DEADLINE: 29TH AUGUST, 2023
NIGER STATE MINISTRY OF WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT
PROCUREMENT OF CONTRACTOR FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TOWNSHIP ROADS IN NIGER STATE (ADDENDUM)
CONTRACT TITLE: CONSTRUCTION OF TOWNSHIP ROADS IN NIGER STATE.
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
EMPLOYER: NIGER STATE GOVT, MINNA, NIGERIA.
PROCUREMENT METHOD: NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING (NCB)
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION NO.: MOW&ID/2023/01
ISSUED ON: MONDAY AUGUST 14th 2023
CLOSING DATE: 12:00 NOON, TUESDAY 29th AUGUST, 2023
OPENING TIME/DATE: 12:30PM, TUESDAY 29th AUGUST, 2023
VENUE: CONFERENCE HALL OF THE NIGER STATE MINISTRY OF WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT, ABDULKARIM LAFENE SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, TUNGA, P.M.B 60, MINNA

1) This is an addendum to the earlier advert by the Niger State Government which was published on Daily Trust and Thisday Newspapers of 7th August, 2023. The Niger State Government intends to implement various road projects in the State in line with road infrastructural development and improvement plan of the present administration. To this end, the Niger State Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development hereby invites qualified and interested firms to obtain Prequalification documents and submit bids for the construction and improvement of the following roads in the State.

(2) DETAILS OF THE WORKS
The construction and development of the roads including drainages and solar street lights under consideration are as follows:

(I) Minna Township 1 (50 kilometres)- Lot 1

(ii) Minna Township 2 (50 kilometres)- Lot 2

(iii) Bida Township Road 1 (25 kilometres)- Lot 3

(iv) Bida Township Road 2 (25 kilometres)- Lot 4

(v) Kontagora Township Road 1 (25 kilometres)- Lot 5

(vi) Kontagora Township Road 2 (25 kilometres)- Lot 6

(vii) Suleja Township Road (25 kilometres)- Lot 7

(viii) Suleja Township Road (25 kilometres)- Lot 8

The development programme includes the construction of 5 kilometres of roads in

each of the following 18 Local Government of the State:

(1) Agaie -Lot 9 (ii) Edati -Lot 10

(iii) Gbako-Lot 11

(iv) Gurara-Lot 12

(v) Katcha-Lot 14

(vi) Lapai -Lot 15 (vii) Lavun -Lot 16

(viii) Magama – Lot 17 (ix) Mariga -Lot 18

(x) Mashegu-Lot 19 (xi) Mokwa-Lot 20

(xii) Munya – Lot 21 (xiii) Paikoro-Lot 22

(xiv) Rafi -Lot 23

(xv) Rijau -Lot 24

(xvi) Shiroro Lot 25

(xvii) Tafa – Lot 26

3.0 SPECIAL INTERVENTION ON ROADS
(i) (Agwara) Rofia-Borgu-90 killometer – Lot 27

(ii) Rijau-Kontagora-90 kilometer-Lot 28

(iii) Dualization of kakaki-Minna-41 kilometer-Lot 29

4) Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Niger State Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development, Abdullkareem Lafene, Secretariat, Minna, Niger State. E-mail: ministryofworksid.ng.gov@gmail.com, nigerstateminstryofworks23@gmail.com; and inspect the Pre- qualification documents during office hours 0900 to 1700 hours at the address given below.

5) A complete set of Pre-qualification documents in English Language may be purchased by interested eligible Applicants upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Fifty Thousand naira (N50, 000.00) per lot from Niger State Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development.

The payment should be through the following account details;

Bank: Zenith Bank Plc

Account Name: Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development

Account Number: 1228856060

Please note that evidence of payment must be provided and confirmed before issuance of the Pre-Qualification Document.

6) Completed Prequalification Documents (3 Sets of Hard Copy) shall be submitted in a sealed tamper-proof envelope and labelled “Prequalification Document” and the envelop should bear the company name at the reverse sides while the “Project Name” and “LOT No” at the Top Right Hand Corner of the Envelope and addressed to, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development, Abdullkareem Lafene, Secretariat, Minna, Niger State Complex Paiko Road, Minna, Niger State on or before 12.00 noon, Tuesday 29th August, 2023. Electronic application will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. All Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who choose to attend at the address below. This publication hereby serves as an invitation for the Bid Opening exercise to Professional Bodies and NGOs

7) Firms that cannot meet the following key qualification requirements are encouraged to form Joint Ventures to enhance their capacity to participate in the Prequalification Process.

8) Shortlisting Criteria

i. Evidence of firm legal Incorporation

ii. Evidence of Current Corporate Affairs Commission Annual returns iii. Annual Audited Account for the last three (3) years (2020, 2021 and 2022);

iv. Current Tax Clearance Certificate for the past 3 years valid till 31 December 2023 (2020, 2021 and 2022)

v. Evidence of Registration with Relevant Professional Bodies;

vi. Evidence of compliance with the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) by inclusion of Certificate of Compliance from the Industrial Training Fund;

vii. Evidence of current compliance certificate from National Pension Commission (PENCOM) viii. Evidence of Registration with Niger State Public Procurement Board (NSPPB) Category E

ix. Evidence of registration as Contractor with Niger State Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development

x. Name, e-mail address and telephone numbers of contact person for the project;

xi. A Sworn Affidavit in line with the provision of Part IV, Section 6(f) of PPA 2007 stating that none of the persons connected with the bid process in the procuring entity has any pecuniary interest and that the company is not in receivership of any form of insolvency/bankruptcy nor in debarment and that the company nor any of the Director (s) of the company has been convicted of financial crime. xii. Additional requirements may be found in the pre-qualification document

9) Eligibility and Qualification Criteria for each lot. Bidders are allowed to bid for any of lots, however, it may only be awarded a multiple contracts if it meets the aggregated requirements for the lots.

10) The address referred to above is:

The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development,
Abdullkareem Lafene, Secretariat, Minna
Tel: 09159121717, 08028619594, 08038606181
Email: ministryofworksid.ng.gov@gmail.com, nigerstateminstryofworks23@gmail.com

Signed:
Permanent Secretary Ministry of Works and ID

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