Request for Submission of Proposal for the Conduct of Impact Evaluation of Central Bank of Nigeria Intervention Projects
Central Bank of Nigeria
Request for Submission of Proposal for the Conduct of Impact Evaluation of Central Bank of Nigeria Intervention Projects
1.0 Introduction
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is planning to undertake an impact evaluation of some of its intervention projects since 2009.
The CBN therefore, wishes to request for proposals from interested and competent organizations to conduct the impact evaluation of the following interventions:
(1) N200 Billion Commercial Agriculture Credit Guarantee Scheme (CACS)
(2) N300 Billion Power and Airline Intervention Fund (PAIF)
(3) N200 Billion Small and Medium Enterprises Restructuring and Refinancing Facility (SMERRF)
2.0 Objectives of the Impact Evaluation
The broad objectives of the impact evaluation are:
(i) To ascertain the extent to which the scheme has met its stated objectives
(ii) To identify the areas of success, impact and challenges;
(iii) To serve as input in evolving a new initiative for the financing of agricultural enterprises on a sustainable basis.
3.0 General Requirements
Interested and competent vendors must submit the following documents for verification:
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation and Registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
(b) Certified true copy of Memorandum and Article of Association
(c) Evidence of Company Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2011, 2012 and 2013) as at when due
(d) Comprehensive company profile including registered office, functional contact email address, GSM phone number(s) and facisimile number(s)
(e) Verifiable evidence of similar jobs successfully executed in the past
(f) Reference letter from a Bank stating the financial ability of the Vendor to carry out such project(s)
(g) Current company’s audited statement of accounts
(h) Current Pension Clearance Certificate from PENCOM.
(i) Evidence of Compliance Certificate with the provisions of Section 6(1) (3) of the amended Industrial Training Fund
(ITF) Act No.19 of 2011.
(j) Evidence of registration with Financial Reporting Council (FRC)
(B) Technical and Financial Bid Requirements
The Technical and Financial Bid documents should state the following:
(i) Proposal for the impact evaluation
(ii) Framework for conducting the impact evaluation
(iii) Timeline
(iv) Past experience in similar assignments
(v) Faculty
(vi) Cost
Submission
The submission shall be in two separate envelopes
(a) The general requirements and Technical Proposal should be submitted in a wax sealed envelope boldly marked at the top left corner:-
“Prequalification and Technical Proposal for THE IMPACT EVALUATION OF……………………………………….. (State any one of the three interventions you are interested in)”
(b) The Financial Proposal should be submitted in a second, wax sealed envelope boldly marked at the top left corner:-
Financial Proposal for THE IMPACT EVALUATION OF
(State any one of the three interventions you are interested in)”
And addressed to:
The Secretary,
Major Contracts Tenders Committee
2nd Floor, Wing C
CBN, Head Office Complex
Central Business District
Closing Date
All submission must be received at the above Office not later than 12:00 noon on 24th February, 2015.
Opening Date
The prequalification and Technical Proposal will be opened immediately, after close of submission of the bid on the 24th of February, 2015.
Important Notice
(a) An organization may wish to apply for the three impact evaluation. However, each application should be made separately
(b) The submission can also be on zonal basis for each of the three impact evaluation
(c) The successful company will be notified formally
(d) Nothing in the advert shall be construed to be a commitment on the part of the CBN
Signed
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