DEADLINE: 4TH JULY, 2022
NIGERIAN INSTITUTE FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE RESEARCH (NIOMR)
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PROCUREMENT SERVICES
(1.0) INTRODUCTION
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) Lagos, a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development hereby invites Interested, competent and reputable Contractors with relevant experience and good track records of related projects for the procurement of Items below.
(2.0) SCOPE OF SUPPLY
Lot A1 Procurement of Materials for Aquaculture Training Lot A2 Provision of Food, Snacks and Drinks for Participants
(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested vendors shall submit the following minimum verifiable technical requirements to be eligible for contract consideration.
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7.
(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 (2019, 2020 & 2021) valid till 31st of December, 2022; with minimum average annual turnover of N20 million for LOT A1 and N10 million for LOT A2.
(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) Compliance 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 Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research 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 are true and correct in all particulars.
- that the company is not in receivership, Insolvency and bankruptcy;
(h) Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, Indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
(i) Company’s profile with the curriculum vitae of key staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications;
(j) Verifiable documented evidence of at least three (3) similar Jobs executed in the last Five (5) years including Letters of Award, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
(k) 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 authorized officer of the firm
(4.0) SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Prospective firms are to submit two (2) bound copies of documents, ensuring that the pages therein are arranged as indicated above. The two bound copies should
be placed in individual envelopes, and the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to Executive Director/CEO, Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research) and clearly marked with (the name of the project and the Lot number), and drop in the designated Tender Box at The Institute Security Post not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 4 July, 2022.
Please ensure that you sign the Submission Register at the Security Post as Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
(5.0) OPENING OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Expression of Interest documents will be opened in the Institute’s Conference Room at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 5 July, 2022.
(6.0) GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) EOI documents must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the company.
(b) EOI documents submitted after the deadline for the submission would be returned unopened.
(c) Only shortlisted firms will be invited to bid for the different Lots on 11 July, 2022 via NIOMR email.
(d) All costs will be borne by bidders.
(e) The documents submitted should have a table of content indicating the pages the items are to be found. Failure to comply with this directive will result in disqualification of the bidder.
(f) NIOMR is not bound to shortlist any contractor 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:
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO
NIGERIAN INSTITUTE FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE RESEARCH (NIOMR)
