Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA)- Invitation To Tender For Projects Execution (4 Lots)

DEADLINE: 16TH DECEMBER, 2024
LOWER NIGER RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (LNRBDA)
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES
BASIN ROAD, P.M.B 1529, ILORIN, KWARA STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION

1. INTRODUCTION
a. The Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA) is a parastatal of the Federal Ministry Of Water Resources established to embark on the development of surface and groundwater resources for multipurpose use and provision of related infrastructure and services for socio-economic development.
b. The authority therefore invites experienced and competent contractors, suppliers and consultants/service providers for consideration for the execution of the following projects under the 2023 capital appropriation:

ii. SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work for the projects earmarked for execution is as follows:

2. CATEGORY A: WORKS

CATEGORY B: GOODS

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested and competent contractors wishing to carry out any of the projects under the above two (2) categories are required to submit the following documents in their bid documents:
a. Evidence of certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate 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 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 lower Niger river basin development authority 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. 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, SURCON, etc.
k. 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.
l. For supply of other equipment: letter of authorization as representative of the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs);
m. Works; list of plants/equipment with proof of ownership/lease agreement;
n. Electricity jobs: evidence of current license issued by Nigerian electricity management services agency (NEMSA);
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)

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
Interested companies are to collect the standard bidding document (SBD) from the procurement unit, lower Niger river basin development authority, basin road ilorin, kwara state on evidence of payment of non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per lot, paid to the lower niger basin development authority, ilorin’s remita account at any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria. GIFMIS code of the authority, 1000111147

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the lot desired, two (2) hard copies 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 managing director, lower river basin development authority, basin road Ilorin 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 procurement unit, lower Niger River basin development authority, basin road Ilorin, Kwara state not later than 12:00pm on Monday, 16th December, 2024.

6. OPENING OF BID DOCUMENTS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00pm Monday, 16th December, 2024 at the board room of lower Niger River basin development authority, basin road Ilorin, in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids shall be kept unopened. Please, ensure that you sign the bid submission register at the procurement unit; lower Niger River basin development authority will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For enquiries, and results of prequalification, please visit the authority’s website http://www.lnrbda.gov.ng or send e-mail to 2024 procureemnt@lnrbda.gov.ng:

7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission shall be returned un-opened;
c. All costs will be borne by the bidders.
d. The 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;
e. 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;
f. The lower niger river basin development authority, Ilorin 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:
Dr. A.S. arenu FNSE
Managing director