DEADLINE: 14TH & 28TH APRIL, 2025
NIGERIA INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COMMISSION (NIWRMC)
PLOT 502, ABOGO LARGEMA STREET, OFF CONSTITUTION AVENUE, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR YEAR 2025 CAPITAL PROJECTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated funds in the 2025 Appropriation to the Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management. In pursuit of its mandate, the Commission desires to utilize part of the funds to procure Goods, Works and Services.
1.2 The Commission in compliance with the principles of Public Procurement Act 2007, invites experienced and reputable Suppliers, Contractors and Consultants/Services providers to tender for the under listed projects.
2.0 SCOPE OF SUPPLY, WORKS AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES
CATEGORY A: GOODS
- NIW-G-A1: Procurement of Official Vehicles – Phase 2 (1 No Prado Jeep, 1 No Toyota Hilux)
CATEGORY B: WORKS
- NIW-W-B1: Design and Building of Office Accommodation
CATEGORY C: CONSULTANCY SERVICES (EXPRESSION OF INTEREST)
- NIW-C-C1: Development of Grey Water Footprint in Nigeria
- NIW-C-C2: Development of Integrated Lake Management Plans for Effective Ecosystem Service Delivery
- NIW-C-C3: Development of Framework for Quantitative Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Water-related activities in New Niger Central Hydrological Area (HA-1D)
- NIW-C-C4: Establishment of IWRM Databank and Remote Sensing Laboratory in HA-8 (Lake Chad Catchment Office)
- NIW-C-C5: Establishment of Electronic Law Library
- NIW-C-C6: Training and Empowerment of Women and Youths on Fish Breeding in Kuchiko and Kurudu Communities
3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7; Business Name with Form BN1 is also acceptable for Consultancy Services;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax clearance certificate for all partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2025;
c. Evidence of Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025 (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, 2025 (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) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025;
f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2025 or valid Certificate issued by Bureau of Public Procurement;
g. Sworn Affidavit:
i. disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committee of the Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission 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 the bid are true and correct in all particulars;
ii. that no Director have been convicted in any Country for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter;
iii. 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 petition or proceedings;
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 such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, COMEG, NAH, NITDA & CPN, etc.;
k. Verifiable Documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs (in size, nature or complexity) executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates and Job Completion Certificates;
l. Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
m. For Consultancy Services: Evidence of Firm’s registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as COREN, ARCON, CORBON, TOPREC, QSRBN, COMEG, NAH (for construction Industry), NITDA & CPN (For IT) and CMD certification (for Training projects);
n. For supply of equipment: Letter of Authorization, as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
o. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) indicating lead partner should be provided (CAC, TAX clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, IT compliance certificate, NSITF compliance certificate, IRR and Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);
p. For Vehicles Procurement: only companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Councils approval list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorized rep should bid for the vehicle;
All documents for submission shall be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company’s Letter Head paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by CAC, Contact Address, GSM No. and e-mail address. The Letter Head Paper shall bear the names and nationalities of the Directors of the company at the bottom of the page duly signed by the authorised officer of the company.
4.0 COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS & WORKS)
Interested Contractors and Suppliers are to collect the Unpriced Quotation Document for the various projects from the Procurement Office of the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission, Plot 502, Room F9, 1st Floor, Abogo Largema Street, Central Business District, FCT-Abuja. Bidders are to pay the sum of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000.00) only through the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission’s Remita platform in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria before obtaining bidding documents. Firms interested in Services will not pay at this stage till after short listing.
5.0 SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS & WORKS)
Prospective bidders are expected to submit their bids to the Procurement Office of the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission, Plot 502, Room F9, 1st Floor, Abogo Largema Street, Central Business District, FCT – Abuja, within working hours of work days. Both Technical and Financial bids should be packaged and enclosed in an envelope marked with the project title at the top right-hand corner and the company’s name indicated at the back of the envelope, addressed as follows:
The Executive Director,
Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission,
Plot 502, Abogo Largema Street,
Central Business District, FCT – Abuja.
The Bids should be submitted not later than 12:00 noon, Monday, 28th April, 2025.
6.0 SUBMISSION OF EOI
Expression of Interest (EOI) should be submitted in 2 hard copies (1 original and 1 copy) addressed as above and submitted not later than 12:00 noon, Monday, 14th April, 2025.
All other submissions must be at the Procurement Office of the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission, Plot 502, Room F9, 1st Floor, Abogo Largema Street, Central Business District, FCT – Abuja.
7.0 OPENING OF EOI & TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOI & Technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00 noon, Monday, 14th April, 2025 and 12:00 noon, Monday, 28th April, 2025, at the Conference Room 001 of the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission. For further enquiries, please contact Procurement Unit, Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission, Plot 502, Room F9, 1st Floor, Abogo Largema Street, Central Business District, Abuja.
8.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids/EOIs must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
b. Bids/EOIs submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. Bidders should not bid for more than One (1) Lot;
d. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
e. Consultancy Services: Only shortlisted Consultants will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposal (RFP);
f. Goods & Works: 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. 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 bid opening online;
h. The Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist any Applicant 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
Ag. Executive Director
Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission
