Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority (UNRBDA), Niger State- Invitation To Tender For Projects Execution (38 Lots)

DEADLINE: 3RD & 15TH MAY, 2023
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES
UPPER NIGER RIVER RASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (UNRBDA)
KM 5, MINNA-ZUNGERU ROAD, P.M.B. 68, MINNA, NIGER STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION

(1.0) INTRODUCTION

(1.1) Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority (UNRBDA) is a Parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Water Resources saddled with the responsibility of harnessing and developing both surface and underground water resources for multi-purpose use. In line with its mandate and in furtherance of the goals of the Federal Government as it relates to economic diversification, poverty reduction and job creation, the Authority wishes to procure Works, Goods and Services in the financial year, 2023.

(1.2) The Authority, therefore, invites all experienced and competent contractors and suppliers to tender for the execution of the following projects:

(2.0) SCOPE OF WORK/SUPPLY/SERVICE
The scopes of Works/Supply/Service for the projects earmarked for execution are as follows:

(2.1) INVITATION TO TENDER (WORKS, GOODS AND SERVICES)

Interested contractors/suppliers are invited to submit technical and financial bids for the under-listed projects:

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

(A) WORKS (BOREHOLES)

(B) WORKS (CONSTRUCTIONS)

(C) GOODS

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (CONSULTANCY/NON-CONSULTANCY SERVICES)
Interested firms are to submit Expression of Interest (Eol) documents to provide the following services:

(E) CONSULTANCY SERVICES

(F) NON CONSULTANCY SERVICES

(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the 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 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 Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority, Minna 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 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) For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);

(n) Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Sen ices Agency (NEMSA);

(o) Category E: Evidence of Firm’s current registration with the relevant regulatory professional body(ies);

(p) 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);

(q) 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.

(4.0) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (WORKS & GOODS)
Interested companies are to collect the Standard bidding documents (SBD) from the office of Head of Procurement, Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority, Km5, Minna -Zungeru Road, Minna. on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000.00) only per Lot, paid into the Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority ‘s REMITA account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

(5.0) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with soft copy of financial bid only in MS excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial bid”. Thereafter put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the Managing Director, Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority, KM 5, Minna -Zungeru Road, Minna; and clearly marked with the name of the project and the Lot number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and should be deposited in the tender box at the address in 4.0 above, not later than 12:00 noon Monday, 15 May, 2023. Ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the address 4 above.

(5.1) SUBMISSION OF EOI (CATEGORIES E & F)
Interested Firms in Services are to submit the Expression of Interest (EOI) for each of the Lot desired, in three (3) hard copies each (one original & two copies). The EOI should be addressed as indicated above and submitted not later than 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 3 May, 2023.

(6.0) OPENING OF EOI AND TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOI and the Technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for the submission at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 3 May, 2023 and 12:00 noon Monday, 15 May, 2023, at the Authority’s conference Room at Minna in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept unopened, please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register at the address stated in 4 above, as the authority will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

(7.0) 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 unopened.

(c) A bidder should not bid for more than two (2) lots.

(d) 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;

(e) Goods & Works: 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) Services: Only shortlisted Consultants at EOI’s evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;

(g) All costs will be borne by the bidders as the authority will not be held responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested party (i.e. in connection with any response to this invitation).

(h) Non-compliance with the conditions stated herein will lead to automatic disqualification of the bidder from the bidding process.

(i) The Upper Niger River Basin Development 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 in accordance with section 28 of the Procurement Act, 2007.

(j) For further enquiries, please contact, the Procurement Unit between 10.00am to 3:00pm (Mondays – Fridays) at the following address:

Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority, Km 5, Minna-Zungeru Road, Minna.

SIGNED:
MANAGING DIRECTOR
UPPER NIGER RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY