Federal Ministry Of Finance, Budget And National Planning- Invitation To Tender For Technical And Financial Bids For Procurement Of Goods And Works (5 Lots)

DEADLINE: 21ST MARCH,2022
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE, BUDGET AND NATIONAL PLANNING
HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR TEHNICAL AND FINANCIAL BIDS FOR PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND WORKS

(1) INTRODUCTION:
YouWIN! Connect is a Multimedia Enterprise Education initiative of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget & National Planning (FMFBNP) Headquarters, Abuja which aims to support young entrepreneurs as they Plan, Start and/or Grow their business .The initiative seeks to encourage and promote entrepreneurship as a viable career option for young Nigerians, which in turn will create jobs and wealth.

In this regards, YouWIN! Connect which is domiciled in the FMFBNP wishes to develop franchise Infrastructure, by engaging experienced, competent and relevant Vendors with the aim of increasing entrepreneurial capacity especially among youths. Accordingly, and in compliance with the Public Procurement Act, PPA 2007, the Ministry hereby invites interested, reputable and qualified Consultants/Contractors/Vendors to express interest, submit tender documents for the procurement of the following categorized Works, Goods and Services:-

CATEGORY A GOODS

(2)  SCOPE OF SERVICES
The comprehensive scope of services as it relates to works, goods, consultancy and non-consultancy services as well as specification and quantifications concerning works and items of supplies for goods shall be provided in the Request for Proposal (RfP) and Tender document respectively.

(3) GENERAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
The general public may wish to be guided that all procurement activities of the Ministry shall be fully governed by the Public Procurement Act (PP A) 2007 and the recent Federal Government Executive Order on Transparency and Support for Local Content in public procurement whereby prospective bidders should submit the following minimum eligibility criteria:

(i) Company signed forwarding letter stating the Corporate Affairs registration number at the top and names of all Directors at the bottom clearly specifying area of competence and interested category and Lot.

(ii) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7.

(iii) Tax Clearance Certificate for the last (3) years (2019, 2020 2021) expiring 3^rd December 2022;

(iv) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December2022 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);

(v) Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31^st December 2022 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is N50m and above);

(vi) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31^st December, 2022;

(vii) Unabridged company Audited Annual Report for the immediate past (3) years (2019, 2020, and 2021). Turnover in Audited Annual Report must be the same in Tax Clearance Certificate otherwise the Compaq shall be disqualified. Three Years average minimum Turnover of Fifty Million Naira (N50,000,000) for works and Ten Million (N10,000,000)for Goods;

(viii) A Sworn affidavit that no Partner/Director has been convicted in any country for criminal offences related to fraudulent or corrupt practices, or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter and that all the required documents are both GENUINE AND UP TO DATE;

(ix) A sworn affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning or Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all materials particular;

(x) Evidence of experience in previous three (3) jobs of similar nature and complexities including award letters and completion certificates in the area of the particular assignment in the immediate past five (5) years;

(xi) Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;

(xii) Company’s profiles and CVs of key professionals including photocopies of relevant academic and professional qualifications with attestation of availability and contact phone numbers (evidence of firm and personnel registrations with relevant regulatory/professional bodies);

(xiii) Firms submitting as Joint Ventures (JVs) should include Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) indicating the responsibility and duties of the individual firms constituting the JV as well as Names and Skills of Key Staff under each Company in the JV such that an informed judgement on the Firm’s Capacity in terms of Permanent or Borrowed Personnel can be determined.

(4) TENDER FEES
A non-refundable tender fee of Ten Thousand Naira (N10, 000.00) is payable by all bidders into the Federal Government Single Treasury Account (TSA) (Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget & National Planning) for Works and Goods projects only. No fee for Consultancy services projects.

(5) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SPECIFIC CRITERIA:
(i) A bidder must not submit bid for more than one (1) Lot;

(ii) The Ministry may verify any or all the claims mad e by applicants and shall disqualify any company whose claims are found to be false in addition to other sanctions that may be deemed necessary;

(iii) All costs incurred in responding to this advert shall be borne solely by the Bidders;

(iv) Two (2) hard copies of Technical and Financial bids and one (1) soft copy Financial bid shall be submitted for each lot;

(v) Noncompliance to the instructions and late submission will lead to automatic disqualification (for all projects/disposal);

(vi) Bid document(s) submitted late shall be returned un-opened;

(vii) The advertisement shall not be construed to be a commitment on the part of the Federal Ministry of Finance Budget & National Planning shall it entail the applicant to make any claim(s) whatsoever and /or seek any indemnity from Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget & National Planning by virtue of such applicant having responded to this advertisement.

(6) GUIDELINE FOR COLLECTION AND SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENT
(a) Interested bidders shall obtain tender documents for works and goods projects from Room 040 Ground Floor, Procurement Department, FMFBN/Headquarter, Phase2, CBD Abuja upon presentation of evidence of payment of the tender fee.

(b) All submissions must be in English Language Completed Technical and Financial bids (2 hard copies and 1 soft copy) shall be submitted in two different sealed tamper proof envelopes and labeled “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid” and both placed in a third envelope. All the three (3) envelopes should bear the Company name at the reverse side while the “Project Name” and Lot No. at the Top Right-Hand corner of the envelope and addressed to:

The Permanent Secretary, Finance
Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget & National Planning (FMFBNP), Phase II, CBD, Abuja

(c) The documents should be deposited in the Tender Box at the Procurement Department, Ground Floor, FMFBNP Hqtrs., CBQ Abuja. The closing time for all submissions is on or before 12:00 noon April 04,2022, while the bid opening will take place same day immediately after close of bid submission at 12:00 noon April 04,2022, at the FMFBNP headquarters, Main Auditorium. Abuja.

(d) The Expression of Interest shall be enclosed in one envelope and submitted as stated above not later than 12:00 noon Monday, 21 March, 2022. The EOI will take place immediately after close of EOI submission at 12:00 noon Monday, 21 March, 2022, at the FMFBNP headquarters, Main Auditorium. Abuja

SIGNED
PERMANENT SECRETARY, FINANCE
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE, BUDGET AND NATIONAL PLANNING