National Institute For Hospitality And Tourism (NIHOTOUR)- Invitation For Tender/Expression Of Interest For Projects Execution (62 Lots)

DEADLINE: 16TH MAY, 2022
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM (NIHOTOUR)
NO.6, MIKE AKHIGBE WAY,JABI, JABI DISTRICT, ABUJA
INVITATION FOR TENDER/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION

(1) INTRODUCTION
(1.1) The National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture with the mandates of providing a platform for human capital development in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry. The Institute intends to carry out procurement of goods, works and services under the 2022 Appropriation and Zonal Intervention Projects of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

(1.2) In compliance with the Public Procurement Act 2007, the Institute invites experienced and competent contractors/suppliers/consultants to submit bids for the procurement of goods, works and services across the Six-Geopolitical zones of the Country as listed below:

(2) SCOPE OF GOODS/WORKS/ SERVICES

(2.1) CATEGORY A: GOODS

(2.2) CATEGORY W: WORKS

 (2.3) CATEGORY O: SERVICES

 CLASSIFICATION OF ZONAL INTERVENTION PROGRAMS

(2) SCOPE OF GOODS/WORKS/ SERVICES

(2.1) CATEGORY A: GOODS

(2.2) CATEGORY W: WORKS

(2.3) CATEGORY C: SERVICES

(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(a) Evidence of Certificate of incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name is also acceptable for Services;

(b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificate of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three years (3) valid till 31^st December, 2022;

(c) 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);

(d) 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);

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

(f) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31st December, 2022 or valid certificate issued by BPP.;

(g) Sworn Affidavit:

• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism 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;
• no Director of the Company has been convicted for procurement fraud in any Country;

(h) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2019, 2020 & 2021, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);

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

(j) Company’s profile with the curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the Project; including copies of their Academic/Professionals qualifications (in case of construction: CQREN, QSBRN, ARCON, CORBON etc.;

(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;

(l) Works: List of Plants/Equipment with Proof of Ownership/Lease;

(m) Only companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their representatives should bid for vehicles;

(n) For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);

(o) Services: Evidence of Firm’s current registration with the relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as Centre for Management Development for Training;

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

(q) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);

(r) All document 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 6igned by the authorised officer of the firm.

N.B: The above listed requirements shall form part of the Bids Evaluation Criteria and non-compliance with any of the slated criteria shall result in automatic disqualification of the bidder. Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedure as specified in Public Procurement Act, 2007.

Interested/eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Procurement Unit between 10:00am-3:00pm (Mondays-Fridays) except public holidays at the following address: No.6, Mike Akhigbe Way, Jabi, Abuja.

(4) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS(GOODS & WORKS)
Interested Contractors are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the Office of the Head of Procurement at the Headquarters of the Institute Jabi, 1st floor, Director-General’s block on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot paid into the Institute’s REMITA platform account through any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria. Firms interested in Consultancy Services will not pay at this stage until after Shortlisting.

(5) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS & WORKS)
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the desired lot, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids each with softcopy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed tamper proof envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the Director-General, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, No. 6, Mike Akhigbe way, Jabi, Abuja and clearly marked with the name of the project and Lot number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope (i.e. the Technical, financial and the bigger envelopes) should bear the name and the address of the Bidder and drop in the designated Tender box (Office of the Head of Procurement, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, No. 6, Mike Akhigbe way, Jabi, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon Monday, 16 May, 2021.

(6) SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (SERVICES)
Expression of Interest (EOI) all interested consultants shall submit one original and one photocopy of their expression in a sealed envelope clearly stating the name of project and category with lot number appropriately marked and addressed to:

The Director General,
National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism,
6, Mike Akhigbe Way, Jabi, Abuja.

Name of company should be written on the reverse of the envelope and submitted not later than 12:00noon Monday, 16 May, 2022.

(7) OPENING OF EOI &TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOI and the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 16 May, 2022, respectively, at the Conference Room, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, No. 6, Mike Akhigbe way, Jabi, Abuja, while the financial bids will be kept un­opened. Please ensure that you sign the EOI/Bid Submission Register in the Office of Head of Procurement, 1st floor, Director General’s Block NIHOTOUR, Jabi, as the Institute will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Head of Procurement on e-mail: procurement@nihotour.gov.ng

(8) 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) Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) lots;

(d) All cost will be borne by the bidders;

(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 (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;

(f) Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);

(g) Goods & Works: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for virtual financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un­opened;

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

(i) The Institute is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist any bidder and reserves the right to annul procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007.

SIGNED:
HEAD OF PROCUREMENT
FOR: DIRECTOR GENERAL,
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM