Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI)- Invitation For Pre-Qualification/Expression Of Interest For The Implementation Of 2022 Procurement Activities (143 Lots)

DEADLINE: 25TH MARCH, 2022
NIGERIAN STORED PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
KM 3, ASA DAM ROAD, PMB 1489, ILORIN, KWARA STATE
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 2022 PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES

(1) INTRODUCTION
Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute is a Federal Government Parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development with Mandate into Post Harvest Storage Research of farm produce and animal products.

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT
The Institute intends to carry out procurement activities under the 2022 Budget Appropriation Act. The 2022 Capital Budget of the Institute covers operations in Goods, Works and Services respectively, and which requires provision of Equipment; Fabrication; Facilities; rendering Research Services; Training; Empowerment; Value Addition; and also construction activities to be executed in the Headquarters and Zonal offices. This various activities are grouped into lots under Works, Goods and Services. The Scope of the projects includes:

(A) WORKS

(B) GOODS

(C) SERVICES

Note:  you are please to indicate Clearly the particular lot you are bidding especially in the Area of Multiple units.

(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
For purposes of evaluation, interested Contractors/Consultants should supply the under listed information:

(i) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name is also acceptable for Services;

(ii) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2022; with minimum average annual turnover of N50 million for Works, and N30 million for Goods & Services

(iii) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);

(iv) Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st 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);

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

(vi) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2022 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;

(vii) Sworn Affidavit:

(a) Certifying that the company is not in receivership, insolvency or bankruptcy.

(b) That no officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) 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.

(c) That none of the Directors of the Company has been convicted for criminal offence in relation to fraud or financial impropriety in any court in Nigeria or elsewhere.

(viii) Company’s Audited Account for the last three (3) years (2019, 2020 and 2021).

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

(x) Company s profile with the Curriculum Vitae of the Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/ Professional qualifications;

(xi) Consultancy Service: Evidence of Firm’s current registration with the relevant regulatory professional body(ies);

(xii) Electricity jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);

(xiii) For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs); Verifiable document evidence of at least three (3) years similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letter of Award, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificate and Photographs of the Projects.

(xiv) For Training Programmes: Evidence of Firm’s Registration with the Centre for Management Development (CMD);

(xv) 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 vehicle;

(xvi) 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 Letter Head Paper must bear 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) SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENT – CONSULTANCY SERVICE
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound of Expression of Interest (EoI) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to The Executive Director, Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) 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 in the Office of the Executive Director not later than 12:00Noon, Wednesday, 23 March, 2022.

(5.0)SUBMISSION OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS – GOODS
Prospective bidders are to submit pre-qualification documents for each of the Lot desired; two (2) hard copies each of the technical bids packaged in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Invitation for Prequalification”; and addressed to The Executive Director, Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) 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 in the Office of the Executive Director not later than 12:00Noon, Thursday 24 March, 2022.

(6.0) SUBMISSION OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS – WORKS
Prospective bidders are to submit pre-qualification documents for each of the Lot desired; two (2) hard copies each of the technical bids packaged in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Invitation for Prequalification”; and addressed to The Executive Director, Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) 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 in the Office of the Executive Director not later than 12:00Noon, Friday, 25 March, 2022.

(7.0) OPENING OF EOI AND PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
To ensure strict compliance with Covid-19 Protocols, the EoI/Prequalification Documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission of EoI/technical bids at Olori Adesida Hall, Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) as follows:

Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of the Executive Director, as the Institute will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

(8.0)  GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised 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;

(d) 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 (invitation link will be sent to bidders to join the bid opening online) with the physical presence of two (2) representatives of private sector professional bodies and Civil Society Organisation in the areas of Anti-Corruption/Transparency;

(e) Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);

(f) Goods & works: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of tender documents;

(g) Services: Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposal;

(h) Arrangement of Technical Documents in hard copies should follow the order in the list above and appropriately paged. The technical document should have a table of content indicating the pages, which these items are to be found. Failure to comply with this directive will result in disqualification of the bidder.

(i) Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) is not bound to pre-qualify/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:
HEAD OF PROCUREMENT,
NIGERIAN STORED PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (NSPRI)