DEADLINE: 28TH JULY, 2022
NIGERIA INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE
NO. 8 ABDULLAHI IBRAHIM STREET UTAKO, ABUJA FCT.
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE EXECUTION OF 2022 PROJECTS
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Nigeria Institute of Soil Science is vested with the responsibility of regulating the profession of Soil Science; undertake Research and other related matters to promote soil quality management for increased agricultural productivity.
Consequently, the Institute in furtherance of its statutory mandate intends to implement some Capital Projects fallen in the Goods Category in line with Budgetary Appropriation for the Financial Year 2022 and in accordance with Extant Provisions of section 19 & 25 of the Public Procurement Act 2007 invites reputable Contractors/Vendors with relevant proven competence and experience to submit tender for the execution of the following projects.
2. SCOPE OF WORKS
| LOT NO. | PROJECT TITLE DESCRIPTION | LOCATION |
| G1 | Purchase of 240 Nos of Soil Test Kits for distribution to Soil Extension Agents and Organized Farmers Group | North East |
| G2 | Purchase of 280 Nos of Soil Test Kits for distribution to Soil Extension Agents and Organized Farmers Group | North West |
| G3 | Purchase of 200 Nos of Soil Test Kits for distribution to Soil Extension Agents and Organized Farmers Group | South East |
| G4 | Purchase of 240 Nos of Soil Test Kits for distribution to Soil Extension Agents and Organized Farmers Group | South West |
| G5 | Purchase of 240 Nos of Soil Test Kits for distribution to Soil Extension Agents and Organized Famers Group | South South |
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders should submit the under-listed requirements to be eligible in the procurement:
i Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2&7;
ii. Evidence of Company’s Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three years (2019, 2020 and 2021) valid till 31st December, 2022 with a minimum average annual turnover of N30Million;
iii. 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);
iv. 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);
v. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022;
vi. 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;
vii. Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility when needed;
viii. Evidence of being a Manufacturer Representative or Distributor for the Equipment with the possession of OEM Licence;
ix Sworn Affidavit
(a) Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Institute of Soil Science (NISS) 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;
(b) That the company is not in receivership, insolvent or bankrupt.
(c) That the company does not have any Director who has ever been convicted in any court in Nigeria or any other country for criminal offence in relation to fraud or financial impropriety:
x. Company’s Audited Account for the last three (3) years (2019, 2020 and 2021) duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)
xi. Company’s Profile with the Curriculum vitae of key staff to be deployed for the project including copies of their Academics/Professional qualifications such as ARCON, COREN,QSRBN, CORBON etc.;
xii. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs successfully executed in the last five (5) years including letters of awards, Valuation Certificates and/or Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
xiii. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding Letter under the Company’s Letter Head paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) contact Address, Telephone Numbers (preferable GSM No) and valid email address and official company’s address. The Letter Head Paper must bear the Names, Nationalities and telephone number of the Directors of the company at the bottom of the page.
4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested and competent bidders are requested to collect the Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) from the Procurement office upon presentation of evidence of payment of non-refundable Tender Fee of N10,000:00 per Lot to the Nigeria Institute of soil Science (NISS), Abuja REMITA account in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria,
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit two (2) hard copies each of the Technical and financial bids with softcopy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelope and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”, Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the Registrar/CEO, Nigeria Institute of Soil Science, Abuja 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 at the Parastatal Tenders Board (PTB) Secretariat, Nigeria Institute of Soil Science, No. 8 Abdullahi Ibrahim Street, Utako Abuja,not later than 12:00pm Thursday, 28 July, 2022
6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids would be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00noon Thursday, 28 July, 2022, in the Registrar/CEO Conference Room NISS, Abuja. Bidders/Company representatives and interested members of the public, including relevant professional bodies, Civil Societies and Non-governmental Organisations are hereby invited to witness the opening.
7. GENERAL INFORMATION
i. All submissions must be made only in English language;
ii. Certificates shall be referred to the respective issuing authority for verification and authentication.
iii. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened,
iv. Bidders should not bid for more than one (1) lot.
v. Bids wrongly packaged would be rejected.
vi. All costs of submission of tender documents will be borne by the bidders;
vii. 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;
viii. Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);
ix. Only pre-qualified bidders at Technical Evaluation would be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders would be returned un opened;
x. The Nigeria institute of Soil Science is not bound to prequalify 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
Registrar/CEO
