DEADLINE: 25TH JULY, 2022
NATIONAL BOARD FOR TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION (NBTI)
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
BLOCK C 3RD FLOOR FEDERAL SECRETARIAT PHASE II P.M.B 365, ABUJA
EMAIL: info@nbti.gov.ng
Phone: +2348060433832
INVITATION TO TENDER (TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL) FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION
(1) INTRODUCTION
The National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) invites interested, reputable and competent Companies with relevant experience and good track records to submit bids for the under-listed Year 2022 projects:
(2) NATIONAL BOARD FOR TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION (NBTI) HEADQUARTER, Block C, 3rd floor, Federal Secretariat, phase II, Abuja. Contacts for Overseeing Director General/CEO: 08023158178.
(a) SCOPE OF WORKS AND GOODS
(i) WORKS
LOT A DESCRIPTION Lot A1 Development of 5 Incubation Units and Conference Hall at TIC B/Kebbi Lot A2 Development of Office Complex and Conference Hall for TIC Lokoja and TIC Makurdi Lot A3 Construction/Provision of conference Hall E- Library (Zonal office Bauchi) Lot A4 Construction of Mechanical and Scientific Laboratory (Yenogoa TIC) Lot A5 Development of Five (5) Incubation Units at TIC Ile Ife (Perimeter Fencing) Lot A6 Development of Chemical Laboratory at TIC B/Kebbi Lot A7 Development of Facilities and Five (5) Additional Incubation Units at (Ibadan TIC) Lot A8 Construction of Electrical Workshop and Provision of Electrical Tools (TIC Ile Ife) Lot A9 Development of Facilities at North West Zonal Office Kano Lot A10 Renovation of office and Purchase of 100KVA Generator (Lokoja TIC) Lot A11 Construction of 10 Blocks of Incubation Units and Administrative office in TIC Minna, Bida Extension Lot A12 Construction of Quality Control Laboratory and Provision of Laboratory Equipment (TIC Ile Ife) Lot A13 Development of Conference/Training Hall in TIC Enugu Lot A14 Construction of Ten (10) Incubation Units (TIC Yenagoa)
(ii) GOODS
LOT B DESCRIPTION Lot B1 Purchase of Laptops and Desktops for Headquarters and 36 TIC’s Lot B2 Purchase of Specialized Equipment (for Digital Fabrication) for 6 Pilot Centres. Lot B3 Provision of Office Furniture and Equipment for Headquarters and 36 Centres. Lot B4 Supply and Installation of Specialized Equipment and Working Tools (Kano Zonal Office) Lot B5 Alternative Power from Renewable Energy’ Source for Headquarter’s and Six Selected TICs Lot B6 Alternative Power Supply (TIC Kaduna) Lot B7 Provision of Incubation Equipment at Five (5) Vocational and Skills Acquisition Centres in selected Communities in Ekiti State (Ado- Ekiti TIC) Lot B8 Development of Admin Block and Laboratory Workshop for TIC Izzi Ebonyi state
(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
All documents for submission must be transmitted with a covering /Forwarding letter under the Company / Firm’s letterhead 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 duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
(b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate 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 31/12/2022 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
(g) Sworn Affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) 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) month;
(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) For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
(m) List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
(n) Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA).
(o) All documents for submission must be paged and arranged in a table of contents in the order of the eligibility criteria/requirements.
(4) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Tender documents are obtainable from the office of the Director General/CEO. NBTI Headquarters, Block C, 3rd Floor, Federal Secretariat, Phase II, Abuja upon payment of non-refundable Tender fees of N10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira) per LOT through NATIONAL BOARD FOR TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION’S Remita Account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.
(5) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
The Bid document should be returned in a sealed envelope with the LOT marked at the top left hand corner of the envelope. Two envelopes tendering in one Bigger envelope (i.e. Technical and Financial in separate envelopes and both put in one big envelope). The bid must be clearly marked as indicated above and must be returned in a sealed envelope and addressed to the Director General/CEO, NBTI Headquarters, Block C, 3rd Floor, Federal Secretariat, Phase II, Abuja, not later than 12:00 noon Monday, 25 July, 2022.
(6) OPENING OF BIDS
Only the Technical Bids shall be opened immediately after deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Monday, 25 July, 2022, at NATIONAL BOARD FOR TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION HEADQUARTERS, Block C, 3rd Floor, Federal Secretariat Phase II, Abuja in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened.
(7) IMPORTANT NOTICE
(a) This advertisement shall not be construed as commitment on the part of the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI).
(b) Applicants are entirely liable to the veracity of the document submitted by them.
(c) No Bidder is entitled to make any claim, and / or seek any indemnity from NBTI by virtue of such bidder having responded to the advertisement.
(d) Attendees at the bid openings 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 bidders who chooses to join the bid opening online;
(e) Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);
(f) 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) The National Board for Technology Incubation 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
OVERSEEING DIRECTOR GENERAL/CEO
NATIONAL BOARD FOR TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION
