DEADLINE: 28TH DECEMBER, 2022
NATIONAL BOARD FOR TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION (NBTI)
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
INVITATION FOR TENDER FOR THE EXECUTION OF YEAR 2022 PROJECTS
(1) INTRODUCTION
The National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) South East Zone invites interested, reputable and competent Contractors /Companies with relevant experience and good track records to apply for Tender and submit bids for the underlined Year 2022 Capital Appropriation.
(2) SCOPE
(A) NATIONAL BOARD FOR TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION (NBTI) SOUTH EAST ZONAL OFFICE NNEWI, along Onitsha/Okigwe Expressway, Opposite NNPC Filling Station. P.M.B 5038, Nnewi, Anambra State. Contact: Zonal Director, Phone No. 080382441935
Lot 1: Capacity Building and Empowerment of Youths and Women in Anambra Central Senatorial District, Anambra State.
(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(a) All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding Letter under the Company/Firm’s letterhead 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 duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.
(b) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
(c) 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 N50 million;
(d) 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);
(e) 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);
(f) Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022;
(g) 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.
(h) Sworn Affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) South East Zone 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;
(i) Evidence of Firm’s current registration with Centre for Management Development;
(j) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2019, 2020 & 2021, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);
(k) Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
(l) 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.;
(m) 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.
(4) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Tender documents are obtainable from the office of the Zonal Director, National Board for Technology Incubation, South East Zonal Office Nnewi, as indicated in the corresponding Addresses above upon payment of non-refundable Tender Fees of Ten Thousand Naira (N 10,000.00) only per LOT through the REMITA Platform in favour of the Office where the project is located.
(5) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
The bid documents should be returned in a SEALED envelope with the LOT Number and Name clearly marked at the TOP LEFT HAND corner of the envelope. Two envelopes tendering in one bigger envelope (i.e Technical and Financial in separate envelopes and both put in one big envelope.)
The bid must be clearly marked as indicated above and must be returned in a SEALED ENVELOPE and addressed to The Zonal Director, National Board for Technology Incubation, South East Zonal Office Nnewi as indicated in the corresponding Address above and should reach the Office not later than 12:00 noon Wednesday, 28 December, 2022.
(6) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the Technical Bids shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Wednesday, 28 December, 2022 at the National Board for Technology Incubation, South East Zonal Office Nnewi, in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened.
(7) IMPORTANT NOTICE
(a) This advertisement shall not be constructed as a commitment on the part of the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI).
(b) Applicants are entirely liable to the veracity of the documents submitted by them.
(c) No bidder is entitled to make any claim and /or seek any indemnity from NBTI by virtue of such bidder having responded to the advertisement.
(d) 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;
(e) 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) The National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) 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: ZONAL DIRECTOR
FOR: DIRECTOR GENERAL/CEO
NATIONAL BOARD FOR TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION (NBTI)
