DEADLINE: 27TH JUNE & 25TH JULY, 2022
FEDERAL COLLEGE OF FISHERIES AND MARINE TECHNOLOGY (FCFMT), LAGOS STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR GOODS/WORKS PROJECTS AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR 2022 CAPITAL PROJECTS
(1) INTRODUCTION
(1.1) The Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, Victoria Island, Lagos is a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development.
(1.2) The College wishes to invite interested, competent, and reputable contractors with relevant experience and good track records of related projects and services to tender for the following 2022 Capital Projects.
(2.0) SCOPE
| CATEGORY AA | WORKS |
| Lot AA1 | Establishment of Fisheries cluster Zone and demonstration Farm in Oyo and Osun State. |
| Lot AA2 | Provision and Installation of Solar street lights in Kwoi, Nok, Chori, Daddu, Fai and Duya towns, Kaduna. |
| Lot AA3 | Provision of Solar street lights in Z/Kataf LGA and Kaura LGA, Kaduna State. |
| Lot AA4 | Provision of Solar street lights in Etsako Federal Constituency, Edo State. |
| Lot AA5 | General maintenance of Odo-Eku-Edidi Road, Spur at Edidi, Kajola, Agunyin Road, in Isin/lfelodun LGAs Kwara State. |
| Lot AA6 | Upgrade and extension of works department building in Victoria Island, Lagos. |
| Lot AA7 | Construction of Lecture Auditorium of Igbolomi Campus. |
| Lot AA8 | Provision of Fish ponds and farming inputs at Enugu Outstation. |
| Lot AA9 | Continuation of Oni waterfront modern Jetty at Oni, Ogun Waterside LGA, Ogun State. |
| Lot AA10 | Development of Fish Cluster Zone and Demonstration Farm and Entrepreneurial skill acquisition in Fish Value Chain. |
| Lot AA11 | Procurement of Seamanship equipment and books for Nautical Science Accreditation Programmes. |
| Lot AA12 | Provision of Solar borehole and reticulation, refurbishing, equipping and furnishing of research & innovation building. |
| Lot AA13 | Construction and installation of All-One-Solar Street Lights in Bida/Gbako/Katcha Federal Constituency, Niger State. |
| Lot AA14 | Provision of Solar street lights in Gbogbi Sikan, Iju-Itaogbolu, Akure North and South Federal Constituency, Ondo State. |
CATEGORY D:
Lot D1 Training and Empowerment Programme for youths on Fishery in Akure North & South Federal Constituency, Ondo. Lot D2 Agro-Manpower Development and provision of start-up grants for Ojodu, Alimosho, Afijalo and Agege Communities. Lot D3 Post Covid-19 sustainability of farmers Activities in livestock production in Ojokoro, Mosan, Okunola and Mushin. Lot D4 Promotion and Development of Maize Value chain in Ayobo/Mushin and Ikeja. Lot D5 Promotion and Development of Horticulture (vegetables) Value chain in Mafoluku, Ejigbo and Amuwo Odofin. Lot D6 Promotion and Development of Cassava Value chain in Ibeshe, Aiyetoro-Ajeromi and Badagry, Amuwo Odofin. Lot D7 Promotion and Development of Cowpea value chain in Oshodi, Ikeja, Badagry and Orile Agege Communities. Lot D8 Research, development and production of culturable marine and freshwater fish species.
(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested vendors shall submit the following minimum verifiable technical requirements to be eligible for contract consideration:
(i) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC 2 and CAC 7. Business name also acceptable for Services.
(ii) Evidence of Company Income Tax Clearance certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance of all the Partners in case of business name) the last three (3) years (2019, 2020 and 2021) valid till 31st December, 2022.
(iii) Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31 December 2022. (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 above).
(iv) Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022. (this requirement is only applicable bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is 50m and above).
(v) Evidence of Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2022.
(vi) Evidence of Registration with 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 Bureau of Public Procurement.
(vii) Sworn Affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, Victoria Island Lagos or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars;
- that no Director has been convicted in any Country for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter;
- that the Company is not in receivership, the subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings;
- That the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institution or third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) month;
(viii) Company Audited Statement of Accounts for the last three (3) years (2019, 2020 and 2021) 2019,2020, & 2021, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
(ix) Reference letter from a reputable commercial Bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed.
(x) Company profile with the 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.
(xi) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the Five (5) years including Letters of Award, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects.
(xii) Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement
(xiii) For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representatives of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
(xiv) For Services: Evidence of firm’s registration with relevant professional body(ies) such as Centre for Management Development for training.
(xv) Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA).
(xvi) All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s Letter Head Paper bear in 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; the bottom of the page duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.
(4.0) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS & WORKS)
Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (STD) from the office of Procurement Department on the ground floor the Administrative building, Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, Victoria Island, Lagos on evidence of payment of a non-refundable fee of N10,000 (Ten thousand naira only) per lot, paid into Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology’s Remita account in any commercial bank for Works and Goods only,
(5.0) SUBMISSION OF TENDER 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 soft copy 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 Head of Procurement, Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, 2, Wilmot Point Road, Off Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos and clearly marked with the name of the project and the Lot number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box in the Procurement Department not later than 12 noon on Monday 25 of July, 2022.
(6.0) SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENTS
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound of Expression of Interest (EoI) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed as indicated above 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 designate Tender Box in the Procurement Department not later than 12 noon on Monday, 27 of June, 2022.
(7.0) OPENING OF EOI DOCUMENTS & TECHNICAL BIDS
The Expression of Interest (EoI) documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12 noon, Monday, 27 of June, 2022 in the College’s Meeting Room.
The technical bids will also be opened immediately after the deadline for submission 12:00 noon on Monday 25 of July, 2022 in the College Meeting Room in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please ensure that you sign Bid Submission Register in Procurement Office as The Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology will not be held liable for misplace or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Head, Procurement Department on chuksosamor01@yahoo.com.
(8.0) GENERAL INFORMATION
(i) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder.
(ii) Bids submitted after the deadline of submission would be returned un-opened.
(iii) Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots.
(iv) All costs will be borne by bidders.
(v) Presence of bidders/representatives and members of the public shall not be required during the bid opening ceremony in compliance with COVID-19 Guidance. The bid 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 Organization in the areas of Anti -Corruption /Transparency.
(vi) Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and bidders can submit through post (Courier Services).
(vii) Goods & Works: Only pre-qualified bidders will be contacted at a later date for financial bid opening, while bids of un-successful bidders to be returned un-opened.
(viii) Services: Only shortlisted consultants will be contacted at a later date for collection of Request for Proposal.
(ix) The Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, Lagos is not bound to pre-qualify 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:
PROVOST
FEDERAL COLLEGE OF FISHERIES AND MARINE TECHNOLOGY, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS
