FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA
NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTE
MANDO ROAD, P.M.B 2309, KADUNA

INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE 2024 CAPITAL AND ZONAL AND CONSTITUENCY PROJECTS

1. INTRODUCTION
The National Water Resources Institute (NMRI) in furtherance to its statutory mandate intends to undertake the procurement of works/goods under its Y2024 capital appropriation in accordance with extant provisional section 25 of the Public Procurement Act 2007. The institute therefore invites all experienced and competent contractors, and suppliers with relevant experience for consideration for the execution of the following projects:

2. SCOPE OF GOODS/WORKS
The scope of works/goods for the projects earmarked for execution is tabulated as follows:

	PROJECTS DESCRIPTION
LOT	WORKS/GOODS
1.	Procurement of project vehicles
2.	Construction and installation of high quality modern renewable (street light) for general security support in some selected locations Niger, Kano State and Abuja FCT
3.	Supply and installation of hospital equipment at DAGA Comprehensive Primary Health Care Hospital
4.	Procurement and distribution of motorcycles and sewing machines to rural women in APA LGA Benue State
5.	Construction of Roads from Ladgobi Street to Lawal Close in Lagos Central senatorial District, Lagos State

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT
a. Evidence of certificate of incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including, form CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC 7;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2024;
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December 2024 (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 2024 (this requirement is only applicable to bidder whose number of staff is 5 and above or bidder’s annual turnover is N50m and above);
e. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December 2024;
f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31st December 2024; or valid certificate issued by BPP;
g. Sworn affidavit
– Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former of present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and to confirm that all information presented in its bids are true and correct in all particulars;
– That no director has been convicted in any Country for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter;
– That the company is not in receivership, the subject of any form of insolvency of bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings.
– That the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institution or 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 (3) years 2021, 2022, 2023
i. Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
j. Company’s Profile indicating its activities, 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 etc.:
k. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least (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. Works: List of plant/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease agreement;
m. Only companies included in the National Automotive Design and development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of Vehicles or their authorized representatives should bid for the vehicle;
n. For supply of equipment: Letter of Authorization as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEMs):
o. For Supply of Medical Equipment: Letter of Authorization as the representative of the original Equipment Manufacturer listed in the Approved Policy for Procurement of Health and Medical Equipment for Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria;
p. For joint venture/partnership, memorandum of understanding should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension clearance certificate, ITF compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance certificate, IRR and 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 authorized officer of the firm.

4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS AND WORKS)
Interested companies are to collect Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of the Head of Procurement, National Water Resources Institute, Mando Road, Kaduna on evidence of payment of a non-refundable fee of N10,000 only per Lot in the National Water Resources Institute’s TSA in any reputable commercial Bank in Nigeria.

5. 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, packaged separately in sealed envelope and clearly marked as “Technical Bids” or “Financial Bids”. Thereafter put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the Director General, National Water Resources Institute, Mando Road, Kaduna and clearly marked with the name of the project and the lot number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and should be deposited in the Tender box at NWRI Mando Kaduna, not later than 12:00 noon Monday 16th September 2024.

6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
The technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for the submission by 12 noon Monday 16th September 2024 at the NWRI board room in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept unopened. Please ensure that you sign the submission register as the institute will not be held liable for misplaced submission of bids. For further enquiries, please contact procurement Department between 10:00am to 3:00pm (Mondays to Fridays) at the following address: National Water Resources Institute, Mando Road, Kaduna or 08033220384

7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lot;
d. All cost will be borne by the bidders;
e. The Technical Bids and EOI will be opened in the presence of Bidders or their representatives, CSOs in the areas of Anti-Corruption and Transparency and Private Professional bodies; and will be covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;
f. Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services)
g. Only pre-qualified bidders will be invited at the later date for collection of Tender documents;
h. The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annual the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.

SIGNED:
PROF. E.A ADANU
DIRECTOR GENERAL