DEADLINE: 18TH JULY, 2022
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SEED COUNCIL (NASC), SHEDA GWAGWALADA
KM29 ABUJA-LOKOJA HIGH WAY
INVITATION TO TENDER AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION
(1) INTRODUCTION
The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated funds to the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) in the 2022 Capital Appropriation for the Procurement of Works, Goods and Consultancy Services for the execution of policies, programmes and projects towards achieving the mandates of the Seed Council. Accordingly, the Seed Council wishes to invite qualified, interested and eligible vendors, Contractors and Consultants to submit bids/Expression of Interest for the following procurements:
(2) SCOPE OF WORKS/SUPPLIES/SERVICES
CATEGORY A: WORKS
| S/N | LOT | PROJECT TITLE/DESCRIPTION |
| 1 | NASC/1/W/2022 | Rehabilitation of Buildings at Corporate Head Quarter, Sheda |
| 2 | NASC/2/W/2022 | Upgrading of Seed Testing laboratory |
| 3 | NASC/3/W/2022 | Setting up of Tissue Culture Laboratory in NASC Head Quarter |
| 4 | NASC/4/W/2022 | Rehabilitation and Equipping of Zaria Seed Testing Laboratory |
| 5 | NASC/5/W/2022 | Rehabilitation and Equipping of Regional Offices |
| 6 | NASC/6/W/2022 | Rehabilitation of Road Network at Technical Office, Sheda |
| 7 | NASC/7/W/2022 | Construction of Mini Administrative Building North West Office Zaria |
| 8 | NASC/8/W/2022 | Rehabilitation of Vandalized North Central Office, Jos |
| 9 | NASC/9/W/2022 | Rehabilitation and Remodelling of Ibadan Zonal Office |
| 10 | NASC/10/W/2022 | Production of Seed Tags and Seedcodex |
| 11 | NASC/11/W/2022 | Rehabilitation of Seed Processing Plants |
| 12 | NASC/12/W/2022 | Provision of Green House Units for Farmers in some selected farming communities of North East |
| 13 | NASC/13/W/2022 | Establishment/Equipping of Seed Bank |
| 14 | NASC/14/W/2022 | Supply and Installation of Green Houses in some selected Location of Boundary Communities of North East |
| 15 | NASC/15/W/2022 | Provision and Distribution of Integrated Solar Street Lights in selected Villages of Bade Emirates, Yobe State |
| 16 | NASC/16/W/2022 | Provision and Distribution of Integrated Solar Street Lights in selected Villages of Nguru Emirates, Yobe State |
CATEGORY B: GOODS
S/N LOT PROJECT TITLE/DESCRIPTION 1 NASC/17/G/2022 Purchase of Office Equipment for the Headquarter including Firefighting Equipment 2 NASC/18/G/2022 Purchase of 250KVA Generator at Headquarters, Sheda 3 NASC/19/G/2022 Purchase of Operational Vehicles for Seed Certification and Seed Law enforcement Activities 4 NASC/20/G/2022 Supply of Fertilizers to Farmers in Gombi/ Kawa LGA 5 NASC/21/G/2022 Supply of Fertilizers to Farmers in NDS NBULO Adamawa State 6 NASC/22/G/2022 Supply of C and C Liquid Fertilizers in Bali/Gassol Federal Constituency of Taraba State 8 NASC/23/G/2022 Provision of Rice Transplanters for Rice Farmers in, Nguru, Yobe Nate Senators District of Yobe State, 9 NASC/24/G/2022 Provision of Rice Transplant for Rice Farmers in Gashua, Yobe North Senatorial District of Yobe State. 10 NASC/25/G/2021 Publication, Electronic and Print Media on Seed Activities
CATEGORY C: CONSULTANCY SERVICE
S/N LOT PROJECT TITLE/DESCRIPTION 1 NASC/26/CS/2022 Training on High Quality Seed Production and Handing 2 NASC/27/CS/2022 Seed Certification Materials and Electronic Authentication 3 NASC/28/CS/2022 Training and Provision of Agricultural Items for Women and Youths in Moba, Ido-Osi and Ilejemeje Federal Constituency of Ekiti State 4 NASC/29/CS/2022 Establishment of E-Registry at Headquarters, Sheda 5 NASC/30/CS/2022 Development of Capacity for Financial Management and Prudency in Seed Industry 6 NASC/31/CS/2022 Development of National Capacity for Legal Matters in Seed Industry 7 NASC/32/CS/2022 Seed System Development and Consultancy 8 NASC/33/CS/2922 Capacity Building for Seed Producers and other Stakeholders in the Industry 9 NASC/34/CS/2022 Evaluating National Seed System Programme and Annual Seed Data Survey 10 NASC/35/CS/2022 Development of National Capacity for Plant Variety Protection/Regulation and Enforcement
(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested Companies/ Consultants should submit the following documents which will be objected to verification by the Council:
(i) Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). Please attach the company’s Article of Memorandum and duly certified forms CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 & 7. Business Name is also acceptable for Services;
(ii) 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 (2019, 2020, 2021) expiring on 31st December; 2022, with minimum average annual turnover as stated in the Bid documents;
