Invitation for Bids at National Agency for Great Green Wall
National Agency for Great Green Wall
Federal Ministry of Environment
Invitation for Bids.
1.0 Introduction
The Federal Government of Nigeria has provided funds for the National Agency for Great Green Wall (NAGGW) and the Agency intends to utilise part of the funds to procure Goods, Works and Services. Therefore, the services of qualified and experienced Contractors, Suppliers and Consultants are hereby required to procure the under-listed Goods, Works and Services.
Category A: Invitation for Technical and Financial Bids (Goods)
| Lot | Project Description |
| Al | Procurement of Office Furniture |
| A2 | Procurement of Office Equipment |
| A3 | Procurement of Nursery Inputs and Materials |
| A4 | Procurement of Fencing Materials for Shelterbelt |
Category B: Invitation for Technical and Financial Bids (Works)
| Lot | Project Description |
| B1 | Construction of Skills Acquisition Centres |
| B2 | Construction of Wind and Solar Boreholes |
| B3 | Rehabilitation of Oases |
| B4 | Fixation of Sand Dune |
| Category C: Request for Expression of Interest (Consultancy) | |
| Lot | Description of Services |
| CI | Consultancy for the supervision of Construction of Skills Acquisition Centres |
| C2 | Consultancy for the Supervision of Sand Dune Stabilisation |
| C3 | Consultancy for the Supervision of Oasis Rehabilitation |
| C4 | Consultancy for Cleaning Services at the Agency’s Office Complex |
| C5 | Consultancy for provision of Security Services at the Agency’s Office Complex |
2.0 Qualification/El1gilibiity Requirements
Interested and competent Contractors, Suppliers and Consultants wishing to carry out the projects listed under the three (3) Categories above are required to submit the following documents in their Technical Bids, which will be subjected to due diligence by the Agency:
- Evidence of incorporation with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC);
- Evidence of current Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years ending in December 2014;
- Evidence of VAT Registration with TIN No. and past VAT Remittance^);
- Evidence of issuance of Compliance Certificate to all Organisations by PENCOM in line with Pension Reform Act 2014 (as amended);
- Evidence of compliance with the Employees Compensation Act which requires
- Evidence of compliance with the amended Industrial Training Fund Act 2011;
- That all Employers of labour must remit 1% of the total annual emolument of their workers to the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund;
- A sworn affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of NAGGW or Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, Shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in ail particulars;
N.B: The above listed requirements shall form part of the Bids Evaluation Criteria and non-compliance with any of the stated criteria shall result in automatic disqualification of the bidder.
- Evidence of financial capability to execute the projects (Letter from the Contractor’s Banker);
- Company’s profile with Curriculum Vitae of Key Officers/Professional Personnel including photocopies of relevant professional/technical qualifications;
- Evidence of registration with relevant professional/technical bodies such as ARCON,COREN, CORBON, NIQS, etc. for Category “B”
- Verifiable evidence (Photocopies of letters of awards and completion certificates) of successful completion of similar jobs done in the last three (3) years;
- Verifiable evidence of tools and equipment to be used for Category “B” and their locations. State whether the tools and equipment are on lease or owned,
N.B: The above criteria will attract marks
2.1 Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Procurement Unit and inspect the Bidding Documents between 9.00 am to 3.30 pm (Mondays -Fridays) except public holidays at the following address;
The Agency’s Tenders Board Secretariat
Flat 3, 1ST Floor,
National Agency for Great Green Wall
Plot 1730, Ahmadu Belio Way, Mabushi
Abuja.
3.0 Submission of Expression of Interest Documents (Category C)
Interested Consultants shall submit One (1) original and one (1) copy of their Expression of Interest (EOI) documents with the Project Category, Title and Lot No. clearly written at the Front Top Right Corner of the envelope with the company name written behind and dropped in the appropriate Tender Box at the address in 2.1 above on or before 12.00 Noon Monday, 9th February, 2013.
4.0 Public Opening of Expression of Interest Documents (Category C)
Expression-of Interest (EOI) documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for the submission of bids by 12.00 Noon on Monday, 9th February, 2015 at the
Conference Room B,
NAGGW Office Complex,
Plot 1730, Ahmadu Bello Way, Mabushi, Abuja.
5.0 Collection of Bid Documents (Categories A & B)
Bid Documents shall be collected by interested bidders from the address in 2.1 above on the presentation of evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of Ten Thousand Naira (N10.000.00) only in Bank Draft payable to the Federal Ministry of Environment.
6.0 Submission of Bid Documents (Categories A & B)
The completed Bids should be enveloped in two separate envelopes marked “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid” and both sealed in a third envelope marked “CATEGORY ‘A’ or ‘B’; Lot No…… And Title of the Project” at the Top Right Hand corner with the Company’s name written behind the three envelopes and dropped at the address in 2.1 above on or before 12.00 Noon of Monday, 9th March, 2015. Late bids will be rejected. The envelope should he addressed to:
The Director General
National Agency for Great Green Wall
Plot 1730, Ahmadu Bello Way,
Mabushi Abuja,
7.0 Public Opening of Bids (Categories A & B)
Technical Bids will be opened publicly after the deadline for submission in 6.0 above by 12.00 pm on Monday, 9th March, 2015 at the Conference Room B, Plot 1730, Ahmadu Belio Way, Mabushi – Abuja, Only successful Technical bidders will be invited for the opening of Financial Bids at a later date.
7.1 This advertisement should be regarded as a public invitation to all interested bidders, Non-Governmental Organisations working in Transparency, Accountability and anti-corruption areas, relevant Professional Organisations and the General Public to attend the Bids Opening Sessions.
Disclaimer and Conclusion
8.0 The National Agency for Great Green Wall will not be responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested party(ies) in connection with any response to this invitation and or the preparation or submission in response to an inquiry.
8.1 The National Agency for Great Green Wall is not bound to shortlist any Consultant or bidder and reserves the right to annul the selection process at any time without incurring any liabilities.
8.2 Please note that this advertisement shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Agency to award any or all the above listed projects.
Signed
Director General
National Agency for Great Green Wall (NAGGW).
