Invitation to Tender for the Implementation of Some Capital Projects at the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology

The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, in furtherance of its statutory mandate intends to implement some capital projects under works in line with the proposed budget for the Financial year 2014 and in accordance with the Public Procurement Act, 2007.

Invitation to Tender for the Implementation of Some Capital Projects at the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology

The Ministry therefore invites interested and competent Companies to collect documents for the projects as listed below:-

Scope of Works:
The Scope of Work to be carried out includes the following:-

Lot No  Project Descriptions

Lot 1: Automation of selected processes and Activities of the FMST Operations;
Lot 2: Development and upgrade of Data Banks of FMST Activities;
Lot 3: Establishment of FMST Call Centre on Government Service Portal for lCT Shared Service;

Eligibility Criteria;
Interested and competent contractors should submit the following documents along with their tenders in a separate envelope properly addressed and enclosed in a large envelope together with the tender:

1. Detailed company profile
2. Evidence of Registration with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) by inclusion of Certificate of incorporation/Business Name
3. Evidence of VAT Registration with TIN number
4. Evidence of current Tax clearance certificate for the last three years (2011, 2012, and 2013)
5. Evidence of compliance with Pension Reform Act, 2004 by inclusion of compliance Certificate from National Pension Commission.
6. Evidence of compliance with Industrial Training Amendment Act, 2011 by inclusion of compliance Certificate from Industrial Training Fund.
7. Evidence of Registration with relevant Professional Regulatory Bodies/Association e.g ITAN, CPN, NCS etc. for lots iii, vi and viii.
8. Evidence of Registration with Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (if required) and other Necessary Requirements.
9. Possession of experience as a Contractor at least three (3) Project of similar nature and complexity with verifiable letters of contract Award and Job completion certiricate within the last three years
10. Possession of adequate qualified personnel to perform the obligations of the procurement contract.
11. Possession of evidence of ability to provide manufacturers warrantees for durability of goods.

Sworn Affidavit

• That the company is not being in receivership or subject of any forrn of insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding or the subiect of any form of winding up petition or proceedings;
• Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Procurement or BPP is a former or present director, shareholders or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder.
• Of not having any director who has been convicted in any country for any criminal offence; and
• Confirming that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars.

Collection of Tenders:
Tender documents with detailed specifications are to be collected from the Procurement Department upon the presentation of non-refundable Tender fee of N5,000.00(Five thousand) Naira payable to Federal Ministry of science and Technology,Abuja: Account No.1750013860 at Skye Bank Plc.

Closing Date:
8th September 2014

Submission of Tenders
Completed Tender document should be submitted in two (2) hard copies and one (1) Soft copy of both Technical and Financial bid and shall be packaged separately in two different envelops sealed and clearly labeled “Technical Bid and Financial Bid” respectively, with company’s name indicated at the back of the envelops. Both envelops should be placed in Third envelop marked with the Name and Lot No. of item “at the top right corner and the company’s name indicated at the back of the envelope and addressed to the:

Deputy Director Procurement Department,
Federal Ministry of Science and Technology,
Room 609, & Floor Block D,
Federal Secretariat Phase II, Bullet House,
Shehu Shagari way, Abuja,

and deposit same in the tender box in the Deputy Director Procurement’s Office on or before 12noon of the closing date.

Opening of Tender,
The Tender will be opened IMMEDIATELY after closing by 12noon Monday 8th September, 2014 at the Prof. O.A Afolabi (ICT) Resource Centre, 2nd Floor Block “D” Federal Secretariat Phase II. Representatives of the Tender’s relevant Professional Bodies NGOs, Civil Society organizations and interested members of the general Public are hereby invited to witness the Bid Opening.

Note: The Ministry is not under an obligation to award any of the contract and reserves the right to annual the selection process at anytime in the interest of the public without incurring any Liability.