Federal Government of Nigeria
The Presidency
Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on the Millennium Development Goals
Invitation for Submission of Technical and Financial Bids for Consultancy Services
1. Introduction
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on MDGs (OSSAP-MDGs) is desirous of executing the 2012 Projects in various constituencies/locations in the 36 States of the Federation and the CT. Therefore the services of Consultants are required for the supervision of the Projects, Request for Technical and Financial bids are hereby sought from interested Consulting Firms as follows:
1.1 Lot 1-State Consultants
Interested Consultants are requested to submit Technical and Financial bids for the supervision of Building construction Projects in the Education, Health, and Community based sectors and other services that may be assigned by the Client. The successful Consultant will be expected to supervise projects within a State.
1.2 Lot 2- National Consultant
Interested Consultants are requested to submit Technical and Financial bids for the Coordination of State Consultants in Lot 1 above. Responsibility will include regular production of progress report and other services that may be assigned by the Client. The Successful National Consultant will be expected to coordinate all the State Consultants.
2.0 Eligibility Criteria
a) Evidence of registration with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) namely Certificate of Incorporation and Article of Association;
b) Tax Clearance Certificates for the Last 3 Years (2009, 2010 and 2011);
c) Evidence of Pension Contribution and Remittances of employee pension for Firms having more than Five (5) employees;
d) Evidence of VAT Registration and Remittance;
e) Detailed Company Profile including Curriculum Vitae of Professional Staff for the Project, academic and professional certificates, documents detailing experience and attestation of availability;
f) Evidence of experience in at least (5) jobs of similar nature and complexity executed within the last three years with verifiable letters of contract award, evidence of payment and certificate of job completion;
g) Evidence of financial capability /reference letter from a reputable Bank;
h) For Joint Venture, include Memorandum of Understanding;
i) Evidence of registration with relevant professional bodies such as ARCON, COREN, COREON, NIQS etc.;
j) Full account details including SORT code;
k) Possession of satisfactory Quality assurances/Quality control manuals;
l) Annual Auditors’ Report for the last 3 Years (2009, 2011, and 2011);
m) Proposed methodology and work plan i.e. Technical approach, Work plan and Organization;
3.0 Collection of Bidding Documents
3.1 Qualified Consultants shall on written application collect- Standard Bidding Documents from:
The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the
President on MDGs,
Suite 201,2nd Floor, Block A, Bullet Building,
Federal Secretariat,
Shehu Shagari Way,
Central Business District,
Abuja.
3.2 Submission of Bids
Technical and Financial bids (2 hard copies and 1 soft copy) shall be submitted in two different sealed envelopes and labelled “Technical Bid” and “Financial bid” respectively with the Firm’s name indicated at the back of each envelope. Both envelopes should be sealed and placed in a third envelope marked with the Lot No and Name at the Top right hand corner and addressed to:
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on MDGs,
Suite 201, 2nd Floor, Block A, Bullet Building,
Federal Secretariat,
Shehu Shagari Way,
Central Business District,
Abuja.
3.2.1 The closing date for the submission for all Lots is on or before Monday 7th May, 2012 by 12,00 noon.
3.2.2 Only Firms whose Technical bids fulfil the minimum requirements will have their Financial bids considered.
3.2.3 All inquiries should be directed to the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on MDGs at the above address.
3.2.4 Bids will be opened on Monday 7th May, 2012 at the Atiku Abubakar Conference Hall, 2nd Floor, Block A, Federal Secretariat at 1.00pm in the presence of all bidders who wish to witness It, representatives of relevant professional bodies, representatives of Non Governmental Organizations for transparency,
4.0 Note:
4.1 Consultants should specify State (1 State) of Interest;
4.2 Originals of Evidence in 2(a) to 2(m) above will be sighted during Bid opening.
4.3 Documents submitted will be verified from relevant Government Agencies.
4.4 No advance payment will be paid.
4.5 Payment will be made only in two tranches, Fifty Percent Payment on completion of Sixty Percent work and hundred Percent Payment on delivery.
5.0 Disclaimer and Conclusion
5.1 This announcement is published for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to transact with any party for the Project, nor does it constitute a commitment or obligation on the part, of OSSAP-MDGs.
5.2 OSSAP-MDGs will not be responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested party(ies) in connection with any response to this invitation and or the preparation or submission in response to an enquiry.
5.3 OSSAP-MDGs is not bound to shortlist any bidder and reserves the right to annul the selection process at any time without incurring any liabilities and assigning any reason thereof.
Signed
Mr, I.O. Babalola
Director (MDGs)
For: Dr (Mrs) Precious K. Gbeneol
B. Med. Sci. (Pharmacology), MBBS, MPH, FWACP, FMCFM
Senior Special Assistant to the President on MDGs
