DEADLINE: 25TH APRIL, 2025
NIGERIAN SAFETY INVESTIGATION BUREAU (NSIB)
NNAMDI AZIKIWE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION
1. INTRODUCTION
The federal government of Nigeria has provided funds in the 2025 appropriation act for the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB). In this regard, and in compliance with the Public Procurement Act, 2007, the NSIB invites qualified and competent contractors with proven experience and a strong track record of performance to submit bids for the under-listed project.
2. SCOPE OF WORKS
LOT NO PROJECT TITLE 1 PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY OF UTILITY VEHICLES 2 PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY OF PROJECT MONITORING VEHICLES 3 PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY OF OPERATIONAL VEHICLES 4 PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY OF SHUTTLE BUSES FOR NSIB 5 PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY OF INVESTIGATION MOBILE OFFICES 6 ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION MOBILE OFFICES 7 SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF ICT EQUIPMENT FOR NSIB 8 PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY OF OFFICE EQUIPMENT’S FOR NSIB
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested bidders are required to submit the following documents, duly signed, separated by dividers and arranged in the order outlined below;
a. Evidence of certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 and CAC2 and CAC7 with latest CAC RETURNS;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the Last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2025; with minimum average annual turnover of N500 million for (LOT 1-6);
c. Evidence of pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025;
d. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate Valid till 31st December, 2025
e. Evidence of Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate Valid till 31st December 2025;
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 at federal high court with current passport disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau 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 -2022,2023 & 2024 ;
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;
k. Bid security of 2% of the bid price by way of a bank guarantee issued by a reputable bank for (LOT 1-6)
l. Evidence of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) rep./dealership for (LOT 1-6);
m. Only companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) approved list of local manufacturer of vehicles or their authorized representative should bid for the vehicles
n. 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 projects;
o. 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
Interested companies are to collect the standard bidding document (SBD) from procurement department, Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, ground floor, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per lot, paid into the Nigerian safety investigation bureau’s remita account in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria.
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit for each of the lot desired, 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 director general/CEO, Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, ground floor, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja 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 not later than 10:00 am on Friday, 25th April, 2025.
6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission 10:00 am on Friday, 25th April 2025 in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept unopened. Please, ensure that you sign the bid submission register in the office of procurement department, Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, as the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact procurement department between 9:00 am to 3:00 pm (Mondays to Fridays) at the address: Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, ground floor, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an authorized by the bidder;
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. Prospective bidders should not bid for more than Two (2) lots
d. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
e. 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;
f. 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;
g. The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau is not bound to pre-qualify 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
