Invitation to Tender and General Procurement Notice for the Execution of 2014 Projects/Programme at the Raw Materials Research and Development Council

The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) is a Parastatal under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology. The Council is charged with the Responsibility of promoting Research and Development, as well as investment in local sourcing of lndustrial Raw Materials.

Invitation to Tender and General Procurement Notice for the Execution of 2014 Projects/Programme at the Raw Materials Research and Development Council

The programmes of the Council cover Raw Materials for all Industrial Sectors including:

1. Food, Beverages and Tobacco
2. Wood and Wood Products
3. Pulp, Paper and Paper Products
4. Textile, Wearing Apparel, Leather and Leather Products
5. Domestic and Industrial Plastic, Rubber and Foam
6. Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals
7. Base Metals, Iron and Steel
8. Non-Metallic Minerals
9. Motor Vehicle and Miscellaneous
10. Electrical and Electronics
11. New and Advanced Materials

In compliance with the Public Procurement Act 2007, the Council hereby invites interested and reputable Contractors, Consultants R & D Resource Persons and Researchers with relevant experience and good track record to submit bid documents for consideration forthe execution of its 2014 Projects

Description
Lot. 1: National Raw Materials Research & Development Programme
Research & Development proposals in developing technologies for Raw Materials processing of above named sub- industrial sectors listed.

Lot. 2: Raw Materials Industrial Clusters Development Programme
The Council intends to support existing Raw Materials Processing Clusters and promote establishment of new ones based on R&D results.
This will be executed under the PPP arrangement. Partners are invited including State Governments and their Agencies, Local Governments, Cooperative Societies, NGO’s Entrepreneurs, Higher Institutions, Industrialists, Organized Private Sector (MAN, NACCIMA. NASSI, NASME, Financial Institutions including Micro -Finance Banks etc).

Lot. 3: Support Services

• Cleaning Services
• Catering Services
• Security Services

Lot. 4: Purchase of new Lilt Acquisition and installation of a new Lift,

Lot. 5: Photocopying Machines Purchase of Photocopying Machines.

Requirements
Prospective bidders are required to submit the following documents:

1. Certificate of Incorporation/Registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
2. Evidence of compliance with PENCOM Act of 2004 (or Exemption) and ITF Act.
3. Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2011, 2012, & 2013) showing annual turnover.
4. Company Audited Accounts for the last 3 years (2011, 2012 & 2013) showing the annual turnover.
5. Evidence of VAT Registration with TIN No. and past remittance for the last 3 years
6. Verifiable list of similar jobs successfully executed in the last 3 years including letters of award, project cost and contact address of the Clients.
7. Evidence of Financial capability to execute the projects (Bank guarantees from reputable banks will form part of the evaluation criteria).
8. Company Profile and Technical qualification of key personnel with evidence of experiences on similar jobs.
9. A sworn affidavit that none of the Directors has been convicted in any court of law of any criminal offence.

Tender Instructions

• Interested bidders are to collect Bid Documents from Raw Materials Research and Development Council’s Tenders Board Secretariat (Room 110) upon evidence of payment of a non refundable fee of N25,000,00 (in Bank Draft in favour of RMRDC);
• Tendering will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures as specified in the Public Procurement Act, 2007;
• Bids shall be marked according to the instructions in the Tender Documents; and
• Tender Documents submitted late shall be rejected

Closing Date:
29th September 2014

Submission of Bids
Submission of completed Tender Documents shall be in hard copies sealed in 15x9.5 brown envelope, marked appropriately at the left hand corner “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid” and addressed to:

The Director General/Chief Executive Officer
Raw Materials Research & Development Council
17, Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama
Abuja.

The sealed envelope should be deposited in the Tender Box in the Office of the:
The Secrctary,RMRDC Tenders Board, Room 110,
Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC),
l7, Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja not later than 11:30 am, 29th September, 2014.

Opening
Opening of the received bids will commence by 12.noon the same day at the Council’s Boardroom. All bidders and/or their representatives. Relevant Professional Bodies, NGOs are invited to withness the Public Opening exercise accordingly.

Please Note:

• All CAC, VAT, PENCOM and TAX Clearance Certificate may be referred to the Security Agencies, Corporate Affairs Commission, Federal Inland Revenue Service and National Pension Commission and other relevant bodies for verification.
• The Council reserves the right to reject any or all the submissions that do not meet up with the requirements as specified.
• The Evaluation of the received documents shall be strictly based on the requirements as specified above; and
• Only Companies or Resourece Persons and Researchers that have been successfully screened and found competent will be given financial bid documents.
• Proposals for Research & Partnerships for Raw materials Clusters can be submitted anytime. Research Proposals can also be sent by mail to ceo@rmrdc.gov.ng.