LOWER BENUE RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, MAKURDI- INVITATION TO TENDER AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR YEAR CAPITAL PROJECTS

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES
LOWER BENUE RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
KM 10, MAKURDI-OTUKPO ROAD, OMB 10-2185, MAKURDI
INVITATION TO TENDER AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR YEAR CAPITAL PROJECTS

1. INTRODUCTION
The lower Benue River Basin Development Authority, a Federal Government Parastatal under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, in continuation of its statutory functions is desirous of undertaking comprehensive development of both surface and ground water for multi-purpose uses, in order to boost food production by encouraging the active participation of farmers in irrigated agriculture.
Accordingly, the Authority invites interested and reputable companies, contractors, and service providers with relevant proven competence and experience to submit tenders and Expression of Interest for the execution of any of the under listed project.

2. SCOPE OF WORKS
CATEGORY A: WORKS

CATEGORY A: WORKS

CATEGORY B: GOODS

CATEGORY C: CONSULTANCY SERVICES

4. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective applicant should submit the following documents in the Technical bids/EOIs;
i. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC7 or business name is also acceptable for services;
ii. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificates (or personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates for all partners) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2024;
iii. 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).
iv. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st 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);
v. Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024;
vi. 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;
vii. Sworn affidavit
• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority or Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) 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;
• That no director has been convicted in any county for any criminal offence relating to fraud impropriety or criminal misrepresentation of falsification of facts relating to any matter.
• That the company is not in receivership, the subject of any form or bankruptcy proceedings of the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceeding
viii. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years (2021, 2022 & 2023)
ix. Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
x. 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, QSDRBN, ARCON, CORBON, SURCON etc in case of construction/rehabilitation work;
xi. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including letters of awards, valuation certificates, job completion certificates and photographs of the projects;
xii. Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease agreement;
xiii. Consultancy service: verifiable evidence of certificate of the firms’ registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as COREN, QSDRBN, ARCON, CORBON, SURCON;
xiv. For training programme: evidence of firms current accreditation issued by the Centre for Management Development (CMD)
xv. For ICT: evidence of firm’s registration with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and computer professionals Registration Council of Nigeria
xvi. For Equipment: Letter of Authorization as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEMs)
xvii. Only companies included in the National Automotive design and development Councils approved list of Local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorized representatives should bid for the vehicle;
xviii. Electricity jobs: Evidence of current licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA)
xix. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificates, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn affidavit are compulsory for each JV Partner);
xx. All documents for submission must be submitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company’s letter head paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the CAC, Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No) fax and email address. The letter head 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.
NOTE: All documents/Information required must be paginated, submitted in the sequence/order as listed above.

5. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS – GOODS AND WORKS
Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) from the office of the Head of Procurement 1st Floor, Room 7 Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority, Km 10, Makurdi- Otukpo Road Makurdi, on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 (Ten thousand Naira) only per Lot paid into the Treasury Single Account of Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority Remita Account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria. Firms interested in Services will not pay at this stage until after short listing.

6. SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS
CATEGORY (A & B) – WORKS AND GOODS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies of each of the technical and financial bids with softcopy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes 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 Benue River Basin Development Authority Km 10, Makurdi-Otukpo Road Makurdi. Benue State and clearly marked with the Name of the Project and the Lot number. Furthermore, the reverse of each scaled envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and should be deposited in the Tender Box at Lower Bennie River Basin Development Authority, Km 10 Makurdi-Otukpo Road Makurdi, not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 30th April, 2024.

7. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS: WORKS AND GOODS
Only the Technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 30th April, 2024, at the Authority Conference Hall, Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority, Km 10, Makurdi-Otukpo Road Makurdi, 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 in office of the Head of Procurement 1st Floor, Room 7, Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority, Km 10, Makurdi-Otukpo Road, Makurdi, as Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

8. SUBMISSION OF EOI FOR CONSULTANCY
Interested Firms are to submit two (2) bound copies of Expression of Interest (Eol) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope address to the Managing Director, Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority, Makurdi. Furthermore, the reverse of each envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the Tender Box at Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority, Km 10, Makurdi-Otukpo Road Makurdi, not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 16th April, 2024.

9. OPENING OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST DOCUMENTS
The EOI documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00noon on Tuesday, 16th April, 2024 at the Conference Hall Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority, Makurdi in the presence of bidders or their representatives. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register at the office of Head of Procurement 1st Floor, Room 7, Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority, Makurdi, as the Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority, will not be liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

10. GENERAL INFORMATIONS
i. Bids and Expression of Interest (EOI) must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
ii. Bids and Expression of Interest (EOI) submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened;
iii. Bidders should not bid for more than three (3) Lots;
iv. Goods & Works: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening while the financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned unopened;
v. Services: Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals
vi. The EOIs/Technical Bids will be opened in the presence of CSO’s and professional bodies and covered by video recording. Invitations links will be sent to bidders who choose to join the bids opening online.
vii. All costs will be borne by the bidders as the Authority will not be held responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested party (ies) in connection with any response to this invitation;
viii. The Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority, Makurdi is not bound to pre-qualify shortlist 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,
ix. For further enquiries, please contact the Procurement Unit between 10:00 am to 3:00 p.m. (Mondays to Fridays) at the following address: The Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority, Makurdi.

SIGNED
MANAGING DIRECTOR
LOWER BENUE RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, MAKURDI