DEADLINE: 3RD & 17TH APRIL, 2023
NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY (NIWA)
ALIYU OBAJE ROAD OFF HYDRO JUNCTION, ADANKOLO NEW LAYOUT, LOKOJA, KOGI STATEPRE-QUALIFICATION/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)/INVITATION TO TENDER FOR PROJECTS CONTAINED IN THE YEAR 2023 BUDGET APPROPRIATION

(1.0) INTRODUCTION
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), a Parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMOT) with Headquarters at Lokoja, Kogi State saddled with the responsibility of managing, regulating, and maintaining Inland Waterways. In line with the Public Procurement Act, 2007 hereby invites reputable and experienced Contractors/Consultants to submit Tenders for the under-listed projects contained in the Year 2023 Budget Appropriation.

(2.0) SCOPE OF PROJECTS

(A) PRE-QUALIFICATION

Lot 1Construction of 1No. Tugboat
Lot 2Construction of Jetty at Oziza, Ebonyi State
Lot 3Procurement of 1No. Fire Fighting Truck

(B) EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Lot 4Consultancy Services for River Flow and Sediment Transport Studies on River Benue at Yola (Adamawa), Makurdi (Benue), Umaisha and Gitata (Nasarawa)
Lot 5Consultancy Services for River Flow and Sediment Transport Studies on River Niger at Baro (Niger State) and Onitsha (Anambra State)
Lot 6Hydrographic Survey of a Section of Ethiope River and its Right-Of-Way from Sapele through Oghara to Koko in Delta State (76km)
Lot 7Hydrographic Survey, Side Scan and Sub-Bottom Profiling of a Section of River Benue and its Right-of-Ways from Dampar to KwatanNanido inTaraba State (120km)
Lot 8Hydrographic Survey, Side Scan and Sub-Bottom Profiling of a Section of River Benue and its Right-of-Ways from KwatanNanido to Lau in Taraba State (130km)
Lot 9Provision of LAN/Wireless LAN and Subscription of Internet Bandwidth Services in Port Harcourt Area Office, Rivers State
Lot 10Provision of River Guide (Pilotage Services) within the Inland Waterways
Lot 11Training of Search and Rescue Responders and Coordinators in Lagos, Yauri, Niger and Port Harcourt

(C)    INVITATION TO TENDER

Lot 12Procurement and Installation of Network and Solar Power Inverters in NIWA Clinic, Lokoja, Kogi State
Lot 13Installation of Buoys on a Section of Warri River from Otuokutu to NPA Warri in Delta State (60km)
Lot 14Construction of 2 Nos. Security Patrol Boats
Lot 15Construction of Ferry Ramp at Lau, Taraba State
Lot 16Mechanical/Manual Clearing of Water Hyacinth, Floating Debris, Wastes etc. in Bayelsa
Lot 17Mechanical/Manual Clearing of Water Hyacinth, Floating Debris, Wastes etc. in Lake Chad
Lot 18Purchase and Installation of Permanent Electronic Tide Gauge at Baro, Niger State
Lot 19Rehabilitation of 7Nos. Marine Crafts/Vessels at Lagos Area Office, Lagos State
Lot 20Rehabilitation of 5Nos.Marine Crafts/Vessels at Lokoja Area Office, Kogi State
Lot 21Rehabilitation of 3Nos.Marine Crafts/Vessels at Port Harcourt Area Office, Rivers State
Lot 22Rehabilitation of 2Nos.Marine Crafts/Vessels at Warri Area Office, Delta State
Lot 23Rehabilitation of 2Nos.Marine Crafts/Vessels at Yenagoa Area Office, Bayelsa State
Lot 24Removal of Wrecks within the Inland Waterways at Ikoyi, Lagos
Lot 25Sweeping of Ganaja Ferry Ramp Waterfront, Lokoja, Kogi State

(2.1) SCOPE OF WORKS
Details of the Scope of Works for all the projects above shall be provided in the Tender (Bidding) documents.

