DEADLINE: 6TH SEPTEMBER,2022
NIGERIAN STORED PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (NSPRI)
KM 3, ASA DAM ROAD, PMB 1489, ILORIN, KWARA STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 2022 CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE AMENDED ACT
(1.0) INTRODUCTION
(1.1) Stored Products Research Institute is a Federal Government Parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development with Mandate into Post Harvest Storage Research of farm produce and animal products.
(2.0) SCOPE OF PROJECT
(2.1) The Institute intends to carry out some additional projects under its 2022 Appropriation in line with the amended 2022 Appropriation Act. The additional projects of the Institute covers procurement of Goods and Works respectively and requires construction, provision of equipment and various supplies. These activities are grouped into lots under Goods and Works as follows:
WORKS
LOT NO PROJECT TITLE A76 Construction, Grading, Asphalting and Construction of Drainage from Eco Bank Roundabout-Emir’s Palace (Zuru Fada) Roundabout A77 Construction/Rehabilitation of Sabon Garin, Kwoi-Corner Fada Township Road Kaduna State A78 Provisions and Installations of Integrated Solar Street Light in T/Gabas, Tangar and other Selected Communities in Dkd/Wra Lgas Kano State A79 Dredging of Mbulu Dam and Reservoir, Borno State A80 Renovation, Rehabilitation and Furnishing Opthenanna Living Museum, Accommodation and Furnishing of Offices for Curator and Staff in Koko Delta State A81 Construction of the Palace of Obi of Onitcha-Olona (A-12 Bedroom Duplex) In Aniocha Lga Delta State A82 Provision and Installation of Solar Street Light Across Maiduguri Metropolitan Federal Constituency Borno A83 Completion of Kontogora Township Stadium, Niger State A84 Five Aside Football Field with Pavilion, Kontogora Niger State A85 Provision and Installation of Solar Street Lights in Damaturu/ Tarmuwa/ Gubja/Guuni Federal Constituency, Yobe State A86 Provision of Solar Street Lights in Damboa (Gwoza), Chibok Federal Constituency, Borno State A87 Construction and Installation of 3 in 1 Solar Street Lights Along Iku South 2, APC Quarters and Gwazunu Village Suleja Lga, Niger State GOODS B37 Supply of Assorted Grains (Food) to the Affected Villages by Insecurities at Kaura-Namoda/Brinin-Magaji Federal Constituency, Zamfara.
(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
For purposes of evaluation, interested Contractors/Consultants should supply the under listed information including but not limited to the following:
(i) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
(ii) Evidence of Company Income’s Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificate of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2022: with minimum average annual turnover of N50 million for Works, and N30 million for Goods & Services;
(iii) 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);
(iv) 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);
(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 not earlier than Monday, 21 February, 2022.
(a) A sworn affidavit certifying that the company is not in receivership, insolvency or bankruptcy.
(b) A sworn affidavit that no officer of Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) or Bureau of Public Procurement is a Director or Shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder.
(c) A sworn affidavit that none of the Directors of the Company has been convicted for criminal offence in relation to fraud or financial impropriety in any court in Nigeria or elsewhere.
(d) That all information presented in the bid is true and correct in all particulars.
(viii) Company’s Audited Account for the last three (3) years (2019, 2020 and 2021).
(ix) Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
(x) Company’s profile with the Curriculum Vitae of the Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/ Professional qualifications:
(xi) Electricity jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);
(xii) For Supply of Equipment Letter of Authorization as representative of the Orginal Equipment Manufactures (OEMs);
(xiii) Verifiable document evidence of at least three (3) years similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letter of Award, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificate and Photographs of the Projects.
(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 Letter Head Paper must bear 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) COLLECTION OF BID DOCUMENTS
Interested and competent bidders are requested to collect Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the address below on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot into the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute Remita account in any reputable Commercial Bank.
(5.0) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit two (2) hard copies each of Technical and Financial bids only in MS Excel format for desired Lots in two (2) separate envelopes, clearly marked “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. The Two envelopes should be enclosed in one larger envelope labelled with the Project name at the top right hand corner and the company’s name behind and addressed to: The Executive Director, Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI). Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of the Executive Director, as the Institute will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
(6.0) CLOSING DATE AND OPENING
Submission of document closes at 12:00noon on Tuesday 6 September, 2022 while bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission on at 12:00noon on Tuesday 6 September, 2022 at Olori Adesida Hall of the Institute at KM 3, Asa Dam Road, llorin. Bidders or their Representatives are expected to be in attendance.
(7.0) 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) All cost will be borne by the bidders;
(d) All bids will be opened in the presence of bidders or their representatives, with the physical presence of two (2) representatives of private sector professional bodies and Civil Society Organisation in the areas of Anti- Corruption/Transparency;
(e) Arrangement of Technical Documents in hard copies should follow the order in the list above and appropriately paged. The technical document should have a table of content indicating the pages, which these items are to be found. Failure to comply with this directive will result in disqualification of the bidder.
(f) Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) 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,
NIGERIAN STORED PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (NSPRI)
