National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA)- Invitation For Tender/Expression Of Interest For The Procurement Of Works, Goods And Other Essential Services Under 2022 Capital Appropriation (40 Lots)

DEADLINE: 18TH JULY, 2022
NATIONAL BIOSAFETY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (NBMA)
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HEADQUARTERS’ PREMISES, UMARU MUSA YARADUA EXPRESSWAY, AIRPORT ROAD, ABUJA, FCT
INVITATION FOR TENDER/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF WORKS, GOODS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES UNDER 2022 CAPITAL APPROPRIATION

1. INTRODUCTION
The National Biosafety Management Agency, a Parastatal under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Environment in furtherance of its statutory mandate intends to implement some capital projects in the Works/Goods/Services categories in line with Budgetary Appropriation for the financial year 2022 and in compliance with extant provisions of Section 19 & 25 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.

2. SCOPE OF THE PROCUREMENT
The proposed procurement comprises, GOODS (General Supplies), Works (Construction) and Services (Consultancy/Non-Consultancy) Projects of the Agency towards implementation of budget for the financial year 2022. The Agency therefore invites interested and competent firms with relevant experience for consideration towards execution of the following projects:

2.1 CATEGORY A: GOODS

2.2 CATEGORY B: WORKS

2.3 CATEGORY C: (CONSULTANCY AND NON-CONSULTANCY SERVICES)- EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders should submit the following documents:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 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 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 annual 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 Database 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 the National Biosafety Management Agency 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 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) months;
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 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 Letters 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. For Motor Vehicle’s procurement, 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 the vehicles.
n. Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);
o. For Supply of Equipment Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
p. Services: evidence of Firm’s current Licence issued by the relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, CMD 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 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, duly signed by the authorised officer of the firm.

4.0. COLLECTION OF BIDS DOCUMENTS FOR CATEGORY A&B (GOODS & WORKS):
Interested Bidders are to collect Standard Bidding Documents(SBD) from the office of the Head (Procurement) National Biosafety Management Agency, National Park Service Headquarters, Umaru Musa Yaradua Expressway, Airport Road, Abuja on submission of evidence of payment of a nonrefundable Tender fee of N10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira), only per Lot, paid into the National Biosafety Management Agency’s Remita Account in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria. Firms interested in Consultancy Services will not pay at this stage until after shortlisting

5.0 SUBMISSION OF BIDS DOCUMENTS FOR CATEGORY A&B (GOODS & WORKS);
The Completed Technical and Financial bids are to be submitted in Two (2) Copies each, which Includes One (1) Original and One (1) Copy. The documents should be in Two (2) Separate Sealed Envelopes clearly marked ‘Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid” and both sealed in a third / bigger envelope marked with the Appropriate Project Title and Lot No. at the top right-hand corner with the Company Name & address written behind and addressed to the
The Director General,
National Biosafety Management Agency,
National Park Service Headquarters, Umaru Musa Yar’adua Expressway, Airport Road, Abuja, FCT

Furthermore, the sealed envelopes should be submitted in the designated Tender Box at the address above not later than 12:00 noon on Monday 89 of August, 2022. Late bids will be returned un-opened.

6.0 SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR CATEGORY C (SERVICES):
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 have the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box at the office of the Director General/CEO not later than 12:00 noon, Monday, 18th of July, 2022.

7.0 OPENING OF EOI/BID
The EOI and the Technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00noon, Monday, 18th of July, 2022 and 12:00 noon on Monday 8th of August, 2022, at the Conference Room, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be keptun-opened. Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of the Head (Procurement Unit), National Biosafety Management Agency, National Park Service Headquarters premises, Airport Road, Abuja as the Agency will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Head (Procurement)

8.0. 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 cost will be borne by the bidder
e. 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;
f. Goods & Works: Only prequalified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bid opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned unopened
g. Services: Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
h.The National Biosafety Management Agency is not bound to pre-quality/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:
Director-General/CEO
National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA)