Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET)
33, Pope John Paul II Street, Off Gana Street, Maitama District, Abuja. Nigeria.
Invitation for Bids
Introduction
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) in fulfillment of its mandate to monitor weather, climate and provide early warning advisories; and in accordance with the 2007 Public Procurement Act. invites interested and eligible contractors to tender for the execution of the following projects which are to be funded through the 2012 Federal Government (FGN) Appropriation and or Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).
2. Projects A
Package 1: Procurement For Marine/Port MET Stations, Enclosures (ONNE, Forcados & EKET) and Provision of 2 Climate Information Systems (CIS)
Provision of a networked marine met information system (consisting of hardware, software, data and training) for use at our locations in (a) the Marine Port Met Eket and (b) the National Weather Forecasting and Climate Research Centre, Abuja. The project aims at enriching the marine met database as well as enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of weather forecasts and bulletins for safety and sustainability of maritime industry in Nigeria.
Package 2: Data Rescue for Automatic Weather Observation Station (AWOS) and Archive
To install radio equipment on existing automatic weather stations to transmit observed data to data Bank at Oshodi as well as to procure and install appropriate equipment to convert analogue climatological data in MET Archive, Oshodi to digital format.
Package 3: Procurement Conventional Instruments Nationwide
These are instruments for measuring atmospheric parameters such as temperature, pressure, wind speed/direction, solar radiation, precipitation etc.
Lot I –Barometers and Calibration Chamber
Lot II -Rain gauges& accessories
Lot III -Wind Sensor Instruments
Lot IV -Solar Radiation Instruments, Stevenson Screens/Minimum & Maximum thermometers
Projects B
Package 1: Procurement and Installation of Four (4) Nos. Doppler Weather Monitoring Systems and Consumables (Doppler Weather Radar) (Consultancy Services)
The prospective consultant is to determine the exact locations of the Doppler Weather Radar Towers within Enugu, Jos, Sokoto and Ilorin Airports in liaison with Aviation Regulatory Agencies in Nigeria and conduct soil tests of the identified sites. In doing so, the consultant is further expected to liaise with Original Manufacturers of the Doppler Weather Radar.
Package 2: General Insurance Services
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has assets in its corporate Headquarters, Abuja and in about 54 other locations across the country. The Agency wishes to engage the services of Insurance companies to cover the assets with appropriate policies and hereby requests for qualified and interested insurance companies to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) to develop insurance proposals in accordance with Terms of Reference (TOR) contained in our Request for Proposal documents.
Interested and eligible bidders are to obtain further information and collect the bidding documents at the address given below from 10:00am to 4:00pm, Mondays to Fridays, except on public holidays.
3. Qualification Requirements
Interested bidders are expected to meet all requirements specified in the Bidding/ EOI documents which include:
- Evidence of incorporation in Nigeria (CAC forms CO2 and CO7).
- Submission of immediate past three years’ tax clearance certificate, (i.e. 2009, 2010, 2011).
- Immediate past three years’ audited accounts of the company (2009, 2010, and 2011).
- Evidence of registration and remittance of Value Added Tax (VAT).
- Evidence of compliance with the relevant provisions of the Pensions Reform Act 2004.
- Company Profile
- Evidence of key professional staff with relevant experience and registration with relevant professional bodies.
- Evidence of compliance with I.T.F. ACT
- Verifiable documentary evidence of similar jobs successfully executed within the last five years. Such evidence shall be in form of valid letters of award of contract, contract agreement and completion certificate or interim payment certificates, where such jobs are still in progress. Proven integrity of performed projects is added advantage.
- In case of construction projects, verifiable evidence of availability through ownership and/or leasehold of appropriate equipment/machinery to be deployed for the execution of the project.
- Evidence of financial capability and availability of bank support if awarded the contract. Please note that bankers’ letter merely staling that the applicant operates an account within a turnover range is not an adequate evidence of financial capability. (Adhere to the formal as contained in the Bidding Document.)
- For Equipment contracts, verifiable evidence of accreditation membership or affiliation with original equipment manufacturers is essential.
- For Consultancy, verifiable evidence of accreditation, membership or affiliation with approved professional bodies.
- For Projects B, interested and qualified service providers are to indicate expression of interest to develop proposals in accordance with NIMET Terms of Reference (TOR) as contained in Request for Proposal (RfP) document.
4. Collection of Bidding/Request for Proposal Documents
A complete set of relevant documents in English language may be obtained from the address below on payment of a non-refundable fee of N30,000.00 (Thirty Thousand Naira) only payable in cash to NIMET bank account or Bank Draft issued in favour of Nigerian Meteorological Agency. The documents or RfP will be collected on presentation of the receipt of payment (original and photocopy)
5. Submission of Bidding/Request for Proposal Documents
Bids must be delivered in an envelope containing two separately sealed envelopes marked technical and financial bids or EOI and RFP as the case may be, to the address below on or before 12:00 noon on Monday, June 25, 2012. Bids will not be collected after this period. The name and mailing address of the bidder, including valid contact telephone number must be clearly marked on the envelopes and also in the contact address on letter of delivery.
6. Opening of Bids
Bids and EOI will be publicly opened in the presence of representatives of companies, who choose to be present at the Agency’s conference room at 2:00pm on Monday, June 25th, 2012. This advertisement also serves as an invitation to all stakeholders and the general public to the bids opening.
7. Bid Security
All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of 2 per cent of the bid value.
8. Note: Bidders who do not scale through the technical or EOI evaluation stage shall have their financial bid(s) or proposal(s) returned unopened.
9. Enquiries
For Enquiries, please call
08037775161 (Head of Procurement) OR
08065434995 (Desk Officer-Documents)
10. NB:
This advertisement shall not be construed us a commitment on the part of NIMET shall it entitle responding contractors to seek any indemnity from NIMET by virtue of the contractors having responded to the advertisement
NIMET reserves the right to verify claims made by any bidder. The Nigerian Meteorological Agency is not obliged to accept the lowest or any tender
This advertisement CANCELS the earlier publication on Tenders Journal Vol. 8, No. 10 of May 14 May 28, 2012.
Signed
Director-General/CEO,
Nigerian Meteorological Agency,
33, Pope John Paul II Street, Maitama, Abuja.
