Invitation to Tender for the Construction of Solar Powered Borehole in Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South Federal Constituency, Cross River State at the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA)

Posted by Kordinichi on Tue 12th Nov, 2024 - nigeriantenders.com

The Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA) invites experienced and competent contractors, suppliers, and consultants /service providers to Tender for the Construction of Solar Powered Borehole in Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South Federal Constituency, Cross River State. Interested contractors, suppliers, and consultants /service providers should possess relevant qualifications and experience.

The Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA) is a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources established to embark on the development of surface and groundwater resources for multipurpose use and provision of related infrastructure and services for socio-economic development.

The Authority therefore invites experienced and competent contractors, suppliers and consultants/service providers for consideration for the execution of the following projects under the 2023 Capital Appropriation:

Title: Invitation to Tender for the Construction of Solar Powered Borehole in Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South Federal Constituency, Cross River State

Lot Number: Lot A60

Location: Cross River State

Eligibilty Requirements

Interested and competent Contractors wishing to carry out the Project is required to submit the following documents in their Bid documents:

Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1 or CAC2 and CAC7
Evidence of Company's Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31 December, 2024;
Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31" December, 2024 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);
Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31 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):
Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2024;
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.
Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority 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;
Company's Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years - 2021, 2022 & 2023;
Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
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, SURCON, etc.;
Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs (in size, nature & complexity) executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;
Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);
For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) indicating Lead Partner should be pro- vided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clear- ance Certificate, IRR & Swom Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner)
Note: All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Com- pany/Firm'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 at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorised officer of the firm.

Collection of Tender Documents

Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the Procurement Unit, Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Basin Road Ilorin, Kwara State on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Ilorin's Remita account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria. GIFMIS Code of the Authority, 1000111147

Application Closing Date

Monday; 16th December, 2024 (12:00 Noon).

Submission of Tender Documents

Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with softcopy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as "Technical Bid" or "Financial Bid". Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the Managing Director, Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Basin Road Ilorin 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 dropped not later than 12:00 Noon on Monday, 16 December, 2024 in the designated Tender Box at:

The Procurement Unit,

Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority,

Basin Road, Ilorin,

Kwara State.

Opening of Bid Documents

Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission 12:00 Noon on Monday, 16th December, 2024 at the Board Room of Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Basin Road Ilorin in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened.
Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register at the Procurement Unit, Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Basin Road Ilorin, Kwara State, as the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
For further enquiries and results of prequalification, please visit the Authority's website http://www.inrbda.gov.ng or send an e-mail to 2024procurement@Inrbda.gov.ng

General Information

Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder,
Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
All costs will be bome by the bidders;
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;
Joint ventures for these procurements is NOT accepted:
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;
The Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Ilorin 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.