Niger Delta Development Commission Invitation To Tender For the Construction Of Ogbogu Integrated IT Civic Center, Onelga, Rivers State

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) wishes to inform all contractors who responded to our request for Expression of Interest published on Monday, October 2, 2010 in the Vanguard, The Nation and Guardian Newspapers and were duly pre-qualified in respect of the above mentioned project that the procurement process has been cancelled. The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has requested that NDDC re-procure this project. All Contractors who were pre-qualified for this project except those disqualIfied are hereby invited to obtain a complete set of the tender document on the payment of a nonrefundable deposit of N50, 000.00 (Fifty thousand naira) only at the address stated below upon presentation of the underlisted documents:

• Original copy of CAC registration for sighting;
• A confirmable VAT certificate with evidence of remittance;
• A confirmable evidence of up-to-date Annual Returns;
• A confirmable evidence of Tax Clearance Certificate;
• A confirmable evidence of contributory Pension Scheme to staff;
• A document indicating: 

1. Clear Head Office Address;
2. Names of Director and Management staff of Company and number of shares each has subscribed to;
3. Technical Staff of the Company including their professional qualification details and registration certificates;
4. Details of verifiable similar completed and on-going construction works undertaken within the last three years including names of clients, locations, dates, contract values, references on the jobs, scopes of the jobs as well as payment, valuation and completion certificates of the jobs;
5. List/status and proof of ownership (or verifiable hire agreements) of plants, equipment and facilities required for the execution of the project tendered for;
6. An overview of the Company’s HSE Policy including Safety Statistics for the past three years;
7. An indication of any of the projects above that the Company is interested in;
8. A Letter of Commitment that the Contractor shall employ, at least, 5 graduates of the host community in the execution of the project;
9. Any other information that would aid in good assessment of the Company.

 

• Evidence of Financial Capability and Banking Support in the form of a Certified Bank Statement with six months history excluding the month collection/submission of tender. Please note that only contractors with Bank’s Statements of N300million and above within the last six months are eligible to tender for jobs above N500million.
• A Letter of Commitment permitting the Commission to verify the Statement of Account from the said Bank.
• A Letter of Commitment that with or without Mobilization, the Contractor will attend the first milestone before payment.
• Each pre -qualified contractor is allowed to bid for only one of the above listed projects in any state of his choice. Any contractor found to have tendered for more than one project would be disqualified and stopped from participating in the entire bidding process. 

Other Relevant Information:

• The selection of contractors for the projects will follow the procedures stipulated in the Public Procurement Act 2007.
• Contractors can seek further clarification or more information by writing officially to the Department listed below before the expiration of the closing date for the collection of the tender documents.
• Contractors are advised not to try to influence the selection process as this would lead to immediate disqualification of the contractors and such contractors may also be barred from seeking other contract opportunities from the Commission.
• All cost incurred by any Contractor in the bidding process are to be borne entirely by the contractor.
• The Commission reserves the right to reject any of the bids, before the award of contract, if Information submitted by the Contractor is found to be false.

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