Tenders for the Provision of Facilities to Facilitate the Installation of Weighbridges at Federal Ministry of Works

Federal Ministry of Works

Headquarters, Mabushi, Rbu1a

Invitation of Tender (Technical and Financial)

1. The Federal Ministry of Works in furtherance to her statutory mandate intends to install weighbridges at some locations of selected Federal Highways across the Federation to control vehicular loading on the Highways.

2. Accordingly, the Ministry invites reputable and competent contractors to submit technical and financial tenders for the provision of facilities to facilitate the installation of weighbridges at Weighbridge Stations to be located at the following Old Tollgate Plazas, namely; Badagry, Shagamu, Ore, Ijebu Ode, Ekiadolor, Asaba, Onitsha, 9^th Mile, Enugu, Umuahia, Isiala Ngwa, Obigbo, Makurdi, Katsina Ala, Yoia, Numan, Chiromawa, Makarfi, Dankande, Kaduna, Sabon Wuse(Abuja), Okene, Ajaokuta, Jebba, lle Ife, Ibadan and Owode Onirin Weighbridge

3. The Scope of Works to be carried out at each location includes:

a)     Asphaltic patching of pot holes, sealing of cracks, reflective road marking and landscaping;

b)    Construction of Operation Block, Generator House and Police Post including provision of furniture;

c)     Renovation of Office block and generator house including water supply to weighbridge station; and

d)    Supply and installation of 40KVA Sound Proof Perkin Engine Generator and General electrical  reconnection of Flood Light Tower and replacement of with fencing

4. Eligibility Requirements

Technical and financial proposals for each are therefore required from qualified and experienced Contractors and Suppliers. Interested Contractor/Suppliers are expected to show evidence of the following:

1. Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate affairs Commission and evidence of Annual Returns Filling to CAC;
2. Company’s Audit Accounts for the past three years;
3. Current Tax Clearance for the past 3 years, 2008, 2009 and 2010 (to expire December 2011) with TIN No. and VAT Registration with proof of Remittance;
4. Proof of Registration with the National Pension Commission and evidence of remittance of employers pension contributions/deductions;
5. Evidence of Financial Capability and Support letter from a reputable bank and last 6 months bank statements addressed top the Ministry;
6. Detailed    Company    Profile,    Partnerships, Organogram and Curriculum Vitae with evidence of  experience of key  personal to be involved  in the project;  and
7. An undertaking that the Company is not in receivership/bankruptcy and that none of its Directors has been convicted for any criminal offences relating fraud, financial impropriety, misrepresentation or falsification of acts relating to any matter.

5. The Ministry may verify any or all the claims made by applicants and shall disqualify any company whose claims are found to be false,

6. Contractors who have worked for the Ministry and have history of poor performance, abandonment, termination and/or prolonged contract period need not apply.

7. Evaluation criteria will include:

1. 1. Evidence of compliance with responsive items; Registration, Tax Clearance, VAT, Pension etc:
   2. Annual Turnover of not less than N200 million in the Tax Clearance Certificate and Financial Capability to include 6 months bank statement;
   3. Equipment appropriate for civil works, building, renovation and streetlight installations; and
   4. Experience,    personnel,    methodology, programme of works/implementation,

8. Method of Submission

i.            Qualified applicants are to collect BEMEs/Drawings, as applicable on the payment of N20, 000.00 (Twenty thousand Naira) only in Bank Draft payable to the Federal Ministry of Works for each lot or projects.
ii.            All bids should be submitted on or before 21^st March, 2011 by 12 noon.
iii.            Technical bids will be opened immediately after while the financial bids of only qualified bidders will be at a later date after closing of submissions of bids,
iv.            Companies or their representatives, civil Societies, NGO’s and members of the general public are invited to witness the tender opening exercise. Only technically qualified companies and service providers will have their financial tenders opened while those not qualified will have theirs returned un-opened.

9. Technical and Financial bids are to be submitted in two separate  envelopes  clearly   marked  ‘ Technical’   and   or ‘Financial’ bid with the specific lot (Name of the relevant Area of Interest) and returned to:

The Secretary,

Ministerial Tenders Board,

Public Procurement Department,

Federal Ministry of Works,

Headquarters, Mabushi, Abuja

Not later than Monday, 21^st March,  2011 from by 12.00 noon

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