National Agency For The Great Green Wall (NAGGW)- Invitation To Bid/ Expression Of Interest For The Supply Of Goods, Works And Services (21 Lots)

DEADLINE: 18TH & 31ST OCTOBER, 2022
NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE GREAT GREEN WALL (NAGGW)
PLOT NO. 1730, AHMADU BELLO WAY, MABUSHI, ABUJA
INVITATION TO BID/ EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE SUPPLY OF GOODS, WORKS AND SERVICES

1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Federal Government of Nigeria has provided funds in the 2022 Budgetary Allocation and other Special/Intervention Funds for the National Agency for the Great Green Wall, (NAGGW). The Agency, in pursuance of its Mandate, desires to utilise part of the funds to procure Goods, Works and Services in NAGGW Operational Areas.
1.2 To this end, experienced and reputable Suppliers, Contractors and Consultant/Service Providers are hereby invited to tender and express interest for the under-listed projects:

2.0 SCOPE/DESCRIPTION OF GOODS, WORKS AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested and competent Contractors, Suppliers and Service Providers/Consultants wishing to submit bid for any of the projects listed are required to submit the following documents. Failure to fulfil any of the under-listed requirements shall render a bid, non-responsive:
i. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name is also acceptable for Services;
ii. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificate of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2022;
iii. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);
iv. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidders annual turnover is N50m and above);
v. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022;
vi. 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, 2022 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
vii. Sworn Affidavit:
-disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Agency of the Great Green Wall or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, Shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and 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-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months
viii. Company’s Audited Account for the last three (3) years, 2019, 2020 and 2021, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);
ix. Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
x. Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of relevant Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional Qualifications such as COREN, ARCON, CORBON, SURCON, QSRBN etc.;
xi. Verifiable evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Award, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
xii. Works: List of Plants/Equipment with Proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
xiii. Consultancy Services: Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as COREN, ARCON, CORBON, SURCON, QSRBN, CMD, etc.;
xiv. For Supply of Equipment: Evidence of Letter of Authorisation from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
xv. Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);
xvi. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided indicating among others the Lead Partner (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);
xvii. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding Letter under the Company/Firms Letter Headed Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM Number), and E-mail Address. The Letter Headed Paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Company Directors at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorised officer of the Company.
Note that the documents should be arranged and submitted in the order as listed above and clearly separated by dividers and paginated.

4.0 COLLECTION OF BID DOCUMENTS Categories A & B (Goods and Works):
Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the Procurement Unit, National Agency for the Great Green Wall, Plot No. 1730, Ahmadu Bello Way, Mabushi, Abuja on evidence of payment of a non-refundable Tender fee of N10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira) only, per Lot, paid into the Remit Account/TSA of the NAGGW, in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

5.0 SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
5.1 Categories A&B-Goods and Works:
Prospective Bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies of the Technical Bid and two (2) hard copies of Financial Bid (including soft copy of Financial Bid in MS Excel format), packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked ‘Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger envelope addressed to the Director General, National Agency for the Great Green Wall, Plot No. 1730, Ahmadu Bello Way, Mabushi, Abuja and clearly marked with the Name of the Project and Lot Number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the Bidder and should be deposited in the Tender Box at the address in 4.0 above, not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 31 October, 2022. Late bids shall be returned un-opened.

5.2 Category C-Expression of Interest:
Interested Firms are to submit two (2) bound copies of Expression of Interest (Eol) documents, separated by dividers. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to the Director General, National Agency for the Great Green Wall, Plot No. 1730, Ahmadu Bello Way, Mabushi, Abuja and clearly marked with the Name of the Project and Lot Number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the Bidder and should be deposited in the Tender Box at the address in 4.0 above, not later than 12:00noon, Tuesday, 18 October, 2022.

6.0 OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS AND EOI
6.1 Categories A & B-Goods and Works:
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon, Monday 31 October, 2022, at the Conference Room B, 1st Floor, National Agency for the Great Green Wall, Plot No. 1730, Ahmadu Bello Way, Mabushi, Abuja, while the Financial Bids will be kept un-opened. Financial Bid of pre-qualified bidders will be opened at a later date.

6.2 Category C-Expression of Interest:
Expression of Interest (Eol) documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00noon, Tuesday, 18th October, 2022, at the Conference Room B, 1 Floor, National Agency for the Great Green Wall, Plot No. 1730, Ahmadu Bello Way, Mabushi, Abuja.

7.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
i. Bids and Expressions of Interest must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
ii. Bids and Expressions of Interest submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
iii. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots in all the Categories combined; violators shall be disqualified;
iv. Further details on the Specific Locations of the projects are as specified in the Bidding Documents and each shall be evaluated and awarded as separate Lot/Project per specific location;
v. All costs will be borne by the bidders as the Agency will not be held responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested party(ies) in connection with any response to this invitation;
vi. Non-compliance with the Conditions stated herein will lead to automatic disqualification of the bidder from the bidding process;
vii. Contractors/Service Providers who have worked for the Agency and have history of poor performance, abandonment or prolonged contract execution/extension need not apply as they will be disqualified;
viii. Attendees at the bids opening shall be required to wash hands, use hand sanitiser, wear mask and observe physical distancing. The Bids Opening in the presence of observers from Private Sector Professional Body and Civil Society Organisation in the areas of Anti-Corruption/Transparency; will be covered by video recording and invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;
ix. 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;
x. Services: Only shortlisted Consultants will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
xi. The National Agency for the Great Green Wall is not bound to shortlist/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;
xii. For further enquiries, please contact the Procurement Unit between 9.00 am to 3.30 pm (Mondays – Fridays) at the following address:

National Agency for the Great Green Wall,
Flat 7, 1 Floor Plot No. 1730,
Ahmadu Bello Way, Mabushi, Abuja,

Signed
Director-General