DEADLINE: 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2024
NATIONAL HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (NIHORT)
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY
IDI-ISHIN, JERICHO RESERVATION AREA, P.M.B 5432, IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST/PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR 2024 PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture And Food Security, in keeping with its mandate and in compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007, intends to implement the institute’s 2024 Constituency projects. The Institute hereby invites interested, competent and reputable contractors/suppliers/consultancy firms with relevant experience and good track records of related projects and services to submit bids and expressions of interest for the following procurements;
2.0 SCOPE OF WORKS/GOODS/SERVICES
CATEGORY A: WORKS
CATEGORY A: WORKS
| LOT NO. | PROJECT TITLE |
| OCBWKS B1 | CONSTRUCTION OF AIYEGUN GBEDDE TOWN HALL IN IJUMU/KABBA-BUNU FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, KOGI STATE |
| OCBWKS B2 | ENHANCING ILLUMINATION BY LIGHTENING UP RURAL FARM ROADS WITH SOLAR-POWERED LIGHTS IN SOME SELECTED COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE (LOT A-F) |
CATEGORY B: GOODS
LOT NO PROJECT TITLE OCBGDS B1 SUPPLY OF DIFFERENT FARM INPUTS AND SEEDLINGS TO BOOST AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT IN NNEWI NORTH/NNEWI SOUTH EKWUSIGO FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, ANAMBRA STATE (LOT A & B) OCBGDS B2 DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS AND MATHEMATICAL SETS, RENOVATION OF TOILETS ACROSS SCHOOL IN KOSOFE FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, LAGOS STATE OCBGDS B3 SUPPLY OF PALLIATIVES TO ONITSHA NORTH/ONITSHA SOUTH FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, ANAMBRA STATE OCBGDS B4 EHANCING MOVEMENT OF FARM PRODUCE BY PROVIDING HAULAGE TRICYCLES TO FARMERS IN SELECTED LOCATIONS OF ANAMBRA STATE (LOT A-J) OCBGDS B5 SUPPLY OF GRAINS TO VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE 6 GEO POLITICAL ZONES (LOT A –XX) OCBGDS B6 SUPPLY OF GRAINS TO VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES TO CUSHION THE EFFECT OF HUNGER ACROSS THE SIX GEOPOLITICAL ZONES (LOT A-XX) OCBGDS B7 DISTRIBUTION OF TRICYCLES AND HAULAGE MACHINES IN SELECTED COMMUNITIES OF PLATEAU NORTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT, PLATEAU STATE (LOT A7 B) OCBGDS B8 SUPPLY OF MODERNIZED FARM IMPLEMENTS TO FARMERS IN BORNO CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT, BORNO STATE OCBGDS B9 SUPPLY OF FOOD ITEMS WITHIN KWARA CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT OCBGDS B10 SUPPLY OF SEEDLINGS, HERBICIDES AND PESTICIDES FOR IMPROVED FARM PRODUCTS IN UDI LGA, ENUGU STATE OCBGDS B11 EHANCING MOVEMENT OF FARM PRODUCE BY PROVIDING HAULAGE TRICYCLES TO FARMERS IN SELECTED COMMUNITIES OF SOUTH SOUTH/SOUTH EAST AND NORTHERN ZONES (LOT A-T) OCBGDS B12 CUSHIONING EFFECTS OF HUNGER BY PROVISION OF HYBRID FARM PRODUCE TO SELECTED COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE (LOT A-J) OCBGDS B13 SUPPLY OF IRRIGATION PUMPING MACHINES TO FARMERS TO ENCOURAGE ALL-YEAR FARMING TO SELECTED FARMERS NATIONWIDE (LOT A-O) OCBGDS B14 SUPPLY OF PESTICIDES, HERBICIDES AND FERTILIZERS TO FARMERS NATIONWIDE TO BOOST AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (LOT A-E) OCBGDS B15 PURCHASE OF GRAINS TO VARIOUS COMMUNITIES IN SOKOTO EAST SENATORIAL DISTRICT OCBGDS B16 SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF COWS AND GOATS TO YOUTH IN SELECTED AREAS OF NORTH EAST
CATEGORY C: SERVICES
LOT NO PROJECT TITLE OCBCS 1B EMPOWERMENT GRANTS TO WOMEN AND YOUTHS IN KOSOFE FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY OCBCS 2B TRAINING OF FARMERS IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND EMPOWERMENT TO SELECTED COMMUNITIES IN PLATEAU
3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders shall submit the following documents for consideration:
a. Evidence of certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including form CAC1.1 and CAC2 and CAC7. Business name with form BN1 is alo 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 N50million for works and N30million for goods and services;
c. Evidence of pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024 (this requirements 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 (applicable where number of staff is at least 5 at least ₦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 national horticultural research institute, Ibadan 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;
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 the Curriculum Vitae of key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/ Professional qualifications COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, SURCON etc 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. List of Plants and Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
m. ICT jobs: Evidence of firms’ current registration with Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA)
n. ICT jobs: Evidence of firms’ current registration with Nigerian Electricity Management Development (CMD) for training services;
o. Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
p. For supply of equipment: letter of authorization as representative of the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs);
q. For joint venture/partnership, memorandum of understanding (MoU) should be provided indicating among others the lead partner (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.
4.0 SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST/PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
Prospective firms 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 place in individual envelopes, and the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the executive director, National Horticultural Research Institute, Idi-ishin, Jericho reservation area, Ibadan, oyo state, and clearly marked with the (name of the project and lot number), and drop in the designated tender box at administrative block II, national horticultural research institute, idi-ishin, Jericho reservation area, Ibadan, oyo state Nigeria not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 16th September, 2024.
5.0 OPENING OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST/PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
Expression of interest/pre-qualification documents will be opened immediately after the close of submission of the documents in the institute’s auditorium at 12:00 noon on Monday, 16th September, 2024, in the presence of bidders or their representatives. Please ensure that you sign the EOI/Bid submission register at procurement unit secretariat, as National Horticultural Research Institute will not be liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted EOIs/bids.
6.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
a. EOIs and pre-qualification documents must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
b. EOIs and pre-qualification documents submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. All costs will be borne by the bidders.
d. The documents submitted should have a table of content indicating the pages the items are to be found. Failure to comply with this directive will result in disqualification of the bidder;
e. The EOIs and 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. Services: Only shortlisted applicants will be invited at a later date for collection of request for proposals;
g. Works and goods: only pre-qualified applicants will be invited at a later date for collection of request for proposal;
h. The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), 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:
Executive Director/CEO
National Horticultural Research Institute, Ibadan
