DEADLINE: 8TH & 22ND JULY, 2024
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (NCPWD)
NO.79, RALPH SHODEINDE STREET, PLATEAU STATE HOUSE, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. ABUJA, NIGERIA
INVITATION TO TENDER/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR GOODS, WORKS AND SERVICES FOR EXECUTION OF 2024 APPROPRIATION
1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal Government of Nigeria has appropriated funds to the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), a Parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development in the 2024 Fiscal Year for the Procurement of Goods, Works and Services for the execution of Policies and Projects towards achieving the mandate of the Commission. In compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and other extant guidelines for the award of contracts in the Federal Public Service, the Commission hereby invites experienced and competent Contractors/ Suppliers/ Service Providers/ Consultants to submit bids/Expression of Interest (EOI) for the following Projects:
2. SCOPE OF WORK/ASSIGNMENTS
Detail of the Scope of work/Specifications and Terms of Reference are contained in the Bid Document. The Project are group into categories A to D. The Projects are listed as contained in categories in the table below:
LOT A: GOODS DESCRIPTION Lot A1 Purchase of Assistive Devices for the Deaf Lot A2 Purchase of Assistive Devices for the Blind Lot A3 Purchase of Assistive Devices for Persons with Physical Disability Lot A4 Purchase of Assistive Devices for Albinos Children with Disabilities Lot A5 Purchase of Assistive Devices for the Amputees Lot A6 Purchase of Special Educational Learning Materials Lot A7 Supply of Agricultural Equipment Items Lot A8 Purchase of Solar Power, Installation Tools and Training of Persons with Disabilities Lot A9 Procurement of POS Machines and Training Lot A10 Purchase of Operational and Project Vehicles Lot A11 Purchase of Office Furniture LOT B: WORKS DESCRIPTION Lot B1 Construction of North Central Zonal Office (Plateau) Lot B2 Purchase/Renting, Minor Repairs of South East Zonal Office (Imo) Lot B3 Renting, Fumishing and Minor Repairs of South West Zonal Office (Lagos) Lot B4 Upgrade of Skills Acquisition Centre at Karamajiji, Abuja Lot B5 Construction and Equipping of Primary Healthcare Centre in Bokkos LGA, Mangu/Bokkos Federal Constituency. Plateau State Lot B6 Provision of Five (5) Units of 3 Bedroom Bungalow for Indigent Persons in Imo West Senatorial District. Imo State LOT C: CONSULTANCY SERVICES DESCRIPTION Lot C1 Consultancy for Data Collection Exercise Lot C2 Online Job Applicants with Disabilities and Employers of Labour Meeting Place (PORTAL) Lot C3 Training of PWDs on Agricultural Skills Lot C4 Training and Empowerment of PWDs on Digital Skills Lot C5 Training of Justice Actors on Accessibility/Discrimination across the 36 States and FCT Lot C6 Capacity Building for Security Personnel and Task Force on Accessibility and Discrimination Response Lot C7 Medical Outreach & Provision of Medications and Basic Financial Assistance to Persons with Disabilities in Owan Federal Constituency. Owan East LGA Edo State Lot C8 Medical Outreach & Provision of Medications and Basic Financial Assistance to Persons with Disabilities in Owan Federal Constituency. Owan West LGA Edo State Lot C9 Eye Screening and Supply of Medical Glasses in Oshodi, lsolo 1 Federal Constituency Lot C10 Entrepreneurship and Skills Acquisition Training in Surulere Federal Constituency Lot C11 Training of Accessibility Audit Firms and Personnel Lot C12 Development of Assistive Technology System LOT D: NON-CONSULTANCY SERVICES LOT NO DESCRIPTION Lot D1 Non-Consultancy for Strategic Communications on Implementation of Disability Act Lot D2 Non-Consultancy for the Implementation of African Disability Summit Lot D3 Vocational Training and Empowerment of People with Disability Across Katsina Central Senatorial District
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested and competent Contractors/Suppliers and Service Providers/ Consultants wishing to carry out any of the projects listed above are required to submit the following documents.
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC2 and CAC7 (or CAC1.1 as applicable). Business Name with Form BN1 is also acceptable for Services;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (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 (2021,2022 and 2023);
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31 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 Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31 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 December, 2024 or valid Certificate issued by BPP
g. Sworn Affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities 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 in its bid 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 & 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 the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, NITDA & CPN, CMD, MDCN, NSCDC, 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 Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
m. For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
n. Services: Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as NITDA & CPN, CMD, MDCN, NSCDC, etc.;
o. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner); and
Note: All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’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 e-mail address. The Letterhead 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 (GOODS, WORKS & NON-CONSULTANCY SERVICES)
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the Office of Head Procurement, Room 308, 3° Floor, at the Commission’s Office (as above)on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities’ Remita Account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS, WORKS & NON-CONSULTANCY SERVICES)
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids and its soft copies neatly packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to: “Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), No.79, Ralph Shodeinde Street, Plateau State House, Central Business District Abuja and clearly marked with (the name of the Project and the Lot number). Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box at the Head of Procurement Office, Room 308 3rd floor not later than 12:00 noon Monday, 22 July, 2024. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the Head of Procurement’s Office, Room 308, 3rd Floor as the National Commission of Persons with Disabilities will not be held liable for any misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
6. SUBMISSION OF EOI
Interested Firms in Services are to submit the Expression of Interest (EOI) for each of the Lot desired, in three (3) hard copies each (one original & two copies). The EOI should be addressed as indicated above and submitted not later than 12:00 noon Monday, 8 July, 2024.
7. OPENING OF EOI & TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOIs and the Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00 noon Monday, 8 July, 2024 and 12:00 noon Monday, 22 July, 2024, respectively, at the Executive Secretary’s Conference Room on the 4th Floor at the same address in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the Financial Bids will be kept un-opened. For further enquiries, please contact the Procurement Department in Rooms 306-308, 3rd floor, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Abuja.
8. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. EOIs/Bids must be in English Language and duly signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
b. EOIs/Bids submitted after the deadline would be returned un-opened;
c. Applicants should not bid for more than two (2) Lots;
d. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
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 Bid/EOI opening online;
f. Goods, Works& Non-Consultancy Services: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bid opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened:
g. Consultancy Services: Only shortlisted firms at EOI’s evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals (RFPs);
h. The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities is not bound to shortlist/pre-qualify any Applicant and reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liability in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
For further enquiries, please contact Procurement Unit within working hours (Monday to Friday) at this address: Head of Procurement, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, No. 79, Shodeinde Street, Central Business District, Abuja.
SIGNED:
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
National Commission for Persons with Disabilities
