DEADLINE: 18TH MARCH, 2024
NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY (NARICT)
(FEDERAL MINISTRY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION)
PMB 1052, ZARIA
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR CONSULTANCY AND NON-CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR 2024 CAPITAL, ZONAL AND CONSTITUENCY PROJECTS
1. INTRODUCTION
The National Research Institute for Chemical Technology (NARICT), Zaria is a parastatal under the aegis of the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. NARICT is desirous of executing Capital and Zonal /constituency projects under the 2024 Capital Budget Appropriation and seeks the services of experienced and competent.
i. Quantity Surveyors
ii. Mechanical & Electrical Engineers
iii. Structural engineers
iv. Architects
v. Empowerment/Training
2. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
i. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC7 or business name with Form BN1 is also acceptable;
ii. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificates (or personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates for all partners) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2024
iii. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above).
iv. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024 (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);
v. Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024;
vi. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2024 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
vii. Sworn affidavit
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Research Institute for chemical Technology, Zaria or 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
- That the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institutions of third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months.
viii. Unabridged Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years (2021, 2022 & 2023);
ix. Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
x. 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;
xi. 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;
xii. Evidence of current firm’s registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as COREN, QSDRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc;
xiii. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificates, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn affidavit are compulsory for each JV Partner);
Note: 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. SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENTS
Interested Firms are to submit two (2) bound of Expression of Interest (Eol) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in sealed envelopes and indicating the services and clearly marked “EOI” addressed to The Director-General/CEO, National Research Institute for Chemical Technology, P.M.B. 1052, Zaria, Kaduna State”.
Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box located at the Directorate, Administrative Block, NARICT, Zaria; not later than; not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 18th March, 2024.
4. OPENING OF EOI DOCUMENTS
The EOI will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submissions at 12:00 noon on Monday, 18th March, 2024 in the Institute’s Library Conference Hall in the presence of bidders or their representatives Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of Head, Procurement at the Administrative Block, as the Institute, National Research Institute for Chemical Technology, Zaria will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
5. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. EOIs must be in English language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
b. EOIs submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. All cost will be home by the bidders
d. Only shortlisted consultants will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
e. NARICT reserves the right to verify the authenticity of any claims made on documents submitted and shall disqualify any company whose claims are found to be false in addition to other sanctions that may be deemed necessary
f. The National Research Institute for Chemical Technology is not bound to pre-quality shortlist any bidder and Only shortlisted Consultants will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Prop 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
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