DEADLINE: 20TH AUGUST & 3RD SEPTEMBER, 2024
MINISTRY OF MINES AND STEEL DEVELOPMENT HEADQUARTERS
NO. 2 LAUNDA CRESCENT, OFF ADEMOLA ADETOKUNBO CRESCENT, WUSE II, P.M.B 107 FCT, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR GOODS, WORKS & EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR EXECUTION OF PROJECTS IN 2024 APPROPRIATION ACT OF THE MINISTRY
1. INTRODUCTION:
The federal government of Nigeria has allocated funds to ministry of steel development headquarters, Abuja in the year 2024 appropriation act for the execution of policies, programmes and projects towards achieving the mandate of the ministry. Accordingly the ministry wishes to invites reputable contractors, service providers or vendors with relevant proven competence and experience to tender for goods, works & expression of interest (EOI) for the execution of the following projects in compliance with section 19, 23 & 25 of public procurement act (PPA), 2007.
2. SCOPE OF GOODS/WORKS/SERVICES
LOT PROJECT DESCRIPTION GOODS G1 Supply of field vehicle for use in headquarters G2 Supply of project vehicles for field operations in the state G3 Supply of project vehicles for metallurgical operations with comprehensive insurance branding G4 Provision of consumable for 700 trainees on welding techniques, fabrication, foundry and industrial metallurgy, instrumentation and mechanical maintenance G5 Procurement of technical support equipment for empowerment of persons trained in welding and fabrication G6 Procurement of work –tools for empowerment of persons trained n welding and fabrication G7 Procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE)- safety kits G8 Purchase, installation and test running of high-capacity equipment required to operate the scrap yard. G9 Supply of furniture & fittings to the building in metallurgical scarp collation Centre WORKS W1 Construction of metallurgical scarp collation Centre’s W2 Rehabilitation of engineering workshop of Ajaokuta street company limited (ASCL) W3 Lime calcination (processing of raw limestone to finished products ) W4 Rehabilitation of plant equipment at NIOMCO W5 Rehabilitation of heavy-duty equipment at national iron ore mining company (NIOMCO) itakpe CONSULTANCY C1 Review of the minerals and metals policy of 2008 C2 Development of roadmap for the steel sector C3 Conduction of environmental impact assessment C4 Revitalization of Ajaokuta steel company and national iron ore mining company C5 Transaction advisor services for the resuscitation of the ajaokuta project C6 Technical & financial audit of Ajaokuta steel company limited (ASCL) C7 Technical & financial audit of National Iron Ore Mining Company (NIOMCO), Itakpe C8 Establishment of databank for the metals industry
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders should submit the following documents:
a. Evidence of certificate of Incorporation issued by the 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 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 N50milion except LOT C5, C6 & C7 that require a minimum average annual turnover of N100 million;
c. Evidence of pension Clearance Certificate for the Last three (3) years (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staffs 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 ₦50Million and above);
e. Evidence of Nigerian social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance 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 ministry of steel development 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 of financial impropriety or criminal misinterpretation 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 petitions 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 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. 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 COMEG, COREN, QSRBN, ARCON,CORBON, etc.;
k. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs (in size, nature and complexity), executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and photographs of the project;
l. Consultancy services: Evidence of firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as COMEG, COREN, QSRBN, ICAN, ANAN, etc.;
m. For supply of equipment: letter of authorization as representatives of the original equipment manufacturers(OEMs):
n. Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
o. Only companies included in the national automotive design and development council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorized representatives should bid for the vehicles;
p. For joint Venture/ Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) indicating lead Partner 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);
Note: All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s Letter Headed 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 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 (GOODS & WORKS)
Interested and competent bidders are requested to collect the standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the ministerial tender’s board’s (MTB) secretariat upon the presentation of the evidence of payment of a non-refundable Tender Fee of N10, 000.00 per Lot, paid into the ministry of steel development headquarters, Abuja remita account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS & WORKS)
Prospective bidders are to submit two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with softcopy 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, ministry of steel development headquarters, No 2, Launda crescent, off Adetokunbo Ademola crescent, wuse II, Abuja and clearly marked with (the name of the project and the Lot number). Furthermore, the reverse of the sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box at the ministerial tenders board’s (MTB) secretariat, procurement department in the ministry’s Annex building, mindiver’ office not later than 12:00 noon Tuesday, 3rd September, 2024.
6. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
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 Tuesday, 20th 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 Tuesday, 20th august, 2024 and 12:00 noon Tuesday, 3rd September, 2024, respectively, in the honorable minister’s conference hall, block c, minerals & metals complex, ministry of steel development headquarters, wuse II Abuja, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please, ensure that you sign the bid submission register as ministry of steel development headquarters, Abuja will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
8. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. EOIs/ Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized 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) lot;
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 opening online;
f. Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and bidders can submit through post (courier services);
g. Goods & works: Only pre-qualified bidders at the 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.
h. Consultancy services: only shortlisted applicants at EOI’s evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of request for proposals;
i. The ministry of steel development 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 Procurement Act, 2007.
Signed:
Permanent secretary
Ministry of steel development headquarters, Abuja
