DEADLINE: 23RD DECEMBER, 2024
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION (NCAM)
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY
(NCAM), KM 20 ILORIN-LOKOJA HIGHWAY, P.M.B. 1525, ILORIN
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE EXECUTION OF 2024 CAPITAL AND CONSTITUENCY PROJECTS
1. INTRODUCTION
The National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM) is a Research Institute under the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCAN) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) with the overall mandate to mechanize Nigerian Agriculture through innovative research that will lead to the development of simple and low-cost technologies for removing drudgery in farming and processing o0f agricultural produce, thereby improving food security. The Centre hereby invites interested reputable and competent Contractors/Suppliers with relevant experience and good track records to submit tenders for the following projects:
2. SCOPE OF WORKS/GOODS
CAPITAL INVITATION TO TENDER
2.1 WORKS
LOT 1: PROVISIONS OF SOLAR STREET LIGHT IN ARGUNGU/AUGIE FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, KEBBI STATE
LOT 2: PROVISION OF SOLAR-POWERED BOREHOLES IN ARGUNGU/AUGIE FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, KEBBI STATE
LOT 3: CONSTRUCTION OF NEIGHBOURHOOD WATER BOREHOLES FOR SELECTED COMMUNITIES IN OGBIA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, BAYELSA STATE.
LOT 4: CONSTRUCTION OF DRAINAGE IN BIRNIN TUDU COMMUNITY IN ARGUNGU/AUGIE FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, KEBBI STATE
LOT 5: CONSTRUCTION OF DRAINAGE IN FELENDE COMMUNITY IN ARGUNGU/AUGIE FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, KEBBI STATE
LO 6: FENCING, LANDSCAPING AND GATEHOUSE IN ORENIWA REHABILITATION HOME FOR THE CRITICALLY DISABLED IN IKOLE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, EKITI STATE
LOT 7: FENCING, LANDSCAPING AND GATEHOUSE IN ITAPA MOTHERLESS BABY HOME IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, EKITI STATE
LOT 8A: EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF ALL-IN-ONE SOLAR STREETLIGHTS IN EZIAMA WARD, ABIA STATE
LOT 8B: EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF ALL-IN-ONE SOLAR STREETLIGHTS IN OSUSU I WARD, ABIA STATE
LOT 8C: EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF ALL-IN-ONE SOLAR STREETLIGHTS IN OSUSU II WARD, ABIA STATE
LOT 8D: EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF ALL-IN-ONE SOLAR STREETLIGHTS IN ARIARIA MARKET WARD, ABIA STATE
LOT 8E: EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF ALL-IN-ONE SOLAR STREETLIGHTS IN URATA, ABIA STATE
LOT 8F: EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF ALL-IN-ONE SOLAR STREETLIGHTS IN UMUOGOR WARD, ABIA STATE
LOT 8G: EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF ALL-IN-ONE SOLAR STREETLIGHTS IN UMUOLA WARD, ABIA STATE
LOT 9A: EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF ALL-IN-ONE SOLAR STREETLIGHTS IN MOSQUE WARD, ABIA STATE
LOT 9B: EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF ALL-IN-ONE SOLAR STREETLIGHTS IN ENYIAMA WARD, ABIA STATE
LOT 9C: EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF ALL-IN-ONE SOLAR STREETLIGHTS IN NGWA WARD, ABIA STATE
LOT 9D: EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF ALL-IN-ONE SOLAR STREETLIGHTS IN EZUKWU WARD, ABIA STATE
LOT9E: EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF ALL-IN-ONE SOLAR STREETLIGHTS IN OHAZU WARD, ABIA STATE
LOT 9F: EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF ALL-IN-ONE SOLAR STREETLIGHTS IN ABA RIVER WARD, ABIA STATE
LOT 10: PROVISION OF SOLAR POWERED STREET LIGHT IN PATIGI/EDU/MORO FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY KWARA STATE
LOT 11: DRILLING AND CONSTRUCTION OF SOLAR POWERED WATER PUMPS ACROSS SEVERAL COMMUNITIES IN KATSINA CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT, KATSINA STATE
LOT 12: PROVISION OF HAND PUMP BOREHOLES IN SELECTED RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS KADUNA SOUTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT, KADUNA STATE
LOT 13: CONSTRUCTION OF WATER SUPPLY SCHEME. T.S
LOT 14: COMPLETION OF OLAWUNMI FALODUN MODEL SCHOOL IN ODO-ORO EKITI IKOLE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN EKITI STATE
LOT 15: FENCING AND GATE HOUSE IN IMOJO-EKITI SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN OYE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN EKITI STATE
LOT 16: CONSTRUCTION OF POLICE RESIDENTIAL QUARTERS, TORU-ORUA IN BAYELSA WEST SENATORIAL DISTRICT
LOT 17: CONSTRUCTION OF 3 IN 1 SOLAR STREET LIGHT IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF SIX GEO POLITICAL ZONE
LOT 18: CONSTRUCTION/INSTALLATION OF SOLAR LIGHT IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF SOUTH WEST STATE
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders must possess the under-listed requirements to be eligible to participate in these procurement’s:
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 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 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 N50m and above);
e. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024;
f. Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidd4er and to confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars;
g. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years -2021, 2022 & 2023;
h. Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
i. 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 and SURCON etc.;
j. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs (in size, nature & complexity) executed in the last five (5) years including Letter of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
k. Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease;
l. Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);
m. 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 Head paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No.), and email address. The Letterhead 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 office of the Procurement Officer, Administrative Building, National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM), Ilorin on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of ₦10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM’s) Remita Account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with soft copy of the financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged in one sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical and Financial Bid’. Thereafter, put the sealed envelopes in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to:
The Executive Director,
National Centre for Agricultural, Mechanization (NCAM),
Km. 20, Ilorin-Lokoja Highway, P.M.B. 1525,
Ilorin, Kwara State.
The envelopes should be clearly marked with the name of the project and the Lot number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder. The envelope should be dropped in the designated ‘Tender Box’ at the Procurement Office, NCAM Administrative Building not later than 12:00 noon Monday, 23rd December, 2024.
6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Monday, 23rd December, 2024, at the NCAM ultra-Modern Training Centre (Glass House) of the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM), in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the Financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register as the Procurement Officer, Administrative Building, National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM), Ilorin. Please note that the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Procurement Office on email: ncamcontact@yahoo.com
7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would 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. Bid document can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);
f. Only pre-qualified bidders 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. The National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization 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:
Management
