Invitation to Tender for the Supply of Hse (Safety) and Related Equipment at Nigerian Ports Authority

Invitation to Tender for the Supply of HSE (Safety) and Related Equipment

The Nigerian Ports Authority hereby invites interested and competent firms with relevant experience to tender for the supply of HSE (safety) and related equipment as follows:

LOT 1: Supply of Search and Rescue Equipment
LOT 2: Safety Equipment for Enforcement of Minimum Standards for Trucks operating in the Ports (LPC and TCIP)
LOT 3: Supply of Hard Suction Pipes

Please, Note that Bidders are not allowed to bid for more than Two (2) Lots.

Scope of Service
The scope shall be the supply of HSE (safety) and related equipment as detailed in the Standard Bidding Document.

Invitation to Tender Requirements
Interested companies should submit three (3) HARD COPIES (One original & two duplicate Copies) and a SOFT COPY (In MS Word/Excel/PDF) of the bid documents. The Hard copies must be bound, duly signed. paginated, separated by dividers and arranged in the order outlined hereunder:

Mandatory Requirements

1. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).
2. Evidence of Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years 2011, 2012 & 2013
3. Current Pension Clearance Certificate from PFNCOM.
4. Evidence of Compliance Certificate with Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Act No.19 of 2011.

Other Requirements

1. Evidence of similar projects executed in the past including letters of awards, completion certificates etc.
2. Company profile to include names, qualifications and experience of key personnel.
3. Evidence of existing and working Quality Assurance and Control Systems.
4. Evidence of financial capability from a reputable bank.
5. All relevant information concerning contacts, addresses, telephones, fax and e-mail address of company or representative(s).
6. For Joint Venture (JV), Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided.
7. Bids must be in English language, in clear HARD and SOFT COPIES and signed by an official authorized by the bidder.

Collection of Tender Documents
Interested companies are to collect Standard Bidding Documents from office of the General Manager Procurement, Ground Floor, NPA Head Quarters on evidence of payment of a non-refundable fee of N30,000.00 (Thirty thousand Naira) only (Bank Draft in Favor of Nigerian Ports Authority).

Closing Date:
1st December 2014

Submission of Tender Documents
Prospective bidders are to submit for each of the LOT desired, One (1) soft copy and Three (3) hard copies of each TECHNICAL and FINANCIAL BID which should be packaged SEPARATELY in SEALED ENVELOPES and clearly marked as either “Technical Bid” or Financial Bid”. Furthermore, the reverse side of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and then enclose the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger envelope addressed to “The Secretary to the Tenders Board, Nigerian Ports Authority and clearly marked “INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY OF HSE (SAFETY) AND RELATED EQUIPMENT" specifying Lot No, and Public Notice No.3878 and dropped in the designated Tender Box located on the ground floor, Nigerian Ports Authority Headquarters at 26/28, Marina Lagos not later than 11.00 am on 01st December, 2014.

All received bid documents will be opened immediately at the Conference room,lJoseph Street, off Marina, Lagos in the presence of bidders or their representatives.Please, ensure that you sign the bid submission register ‘in the office of the General Manager, Procurement, room 029 ground floor, as the Authority will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the “General Manager (Procurement)” on e-mail: info.procurement@nigerianports.org.
Note that this invitation to tender does not place any obligation on the Authority to consider any bidder for:

• Award of Contract.
• Acceptance of any tender as wrongly placed tenders would not be entertained.

All costs incurred as a result of this tender invitation and any subsequent requests for information shall be borne by the bidding companies. Late submission will not be entertained and only short-listed companies will be contacted.