Invitation to Tender for the Emergency Construction and Installation of All-In-One Solar Streetlights in Ezukwu Ward, Abia State at the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM)

Posted by Kordinichi on Wed 11th Dec, 2024 - nigeriantenders.com

The National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM) invites interested reputable and competent Contractors/Suppliers to submit tenders for the Emergency Construction and Installation of All-In-One Solar Streetlights in Ezukwu Ward, Abia State. Interested Contractors/Suppliers should possess relevant qualifications and experience.

The National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM) is a Research Institute under the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) with the overall mandate to mechanize Nigerian Agriculture through innovative research that will lead to the development of simple and low-cost technologies for removing drudgery in farming and processing of agricultural produce, thereby improving food security.

The Centre hereby invites interested reputable and competent Contractors/Suppliers with relevant experience and good track records to submit tenders for the following project:

Title: Invitation to Tender for the Emergency Construction and Installation of All-In-One Solar Streetlights in Ezukwu Ward, Abia State

Lot No: Lot 9D
Location:   Abia

Eligibility Requirements

Prospective bidders must possess the under-listed requirements to be eligible to participate in this procurement:

Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC,, or CAC, and CAC
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 staffis 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
Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization 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 and 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
Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease
Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current License issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA)
For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) indicating Lead Partner 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).
Note: All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/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 office of theProcurement Officer, Administrative Building, National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM), Ilorin on evidence of payment of a non- refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM's) Remita Account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

Application Closing Date
Monday, 23rd 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 soft copy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged in one sealed envelopes and clearly marked as "Technical and Financial Bid". Thereafter, put the envelope in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to:
The Executive Director,
National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM),
Km. 20, Ilorin-Lokoja Highway,
P.M.B. 1525,
Ilorin, Kwara State.

The envelopes should be clearly marked with the name of the project and the Lot number. Furthermore, the reverse side of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder. The envelope should be dropped in the designated Tender Box, not later than 12:00 noon Monday, 23rd December, 2024, at:
The Procurement Office,
NCAM Administrative Building.

Opening of Technical Bids

Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission 12:00 noon Monday, 23rd December, 2024, at the NCAM Ultra-Modern Training Centre (Glass House) of the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM). 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 Office, Administrative Building, National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM), Ilorin.
Please note that the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
For further enquiries, please contact the Procurement Office on email: ncamcontact@yahoo.com

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 borne 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
Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services
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 National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization 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.