Federal Capital Territory Agro-Climatic Resilience In Semi-Arid Landscape (FCT ACRESAL)- Invitation To Tender And Request For Expression Of Interest For The Supply Of Goods, Works And Services (4 Lots)

DEADLINE: 5TH MARCH, 2024
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY AGRO-CLIMATIC RESILIENCE IN SEMI-ARID LANDSCAPE
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT (FCT-ACRESAL-PIU)
NO. 5 ALIYU MUSTAPHA STREET OFF 2ND GWARIMPA FHA- ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER AND REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE SUPPLY OF GOODS, WORKS AND SERVICES FOR THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY AGRO-CLIMATIC RESILIENCE IN SEMI-ARID LANDSCAPE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT

1. INTRODUCTION
The Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has received a credit from the International Development Association toward financing Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes project (ACRESAL) in Nineteen (19) states of the Northern Nigeria and Federal Capital Territory.

Federal Capital Territory Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes Project Implementation Unit (FCT ACRESAL) PIU) intends to apply part of the funds for the payment of contract for Goods, Works and Consultancy Services.
Accordingly, in line with the extant procurement guideline competent and interested Companies are hereby invited to submit Technical and Financial bids for Goods, Works and Consultancy Services. Expressions of Interest (Eol) are to be submitted in respect of Consultancy Services. The Projects and Tender Identification Number (TIN) are as follows:

OFFICE OF THE PROJECT COORDINATOR FCT ACRESAL PIU

2. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT
All interested companies are to submit copies of the following documents and the original to the made available for sighting during due diligence exercise.
a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC7;
b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificates 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 in line with the PENCOM ACT. However, bidders with less than 15 (Fifteen) staff are to provide to sworn affidavit to that effect).
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 N100m and above. However, bidders with less than 5 (five) staff or the bidder’s annual turnover less than 100m are to provide a sworn affidavit to that effect);
e) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance 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) A recently sworn affidavit disclosing (date not earlier than the date of this advertisement) and addressed to Project Coordinator FCT ACRESAL Project Implementation Unit)

• whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the FCT ACRESAL Project Implementation Unit or the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) 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 county for any criminal offence relating to fraud impropriety or criminal misrepresentation of falsification of facts relating to any matter.
• That the company is not in receivership, the subject of any form or bankruptcy proceedings of the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceeding

h) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years (2020, 2021 & 2022);
i) Evidence of financial capacity to execute the project by submission of 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, QSDRBN, 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) List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease agreement.
m) All documents for submission must be submitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company’s letter head paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the CAC, Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No) fax and email address. The letter head paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.

3. SPECIFIC ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
i. Bidders shall provide evidence of manufacturer’s Authorization from Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM);

ii. Prospective bidders shall possess a minimum Average Annual Turnover of 200,000,000
iii. Bidder in LOT 2 With Tender identification Number NG-FCT ACRESAL-8687-CO-RFB shall provide evidence of registration with
NAFDAC
iv. Prospective bidders in LOT 4 With Tender Identification Number NG-FCT ACRESAL-391962- CS-QCBS shall possess a minimum
Average Annual Turnover of N500,000,000.00;

4. COLLECTION, SUBMISSION AND OPENING OF PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENT
Interested bidders are to collect Tender Document for the respective projects of interest as in Schedule of Collection, Submission, Venue and Opening Date Table upon the presentation of evidence of payment of non-refundable Tender fee of Fifty Thousand Naira (N50,000.00) into designated Commercial Bank;
How to Make Payment:
Account name: FCT ACRESAL Counterpart Fund
Account number: 1846009774
Bank Name: Access Bank
a. Evidence of payment should be tendered in FCT ACRESAL Account Office for the issuance of Receipt.

For further enquiry you may contact the FCT ACRESAL PIU mail admin@acresalfcta.org.ng or fctacresal@gmail.com

5. SUBMISION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Each Technical and Financial Bid Document should be sealed into separate envelopes, labeled Technical and Financial bids as appropriate and placed in another envelop that should also be sealed and labeled as: Stating the project title, Tender Identification Number (TIN) and Lot Number. The envelope should be address to Project Coordinator FCT Agro Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid
Landscape (ACRESAL) No. 5 Aliyu Mustapha Street Off 2nd Gwarimpa FHA-Abuja.
Three (3) copies [one original and two photocopies each] of Technical and Financial Bid Documents should each be packed in different envelopes tagged “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid” repacked into one bigger envelope to be submitted. All pages of the “Financial Bid” documents are to be duly endorsed by authorized representative of the bidder.

The Documents are to be labeled stating the Project Title, Tender Identification Number & Lot Number and dropped at the Tender Box as in the Schedule of Collection; Submission; Venue and Opening Date & Time as indicated in the table below:-
SCHEDULE OF COLLECTION, SUBMISSION, VENUE OF OPENING DATE & TIME

NOTE THAT:
i. Late submission will be returned un-opened;
ii. This advertisement to tender shall not be construed to be commitment on the part of the FCT Acresal Project Implementation Unit nor shall it entitle the bidder to make any claim what-so-ever and seek any indemnity from the FCT Acresal Project Implementation Unit by virtue of responding to the advertisement;
iii. Bidders should be very clear about the Lot being bided for;
iv. Tenders Register must be signed on the submission of bid(s);
v. FCT Acresal Project Implementation Unit, shall reject any bid which does not conform with bidding instructions;
vi. Due diligence would be carried out on companies to verify claims included in the bids submitted;
vii. That the submission of fake documents is a fraudulent practice punishable under the relevant laws;
viii. FCT Acresal Project Implementation Unit 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 Public Procurement Act 2007.
ix. A bid security in form of Bank Guarantee from a reputable Nigerian Bank and whose value is not less than 2% of the tender sum shall be submitted with tender sum greater than N100 Million for Category of GOODS and N300 Million for WORKS and Consultancy Category in the format as approved in the Standard Bidding Document;
x. Successful companies may be requested to provide Performance Guarantee / Bond, whose value shall not be less than 10% of the Contract Sum before signing the contract;
xi. On this publication clarifications can be sort from Procurement Office of FCT Acresal PIU No. 5 Aliyu Mustapha Street Off 2nd Gwarimpa FHA-Abuja.

SIGNED:
FCT ACRESAL MANAGEMENT