(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

  •   Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with CAC including form CAC2 and CAC7 or CAC 1.1. Business Name with Form BN1 is also acceptable for Services;
  •   Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificate of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last 3 years (2020, 2021 & 2022) valid till 31st December 2023, with a minimum annual turnover of N300m for Lot 1 & Lot 2 and N100m for Lot 3.
  •   Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);
  •   Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st 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).
  •   Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023.
  •   Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of the Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31st December, 2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
  •   Sworn Affidavit:

-disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Inland Waterways 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

  •   Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2020, 2021 & 2022;
  •   Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria indicating a willingness to provide a credit facility for the execution of the project when needed
  •   Supply of Equipment: Evidence of being an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or its representative is required.
  •   Company’s profile with the CVs of key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic and Professional qualifications.
  •   Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last 5 years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the Projects.
  •   Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement.
  •  Services: Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) whose expertise is required for the successful delivery of the project such as NAICOM/Insurance, CMD/Training, NITDA/ CPN/ Information Technology, ICAN / ANAN / Financial Reporting Services, COREN / QSRBN / ARCON / CORBON /SURCON / Construction / Consultancy, NSCDC / Security, NEMSA/Electricity Jobs etc.
  •  Invitation to Tender (for Goods & Works): 2% Bid security of the quoted price is required; where quoted price is N100 million and above for Goods; and N300 and above for Works.
  •   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).
  •   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 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 authorized officer of the firm.

(4.0) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the Procurement Department in Room D, NIWA Headquarters Lokoja, Kogi State upon presentation of evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid in favour of National Inland Waterways Authority’s Remita account in any reputable commercial bank (for Pre-qualification and Invitation To Tender only).

(5.0) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
(A) PRE-QUALIFICATION/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Interested firms should submit two (2) bound Pre-Qualification/EOI documents duly signed, paginated, separated by dividers, and arranged in the order outlined hereunder:

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 authorized officer of the firm.

Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to The Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority, Headquarters, Adankolo New Layout, Lokoja, Kogi State and clearly marked with the title of the project and Lot number.

Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and be dropped in the designated “Tender Box” in Room D, Block D of the Procurement Department at NIWA Headquarters, Lokoja, Kogi State not later than 12:00noon on Monday, 3 April, 2023.

(B) INVITATION TO TENDER
Prospective bidders are to submit a bid for each of the Lots desired, two (2) hard copies of each of the Technical and Financial bids with a soft copy of the Financial bid only in MS Excel format package separately in a sealed envelope and clearly marked “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid” Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to The Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority, Headquarters, Adankolo New Layout, Lokoja, Kogi State and clearly marked with the title of the project and Lot number.

Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and be dropped in the designated “Tender Box” in Procurement Department, Room D, at NIWA Headquarters, Lokoja, Kogi State not later than 12:00noon Monday, 17 April, 2023.

(6.0) OPENING OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCS/EOI/TECHNICAL BIDS
(A) PRE-QUALIFICATION/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
The Pre-Qualification documents and Expression of Interest will be opened immediately after the closure of submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 3 April, 2023 at the Conference Hall of NIWA Headquarters, Lokoja in the presence of observers, bidders or their representatives and the public.

Please ensure that you sign the Pre-Qualification/EOI Submission Register in the Procurement Department of the Authority, as the Authority shall not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted Pre-Qualification/EOI documents.

For further inquiries, please contact General Manager (Procurement) on e-mails: procurement@niwa.gov.ng or niwaprocurement@gmail.com

(B) INVITATION TO TENDER
Only the Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline of submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 17 April, 2023 at the Conference Hall of NIWA Headquarters, Lokoja in the presence of observers, bidders or their representatives and the public, while the financial bids will be kept unopened.

Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the Procurement Department of the Authority, as the Authority shall not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

For further inquiries, please contact General Manager (Procurement) on e-mails: procurement@niwa.gov.ng or niwaprocurement@gmail.com

(7.0) GENERAL INFORMATION (ATTENTION)
(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 unopened.

(c) Documents not properly bound will be returned un-opened.

(d) All bids/ EOIs must be written with indelible ink, those written with a pencil will be rejected.

(e) All costs will be borne by the bidders.

(f) Invitation to Tender: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited later for financial bids opening, while financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned unopened.

(g) EOI & Prequalification: Only prequalified Consultants / bidders will be invited later for collection of Request for Proposals / Tender documents respectively.

(h) Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots.

(i) Due Diligence/Post Qualification will be conducted as all documented claims by the Contractors are subject to verification.

NIWA is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist 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:
MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY

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