(iii) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2019, 2020 & 2021;
(iv) Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022 duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);
(v) Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022;
(vi) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022;
(vii) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 30/12/2022 or valid Certificate Issued by BPP;
(viii) A Sworn affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any office of relevant committees of National Agricultural Seed Council 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;
- that no Partner/Director have been convicted in any Country for criminal offences related to fraudulent or corrupt practices or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter;
- that the Company is not under receivership, the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings, insolvency or Bankruptcy;
- 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) months;
(ix) 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;
(x) Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
(xi) Company’s 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.;
(xii) Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
(xiii) Only companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorised representatives should bid for the Vehicles”;
(xiv) For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
(xv) Category C; Evidence of registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as accreditation by Centre for Management Development (CM D);
(xvi) Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);
(xvii) All documents for admission 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, duty signed by the authorised officer of the firm.
(4) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENT (CATEGORY A&B)
Tender documents are obtainable from Procurement office, NASC Headquarters Sheda-Gwagwalada on the presentation of original receipt of non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira) for each lot paid into National Agricultural Seeds Council TSA/REMITA A/C.
(5) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY A & B)
The completed tender documents must be duly registered at the Procurement Unit and submitted in three (3) copies, one (1) original and two (2) copies in two separate envelopes clearly marked “Technical” and “Financial”. Both Envelopes must be submitted in one large sealed envelope, mark with Lot number at the top left Hand corner and addressed to the Director General, National Agricultural Seed Council, Sheda, Gwagwalada KM29 Abuja-Lokoja High way. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 8 August, 2022.
(6) SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (CATEGORY C)
Interested firms 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 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 designated Tender Box not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 18 July, 2022.
(7) OPENING OF EOI AND TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOI and the technical bids shall be opened Immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 18 July, 2022 and 12:00 noon on Monday, 8 August, 2022, in the presence of the bidders/representatives and other relevant statutory bodies at the Central Laboratory’s conference room NASC Headquarter Sheda-Gwagwalada, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened.
(8) IMPORTANT NOTICE
(i) This advertisement shall not be construed as a commitment or the part of the National Agricultural Seeds Council nor shall it entitle any bidder submitting documents to claim any indemnity from the Council;
(ii) Certificates and any other documents submitted shall be referred to the respective issuing authority for verification and authentication. Due diligence shall be conducted to verify any claims made by the bidders.
(iii) Technical and Financial Bids put in one envelope that will expose bidders amount shall be disqualified and bids should be complete and properly packaged
(iv) Attendees at the bids opening shall be required to wash hands, use hand sanitiser, wear mask and observe physical distancing. The Bids Opening in the presence of observers will be covered by video recording and Invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;
(v) Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots in all;
(vi) Category A & B: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned un-opened;
(vii) Category C: Only shortlisted firms will be Invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
(viii) The National Agricultural Seed Council 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:
MANAGEMENT
