DEADLINE: 16TH MAY, 2022
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FRESHWATER FISHERIES RESEARCH (NIFFR)
P. M. B. 6006, NEW BUSSA, NIGER STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE 2022 CAPITAL PROJECTS
(1) INTRODUCTION
The National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research, New Bussa, Niger state, a parastatal under the supervision of Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, charged with the mandate of Research into Conservation, Productivity and Enhancement of Aquatic Resources in Inland Water bodies and empowerment of the fisher folks in Nigeria hereby invites interested reputable and competent Contractors to submit bids and Expression of Interest(EOI) forthe execution of the under-listed Projects:
(2) SCOPE OF WORKS\SUPPLY
(2.1) CATEGORY A: WORKS\SUPPLY
| Lot A1 | Renovation of Junior Staff Quarters Phase II |
| Lot A2 | Renovation of Senior Staff Quarters Phase II |
| Lot A3 | Procurement of Research/Projects Vehicles |
| Lot A4 | Provision of Motorcycles in FFS, Adamawa |
| Lot A5 | Provision of Poverty Alleviation Materials for IBNE IBSE |
| Lot A6 | Provision of Solar Street Lights in Gindiri Town |
| Lot A7 | Supply of Laptops for ease of learning in (Ijeshatedo) Surulere 1 Federal Constituency |
| Lot A8 | Supply of Laptops for ease of learning in Surulere 1 Federal Constituency |
| Lot A9 | Provision of Motorcycles in Maiadua |
| Lot A10 | Retrofitting and Installation of Lithium Solar Street Lights in selected locations in Gindiri, Plateau |
| Lot A11 | Supply of Laptops for selected beneficiaries in selected locations in SW |
| Lot A12 | Provision of Solar powered Borehole/Electricity Transformer/School furniture/learning materials in selected areas in Ewe/ Edo |
| Lot A13 | Oba Olateru Olagbegi-Rest house Road Owo |
| Lot A14 | Rehabilitation of Library Complex |
| Lot A15 | Rehabilitation of Executive Director’s House and SM1 |
| LotZIP16 | Establishment of premium quality integrated Solar Street Light with high output efficiency in some Rural areas in Bauchi State for security purposes |
(2.2) CATEGORY B: SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONSTITUENCY PROJECTS)
Lot B1 Capacity Building and Empowerment Training for Youths and Women in Kano, Kwara, Lagos, Delta Bauchi and Imo states of the Federation Lot B2 Skill Acquisition Training on new Methodology of Fish Management and Processing in Anambra North Senatorial District Lot B3 Training of Farmers on Aquacultural Value Chain in Anambra North Senatorial District, Anambra State. Lot B4 Training of Women and Youths on Aquacultural Management with startup in Anambra North Senatorial District. Lot B5 Skill Acquisition Training and provision of Fishing tools and Artilleries for Local Farmers in Anambra North Senatorial District. Lot B6 Empowerment and Training of Women and Youths in new Agricultural Value Chain Opportunities in Cassava and Rice in Anambra North Senatorial District. Lot B7 Training of Youths and Women in fish production and fish Value Addition in Nasarawa West Senatorial District. Lot B8 Agricultural Training of Youth and Women in IBPE Lot B9 Provision of Training and Empowerment for Security Officers on Community Security and Intelligence gathering in Surulere, Lagos. Lot B10 Training and Empowerment of Youths and Women in Fisheries and Aquaculture Value Chain in Ibeju- Lekki Local Government, Lagos State. Lot B11 Training and Empowerment of Youths and Women in cost effective in Fish Feed Formulation in Ibeju- Lekki Local Government, Logos State. Lot B12 Training and Empowerment of Youths and Women in Fisheries and Aquaculture Production in Ibeju- Lekki Local Government, Lagos State. Lot B13 Media Outreach/Documentary for sensitization of Public on House of Representatives activities. Lot B14 Provision of Poverty alleviation materials for IBNE IBSE Lot B15 Medical Outreach in Sululere, Lagos Lot B16 Medical Outreach on various health challenges in lie Oluji Lot ZIP17 Skill acquisition Training on fishery and supply of Plastic VAT for business start-up in Anambra North Senatorial District Lot ZIP18 Training on Fishery for fishermen provision of net for start-up in Anambra North Senatorial District.
(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders should submit the following documents:
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with 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 (3) years (2019, 2020 and 2021) valid till 31st 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 annua1 turnover is N50m and above);
(e) Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December 2022;
(f) Evidence of Registration on the National data base 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 National Institute of Freshwater Fisheries Research 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 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 Academy/Professional qualification such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, etc.;
(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar job executed in the last five (5) years including Letter of Awards, 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 1ist of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorised representatives should bid for the vehicles;
(n) For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
(o) Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);
(p) Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as: Evidence of Firm’s current accreditation issued by the Centre for Management Development (CMD) for Training, MDCN etc.;
(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 headed paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), contact Address, Telephone Number, and email address. The letter headed paper must bear the names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the paper, duly signed by the authorised Officer of the firm.
(4) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY A)
Tender documents are obtainable at the Institute’s Procurement Office after online payment of non- refundable tender fee of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000.00) only per Lot, to the Institute’s Treasury Single Account (TSA) CRF 3000002095
(5) SUBMISSION OF EOI/BIDS Category A:
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies of each of the technical and financial bids, enveloped in two separate envelopes marked “Technical” and “Financial” and both sealed in the third envelope indicating the Category and Lot applied, name of the company at the back and addressed to:
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FRESHWATER FISHERIES RESEARCH,
P. M. B. 6006, NEWBUSSA, NIGER STATE.
Contractors/Companies interested in more than 1 (one) lot should apply for each separately.
The dateline for submission of Technical and Financial documents is 12:00 noon on Monday, 13 June, 2022.
Category B: Expression of Interest should be packaged in a single envelope and addressed as indicated above and submitted not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 16 May, 2022.
(6) OPENING OF EOI DOCUMENTS AND TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOI and the Technical Bids shall be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00oon on Monday, 16 May, 2022 and 12:00noon on Monday, 13 June, 2022 respectively, at the Institute’s Auditorium, in the presence of bidders or their representatives while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. All enquiries concerning this advertisement should be directed to office of the Executive Director/CEO.
(7) 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 costs will be borne by the bidders;
(e) Attendees at the bid openings 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) Category A: 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 un-opened;
(g) Category B: Only shortlisted Firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
(h) The National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research, New Bussa, Niger 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 2007
SIGNED:
DR A. M.SULE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FRESHWATER FISHERIES RESEARCH
P. M. B. 6006, NEW BUSSA, NIGER STATE
