DEADLINE: 13TH JULY, 2023
LOWER NIGER RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (LNRRDA)BASIN ROAD,
P.M.B 1529, ILORIN, KWARA STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION

(1.0) INTRODUCTION
The Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA) is a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources established to embark on the development of surface and groundwater resources for multipurpose use and provision of related infrastructure and services for socio-economic development.

The Authority therefore invites experienced and competent contractors, suppliers and consultants/service providers for consideration for the execution of the following projects under the 2023 Capital Appropriation:

(2.0) SCOPE OF WORK
The Scope of Works/Supply/Service for the Projects earmarked for execution are categorized as follows:

(2.1)  CATEGORY A: WORKS LOT NO.

LOT NOPROJECT DESCRIPTION
Lot A1Construction Of Car Park Self-Consumption Solar Powered Backup System For Lower Niger Headquarters Secretariat
Lot A2Flood and Erosion Control Works at Aderoju Sagaya Street. Off Awolowo Road, Tanke Ilorin Phase II
Lot A3Flood and Erosion Control at CO6 NBORA Area, Abuja
Lot A4Construction of Bridges in Ikotun and Ijagbo, Oyun Lga, Kwara State
Lot A5Construction of Farm Roads at Oke-Oyi Irrigation Scheme, Kwara State
Lot A6Construction of Flood Control Facilities in Ravaged Communities of Ajelanwa and Adepolu Community, Ilorin Kwara State.
Lot A7Asphalt Overlay of Abdullahi Aguiye Street, GRA Ilorin
Lot A8Completion of Takete-Ishua Road, Kogi State.
Lot A9Erosion Control at Oba’s Market, Omuo Ekiti in Ekiti South Senatorial District
Lot A10Construction of Road in GRA Okene, Kogi State
Lot A11Construction of Road at Ibadoko, on Yukoko Ward in Okene, Kogi State
Lot A12Rehabilitation and Asphalt Laying on Jebba Township Road in Kwara North Senatorial District, Kwara State
Lot A13Rehabilitation and Asphalt Laying on Township Roads in Tsaragi of Kwara North Senatorial District, Kwara State
Lot A14Reconstruction of Soil Laboratory and Provision of Laboratory Equipment for LNRBDA
Lot A15Completion of Adegoriola Hall, Ogaga’s Palace, Ikere in Ekiti South Senatorial District
Lot A16Construction of Hall at Emure LGA in Ekiti South Senatorial District, Ekiti State.
Lot A17Construction of Classrooms at Aroyehun Community, Moro Kwara North Senatorial District, Kwara State
Lot A18Extension of HT Power Network Line with 300kva Step Down Transformer at Oboama, Ezinihitte Mbaise L.G.A Imo State
Lot A19Provision of Solar Street Lights in Selected Locations of Osun State
Lot A20Construction and Installation of High Quality Modern Renewable Energy (Street Light) for General Security Support in Kwara State
Lot A21Construction and Installation of High Quality Modern Renewable Energy (Street Light) for General Security Support in North East
Lot A22Provision of Renewable Illumination for Security Surveillance Enhancement in Matsai, Ba’awa, Faru-Maje, Tsayau, Abdallawa and Other Locations
Lot A23Provision of Modern Illumination to Promote Surveillance in Selected Areas of Ilorin and Surrounding Communities
Lot A24Provision and Installation of Solar Street Light for Surveillance Enhancement in Various Locations in North West Federal Constituencies
Lot A25Provision of Solar Powered Street Light Across Gashinge/Sabon Fegi/Dauya/Waziri and lampo Villages in Fika Yobe State
Lot A26Provision of Boreholes in Rural Communities of Kwara State
Lot A27Provision of Water Supply Scheme in Various Locations in South West Federal Constituencies
Lot A28Provision of Boreholes to Communities in Kwara North Senatorial District
Lot A29Provision of Motorized Boreholes in Kaiama, Baruten LGAs of Kwara State
Lot A30Provision of Motorized Boreholes in Moro LGA of Kwara State
Lot A31Rehabilitation/Reticulation of Boreholes in Emirs Palace, Ilorin, Kwara State

