DEADLINE: 25TH JULY, 2022
SOLID MINERALS DEVELOPMENT FUND (SMDF)
NO 16, YEDSERAM STREET, MAITAMA ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION

(1) INTRODUCTION
The Solid Minerals Development Fund is an Agency of Ministry of Mines and Steel Development. In compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 the Fund hereby invites interested, competent and reputable Consultant/Bidder to submit Tender for the following Projects under the 2022 Capital Budget:

(2) PROJECTS TITLES

Lot 1Provision of Locally Fabricated Prototype Small -Scale Mechanised Tin/Columbite Processing Plant in Plateau State
Lot 2Infrastructural Support for Artisanal and Small-scale Potash Mining in Katsina State
Lot 3Enhancing the Economic Activities of Artisanal and Small Scale Gypsum Mining in Yobe and Gombe States
Lot 4Development of Limestone Cottage Industries for the production of various Limestone products for rapid economic development.

(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested firms should submit Three (3) bounded bidding documents duly signed, paginated, separated by dividers and arranged in the order outlined hereunder.

(i) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation Certificate issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;

(ii) Evidence of Company Income’s Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2022;

(iii) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022 (applicable where number of staff is at least 15);

(iv) Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2022 (applicable where number of staff is at least 5 or at least N50m turnover);

(v) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance 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) Sworn Affidavit:

  • disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Solid Minerals Development Fund 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 j repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months;

(viii) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years -2019, 2020 & 2021, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);

(ix) Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;

(x) 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, CORBON, ARCON, QSRBN etc.),

(xi) 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;

(xii) Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;

(xiii) 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)

(xiv) 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) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are requested to collect bidding documents from the Procurement Unit upon payment of non-refundable tender fee N10,000.00 per Lot, through Remita in favour of Solid Minerals Development Fund. Bank teller/ Remita payment receipt is to be presented to Account Department for confirmation before collection of the documents.

(5) SUBMISSION OF BID DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, Seven (7) copies of (one Original) and Six (6) copies each of the technical and financial bids with softcopy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or ‘‘Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to:

The Executive Secretary
Solid Minerals Development Fund
No 16 Yedseram Street, Maitama, Abuja,

and clearly marked with (SMDF – Bid 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 provided at the above address not later than 12:00 noon, Monday, 25 July, 2022.

(6) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:noon Monday, 25 July, 2022, at the SMDF Conference Room while the financial bids will be kept un-opened.

(7) 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 costs will be borne by the bidders.

(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) Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services).

(g) Only 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.

(h) The SMDF 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:
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY/CEO

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