DEADLINE: 14TH JUNE, 2023
NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY (NIWA)
ALIYU OBAJE ROAD OFF HYDRO JUNCTION, ADANKOLO NEW LAYOUT, LOKOJA, KOGI STATE
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR ENGAGEMENT OF AUCTIONEER AND MARINE RIVER-CRAFT VALUER
(1.0) INTRODUCTION
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), a Parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMOT) with Headquarters at Lokoja, Kogi State, is saddled with the responsibility of managing, regulating, and maintaining Inland Waterways. In line with the Public Procurement Act, 2007 hereby invites reputable and experienced Consultants to submit Expression of Interest for the under-listed projects contained in the Year 2023 Budget Appropriation.
(2.0) SCOPE OF PROJECTS
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
| Lot 26 | Engagement of Auctioneer. |
| Lot 27 | Engagement of Marine River-crafts Valuer |
(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with CAC including form CAC2 and CAC7 or CAC 1.1. Business Name with Form BN 1 is also acceptable for Services;
(b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last 3 years (2020, 2021 & 2022) valid till 31st December 2023
(c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023 (this requirement 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 bidders 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 31/12/2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
(g) 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 m 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
(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 to 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 (in size, nature & Complexity) executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
(l) Services. Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional bodies whose expertise is required to the successful delivery of the project;
(m) 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);
(n) All documents to 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.
(5.0) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Interested firms should submit two (2) bound EOI documents duly signed, paginated, separated by dividers, and arranged in the order outlined hereunder;
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 D11 Block D of the Procurement Department at NIWA Headquarters, Lokoja, Kogi State not later than 12:00noon on Wednesday, 14 June 2023
(6.0) OPENING OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Expression of Interest (EOI) will be opened immediately after the closure of submission at 1200noon on Wednesday, 14 June 2023, at to conference Hall of NIWA Headquarters, Lokoja.
Please ensure that you sign the EoI Submission Register to the Procurement Department of the Authority, as NIWA will not be held liable to misplaced or wrongly submitted EoI documents
For further inquiries, please contact the General Manager (Procurement) on e-mails: procurement@niwa.gov.ng or niwaprocurement@gmail.com
(7.0) GENERAL INFORMATION (ATTENTION)
(a) EOIs must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
(b) EOIs submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
(c) All EOIs must be written with indelible ink, those written with a pencil will be rejected;
(d) All costs will be borne by the bidders;
(e) The EOIs 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 EOI opening online;
(f) Only Shortlisted Consultants at EOI evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals (RFPs);
(g) Due diligence will be observed as all documented claims by the Consultants are subject to verification.
(h) NIWA is not bound to shortlist any Consultants and resources the right to annul the procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Procurement Act, 2007.
SIGNED:
AUTHORITY
NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY
