with the mandate to train Low/Middle-Level Technical Manpower in Maintenance and Repair works for the Steel and Allied Industries in Nigeria. In compliance with the public procurement Act 2007, the Institute hereby invites reputable and qualified companies to tender for Construction, Procurement, and Consultancy services of the following Projects:
(B) SCOPE OF WORKS
CAPITAL PROJECTS
LOT NO DESCRIPTION LOT D1 Construction and Equipping of Engineering Laboratory
(C) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
(b) Evidence of Company Income’s Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2021, whose declared Annual turnover correspond with those in Audited Account;
(c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December 2021 (applicable where number of staff is at least 15);
(d) Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2021 (applicable where number of staff is at least 5 or at least N50m turnover);
(e) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till31st December 2021;
(f) 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;
(g) Sworn Affidavit
– That the company is not in receivership, insolvent or bankrupt
– That the company does not have any Director who has ever been convicted in any court of law in Nigeria or any other country for criminal offence in relation to fraud or financial Impropriety.
– Disclosing whether or not any Officer of the relevant committees of the Metallurgical Training Institute, Onitsha 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.
(h) Evidence of Company’s Audited Account for the last three (3) years-2018, 2019, 2020;
(i) Reference letter from a reputable bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for die execution of the project.
(j) Detailed Company’s Profile Curriculum Vitae and credentials of Technical and Professional Staff to be deployed for the project and copies of their Academics/Professional qualification such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc.
(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letter of Awards, Valuation Certificates, and job Completion Certificate, and photograph of the projects.
(l) List of Plants /Equipment with Proof of Ownership/Lease;
(m) Letter of Authorization as Representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
(n) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);
(o) All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering / Forwarding letter under the Company’s Letter Head Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the CAC, Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No) and e-mail address. The Letter-head. Paper must hear 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.
(D) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested and Competent Bidders should collect the Standard Bidding Document (for Goods & Works) from PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT, ROOM 6, Metallurgical Training Institute, Onitsha on evidence of payment of N10,000.00 per Lot non-refundable tender from Monday to Friday, between 9 am – 3:00 pm respectively by using Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) payment gateway platform that can be accessed from the REMITA website.
(E) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Completed tender document should be three (3) hard copies each (Marked Original & Copies) for both Technical & Financial Bids of each lot which should be in two separate sealed envelope clearly marked at the top right corner of each envelope stating the title of the project i.e. TECHANICAL BIDS FOR LOT 1” & “FINANCIAL BIDS FOR LOT 1” and at the reserve side the name of the company should be boldly written. Both envelopes shall then be put in a larger envelope clearly marked at the top right corner stating the title of the project and addressed to the Director/Chief Executive, Metallurgical Training Institute, km 6/7 Onitsha – Owerri Road, Onitsha, and deposited in the box provided at the Procurement Department of the Institute, Room 6 not later than 12:00 noon on Monday 30 August 2021. Late application will be returned unopened. Please make sure you sign bid Submission Register at the Procurement Office.
(F) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Opening of technical bids will be in the Institute’s Board Room at 12:00non on Monday, 30 August 2021.
(G) 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) All cost will be borne by the bidders
(c) Metallurgical Training Institute, Onitsha reserved the right to verify claims made in the returned tender documents.
(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 (link will be sent to bidders) 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 for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned unopened.
(h) The Metallurgical Training Institute is not bound to pre-qualify any bidders 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/CHIEF EXECUTIVE
METALLURGICAL TRAINING INSTITUTE, ONITSHA.
