DEADLINE: 5TH & 26TH AUGUST, 2024
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS, INNOVATION AND DIGITAL ECONOMY
FEDERAL SECRETERIAT COMPLEX, PHASE I, SHEHU SHAGARI WAY, CBD, ABUJA, FCT.
INVITATION TO TENDER/PRE-QUALIFICATION AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR EXECUTION OF 2024 APPROPRIATION
1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal Government of Nigeria has appropriated funds to the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy in the 2024 Fiscal Year for the procurement of Goods, Works and Services (Consultancy and Non-Consultancy) for the execution of policies, programmes and projects towards achieving the mandate of the Ministry and 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 Ministry is inviting interested Contractors, Suppliers, Consultants and Service Providers with requisite expertise and experience to submit bids/Expression of Interest documents for the following Projects:
2 LIST OF PROJECTS
2.1 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES
CATEGORY CS: CONSULTANCY LOT PROJECTS PROJECT DESCRIPTION CS-1 DOCUMENTATION OF ALL FGN DIGITAL PLATFORMS CS-2 DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF PUBLIC FUNDED INNOVATION HUBS IN NIGERIA CS-3 GEOSPATIAL DATABASE OF INNOVATION HUBS CS-4 SEQUENCING OF TYPE APPROVAL TEST PROCESSES CS-5 DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND COORDINATION OF SANDBOX PROJECT
22 INVITATION TO TENDER FOR GOODS-EQUIPPING AND SUPPLY PROJECTS
| CATEGORY GS: PROCUREMENT OF VARIOUS GOODS | |
| LOT | PROJECT DESCRIPTION |
| ZIP-GS-1 | SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF MOTORCYCLES, PICK-UP TRICYCLES AND BAJAJ TRICYCLES (KEKE) FOR DIGITALISED E-HAILING SERVICES, TO EMPOWER YOUTHS IN GANYE AND TOUNGO LGAS, ADAMAWA STATE |
| ZIP-GS-2 | PROVISION OF ICT/DIGITAL LITERACY TOOLS INCLUDING COMPUTERS, LAPTOPS, UPS, TABS, PADS, PRINTERS AND PROJECTORS TO IMPROVE LEARNING, AND PROVISION OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS CHAIRS AND TABLES TO SELECT SCHOOLS IN IOUNGO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ADAMAWA STATE |
2.3 INVITATION TO TENDER FOR WORKS
CATEGORY WS: PROCUREMENT OF VARIOUS WORKS LOT PROJECT DESCRIPTION WS-1 RENOVATION OF THE MINISTRY’S OFFICES AT FEDERAL SECRETARIAT, ABUJA WS-2 RENOVATION OF THE ADMIN BLOCK AT THE WUSE II ANNEX OFFICE, ABUJA ZIP-WS-3 CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF 3-IN-ONE SOLAR-POWERED STREET LIGHTS WITH LITHIUM-ION BATTERY ACROSS GANYE AND TOUNGO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS, ADAMAWA STATE ZIP-WS-4 CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF 3-IN-ONE SOLAR-POWERED STREET LIGHTS WITH LITHIUM-ION BATTERY ALONG MASALLACIN JUMMAA STREET, SABON GARI, KEFFI LOA, NASSARAWA STATE
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Prospective bidders should submit the under-listed requirements to be eligible in this procurement process and arrange them in the same sequential order for ease of reference:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC2 and CAC7 (or CAC 1.1). 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 Certificates of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2024;
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 31 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 31/12/2024 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
g. Sworn Affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy 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;
- That the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institution or 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 (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. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs (in size, nature & complexity) executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
k. Works: List of Plants/Equipment, with proof of Ownership/ Lease Agreement;
Consultancy Services:
l. Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as CPN & NITDA, etc.;
m. Company’s Profile, with Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their academic/Professional qualifications such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, SURCON, CORBON, CPN & NITDA, etc.;
n. For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation from Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
o. ICT jobs: Evidence of Firm’s current registration/accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
p. Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);
q. For a Joint Venture/Partnership, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (Compliance with the requirements of CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, 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 transmitted with a Covering/forwarding letter on the Company’s/Firm’s Letter headed paper duly signed by an authorized officer of the Firm/Company. The letter-headed paper should bear amongst others, the Registration No (RC), as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone No (preferably GSM No), email address, the names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page.
4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS & WORKS)
Interested Bidders are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from Room 347 3rd Floor, Federal Secretariat, Phase I, Central Business District, Abuja with evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 only per Lot payable into the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy’s Remita Account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS & WORKS)
Prospective bidders are to submit bids in two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with soft copy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, 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
The Permanent Secretary.
Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy,
Federal Secretariat, Phase I, Central Business District, Abuja
and clearly marked with the Lot bidded for. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the designated Tender Box at Room 347 3 Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase I, Central Business District, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon Monday, 26th August, 2024.
6. SUBMISSION OF EOI (SERVICES)
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, 5th August, 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, 5th August, 2024 and 12:00 noon Monday, 26 August, 2024, respectively, at the Honourable Minister’s Conference Room 3″ Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase I, Central Business District, Abuja in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please, ensure that you sign the EOI/Bid Submission Register, as the Federal Ministry of Communications will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted EOIs/bids. For further enquiries, contact the Procurement Department at 07065375680
8. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. EOIs/Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder,
b. EOIs/Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. Bidders 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 EOI’s/bid opening online;
f. Goods & Works: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;
g. Consultancy Services: Only shortlisted Applicants at EOI’s evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
h. The Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy 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.
Signed:
Permanent Secretary