CATEGORY B: GOODS

LOT NO.PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Lot B1Procurement of Farm Implement for LNRBDA
Lot B2Computerization of RBDAS/Provision of ICT and Internet Facilities
Lot B3Procurement of Office Furniture and Fittings for Offices in the Authority
Lot B4Purchase and on-Farm Trials of Locally Developed Irrigation Pump
Lot B5Rehabilitation of Plant and Machinery
Lot B6Repair of Dysfunctional Tractors and Implements for Area Offices
Lot B7Supply and Installation of Computer Accessories and Furniture at Ilogbo ICT Centre in Ido-Osi, Ekiti State

(2.3) CATEGORY C: CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Interested firms are invited to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) Documents to provide the service below:

LOT NO.PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Lot C1Institutional Strengthening and capacity Development for LNRBDA
Lot C2Graduate Youth Empowerment Scheme

(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested and competent Contractors, Suppliers and Service Providers/Consultants wishing to carry out any of the Projects under the above three (3) categories are required to submit the following documents in their Technical Bids or EOIs:

(a) Evidence of registration of Certificate of Incorporation with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7. 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 Certificate of all Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2023 with minimum Average Annual Turnover of N20 million for all the Lots.

(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 31/12/2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.;

(g) Sworn Affidavit:

-disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Lower Niger River Basin 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);

(i) Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank 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 Machineries/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 Consultancy Services, verifiable evidence of Certificate of the Firm’s Registration with relevant professional bodies;

(o) ICT jobs: Evidence of Firm’s current registration/accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)

(p) For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)

(q) Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA)

(r) 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 Name and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.

NOTE: that all documents/information required must be paginated, submitted in the sequence/order as listed in (i-xv) above.

(4.0) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Category A and B
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) as from 12:00 Noon on Monday, 29 May, 2023 from the Procurement Unit, Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Basin Road Ilorin, Kwara State on evidence of payment of a non-refundable fee of N10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira) only per Lot, paid into the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority’s Remita Account in any Commercial Bank. GIFMIS Code of the Authority, 1000111147 is required on the Remita Platform.

(5.0) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS

(5.1) Category A and B
Prospective Bidders are to submit bid documents for each of die Lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of the Technical and Financial Bids with softcopy (flash drive) of the Financial Bids 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, Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Basin Road Ilorin 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 on Thursday, 13 July, 2023.

(5.2) Category C
Interested Firms for Category C are to submit two (2) bound copies of Expression of Interest (EOI) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to the Managing Director, Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Basin Road Ilorin and clearly marked with the name of the Project and Lot Number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have 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 on Tuesday, 27 June, 2023 at the Board Room of Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Basin Road Ilorin.

(6.0) OPENING OF BID DOCUMENTS
Technical Bid Documents for Category A and B will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12.00 Noon on Thursday, 13 July, 2023 at the Board Room of Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Basin Road Ilorin. in the presence of a representatives from the Civil Society organization, Professional body and Anti- Corruption and Transparency Body, while the Financial Bids will be kept unopened. Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register at the address stated in 4.0 above, as the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

(6.2) Access Login Details for bidders who wishes to join online for Technical bid opening will be communicated on the Authority’s website on Wednesday, 12 July, 2023 for Categories A & B.

(6.3) Expression of Interest (EOI) for Category C shall be opened at 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, 27 June, 2023 at the Board Room of Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Basin Road Ilorin.

(6.4) Access Login Details for bidders who wishes to join online for EOI’s opening will be communicated on the Authority’s website on Monday, 26 June, 2023 for Category C.

(7.0) GENERAL INFORMATION

(a) Bids and Expression of Interest (EOI) must be in English Language and signed by an officer authorised by the Bidder;

(b) Bids and Expression of Interest (EOI) submitted after the deadline of submission would be returned unopened;

(c) Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots;

(d) Joint venture for this procurement is NOT accepted:

(e) Category A & B: 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) Category C: Only shortlisted Firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;

(g) All cost will be borne by the Bidders as the Authority will not be held responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested party (ies) 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) Technical and Financial Bids enclosed in one and same single envelope that will expose the Technical and Financial Bids at the same time of opening shall be disqualified:

(j) For further enquiries and results of prequalification/shortlist, please visit the Authority’s website http://www.lnrbda.gov.ng or send e-mail to 2023procurement@lnrbda.gov.ng;

(k) This Invitation is published for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer by this Authority to transact with any party for any of the Projects; nor does it constitute a commitment or obligation on the part of the Authority.

(l) The EOIs/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;

(m) The Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority 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.S. AREMU FNSE
MANAGING DIRECTOR

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