DEADLINE: 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2024
SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF NIGERIA (SMEDAN)
PLOT 900 CHRIS ROAD, INDUSTRIAL LAYOUT, PHASE II, OPP. BERGER YARD, IDU, ABUJA
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF 2024 CAPITAL AND ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS MSMES GRANTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Small And Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) invites reputable and competent Microfinance Banks (MFBs) to submit proposals for the 2024 MSMEs grant disbursements.
2.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Interested firms should submit two (2) bound EOI documents duly signed, paginated, separated by dividers and arranged in the order outlined hereunder;
a. Evidence of certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including form CAC1.1 and CAC2 and CAC7, or Business name where applicable;
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 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 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is at least 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 small and medium enterprises development agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) 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;
h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years (2021,2022 and 2023);
i. Evidence of financial capability to execute the project by submission of reference letter from a reputable commercial bank 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 qualificationsk. MFB’s operating license issued by the central bank of Nigeria (CBN).
l. 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;
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.
3.0 SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENT
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound of expression of interest (EOI) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to small and medium enterprises development agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and clearly marked with “expression of interest as disbursement manager”. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop at the procurement unit, in a box marked “EOI for MFBs” not later than 12:00 noon, Monday 16th September, 2024.
The Director General,
Small and medium enterprises development agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN)
Plot 900 Chris chigbo road, industrial layout, phase ii, opp. Berger yard, idu, Abuja.
4.0 OPENING OF EOI DOCUMENTS
The EOI documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Monday 16th September, 2024 small and medium enterprises development agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) in the presence of bidders or their representatives. Please, ensure that you sign the bid submission register vin the office of (state the position of the person, room and floor number and the office address), as the small and medium enterprises development agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the agency’s website, email address and phone numbers are as follows;
Email address: infor@smedan.gov.ng
Website: www.smedan.gov.ng
Tel; +234 (0) 700 044 4333
5.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
a. EOIs must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
b. EOIs submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. All costs will be borne by the bidders.
d. The EOIs will be opened in the presence of CSOs and professional bodies and covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the EOI’s opening online.
e. Only shortlisted applicants will be invited at a later date for collection of request for proposals;
f. The small and medium enterprises development agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) 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.
Please note:
The agency reserves the right to verify any claim by the bidders.
The agency’s website, email address and phone number are as follows:
Email address: infor@smedan.gov.ng
Website: www.smedan.gov.ng
Tel; +234 (0) 700 044 4333
SIGNED:
MANAGEMENT
