Nigerian Institute For Oceanography And Marine Research (NIOMR)- Invitation For Expression Of Interest/Pre-qualification For 2024 Procurement Activities (8 Lots)

DEADLINE: 18TH MARCH, 2024
NIGERIAN INSTITUTE FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE RESEARCH (NIOMR)
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST/PREQUALIFICATION FOR 2024 PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES.

1. INTRODUCTION
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR), Lagos, a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in keeping with its mandates and in compliance with then provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2007, intends to implement the institute’s 2024 capital and zonal intervention projects. The institute hereby invites interested, competent and reputable Contractors/Suppliers/Consultancy firms with relevant experiences and good track records of relating projects and services to submit bid and expression of interest for the following procurement:

2. SCOPE OF WORKS/SUPPLY/SERVICE
CATEGORY A: SERVICE

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders shall submit the following documents for consideration.
a) Evidence of certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7.
Business Name is acceptable for consultancy Services;
b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificates(or personal income tax clearance certificates of all partners in case of business names) for the last three years expiring 31st December, 2024, with minimum average annual turnover of N50 million for works and N30million for Goods and services;
c) 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).
d) 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);
e) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024;
f) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2024 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
g) Sworn affidavit

• Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research 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.

h) company’s audited account for the last three years ( 2021, 2022 & 2023);
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
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) Training programmes: Evidence of firm’s registration with Centre for Management Development (CMD);
m) Only companies included in the National Automotive design and development Councils approved list of Local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorized representatives should bid for vehicles
n) Medical and Health Equipment: Letter of Authorization as representatives of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) for supply of equipment;
o) Supply of other equipment: letter of Authorization as representatives of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
p) Works: list of plants/equipment with proof of ownership/lease agreement;
q) 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.
The document submitted should have a table of content indicating the pages the items are to be found. Failure to comply with this
directive will result in disqualification of the bidder.

4. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST/PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
Prospective firms are to submit two (2) bound copies of documents, ensuring that the pages therein are arranged as indicated above. The two bound copies should be placed in individual envelopes, and the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder. Thereafter, the two sealed envelopes should be put together in a bigger sealed envelopes addressed to the Executive Director/CEO, Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research and clearly marked with (the name of the project and the lot number), and drop in the designated tender box at the Procurement Unit not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 18th March, 2024.

Please ensure that you sign the submission register in the office of Head or Procurement as Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research will not held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

5. OPENING OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST/PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
Expression of Interest/Pre-Qualification documents will be opened immediately after the close of submission of the documents in the Institute’s Conference Room at 12:00noon Monday, 18th March, 2024.

6. GENERAL INFORMATION
a) Expression of interest and pre-qualification documents must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the company;
b) Expression of interest and Pre-qualification documents submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened;
c) All cost will be borne by the bidders;
d) Services: Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of request for Proposals;
e) Goods & Works: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at later date for collection of tender documents.
f) NIOMR 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
Executive Director/CEO
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research