DEADLINE: 2ND & 15TH MAY, 2023
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FRESHWATER FISHERIES RESEARCH
P. M. B. 6006, NEW BUSSA, NIGER STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE 2023 CAPITAL PROJECTS
(1) INTRODUCTION
The National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research, New Bussa, Niger state, a parastatal under the supervision of Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria. Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, charged with the mandate of Research into Conservation, Productivity and Enhancement of Aquatic Resources in Inland Water bodies and empowerment of the fisher folks in Nigeria hereby invites interested reputable and competent Contractors to submit bids and Expression of Interest (EOI) for the execution of the under-listed Projects:
(2) SCOPE OF WORKS\SUPPLY
(2.1) CATEGORY A: WORKS\SUPPLY
| Lot A1 | Provision and rehabilitation of dilapidated infrastructure for Baguada/Rurum sub-stations in North west zone |
| Lot A2 | Business support to youths and market women in selected Communities in Ogun state |
| Lot A3 | Provision of infrastructural equipment at Ajegunle, Sango-ota and Yewa North communities |
| Lot A4 | Supply of fertilizer and agro chemical for Vuranna farm Training center Dogon-gari, Borgu local government area Niger State |
| Lot A5 | Completion of civic center admin block and provision of Furniture and equipment at Kainji Road, Borgu LGA. |
| Lot A6 | Stocking of fish in Umolum river in Ayamelum LGA in Anambra State |
| Lot ZIP7 | Completion of the Rehabilitation of Community Mass Jid in Karabande and furnishing in Burgo LGA, Niger State. |
(2.2) CATEGORY B: SPECIALISED TRAINING (CONSTITUENCY PROJECTS)
Lot B1 Vocational training for small and medium scale enterprises in selected communities of Ogun State Lot B2 Empowerment of Youths and Women in Oke Odan, Yewa North, Itele and Igbesa communities, Ogun State Lot B3 Training and empowerment of women and youths in modem Cassava processing in Ayamelum LGA, Anambra State. Lot B4 Capacity building for youth in tilapia production. Lot B5 Capacity building for youth in tilapia production Lot B6 Capacity building for youth and women in fisheries and Aquaculture value chain in Lagos State. Lot B7 Training of youth and women in fish processing, packaging, Preservation and value addition in Lagos State Lot B8 Capacity building for youth and women in cost effective Fish feeding formulation in Lagos State Lot B9 Training and empowerment of youth in Tilipia fingerlings Production Lot B10 Training and empowerment of women and youths in modem Cassava processing in Ayamelum LGA, Anambra State
(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders should submit the following documents:
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name is also acceptable for Services;
(b) 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 three (3) years (2020, 2021 and 2022) valid till 31st December, 2023;
(c) 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);
(d) 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);
(e) Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023;
(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, 2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
(g) Sworn Affidavit:
-disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research. New Bussa, Niger State 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;
(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 Academy/Professional qualification such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, etc.;
(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar job executed in the last five (5) years including Letter 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) For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
(n) Evidence of Firm’s current accreditation issued by the Centre for Management Development (CMD) for Training;
(o) 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);
(p) All documents for submission must be transmitted with a covering/ forwarding letter under the company/firm’s letter headed paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), contact Address, Telephone Number, and email address. The letterheaded paper must bear the names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the paper, duly signed by the authorised Officer of the firm.
(4) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY A)
Tender documents are obtainable at the Institute’s Procurement Office after online payment of non-refundable tender fee of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000.00) only per Lot to the Institute’s Treasury Single Account (TSA) CRF 3000002095
(5) SUBMISSION OF EOI/BIDS
Category A: Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies of each of the technical and financial bids, enveloped in two separate envelopes marked “Technical” and “Financial” and both sealed in the third envelope indicating the Category and Lot applied, name of the company at the back and addressed and submitted to:
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FRESHWATER FISHERIES RESEARCH,
P.M.B. 6006, NEW BUSSA,NIGER STATE.
Contractors/Companies interested in more than 1 (one) lot should apply for each separately.
The dateline for submission of Technical and Financial documents is 12:00 noon on Monday, 15 May, 2023.
Category B: Expression of Interest should be packaged in a single envelope and addressed as indicated above and submitted not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 2 May, 2023.
(6) OPENING OF EOI DOCUMENTS AND TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOI and the Technical Bids shall be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00noon on Monday, 2 May, 2023 and 12:00 noon on Monday, 15 May, 2023 respectively, at the Institute’s Auditorium, in the presence of bidders or their representatives while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. All enquiries concerning this advertisement should be directed to office of the Executive Director/CEO.
(7) 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) Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots;
(d) All costs will be borne by the bidders;
(e) The Technical Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders or their representatives, CSOs in the areas of Anti- Corruption and Transparency and Private Professional bodies; and will be covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;
(f) Category A: 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;
(g) Category B: Only shortlisted Firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
(h) The National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research, New Bussa, Niger state 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:
DR A. M. SULEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FRESHWATER FISHERIES RESEARCH,
P. M. B. 6006, NEW BUSSA, NIGER STATE.
