Office Of The Senior Special Assistant To The President On Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGS)- Invitation To Tender For 2025 OSSAP-SDGS Capital Projects (39 Lots)

DEADLINE: 5TH & 7TH MAY, 2025
OFFICE OF THE SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (OSSAP-SDGS)
SUITE 301, BLOCK C, THIRD FLOOR, FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, PHASE II, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2025 OSSAP-SDGs CAPITAL PROJECTS: CONSTITUENCY AND SPECIAL PROJECTS (WORKS/GOODS)

1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs) is desirous of executing 2025 OSSAP-SDGs Capital Projects, Constituency and Special Projects in various constituencies & locations within the Federation (FCT).

2. SCOPE OF WORKS/GOODS
CATEGORY A: WORKS

CATEGORY B: GOODS

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC 7;

b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2021, 2022, & 2023), with minimum average annual turnover of N20 million for IT, December, 2023, with minimum average annual turnover of N50 million for Works, and N30 million for Goods;

c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023 (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, 2023 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover of N50million and above);

e. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023;

f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31st December, 2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;

g. Sworn Affidavit:

• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs) 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;
• that no Director has 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;
• 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;
• that the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institution or third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performing, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last ninety (90) months;

h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2021, 2022 & 2023, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);

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 etc.;

k. 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;

l. For Procurement of Equipment/Vehicle Ownership/Lease Agreement:

m. Works List of Plants/Equipment owned by the company;

n. Only companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council, approved list as manufacturers of vehicles or accredited representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);

o. Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);

p. For Supply of Health and Medical Equipment: Letter of Authorization from the Original Equipment Manufacturer for all the equipment listed in the Approved List for Procurement of Health and Medical Equipment for Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria;

q. Electricity Distribution Companies: Evidence of current License issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);

r. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company’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 e-mail address. The Letterhead Paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company, and the Office address of the firm.

4. COLLECTION OF BID DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY A & B)
Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the Office of the Head Procurement, 3rd Floor, Block C, Room 3A 1.45, Federal Secretariat, Phase 2, Central Business District, Abuja on the evidence of payment of non-refundable tender fee of N20,000.00 for Works and N10,000.00 for Supply per Lot, paid into the Sustainable Development Goals (Remita Account: SDGs e-collection, TSA Sub-Account).

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY A & B)
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to (The Secretary of Tenders Board, Room 3A1 140, 2nd Floor, Block C, Federal Secretariat, Phase 2, Central Business District, Abuja) and clearly marked with (the name of the project and the Lot number). Furthermore, the reverse side of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box at (Procurement Unit, 3rd Floor, Block C, Room 3A 1.45, Federal Secretariat, Phase 2, Central Business District, Abuja), not later than:

Lot No | Submission Deadline

• A1-A31 | 12:00 noon Monday 5th May, 2025
• B1-B11 | 12:00noon Wednesday 7th May, 2025

6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bid will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission in the Olusegun Obasanjo Auditorium, Federal Ministry of Justice, Shehu Shagari Way, Maitama, Abuja while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please, ensure that you submit a Bid Submission Register in the office of the Head Procurement, Room 3A 1.45, 3rd Floor, Block C, Federal Secretariat, Phase 2, Central Business District, Abuja, as the company representative shall be invited to witness the opening of the Technical bids. For further enquiries, please contact the undersigned. The Opening time is as follows:

Lot No | Submission Deadline | Bid Opening Date & Time

• A1-A31 | 12:00 noon Monday 5th May, 2025 | 12:00noon Monday 5th May, 2025
• B1-B11 | 12:00noon Wednesday 7th May, 2025 | 12:00noon Wednesday 7th May, 2025

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 would be returned un-opened;

c. Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);

d. All costs will be borne by the bidders;

e. The Bids will be opened in the presence of CSOs and Professional bodies and covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidder who choose to join via bid opening online;

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 upon requested;

g. The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs 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
Secretary of Programme (SoP)
Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs