Federal College Of Agriculture Ishiagu, Ebonyi State- Invitation To Tender/Expression Of Interest For The Execution Of 2022 Capital & Zonal Intervention Projects (18 Lots)

DEADLINE: 31ST MAY, 2022
FEDERAL COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, ISHIAGU, EBONYI STATE
P.M.B. 7008, ISHIAGU IVO LGA
INVITATION TO TENDER/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE EXECUTION OF 2022 CAPITAL &ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS

(A) INTRODUCTION
The Federal College of Agriculture Ishiagu (FCAI) is a Federal Government of Nigeria owned Institution located in Ishiagu in Ivo LGA of Ebonyi State; desirous of executing some capital projects under the 2022 budget Appropriation. Interested, experienced and reputable contractors/suppliers are invited to submit Technical and Financial Bids for the Under listed Projects:

(B) GOODS

CONSULTANCY

(E) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
Prospective bidders should submit the following documents:

(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issues by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7. Business name is also acceptable in case of Services;

(b) 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 years (3) years (2019,2020,2021) valid till 31^st December, 2022.

(c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31 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 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)

(e) Evidence of Nigeria 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 31/12/2022 or valid certificate issued by BPP;

(g) Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal College of Agriculture Ishiagu, Ebonyi State 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) Company’s audited account for the last three (3) years – 2019, 2020 and 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 curriculum vitae of key staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc.

(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including letter of award, Valuation certificates, Job completion certificates and photographs of the projects.

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

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

(n) For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorization as representative of the original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);

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

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

(q) 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).

(r) 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 email 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.

(F) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS–GOODS, WORKS
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the Procurement Unit, at the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu, Ivo LGA, Ebonyi State, on evidence of payment of non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu’s remita account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

(G) SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS – GOODS & WORKS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired; two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with softcopy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed 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 Provost, FEDERAL COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ISHIAGU, P.M.B 7008, ISHIAGU, IVO LGA, EBONYI STATE, and clearly marked with (the name of the project and 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 Conference Hall Federal College of Agriculture Ishiagu not later than 10:00 am Tuesday, 31 May, 2022.

(H) SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENTS – CONSULTANCY SERVICE (CATEGORY C)
Interested Firms are to submit two (2) bound of Expression on interest (EOI) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to

The Provost,
FEDERAL COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ISHIAGU,
P.M.B 7008, ISHIAGU, IVO LGA,
EBONYI STATE,
and clearly marked with (the name of the project and 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 Conference Hall Federal College of Agriculture Ishiagu not later than 10:00am Tuesday, 31 May, 2022.

(I) OPENING OF TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL BID
The EOI and technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission 10:00am Tuesday, 31 May, 2022, in the College, in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please, ensure that you sign the bid submission register in the conference hall as the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu, will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

(J) GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) Bid 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) Attendees at the bids opening shall be required to wash hands, use hand sanitiser, wear mask and observe physical distancing. The Bids Opening will be covered by video recording and invitation link will be sent to bidders who chooses to join the bid opening online;

(f) Goods & Works: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for virtual financial bids

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

(h) The Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State 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.

SIGNED
THE PROVOST
FEDERAL COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, ISHIAGU, EBONYI STATE