Federal Ministry Of Science Technology And Innovation- Invitation To Tender For The Procurement Of Goods, Works & Services Under 2022 Appropriation Act (43 Lots)

DEADLINE: 15TH AUGUST, 2022
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT, PHASE II, SHEHU SHAGARI WAY, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS, WORKS & SERVICES UNDER 2022 APPROPRIATION ACT

1. INTRODUCTION:
Federal ministry of Science Technology and Innovation intends to implement some Capital Projects in the Works/Goods/ Services Categories in line with the Budgetary Appropriation for the Financial Year 2022 in accordance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007. It hereby invites submission to Pre-qualification documents for Works, Goods, and Expression of Interest from interested and competent Contractors and Consultants with cognate experience wishing to participate in the bidding process in any areas listed on Table 2 below:

2. SCOPE OF THE PROCUREMENT:

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested Contractors should submit their companies’ profile containing the following documents for consideration:
i. Evidence of Certificate of incorporation with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including forms CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name is also acceptable for Services;
ii. 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 December 31st, 2022;
iii. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till December 31st, 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 December 31st, 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 Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till December 31st, 2022;
vi. Evidence of Registration in the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants, and Services providers by submission of Interim Registration Report expiring in 31st December, 2022; or valid certificate issued by BPP;
vii. A Sworn Affidavit:
-disclosing whether or not any officer of relevant committees of the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, shareholder or has any peculiar interest in the bidder and to confirm that information presented in its bid are corrected in all particulars;
-that personnel and components to be used in the execution of the proposed Works, Goods and Services shall form at least 60% composition to comply with the FGN’s policy on Local Content;
-that the company is not receivership, the subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings; and
-that the company is not having any director who 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.
viii. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2019, 2020 & 2021, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);
ix. For Consultancy: Evidence of Individual/Firm’s registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as Centre for Management Development’s accreditation; COREN, ARCON, QSRBN, CORBON etc.;
x. Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
xi. Company’s profile with Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/ Professional qualifications;
xii. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years, including or either Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, and Job Completion Certificates plus photographs of the projects;
xiii. Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
xiv. Only companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorised representatives should bid for the Vehicles; viii. ICT jobs: Evidence of current Licence/accreditation with computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Development Agency (NITDA);
xv. For Supply of Equipment: Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) Certificate or Authorization letter from OEMs/Accredited dealers
xvi. Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);
xvii. 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);
xviii. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Firm/Company’s Letterhead Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued to the company by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone number (Preferable GSM No) and a valid e-mail address. The Letterhead Paper must bear the names and the nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.

4. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY A&B):
Categories A & B (Goods and Works)
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies of the Technical and with soft copy in scaled envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid”, addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation, Head of Service Complex, Abuja. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelopes should bear the name and address of the bidder as well as Category and drop in the designated Tender Box in the office of the Director, Procurement Department of the Ministry (FMSTI) at Phase II, Block ‘D’ Room 609, 6th Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon, Monday, 15th August, 2022.

5. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) DOCUMENTS
Interested Firms are to submit two (2) bound of Expression of Interest (EOI) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to
The Permanent Secretary,
Federal Ministry of Science, Technology& Innovation,
Phase II, Block ‘D’ Federal Secretariat, Abuja)
and clearly marked (Name of Project and Lot No). Furthermore, the reverse side of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box in the office of the Director (Procurement) in Room 609, 6th Floor, Phase II, Block ‘D’ Federal Secretariat, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon, Monday, 15th August, 2022.

6. OPENING OF EOIS/TECHNICAL BIDS:
The EOIs and Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon, Monday, 15th August, 2022, at the Afolabi Hall, 2nd Floor, Block D, in the presence of bidders or their representatives. Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of Director (Procurement Department), Room 609, 6th Floor, Phase II, Block ‘D’ Federal Secretariat, Abuja, as the Ministry will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Director (Procurement). Only accredited professional Bodies, NGOs, Civil Society Organizations will be allowed, while interested public are hereby invited to witness the public opening.

7. GENERAL INFORMATION TO BIDDERS:
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
b. EOIs/Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. All cost will be borne by the bidders;
d. Attendees at the bid openings shall be required to wash hands, use hand sanitizer, wear mask and observe physical distancing. The bids opening will be covered by video recording and invitation link will be sent to bidders who chooses to join the bid opening online;
e. Category A & B: Only pre-qualified bidders will be invited at a later date for collection of Tender documents;
f. Category C: Only shortlisted Firms will be invited at a later date for collection or Request for Proposals; g. This invitation for bids shall not construed as a commitment on the part of the Ministry or its officials, for contract award or shall it entitle a Tenderer to make any claims whatsoever and seek indemnity from the Ministry by virtue of having responded to this advertisement;
h. The Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist any bidder and reserves the right to annul any part or the entire Procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.

8. PLEASE NOTE THAT:
I. The Ministry will verify any or all of the claims made by the applicants and shall disqualify any company whose claims are found to be false in addition to other sanction that may be deemed necessary including prosecution in the law court;
II. Bidders who have worked for the Ministry and have a history of poor performance, abandonment, termination and prolonged contract execution period need not apply.

Signed
Permanent Secretary
Federal Ministry of Science, Technology& Innovation
Abuja.