National Agency For The Prohibition Of Traffic In Persons (NAPTIP)- Invitation To Tender For The Year 2022 Capital/Zonal Intervention Projects (3 Lots)

DEADLINE: 19TH SEPTEMBER, 2020
NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE PROHIBITION OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (NAPTIP)
PLOT 2028, DALABA STREET, WUSE ZONE 5, ABUJA, FCT
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE YEAR 2022 CAPITAL/ ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS (ZIP) OF THE NAPTIP

(1) INTRODUCTION
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), In keeping with its mandate, was appropriated funds in the Year 2022 Capital Budget for the Execution of its Projects in compliance with Public Procurement Act 2007 (PPA). The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Headquarter hereby invites Experienced, Competent Contractors and Manufacturers with relevant Experience and good track records to tender for the Execution of the following Projects

(2) SCOPE OF WORKS

(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; with minimum average annual turnover of N100 million;

(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 National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons 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;

(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 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) Lot ZIP1 and ZIP2 bidders should have current valid NEMSA Licence for Contractors in the Electric Power Sector issued by the National Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);

(n) 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)

(o) 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 BIDS DOCUMENTS
Interested bidders should collect Standard Bidding Documents from the Procurement Unit of the Agency at Plot 2028 Dalaba Street, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja within the working hours of 10am-4pm of working days upon the presentation of evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000.00) only per Lot, in Favour of FGN- NAPTIP through any of the e-Collection channels (Bank branches, Internet banking & Remita Collection Platform) to the NAPTIP TSA account number 032601100100, domiciled in CBN.

(5) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to Submit bid for each of the Lot desired, 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 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 Director- General/CEO National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons 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 National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Reception, Plot 2028 Dalaba Street, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon Monday, 19 September, 2022.

(6) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Monday, 19 September, 2022, at NAPTIP Headquarters at Plot 2028 Dalaba Street, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register at NAPTIP Reception, NAPTIP Headquarters, Abuja. NAPTIP will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Head of Procurement on e-mail: info@naptip.gov.ng

(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 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;

(f) 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;

(g) All required documents shall be referred to the Security Agencies, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), PENCOM, ITF and other relevant bodies for Verification.

(h) The NAPTIP 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:
HEAD OF PROCUREMENT
FOR: DIRECTOR GENERAL