Federal Ministry Of Science, Technology & Innovation- Invitation To Tender For The Procurement Of Goods, Works & Services Under 2022 Appropriation (7 Lots)

DEADLINE: 17TH OCTOBER, 2022
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT, PHASE II, SHEHU SHAGARI WAY, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS, WORKS & SERVICES UNDER 2022 APPROPRIATION

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 Tender 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:
The proposed Procurements comprise WORKS, GOODS AND SERVICES of the Ministry towards implementation of 2022 Budget. The Ministry therefore invites interested and competent firms to submit documents for the following projects:

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested bidders should submit their companies’ profile containing the following documents for consideration:
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. Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31″ 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 31st December, 2022 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
g. Sworn Affidavit:
-disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation 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 including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
l. Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
m. Services: Evidence of Firm’s current registration/accreditation by the relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as NITDA& CPN for ICT;
n. For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
o. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided indicating among others the Lead Partner (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Swom Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);
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 (CATEGORY A&B)
Payment of Tender Fees of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000) only is required for each LOT through remittal platform of Federal Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation (FMSTI). Thereafter, bidders should collect bid documents from the Procurement Department of the Ministry,

5. SUBMISSION OF 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 Financial Bids (soft copy of financial bids included) in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid” respectively, 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, 6 Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon Monday 17th October, 2022.

6. 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 17 October, 2022.

7. OPENING OF EOls/TECHNICAL BIDS:
The EOIs and Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Monday 17th October, 2022 at the ICT Conference Room, 4th Floor, Block D, in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of Director (Procurement Department), Room 609, 6th Floor, Phase 11, 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,

8. GENERAL INFORMATION TO BIDDERS
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
b. EOls/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 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;
f. Category C: Only shortlisted Firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
g. This invitation for bids shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Ministry or its officials, for contract award or shall 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.

9. 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.