Chad Basin Development Authority (CBDA)- Invitation To Tender For The Execution Of 2023 Mainline Capital Development Projects (18 Lots)

DEADLINE: 17TH APRIL, 2023
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES
CHAD BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (CBDA)
KM 6 DIKWA ROAD MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE EXECUTION OF 2023 MAINLINE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Chad Basin River Development Authority in furtherance to achieving its statutory mandate intends to undertake the procurement of various Works/Goods under the 2023 Appropriation Mainline Capital Projects domiciled to be implemented through the Authority in accordance with the provision of part VI section 25-2 (ii) of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 (as amended).

1.2 The Chad Basin Development Authority therefore wishes to invite competent, interested contractors with relevant experience and technical expertise, financial capabilities and good track record to submit Technical and Financial bids for the execution of various projects categorised as follows:

CATEGORY 1. CBDA MANDATE CORE PROJECTS
(A) WORKS

(B) GOODS

2.0 SCOPE OF WORKS
The scope of works and the specifications are as contained in the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) to be issued to bidders in respect of each project.

3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders should submit the following documents in their technical bids:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC,, or CAC, and CAC,;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31 December, 2023;
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2023 (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 31 December, 2023 (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 Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31 December, 2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
e. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2023;
g. Sworn Affidavit:

• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Chad Basin River Development Authority 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 -2020, 2021 & 2022, 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 (works quoted should be at least 70% physically completed); l. Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
m. For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
n. 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 & 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. NOTE: that all documents/information required must be paginated, submitted in the Sequence/order as listed above. Non-compliance will lead to disqualification.

4.0 COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders shall collect STANDARD BIDDING DOCUMENTS from the Procurement Office, Chad Basin Development Authority, Mohamet Lawan Building, Km 6, Dikwa Road, Maiduguri, Borno State.
Upon the presentation of evidence of payment of non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into Chad Basin Development Authority’s TSA Central account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

5.0 SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Completed Technical and Financial Bids shall be submitted separately in 2 sets of hard copy and 1 soft copy in sealed envelopes and labelled “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid” and both placed in a third envelope. All the two envelopes should bear the name of the Company with the “Project Name” boldly written at the top right hand corner and addressed to:
The Managing Director,
Chad Basin Development Authority,
Mohamet Lawan Building,
Km 6, Dikwa Road,
Maiduguri, Borno State.

All Technical and Financial Bids must be submitted on or before 12:00 noon Monday, 17th April, 2023, to the:
Managing Director’s Office, Chad Basin Development Authority, Mohamet Lawan Building, Km 6, Dikwa Road, Maiduguri, Borno State.

6.0 OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the Technical bids shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Monday, 17th April, 2023, at the Conference Hall of the Chad Basin Development Authority, Maiduguri.

7.0 ENQUIRIES
All enquiries on this advertisement are to be directed to:
Head of Procurement Unit,
Chad Basin Development Authority,
Mohamet Lawan Building, Km 6, Dikwa Road,
Maiduguri, Borno State.
08032511683

8.0 IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Chad Basin Development Authority reserves the right to:
a. Verify the authenticity of any claims on the documents submitted by companies. b. Failure to comply strictly with instructions above and to provide any required documents may result in the disqualification of the company.
c. Original documents under item 3.0 above may be requested for sighting.
d. Tender documents submitted after the closing date and time shall be returned un- opened.
e. Bidders Should Not Bid for More Than Two (2) Lots, violators shall be disqualified. f. Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services), however bids submitted through post must be received before the deadline for submission otherwise the bids will be rejected;
g. The Technical Bids will be opened in the presence of CSOs and Professional bodies and covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;
h. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for virtual financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened.

9.0 DISCLAIMER
a. This announcement is published for information purposes only and does not
constitutean offer by the Authority to transact with any party for the project, nor does it constitute a commitment or obligation on the part of the Authority to procure services. b. The Authority will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by any interested party(ies) in connection with any response to this invitation.
c. The Authority is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annul the procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities and assigning any reason thereof, in line with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007

SIGNED
ENGR. ABBA GARBA; MNSE, MNIAE
MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO