Federal College Of Freshwater Fisheries Technology, New Bussa, Niger State- Invitation For Pre-Qualification And Expression Of Interest (EOI) For 2024 Procurement Activities (8 Lots)

DEADLINE: 29TH APRIL, 2024
FEDERAL COLLEGE OF FRESHWATER FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY, NEW BUSSA, NIGER STATE
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR 2024 PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES

1. INTRODUCTION
Federal College of Freshwater Fisheries Technology, New Bussa, Niger State intends to execute some projects as contained in the 2024 Appropriation Act. In compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and other extant guidelines on the award of contracts in the Federal Public Service, the College wishes to invite experienced and competent Contractors, Suppliers and Service Providers/Consultants to submit Pre-qualification Documents and Expression of Interest for the execution of following 2024 projects:

2. SCOPE OF WORKS/GOODS/SERVICES

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Experienced and competent Contractors, Suppliers and Service Providers/Consultants wishing to carry out any of the projects listed in the above four (4) Categories are required to submit the following minimum verifiable Technical Requirements. Failure to fulfil any of the under-listed requirements shall render a bid disqualified:

a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name with Form BN1 is also acceptable for Consultancy Services;

b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificate of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years (2021, 2022 & 2023) valid till 31st December, 2024; with Minimum Average Annual Turnover of N50 million for Works and N30 million 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 N50 million and above); e. Evidence of 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 31st December, 2024 or valid Certificate issued by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP);

g. Sworn affidavit:

• Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant Committees of Federal College of Freshwater Fisheries Technology or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and to confirm that all information presented are true and correct in all particulars;
• That no Director has been convicted in any country for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter;
• That the company is not in receivership, the subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings;

h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years -2021,2022 and 2023;

i. Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;

j. Company’s profile with Curriculum Vitae of Relevant Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional Qualifications such as COREN, QSRBN, 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. Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement; Consultancy Services:

m. Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as CMD, COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, etc.;

o. Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current License issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);

n. For Joint Venture/Partnership: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Compliance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, National Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), IRR and Sworn Affidavit are Compulsory for each Joint Venture Partner);

Note: All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding Letter under the Company’s Letter Head Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No.) and valid e-mail 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 authorised officer of the company.

4.0 SUBMISSION OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (Eol)
Prospective bidders 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 an envelope, the reverse of the sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder. The envelope should be addressed to: The Provost, Federal College of Freshwater Fisheries Technology, New Bussa, Niger State and clearly marked with (the name of the Project and the Lot Number) and deposited in the designated Tender Box at Room 15, Administrative Block, Federal College of Freshwater Fisheries Technology, New Bussa, Niger State not later than:

Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the Procurement Office as the College will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. Also ensure that the Expression of Interest (Eol) documents are separated by dividers. All documents must be paged and table of contents must be included. Failure to arrange documents in order, as listed above will attract disqualification of the bidder from the procurement process.

5.0 OPENING OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST The Pre-Qualification Documents and the Expression of Interest will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission of the documents as tabulated above in the Conference Hall, Federal College of Freshwater Fisheries Technology, New Bussa, Niger State.

6.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Pre-Qualification Documents and Expression of Interest must be in English language and signed by the official authorized by the company;

b. Contractors/Service Providers who have worked for the College and have history of poor performance, abandonment or prolonged contract execution/extension need not apply as their bids shall be excluded from the process in line with Section 16(8)(b) of the Public Procurement Act, 2007

c. Due diligence shall be conducted to verify any claims made by the Bidder;

d. Non-compliance with the conditions stated herein will lead to automatic disqualification of the Applicant from the procurement process;

e. The EOIs/Technical Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders or their representatives, CSOs in the areas of Anti- Corruption and Transparency and Private Professional bodies; and will be covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the EOI’s/bid opening online;

f. Pre-Qualification Documents and Expression of Interest submitted after deadline for submission would be returned unopened; Invitation for Pre-qualification:

g. Only pre-qualified bidders at the Technical Evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of Tender Documents;

h. Consultancy Services: Only shortlisted Applicants at EOl’s evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;

i. All costs will be borne by bidders, as the College will not be held responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested party(ies) in connection with any response to this invitation;

j. The Federal College of Freshwater Fisheries Technology is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist any Applicant 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, this advertisement shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of the College to award contract to any Bidder;

k. For further enquiries, please contact the Head of Procurement between 9.00am to 3.30pm from Monday to Friday at the address above

Signed:
Provost
Federal College of Freshwater Fisheries Technology,
New Bussa,
Niger State