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FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NIGERIA- INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2024 CAPITAL AND ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS

FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
PMB 5054, JERICHO-IBADAN, OYO STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2024 CAPITAL AND ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS

1. INTRODUCTION
The Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria and her colleges under the Federal Min Environment, intends to undertake the procurement of Works, Goods & Services under the capital and zonal intervention projects/programmes under the 2024 Appropriation accordance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007. To achieve this, Institute, (FRIN) and her Colleges hereby invites interested and competent Conte Suppliers and Service Providers with cognate experience wishing to participate in the process in any areas listed in the Table Below:

2. SCOPE OF GOODS/WORKS/SERVICES

S/NO	PROJECT DESCRIPTION	PROCURRING ENTITY
	FRIN HEADQUARTERS IBADAN
FRIN 01	National Afforestation Programme	Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (services
FRIN 02	Construction of Meteorological Station & Equipment for Environmental Modeling and Biometrics	Forestry Research
FRIN 03	Development of Agroforestry Enterprises, Farming Systems, Programme Workshop and Training Across Six Geopolitical Zones of the Country	Institute of Nigeria (Works)
FRIN 04	Construction and Rehabilitation Research Buildings in FRIN Headquarters and Outstations	Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (services
FRIN 05	Procurement of Research & Laboratory Equipment, Furniture and Fittings for Offices in FRIN Headquarters and Outstations	Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (works
FRIN 06	Rehabilitation of Research Machinery in FRIN Headquarters	Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (Goods
FRIN 07	Man & Biosphere Communities Enterprises Development, Workshop and World Network Obligations,	Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (Goods
FRIN 08	Construction/Rehabilitation of Planning, Research & Statistics Building in FRIN Headquarters	Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (work
FRIN 09	Human Capacity Development of FRIN and Outstation Stuff	Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (services
	Federal College of Wildlife Management New Bussa
FCWM 01	Development of Computer Based Technology Centre	Federal College of Wildlife Management New Bussa (works)
	Federal College of Forestry Ibadan
FCFI 01	Procurement of Laboratory and ICT Equipment, Workshop, Farm Machineries and Implements	Federal College of Forestry Ibadan (Goods)
FCFI 02	Construction, Rehabilitation and Furnishing of College Buildings and Sports Facility with Pavilion	Federal College of Forestry Ibadan (Works)
	Federal College of Forestry Jos
FCFJ 01	Installation of Solar Panel and Batteries For IUT. Admin Block Building and other Offices (Phase 1)	Federal College of Forestry Jos (Works)
FCFJ 02	Procurement of Laboratory Equipment: Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Soil Science, and Entomology Laboratories Hardware and Training Equipment (Phase 1)	Federal College of Forestry Jos (goods)
FCFJ 03	Construction of 300- Seater Computer-Base Test Centre in the College (Phase 1)	Federal College of Forestry Jos (Works)
FCFJ 04	Rehabilitation of College Nursery, Provision of Tools and Equipment for Seedling Production for students Learning and Research	Federal College of Forestry Jos (Works)
FCFJ 05	Procurement of 2no Kyocera Photocopies	Federal College of Forestry Jos (Goods
FCFJ 06	Construction of One Storey Building for Accounts and Audit Departments Phase (1)	Federal College of Forestry Jos (Works)
FCFJ 07	Rehabilitation and Renovation of FOT, SLT, AEM, G & C Departments Resulting from Continuous Annual Devastation	Federal College of Forestry Jos (Works)
FCFJ 08	Procurement of All-In-One Computer and Laptop for Training and touching In line with NBTE Mandatory Requirements (phase I)	Federal College of Forestry Jos (Goods
FCFJ 09	Establishment of E-library for students and staff for Research purposes in line with NBTE Mandatory requirements	Federal College of Forestry Jos (Services
FCFJ 10	Utility vehicle, 2022 Model, 18-seater high roof for students practical trips and research	Federal College of Forestry Jos (Goods)
	Federal College of Forest Resource Management Fugar, Edo State
FCFRM 01	Construction of College Road Network	Federal College of Forest Resource Management Fugar, Edo State works
FCFRM 02	Furnishing and Equipping of Technical Drawing room, Audio visual room and forestry technology camping store	Federal College of Forest Resource Management Fugar, Edo State Goods
FCFRM 03	Construction of Admission/Administration building	Federal College of Forest Resource Management Fugar, Edo State Works
FCFRM 04	Furnishing and equipping library with laptops and books/journal/periodicals	Federal College of Forest Resource Management Fugar, Edo State Goods
	Federal College of Forest Resource Management Fugar, Borno State
FCFRM 01	Rehabilitation/Repairs of student Hostel	Federal College of Forest Resource Management Fugar, Borno State – works
FCFRM 02	Purchase of Utility vehicle, 2022 Model – 30 seater	Federal College of Forest Resource Management Fugar, Borno State- goods
FCFRM 03	Purchase of Agricultural equipment/Tractor	Federal College of Forest Resource Management Fugar, Borno State- goods
	Federal College of Forest Resource Management, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State
FCFME 1	Procurement of laboratory equipment	Federal College of Forest Resource Management, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State – goods
FCFME 2	Construction of Tourism studio	Federal College of Forest Resource Management, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State – works
FCFME 3	Procurement of Books, Teaching/Learning Aids Items	Federal College of Forest Resource Management, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State – goods
FCFME 4	Construction and Furnishing of Agricultural Technology Department Block	Federal College of Forest Resource Management, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State – works
FCFME 5	Construction and Furnishing of Wood and Metal Workshop and Procurement of Wood and Metal Workshop Equipment	Federal College of Forest Resource Management, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State –works
FCFME 6	Equipment Procurement of Survey, Pest Control, Nursery and Audio Video Room	Federal College of Forest Resource Management, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State – goods
	Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna State
FCFM 01	Construction of 300 sqm Green Hose with Environmental Compliance Net	Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna State – works
FCFM 02	Construction and furnishing of solar powered security towers with 64 channel CCTV camera and control room.	Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna State – works
FCFM 03	Renovation of College Administrative Building Block, Poultry, Piggery and Rabbitry House	Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna State – works
FCFM 04	Procurement of Utility Vehicle, 2022 Model.	Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna State – Goods
FCFM 05	Procurement of Office Equipment	Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna State – Goods
	Zonal Intervention Projects
ZIPEB 01	Training in Modern farming methods for youth in Owan East/West Federal Constituency	Federal College of Forest Resource Management, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State – services
ZIPEB 02	Supply of farm implements to farmers in Owan	Federal College of Forest Resource Management, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State – goods

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested Contractors should submit the following documents duly signed, paginated, separated by dividers and arranged in the order outlined hereunder.
a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC7; Business name with Form BN1 is also acceptable for consultancy services;
b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificates (or personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates for all partners) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2024 with minimum average annual turnover of N50 million;
c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024 (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, 2024 (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) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024;
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
• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria or Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) 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 county for any criminal offence relating to fraud impropriety or criminal misrepresentation of falsification of facts relating to any matter.
• That the company is not in receivership, the subject of any form or bankruptcy proceedings of the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceeding
• That the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institutions of third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months.
h) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years (2021, 2022 & 2023);
i) Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank 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, QSDRBN, 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) List of plant/Equipment with proof of ownership/lease;
m) Only companies included in the National Automotive design and development Councils approved list of Local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorized representatives should bid for the vehicles
n) For supply of other Equipment: Letter of Authorization from the Original Equipment Manufacturers listed in the Approved Policy for procurement of Health and Medical Equipment for Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria ;
a) For Corporate Training: Evidence of firm’s current accreditation issued by the Centre for Management Development (CMD)
o) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificates, 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 submitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company’s letter head paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the CAC, Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No) fax and email 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 BID DOCUMENTS (GOODS & WORKS)
Bidding documents will be available for collection by interested bidders at each procuring entity’s Office upon presentation of evidence of payment of N10,000.00 non-refundable tender’s fee per Lot, paid into the Institute’s/College’s Treasury Single Account of each procuring entity as shown in the table in paragraph 5 below.

5. SUBMISSION OF TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL BIDS (GOODS & WORKS)
Interested bidders are to submit one hard copy of technical bids in a separate sealed envelope with inscription “Technical Bid for the project title” and Two hard copies of the Financial Bids (one original, one photocopy) in a separate sealed envelope with inscription “Financial Bid for the project title” while the two envelopes shall be sealed in a bigger third envelope with inscription” Technical and Financial Bid for the project title” shall be delivered on or before 12:00 noon on Monday 10th June, 2024. The bid should be addressed and submitted to:

LOT NO	SUBMISSION ADDRESS	REMITA’S ACCOUNT
FRIN 01-09	The Director General, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria Jericho, Ibadan, Oyo State	Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria Jericho, Ibadan’s remita account
FCWM 01	The Provost, Federal College of Wild life Management, New Bussa, Niger State	Federal College of Wild life Management, New Bussa, Niger State, remita account
FCFI 01-02	The Provost, Federal College of Forestry, Jericho, Ibadan, Oyo State	Federal College of Forestry, Jericho, Ibadan, Oyo’ remita account
FCFJ-01-10	The Provost, Federal College of Forestry Jos, Bauchi Road, Plateau State	Federal College of Forestry Jos, remita account
FCFRMF 01-04	The Provost, Federal College of Forest Resources Management, Fugar, Edo State	Federal College of Forest Resources Management, Fugar, Edo remita account
FCFRMB-01-03	The Provost, Federal College of Forest Resources Management, Maiduguri, Borno State	Federal College of Forest Resources Management, Maiduguri, Borno’s remita account
FCFM 01-05	Federal College of Forestry mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna State	Federal College of Forestry mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna’s remita account
FCFRME 01-06 ZIPEB 01 ZIPEB 02	The Provost, Federal College of Forest Resources Management, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State	Federal College of Forest Resources Management, Ishiagu remita account

Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register as the procuring entity will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please visit the Procurement office of procuring entity.

6. SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENTS
Interested Firms in Services are to submit the Expression of Interest (EOI) for each of the Lot desired, in and submitted not later than 12:00 noon on Monday 10th June, 2024, three (3) hard copies each (one original & two copies). The EOI should be addressed as indicated above.

7. OPENING OF EOI DOCUMENTS
The Eol and the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday 10th June, 2024 at the Institute/various Colleges, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened.

8. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Late submission of bids shall be returned un-opened;
b. All submissions must be made in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
c. Submission of bids to the INSTITUTE/COLLEGES is neither a commitment nor an obligation to award any contract in any contractor or supplier.
d. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
e. The advertisement for technical and financial bidding should not be construed as a commitment on the part of FRIN/College Management, nor shall it entitle any contractor or supplier to make and seeks any indemnity from the institute/college.
f. Goods & Works: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for virtual financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened
g. Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services)
h. Consultancy service: Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposal (RfP);
i. The FRIN and her colleges are not bound to prequalify and bidder 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:
The Director General
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan

This tender expires at 4:44pm on Monday June 10th, 2024

NATIONAL SPACE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY- INVITATION TO TENDER (TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS AT NASRDA HEADQUARTERS AND CENTRES UNDER THE 2024 CAPITAL APPROPRIATION

NATIONAL SPACE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OBASANJO SPCE CENTRE, OPPOSITE PYAKKASA JUNCTION, AIRPORT ROAD, LUGBE ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER (TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS AT NASRDA HEADQUARTERS AND CENTRES UNDER THE 2024 CAPITAL APPROPRIATION

1. INTRODUCTION
The National Space Research and Development Agency and its Centres invite qualified, interested and credible contractors, suppliers and service providers to tender for the following lots of Goods, Works and Services under the 2024 Capital Appropriation.

2. SCOPE OF GOODS/WORKS/SERVICES
SECTION A: GOODS

LOT NO	PROJECT DESCRIPTION
A1	Supply of Scientific, Engineering and Mechanical equipment
A2	Supply of software/hardware, internet, licences etc
A3	Supply of vehicles, Motorcycles and Machinery
A4	Provision of Medical empowerment materials and appliance

SECTION B: WORKS

LOT NO	PROJECT DESCRIPTION
B1	Supply and installation of Solar Power Systems
B2	Renovation/Construction of Building

SECTION C: SERVICES

LOT NO	PROJECT DESCRIPTION
C1	Training and empowerment of Clergy, Traditional Rulers/ Heads of Communities on conflict and Peace Resolution in Ibadan, Oyo State.

SECTION D: ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS

LOT NO	PROJECT DESCRIPTION
D1	Provision of 1 No. solar powered motorized boreholes in Vandeikya/Konshiba Federal Constituency, Benue State
D2	Purchase and supply of Motorcycles in Kunshisha LGA, Vandeikya/Konshiba Federal Constituency, Benue State
D3	Purchase and supply of Motorcycles in Vandeikya/Konshiba Federal Constituency, Benue State
D4	Installation of solar powered street light in Okuku, Umuguna, Emcabiam (Owerri West), Obube, Emii, Agbala (Owerri North), Ikenegbu I, Azuzi, New Owerri 1 (Owerri Municipal), Imo State
D5	Supply of assorted grains to selected communities in Irewolede Fed. Const. Osun State
D6	Construction of solar powered boreholes in Birnin Kebbi/Kaigo/Bunza Federal Constituency, Kebbi State
D7	Provision of grains in Birnin Kebbi/Kaigo/Bunza Federal Constituency, Kebbi State
D8	Provision of irrigation pumps in Birnin Kebbi/Kaigo/Bunza Federal Constituency, Kebbi State
D9	Construction of boreholes in 12 wards in Dala Federal Constituency, Kano State
D10	Supply of empowerment materials for youth and women in Oyo South Senatorial District, Oyo State

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested contractors/suppliers and service providers are required to submit the following documents
a) Evidence of certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7. Business name with form BN1 is also acceptable for services;
b) Evidence of firm’s Tax Clearance Certificates (personal income tax clearance certificates for all the partners in case of Business Name) for the last three years valid till 31st December, 2024,
c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024 (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, 2024 (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 current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024;
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
• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Space Research and Development Agency or Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) 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 county for any criminal offence relating to fraud impropriety or criminal misrepresentation of falsification of facts relating to any matter.
• That the company is not in receivership, the subject of any form or bankruptcy proceedings of the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceeding
• That the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institutions of third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months.
h) Evidence of local content in line with the presidential executive order 5 for the promotion of Nigeria Content in contracts relating to science, Technology and Engineering;
i) Comprehensive 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, QSDRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc;
j) 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;
k) Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease agreement;
l) Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
m) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years (2021, 2022 & 2023);
n) For Mapping/Satellite Imaging and related services, contractors/service providers must be registered with National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), the repository of satellite images over Nigerian as required by the law.
o) For Motor Vehicle procurement, only companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorized representatives should bid for the procurement;
p) For IT jobs: evidence of accreditation with computer professional registration council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency;
q) Training: evidence of registration with Centre for Management Development
r) Electricity jobs: Evidence of current licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA)
s) Health & Medical Equipment: Letter of Authorization from the Original Equipment Manufacturers listed in the approved Policy for Procurement of Health and Medical Equipment for Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria;
t) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificates, 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 submitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company’s letter head paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the CAC, Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No) fax and email 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 (GOODS AND WORKS)
The tender documents are obtainable from the office of the Director, Procurement, National Space Research and Development Agency, Abuja upon the payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000 (ten Thousand naira) only per lot, to NASRDA TSA account. Firms interested in services will not pay at this stage until after shortlisting.
NOTE: Revenue Reference Number (RRN) can be generated at the account section of the Agency to enable payment into the Agency’s Remita account in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (SERVICES)
Prospective bidders are to submit two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with softcopy of the financial bid in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, the two sealed envelopes should be put together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the Director-General/CE, National Space Research and Development Agency; Pyakasa Junction, Airport road, Lugbe, 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 dropped in the designated tender Box in the office of the Director, Procurement, NASRDA Headquarters, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon of Tuesday, 28th May, 2024.

6. SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENT (SERVICES)
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound copies of EOI documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed as indicated above. And clearly marked with the name of project and lot number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the designated tender box in the office of the Director, Procurement, NASRDA Headquarters, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon of Tuesday, 14th May, 2024.

7. OPENING OF EOI AND TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOI and the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon of Tuesday, 14th May, 2024 and 12:00 noon of Tuesday, 28th May, 2024, respectively, in the Prof. Borroffice Ajayi Conference Hall, NASRDA Headquarters Abuja; while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please ensure that you sign the EOI/Bid Submission Register in the office of the Director, Procurement, Ground Floor, Admin Building, NASRDA Headquarters Abuja as the agency will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

8. IMPORTANT INFORMATION
a. EOIs/Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidders
b. EOIs/Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un opened;
c. No bidder should be bid for more than one (1) lot in a section, and not more than two (2) lots is overall; violation is automatic disqualification
d. The EOIs/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 send to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online.
e. The Agency reserves the right to authenticate all claims made by any contractor in its submission;
f. Failure to provide any information required shall lead to instant disqualification;
g. Submissions of bids and expression of interest should not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Agency;
h. It shall not entitle any contractor to make any claims whatsoever or seek any remedy/indemnity from the Agency by virtue of such company having responded to this advertisement;
i. Bids documents can also be collected in soft copies and bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);
j. Goods & works: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at later date for virtual financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;
k. Services: Only shortlisted applicants at EOI’s evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;

9. DISCLAIMER
The National Space Research and Development Agency is not bound to prequalify and bidder 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
Director General/Chief Executive
National Space Research and Development Agency
Obasanjo Space Centre, Pyakassa Junction, Airport Road
Lugbe, Abuja

This tender expires at 2:25pm on Tuesday May 28th, 2024

FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, IDAH KOGI STATE- INVITATION TO TENDER FOR YEAR 2024 TETFUND ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS

FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, IDAH KOGI STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR YEAR 2024 TETFUND ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS

1. INTRODUCTION
In compliance with the requirement of the Public Procurement Act, 2007, the Federal Poltechnic Idah, Kogi State, wishes to invite reputable and seasoned firms with proven track record and expertise to submit bids for the under listed projects.

2. SCOPE OF WORKS

LOT NO	DESCRIPTION
1	Supply, installation, testing and commission of Laboratory Equipment for Civil Engineering Department
2	Supply, installation, testing and commission of Laboratory Equipment for Chemical Engineering Department

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC7;
b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificates for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2024 with minimum average annual turnover is N100m and above;
c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024 (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, 2024 (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 current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024;
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
• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Polytechnic Idah, Kogi State or Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) 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 county for any criminal offence relating to fraud impropriety or criminal misrepresentation of falsification of facts relating to any matter.
• That the company is not in receivership, the subject of any form or bankruptcy proceedings of the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceeding
• That the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institutions of third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months.
h) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years (2021, 2022 & 2023);
i) Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank 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 Supply of Medical and laboratory equipment: Letter of Authorization from the Original Equipment Manufacturers listed in the approved Policy for Procurement of Health and Medical Equipment for Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria;
m) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificates, 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 submitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company’s letter head paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the CAC, Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No) fax and email 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 the office of the Director of Procurement Unit, OFFAPIT Building, Federal Polytechnic, Idah on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of Ten Thousand only (N10,000.00) per lot, paid into the Federal Polytechnic, Idah Kogi State’s remita account in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids packaged separately in sealed and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, the two sealed envelopes should be put together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed The Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Idah, Kogi State 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 dropped in the designated tender Box in the Directorate of Procurement Office, Federal Polytechnic Idah not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 28th May, 2024.

6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Tuesday, 28th May, 2024, at the Federal Polytechnic, Idah Multi-purpose Hall in the presence of the bidders or their representatives while the financial bids will be kept un-opened.

