Nigerian Institute Of Animal Science (NIAS)- Invitation To Tender For The Implementation Of 2022 Capital Projects (8 Lots)

DEADLINE: 31ST OCTOBER, 2022
NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE (NIAS)
ESTABLISHED BY ACT NO. 26 OF 2007
PLOT 1882, CADASTRAL ZONE C13, OKANJE DISTRICT, KABUSA, ABUJA, FCT.P.O BOX 15656, WUSE, FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 2022 CAPITAL PROJECTS

(1) INTRODUCTION
The Nigerian Institute of Animal Science in compliance with the provision of the Public Procurement Act 2007, wishes to invite seasoned and qualified contractors and firms to submit bids for the under listed Constituency Projects of National Assembly as appropriated in the 2022 Appropriation Act.

(2) SCOPE OF WORKS/GOODS

CATEGORY A: WORKS

CATEGORY B: GOODS

(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested and competent Companies/Firms wishing to carry out the projects are required to submit their Company profiles which shall include the following:

(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC 2 &7;

(b) Evidence of filling Company Annual Returns to CAC for Year 2021;

(c) 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 (2019,2020 & 2021) valid till 31st December, 2022;

(d) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022 (this requirement is only applicable for to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);

(e) 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 bidder’s annual turnover is N50m and above);

(f) Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022;

(g) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2022 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;

(h) Company’s Audited Accounts for the immediate last three (3) years (2019, 2020 & 2021) 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 awarded;

(j) Sworn Affidavit:

-disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science 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 the company is not in receivership or under and /or subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings;

-that the company has no Director/Partner who has been convicted by any court in Nigeria or any other country for criminal offences in relation to fraud or financial impropriety;

-that the company does not have existing loan of 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.

(Note: Affidavit submitted must be deposed to as described and property addressed to Nigerian Institute of Animal Science. Any Affidavit that predates this advertisement will be rejected)

(k) Company’s Resume, including profile of at least Three (3) key Technical staff with the required skills/experience to be deployed for the execution of projects. They must be Registered Animal Scientists, (RAS), with current Annual Practicing License (APL) for A1 to A4; COREN, CORBON, ARCON, etc. for A5:

(l) Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;

(m) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least Five (5) similar jobs executed in the last Five (5) years including Letters Awards, Valuation certificates, Job Completion Certificates.

(n) For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);

(o) For Joint Ventures/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) 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);

(p) 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 Letterhead Paper must 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 firm.

(4) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document(SBD) from the Procurement Office on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fees of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS) REMITA account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

The payment should be made in favour of the FGN-Nigerian Institute of Animal Science through the Remita e-Collection Platform 1000073094

(5) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested firms are to submit copies of documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly indicating the Project Name, Lot number and addressed to Registrar/Chief Executive Officer

Attention:The Head of Procurement Unit;
Nigerian Institute of Animal Science,
Plot 1882, Cadastral Zone C13, Okanje District, Kabusa, Abuja.

Furthermore, the reserve side of the envelope must bear the Company’s name and address of the prospective bidder. The documents should be deposited in the Tender Tamper Proof Box at the Procurement Unit of Nigerian Institute of Animal Science, Plot 1882, Cadastral Zone C13, Okanje District, Kabusa, Abuja within the working hour of 9am – 4pm, Monday – Friday. The Deadline for the Submission is 12:00 noon Monday, 31 October 2022.

(6) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
The opening of the Technical bids will take place immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Monday, 31 October 2022, in the Boardroom of Nigerian lnstitute of Animal Science, Plot 1882, Cadastral Zone C13, Okanje District, Kabusa, Abuja. Ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register at the Procurement Unit, Ground Floor of above named address, as the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact us through our official e-mail: nias.nigeria2013@gmail.com

(7) GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;

(b) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;

(c) Contractors who have on-going or uncompleted project and those who have worked for Nigerian Institute of Animal Science and have history of poor performance, abandonment, termination, and /or prolonged contract execution period need not apply;

(d) All documents for submission must be properly bound, numbered and duly signed (on each page) with a well arranged table of content;

(e) 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 will be covered by video recording and invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;

(f) Standard Bidding Documents can also be collected in Soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);

(g) 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;

(h) Bid documents that are not clearly marked with the identity of the bidder would not be opened;

(i) Note that tender documents not dearly photocopied will be disqualified;

(j) The Nigerian Institute of Animal Science shall verify any or all the claims made by bidders and shall disqualify any Company whose claims are found to be false in addition to other sanctions that may be deemed necessary;

(k) Deviation from the requirements of this advertisement shall lead to disqualification;

(l) Bidders are prohibited from bidding for more than one (1) Lot.

(8) DISCLAIMER
(a) All costs will be borne by the bidders

(b) This announcement is published for information purpose only and does not constitute an offer by the Tender Board of Nigerian Institute of Animal Science.

(c) Nigerian Institute of Animal Science is not bound to accept the lowest quotation that is not responsive 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: PROF. E. A. LYAYI
REGISTRAR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE.