DEADLINE: 11TH JUNE, 2024
NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY
WILBERFORCE ISLAND, BAYELSA STATE
INVITATION FOR TENDER FOR YEAR 2024 ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECT
1. INTRODUCTION
The Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island wishes to invite reputable contractors with relevant proven competent and experience to submit bid for the execution of the following projects mentioned below;
2. SCOPE OF WORK
LOT 1: Procurement, Installation, testing and commissioning of laboratory equipment for faculty of the Agricultural department.
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders should submit the under listed requirements to be eligible in this procurement;
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 (or personal income tax clearance certificates of all the partners in case of Business name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2024 with minimum average annual turnover of N200 Million;
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 Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island 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 Accounts for the last three years (2021, 2022 & 2023);
i) Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility not less than N50 million 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) 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);
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.
4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested companies are o collect Standard Bidding Documents from the Office of the Chief procurement officer, Niger Delta University within the working hours upon presentation of evidence of payment of non-refundable tender fee (bank fee) bank draft of N10, 000.00 at the Bursary Department of the University. The fee should be made payable to the Bursar, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island.
5. SUBMISSION OF BID DOCUMENTS
Interested and competent bidders are requested to submit two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids, packaged separately in sealed envelopes addressed to
THE REGISTRAR
NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY
WILBERFORCE ISLAND
BAYELSA STATE
and clearly marked with (the name of the project and the lot number). Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name, address of the bidder and dropped in the designated tender box in the registrar’s office not later than 12:00 noon, Tuesday, 11th June, 2024.
6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon, Tuesday, 11th June, 2024 at the University’s Board Room while the financial bids will be kept un-opened.
7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidders.
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened;
c. All cost will be borne by the bidders;
d. The 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 send to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online.
e. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at later date for virtual financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;
f. The University of Benin Teaching Hospital 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.
SIGNED
REGISTRAR
