Maritime Academy Of Nigeria, Oron- Invitation To Tender For Year 2022 Appropriation Bids (15 Lots)

DEADLINE: 26TH SEPTEMBER, 2022
MARITIME ACADEMY OF NIGERIA
4 COLLEGE ROAD, P. M. B. 1089, ORON, AKWA IBOM STATE
E-MAIL: infor@maritimeacademy.gov.ng
WEBSITE: www.maritimeacademy.gov.ng
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR YEAR 2022 APPROPRIATION BIDS (TECHNICAL & FINANCIAL)

(1) INTRODUCTION
The Maritime Academy of Nigeria in compliance with the Public Procurement Act 2007 hereby invites interested and credible companies with relevant proven competence and experiences to submit tender (Technical and Financial Bids) for the execution of the under-listed Projects:

(2) PROJECT DESCRIPTION

(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;

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

(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) Clearance 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 Maritime Academy of Nigeria 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 repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months;

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

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

(j) 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, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc.;

(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years i including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;

(l) List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;

(m) Letter of Authorisation to sign tender documents with Maritime Academy of Nigeria (properly executed Power of Attorney or Board Resolution required);

(n) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax I Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance ; Certificate, IRR& Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner)

(o) Evidence of payment of non-refundable tender fee (payment receipt) of N 10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira);

(p) 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
Interested Bidders are to pay a non-refundable Tender fee Of N10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira) only per Lot, into the Maritime Academy of Nigeria’s TSA account through REMITA PLATFORM in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria, and present teller to the Bursary Department of Maritime Academy of Nigeria for Issuance of treasury receipt and present same to the procurement staff before collection of  bidding documents between the hours of 10:00am and 4:00pm daily.

(5) SUBMISSIONS OF TENDERS DOCUMENTS
Completed tender documents should be in two hard copies (marked “Original” & “Copy”) each for both Technical and Financial Bids with soft copy of financial bid only, packaged in two envelopes stating the title of the project i.e. “TECHNICAL BIDS FOR LOT 1”&“FINANCIAL BIDS FOR LOT1”and at the reverse side the name of the company should be boldly written. Each envelope shall then be put in a larger envelope clearly marked at the top right corner stating the title of the project and be left in the separate Tender boxes marked ‘TECHNICAL BIDS “and FINANCIAL BIDS” at the Procurement Department to be addressed to: Rector Maritime Academy of Nigeria, 4, College Road, P.M.B. 1089 Oron, Akwa Ibom State. The bid should be submitted not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 26 September, 2022.

(6) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the Technical Bids shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 26 September,2022 at the Linda Ekpeazu Mini Auditorium, Maritime Academy of Nigeria, in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened.

(7.0) PLEASE NOTE THAT
(i) Bid must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder.

(ii) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened.

(iii) All cost will be borne by the bidders

(iv) Ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the Procurement Department, as the Authority will not be held Liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

(v) Attendees at the bid openings shall be required to wash hands, use hand sanitiser, wear mask and observe physical distancing. The Bids will be opened in the presence of CSOs and Professional bodies and covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidders who chooses to join the bid opening online;

(vi) Only pre-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;

(vii) The Maritime Academy of Nigeria 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.

(8) CORRESPONDENCE
All correspondence and enquiries in respect of this advertisement should be addressed to:

The Management
Maritime Academy of Nigeria
4, College Road, P. M. B. 1089 Oron, Akwa Ibom State
Website: www.maritimeacademy.gov.ng

SIGNED:
MANAGEMENT