NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY (NIWA)- EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY (NIWA)
ALIYU OBAJE ROAD OFF HYDRO JUNCTION, ADANKOLO NEW LAYOUT, LOKOJA, KOGI STATE
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
1. INTRODUCTION
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMOT) with Headquarters at Lokoja, Kogi state saddled with the responsibility of managing, regulating and maintaining inland waterways. In line with the Public Procurement Act, 2007 hereby invites reputable and experienced contractors/Consultants to submit tenders for the under listed projects contained in the year 2023 Budget Appropriation.
2. SCOPE OF PROJECTS
| EXPRESSION OF INTEREST | |
| Lot 26 | Engagement of Auctioneer |
| Lot 27 | Engagement of Marine River-crafts Valuer. |
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 or business name with form BN1 is also acceptable for 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 2023;
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 is N50m and above);
e) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance 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 31/12/2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
g) Sworn affidavit
• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Inland Waterways Authority 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 (2020, 2021 & 2022);
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 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) Services: Evidence of firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional bodies whose expertise is required for the successful delivery of the project.
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);
n) 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. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
PRE-QUALIFICATION/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Interested firms should submit two (2) bound Pre-Qualification/EOI documents duly signed, paginated separated by dividers, and arranged in the order outlined hereunder:
Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to The Managing Director, National Inland Waterway Authority, Headquarters, Adankolo New layout, Lokoja, Kogi State and clearly marked with the title of the project and lot number.
Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and b dropped in the designated “Tender Box” in Room D, Block D of the Procurement Department at NIW Headquarters, Lokoja, Kogi State not later than 12:00noon on Wednesday, 14th June ,2023.
5. OPENING OF EOI
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Expression of Interest will be opened immediately after the closing date of submission at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 14th June, 2023 at the Conference Hall of NIWA Headquarter Lokoja.
Please ensure that you sign the Eol Submission Register in the Procurement Department of the Authority, as the Authority shall not be held liable for misplaced or wrong submitted Pre-Qualification/Eol documents. For further inquiries, please contact General Manager (Procurement) on e-mails: sprocurement@niwa.gov.ng or niwaprocurement@gmail.com
6. GENERAL INFORMATION (ATTENTION)
a. EOIs must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidders
b. EOI submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened;
c. All EOIs must be written with indelible ink, those written with a pencil will be rejected.
d. All cost will be borne by the bidders
e. The EOIs 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 the EOI opening online;
f. Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals/tender documents respectively;
g. Due diligence/post qualification will be conducted as all documented claims by the contractors are subject to verification
h. NIWA 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
MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL INLAND WATER WAYS AUTHORITY