DEADLINE: 18TH & 25TH JULY, 2022
NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY (NIWA)
ALIYU OBAJE ROAD OFF HYDRO JUNCTION, ADANKOLO NEW LAYOUT, LOKOJA, KOGI STATE
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) AND INVITATION TO TENDER FOR PROJECTS CONTAINED IN THE YEAR 2022 BUDGET APPROPRIATION
(1.0) INTRODUCTION
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), a Parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMOT) with Headquarters at Lokoja, Kogi State saddled with the responsibility of managing, regulating, and maintaining Inland Waterways. In line with the Public Procurement Act, 2007 hereby invites reputable and experienced Contractors/Consultants to submit Tenders for the under-listed projects contained in the Year 2022 IGR Budget Appropriation.
(2.0) SCOPE OF PROJECTS
(A) EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
LOT 36 Mapping and Charting of the Navigational Channel from Rumuji to Ogbogoro and its Right of ways in Port Harcourt Rivers State. LOT 37 Mapping and Charting of the Navigational Channel from Amadi Creek to Ogoloma and its Right of Ways. LOT 38 Mapping and Charting of the Navigational Channel from Bifurcation to Nembe and its Right of Ways in Bayelsa State.
(B) INVITATION TO TENDER
| LOT 39 | Construction of 2 Storey Building at NIWA Headquarters, Lokoja Kogi State. |
| LOT 40 | Shore Protection Works along the Bank of River Niger at Onitsha (Downstream of 2nd Niger Bridge) Anambra State. |
| LOT 41 | Construction of Floating Jetty at NIWA Lagos Area Office, Lagos State |
| LOT 42 | Construction of Charge Room, Cell and Office in NIWA Headquarters Lokoja, Kogi State. |
| LOT 43 | Construction of Charge Room, Cell and Office in Onitsha Area Office |
| LOT 44 | Procurement and Installation of 10KVA Solar Powered Inverters in 23 Area Offices and the Marine Department in Headquarters |
| LOT 45 | Provision and Installation of 10No. Solar Powered Street Lights in 23 Area Offices and Baro Port. |
| LOT 46 | Procurement of 4No. 30KVA Soundproof Generators for Calabar, Jalingo, Eket and Yenagoa Area offices and 100KVA Soundproof Generator for Warri Area Office. |
| LOT 47 | Removal of Wrecks in Lagos State |
| LOT 48 | Removal of Wrecksin Delta State |
| LOT 49 | Removal of Wrecks in Bayelsa State |
| LOT 50 | Removal of Wrecks in Rivers State. |
| LOT 51 | Procurement of Operational Vehicles |
| LOT 52 | Construction of 10No. Revenue Patrol Boats |
(2.1) SCOPE OF WORKS
Details of the Scope of Work for all the projects above shall be provided in the Tender (Bidding) documents.
(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with CAC including form CAC2 and CAC7 or CAC 1.1. Business Name is also acceptable for Services
- 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 3 years (2019, 2020 & 2021) valid till 31st December 2022.
- Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2019, 2020 & 2021, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);
- Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria indicating a willingness to provide a credit facility for the execution of the project when needed.
- Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of the Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31st December 2022 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
- 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);
- 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).
- Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2022.
- Supply of Equipment: Evidence of being an Original Equipment Manufacturer or its representative.
- Company profile with the CVs of key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic and Professional qualifications.
- Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last 5 years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the Projects.
- Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement.
- Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Inland Waterways Authority 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.
- Services: Evidence of the Firm’s current registration with a relevant regulatory professional body(ies) whose expertise is required for the successful delivery of the project such as, COREN / QSRBN / ARCON / CORBON /SURCON etc.;
- Invitation to Tender (for Goods & Works) is adopted when the item to be procured is less than N100 million for Goods and N300 million for Works, Bid Security is not required.
- 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);
- 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 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 authorized officer of the firm.
(4.0) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the Procurement Department in Room D„, NIWA Headquarters Lokoja, Kogi State upon presentation of evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid in favour of National Inland Waterways Authority’s Remita account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.
(5.0) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
(A) EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Interested firms should submit two (2) bound EOI documents duly signed, paginated, separated by dividers, and arranged in the order outlined above. Thereafter, put them in a sealed envelope addressed to The Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority, Headquarters, Adankolo New Layout, Lokoja, Kogi State and clearly marked with the title of the project and Lot 1 number.
Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and be dropped in the designated “Tender Box” in Room D„ Block D of the Procurement Department at NIWA Headquarters, Lokoja, Kogi State no later than 12:00noon on Monday 18, July 2022.
(B) INVITATION TO TENDER
Prospective bidders are to submit a bid for each of the Lots desired two (2) hard copies of each of the Technical and Financial bids with a soft copy of the Financial bid only in MS Excel format package separately in a sealed envelope and clearly marked “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to The Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority, Headquarters, Adankolo New Layout, Lokoja, Kogi State and clearly marked with the title of the project and Lot number.
Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and be dropped in the designated “Tender Box” in Procurement Department, Room D„ at NIWA Headquarters, Lokoja, Kogi State not later than 12:00noon on Monday, 25, July 2022.
(6.0) OPENING OF EOI AND TECHNICAL BIDS
(A) EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
The Expression of Interest (Eol) will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 18 July 2022 at the conference Hall of NIWA Headquarters, Lokoja in the presence of observers, only shortlisted firms will be invited for the second stage to collect Request for Proposals (RFPs) and Tender Documents.
(B) INVITATION TO TENDER
Only the Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 25 July 2022 at the Conference Hall of NIWA Headquarters, Lokoja in the presence of observers, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened.
Please ensure that you sign the EOl/Bid Submission Register in the Procurement Department of the Authority, as NIWA will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
For further inquiries, please contact the General Manager (Procurement) on the e-mail procurement@niwa.gov.ng or niwaprocurement@gmail.com
(7.0) GENERAL INFORMATION (ATTENTION)
(a) EOls/Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder.
(b) EOls/Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened.
(c) Documents not properly bound will be disqualified on the day of opening.
(d) All bids/ Eols must be written with indelible ink, those written with a pencil will be disqualified;
(e) All costs will be borne by the bidders.
(f) 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;
(g) Invitation to Tender: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for virtual financial bids opening, while financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be kept unopened.
(h) Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots.
(i) Due diligence will be observed as all documented claims by the Contractors are subject to verification.
(j) NIWA 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
NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY
