DEADLINE: 21ST JUNE, 2022
ABIA STATE GOVERNMENT
MINISTRY OF LANDS, SURVEY & URBAN PLANNING NEW
SECRETARIAT COMPLEX 2ND FLOOR NDUME OTUKA BYE-PASS, UMUAHIA.
Phone: +2348034068753, +2348066282058
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR ABA WATER FRONT DEVELOPMENT (ABA WATERSIDE)
(1) INTRODUCTION
The Abia State Government through the Ministry of Lands, Survey & Urban Planning in line with the Public Procurement Act of 2007, hereby invites reputable, competent and experienced consultants to express interest for the dredging and development and development of Aba River, Aba, Abia State, into a Resort Centre that will provide genuine hospitality on global best practices.
(2) LOCATION/ SCOPE/PROJECT OBJECTIVE
The project site is Aba River (a.k.a “Waterside”) on Ikot – Ekpene road, about a Kilometre from Bata Junction (about 1 minute drive from Aba – Owerri Road by Bata Junction). Site will cover approximately 3km stretch of the water front area of the Aba River (“Waterside’1) from 32239,79mE, 566585.30mN and 321444.24mE. 5666585.30mN.
The objective of the project is to develop the Aba Water Front into an eco-friendly resort, recreational centre, indigenously oriented through exploring available potentials and resources within the area.
The expression of interest (EOI) must be by a Nigerian Company registered with relevant professional bodies to practice or a team leading prospective consultant in a joint venture partnership. The company must have wide experience across a broad spectrum of projects and professions.
Interested and qualified consultants desiring to offer their services to Abia State Government should submit EOI. Describing in Details their proposed services, and level of experiences of the firm.
Upon receipt of EOI, from interested consultants, the Ministry of Lands, Survey & Urban Planning on behalf of the Government of Abia State, shall evaluate and pre-qualify applicants. Thereafter, ONLY pre-qualified consultants shall be contacted and issued with Request for Proposal (REP) for the Technical and Financial Proposals.
The eligible consulting firm(s) may associate as a group consortium, with a lead firm, having technical & financial capacity, should submit an Expression of Interests detailing the following requirements as a basis of pre-qualification.
(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). Business Name is also acceptable.
(b) Evidence of Company’s income Tax Clearance Certificate ( or Personal Income Tax Certificate of all Partners in case of Business Name).
(c) Evidence of Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years(2019,2020, &2021)
(d) Reference letter from a reputable Commercial Bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed.
(e) Evidence and ability to finance the project on Build, Operate and Transfer Public Private Partnership arrangement.
(f) Work: List of Machines/ Equipment with proof of ownership/ Lease (where applicable).
(g) Evidence of firm’s current Licence issued by relevant regulatory professional body (ies).
(h) Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/ Professional qualifications, and the firm’s technical capacity describing in details their proposed services, their level of experience and evidence of extensive knowledge on the service (in case of designs and drawings: COREN, TOPREC, NIQS, ARCON, CORBON etc. ) Certificate or their professional equivalents.
(i) A proposed Project design (Master Plan document) and to be in three dimensions (3D).
(j) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar services executed in the last five (5) years including letters of Awards, Project Reports, Job Completion Certificates/Evidence of Payments on the Project and Photographs of Projects.
(k) All documents for submission must be transmitted with a covering/ forwarding letter under the company/firm’s letter head paper bearing, among others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the CAC, Contact Address, Telephone (GSM) No. Tax Identification Number (TIN) and E-mail Address. The letterhead paper must bear the names and nationalities of the director, of the Company/firm at the bottom of the page.
Note: that all the documents/information required must be paginated, submitted in the sequence order as listed in (a-i) above.
(4) SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Interested Bidders 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:
DIRECTOR OF TOWN PLANNING -1 (DC)
ABA RIVER RESORT DEVELOPMENT
MINISTRY OF LANDS, SURVEY & URBAN PLANNING,
UMUAHIA.
and clearly marked “EOI FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OF CONSULTANT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ABA RIVER RESORT CENTRE”
Furthermore, the reverse of each envelope should bear the name and the address of the bidder, and dropped at the office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Lands, Survey & Urban Planning, Umuahia, not later than Tuesday 21 June, 2022.
NB: Late submission would be returned un-opened,
(5) OPENING OF EOI DOCUMENTS
The EOI will be opened at 12noon on Tuesday 21 June, 2022 at the office of the Permanent Secretary, 2nd Floor of the New Secretariat Complex, Umuahia
(6) IMPORTANT NOTICE
(i) This notice shall not be constructed to be commitment on the party of the Ministry of Lands, Survey & Urban Planning, Abia State Government to award any form of contract to any respondent(s) nor shall it entitle any organization submitting document to claim any indemnity from The Ministry/Abia State Government.
(ii) Attendance at bid opening shall be required to observe COVID 19 Protocols.
(iii) 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.
(iv) The Abia State Ministry of Lands, Survey & Urban Planning is not bound to shortlist any bidder and reserves the right to annul the procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with section 26 of the Public Procurement Act 2007.
SIGNED
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