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 unopened;
c) All cost will be borne by the bidders;
d) 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 and will be covered by video recording, invitation link will be send to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online.
e) Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at later date for virtual financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;
f) The Federal Polytechnic, Idah, Kogi state is not bound to prequalify and bidder 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
RECTOR

This tender expires at 2:19pm on Tuesday May 28th, 2024

FEDERAL COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, AKURE- INVITATION TO PRE-QUALIFICATION/INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2022 CAPITAL PROJECTS

FEDERAL COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, AKURE
www.feca.edu.ng
INVITATION TO PRE-QUALIFICATION/INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2022 CAPITAL PROJECTS

1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated funds to the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure in the 2022 Appropriation Act for the Execution of Policies, programmes and projects. Accordingly, in compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act (PPA), 2007, the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure wishes to invite experienced and competent contractors and suppliers for the execution of the following projects.

2. SCOPE OF PROJECTS

Lot 1	ERGP20243603 Supply of educational material to schools in Toto Federal Constituency Nasarawa State
Lot 2	ERGP20243609 Agricultural Training & Supply of equipment to some Ekpeye Farming communities in Rivers State
Lot 3	ERGP2024 3609 Procurement of exercise books for students in Primary Schools in Osun East Senatorial district of Osun State
Lot 4	ERGP20246523 Provision of all-in-one powered street light in selected communities; Delta North Senatorial district
Lot 5	ERGP20246525 Capacity development training for farmers in data driven livestock feed in Delta North Senatorial district
Lot 6	ERGP20246574 Strategic training and empowerment in agricultural Value chain in Ageve, Abuga, Ozuju and other selected communities.
Lot 7	ERGP20245990 Provision of teaching aids in secondary schools in Ondo Central Senatorial district of Ondo State

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders should submit the following documents:
a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC7;
b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificates for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2024;
c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024 (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, 2024 (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 current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024;
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
• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure or Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) 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 county for any criminal offence relating to fraud impropriety or criminal misrepresentation of falsification of facts relating to any matter.
• That the company is not in receivership, the subject of any form or bankruptcy proceedings of the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceeding
h) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years (2021, 2022 & 2023);
i) Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank 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, QSDRBN, 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) Supply of equipment : letter of authorization as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
m) Electricity jobs: Evidence of current licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);
n) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificates, 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 submitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company’s letter head paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the CAC, Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No) fax and email 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 (CATEGORY B)
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of the Procurement Officer Benin between the working hours of 08:00am and 4:00pm at the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10, 000.00 per lot, paid into TSA account No: 0160099561014 in favour of Federal College of Agriculture, Akure.

5. SUBMISSION OF BIDS
Prospective bidders are to submit two (2) hard copies of technical bid and one (1) financial bid packaged in different sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid” and addressed to the Provost, Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, Ondo State 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 located at the College International Conference Hall Akure not later than 12:00 noon Tuesday 19th March, 2024.

6. OPENING OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the Technical bids will be publicly opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Tuesday 19th March, 2024, in the College International Conference Hall Akure, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. All enquiries are to be directed to the Head of Procurement, Procurement Department, Federal College of Agriculture, Akure.

7. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
i. No bidder should bid for more than two (2) lots;
ii. The College shall verify all the claims made by applicants shall disqualify any company whose claims are found to be false in addition to other sanctions that may be deemed necessary;
iii. Bidders who have worked for the college and have history of poor performance, abandonment, termination and/or prolonged contract execution period need not apply as their bids shall be excluded from the process in line with section 16 (8)(b) of the PPA, 2007;
iv. All costs incurred in responding to this advertisement shall be borne solely by the Bidders;
v. This advertisement shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of the College;
vi. 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; and will be covered by video recording’ invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online.
vii. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at later date for virtual financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;
viii. The Federal College of Agriculture, Akure is not bound to prequalify and bidder 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:
PROVOST
FEDERAL COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, AKURE