Niger State Ministry Of Works And Infrastructural Development- Invitation To Tender For The Construction Of Township Roads In Niger State (24 Lots)

DEADLINE: 29TH AUGUST, 2023
NIGER STATE MINISTRY OF WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TOWNSHIP ROADS IN NIGER STATE

(1.0) INTRODUCTION
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 tender documents and submit bids for the construction and improvement of the following roads in the State.

(2.0) DETAILS QF THE WORKS
The construction and development of the roads Including drainages and solar street lights under consideration are as follows:

The development programme includes the construction of 5 kilometres of roads in each of the following 18 Local Government of the State:

(3.0) SPECIAL INTERVENTION ON ROADS

(4.0) MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:
Interested Contractors are required to submit the following:

(i) Certificate of Registration with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC);

(ii) Tax Clearance Certificate corresponding with the company minimum annual turnover of N1.0 billion for Lot 1-Lot 4 and N100million for Lot 6-Lot 24 for each of the past three years (2020, 2021 and 2022);

(iii) Evidence of current certificate of registration/compliance with the Pension Reforms Act 2004 by inclusion of PENCOM Compliance Clearance Certificate in line with section 16(6) (d) of the Public Procurement Act, 2007;

(iv) Evidence of VAT Registration with TIN Number; and

(v) Evidence of current Interim registration of Firm on the National Database of Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers with Niger State Public Procurement Board.

(vi) Evidence of Current Practicing License (Personnel) by at least one of the key technical staff.

(4.1) OTHER REQUIREMENTS;
(i) Comprehensive Company Profile;

(ii) Technical Qualifications of key personnel (Curriculum Vitae of individual staff who will be assigned to the required services including qualifications, individual experience in handling assignments and attestation available);

(iii) Evidence of Financial Capability to execute the Projects (Bank Support);

(iv) Verifiable evidence (Photocopies of letters of awards and completion certificates and Interim performance certificates for ongoing projects are subject to verification) of previous experience in similar jobs, at least three (3) in the last five years;

(v) Annual Audited Account for the last three (3) years (2020, 2021 and 2022);

(vi) Evidence of Registration with Relevant Professional Bodies;

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

(viii) Name, e-mail address and telephone numbers of contact person for the project;

(ix) 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; and

(x) Evidence of Currant Corporate Affairs Commission Annual returns

(5.0) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS:
Tender Documents are obtainable from the office of the Implementing Agency Niger State Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development upon the presentation of evidence of payment of non-refundable tender fee of One Hundred Thousand Naira (NGN100,000.00) only per lot.

(6.0) ENQUIRIES ON THE INVITATION
All enquiries are to be addressed to. Permanent Secretary Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development, Abdulkareem Lafene, Secretariat, Minna, Niger State

(7.0) BID SUBMISSION:
(a) Completed Technical and Financial Documents (3 Sets of Hard Copy) shall be submitted in two different sealed tamper-proof envelopes and labelled “TECHNICAL BID” and “FINANCIAL BID” and both placed In a third envelope. All three numbers envelopes should bear the company name at the reverse sides white 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, Abdulkareem Lafene, Secretariat, Minna, Niger State Complex Paiko Road, Minna, Niger State on or before 12.00 noon, 29 August, 2023.

(b) Bids must be accompanied with 3% Bid security for each lot. Bidders bidding for multiple lots must present bid securities separately for each lot as combined bid securities are not acceptable.

(c) The Documents should be deposited in the Tender Box at the Tender Secretariat:Permanent Secretary Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development, Abdulkareem Lafene, Secretariat, Minna, Niger State. Closing time for all submissions is on or before 12.00 noon, 29 August 2023.

(8.0) BID OPENING
(a) Tender Documents (TECHNICAL) are to be opened immediately after the closing of submission at 12.00 noon, 29 August, 2023 in the presence of Bidders and interested Members of the Public at NIGER STATE MINISTRY OF WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, MINNA. All Bidders and/or their representatives, Relevant Professionals and NGOs are invited to witness the public bid opening exercise accordingly. This publication hereby serves as an invitation for the Bid Opening exercise to Professional Bodies and NGOs.

(9.0) FURTHER INFORMATION
(a) Contractors are not permitted to submit bid documents for more than one lot for Lots 1- 5 and not more than three lots for Lots 6-27 and only technically successful bidders will be invited for the next stage of the bidding process;

(b) Late submission will be rejected and shall not be opened in line with Section 27(5) of Public Procurement Act 2007;

(c) This advertisement shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Ministry and to appoint any consultant/contractor nor shall it entitle any consultant/contractor submitting documents to claim any Indemnity from Niger State Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development and the;

(d) Niger State Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development reserves the right to take a final decision on any of the documents received in your proposals;

(e) No representative or agent should bid for or on behalf of any Firm as the client shall not discuss or deal with any third party;

(f) Niger State Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development reserves the right to verify and authenticate any claim by Firms. Prospective Firms should therefore include in their submission’s necessary authority for verification;

(g) Niger State Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development also reserve the right to invoke the provision of section 28(b) of the Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2007, without incurring any liability to the bidder;

(h) All costs incurred in responding to this advert and prequalifying for the projects shall be borne solely by the bidders; and

(i) The Niger State Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development shall not enter into any debate or discussion with any party with respect to the rejection of bid not conforming to directives and accompanying documents.

(j) Bidders are invited to note that prices quoted for the Contract are Inclusive of 16.5% direct and indirect taxes (i.e 5% withholding tax, 7.5% VAT, 1% Stamp duty, 1% infrastructure development levy, 1% Educational levy and 1% Ecological levy).

(10.0) The Address Referred to Above Is;

Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development,
Abdullkareem Lafene, Secretariat, Minna
Tel: 09159121717
Email: ministryofworksid.ng.gov@gmail.com, nigerstateministryofworks23

SIGNED
PERMANENT SECRETARY
MINISTRY OF WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT