Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria
Tender for the Remodeling and Expansion of Terminal Building at Akanu Ibiam Airport, Enugu
Tender Invitation Date: 20th September, 2010
Name of Procurer: Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria
P.M.E. 21607
Ikeja
Lagos, Nigeria
Preamble
1. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has allocation in its 2010 Budget for the Re-modeling and Expansion of the Terminal Building at Akanu Ibiam Airport (‘the Project’) located in Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria.
2. FAAN hereby invites sealed, tenders from eligible and qualified construction Companies for the Project, which shall comprise:
- Demolition.
- Construction.
- External Works & Services.
Tendering Procedure
3. The tending will be conducted through Competitive Tendering procedure as specified in the Public Procurement Act 2007 and the Procurement Procedures Manual Bureau of Public-Procurement (BPP) in January, 2008.
Minimum Qualification Criteria
4. This invitation to tender is based on meeting prescribed minimum criteria a company’s experience, personnel & equipment capabilities, and financial position in order to qualify tenderers must therefore have:
- Average annual turnover as prime contractor (defined as billing for works in progress and completed) over the last three years of N1, 500, 000, 000.00
- Verifiable successful experience as prime contractor in the execution of at least two project of a nature comparable to the Project, within the last three years.
- In, or immediately available for, employment, a construction project manager with an engineering or related professional qualification with a minimum of fifteen years’ experience in works of an equivalent nature and volume, including no less than three-years as manager.
- Assured access (through hire, lease, purchase agreement or other means) to key items of equipment in full working -order essential for the successful execution of the Project and
- Ava liable, or demonstrable access to, liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit and other financial means sufficient to meet the construction cash flow for a period of three months, estimated at N300, 000, 000.00 net of the company’s commitments for other contracts.
5. Companies which do not meet the above minimum qualification requirements need not respond to this invitation to tender.
6. Interested indigenous construction companies are strongly encouraged to enter into joint venture partnerships with national or international companies in order to satisfy the above minimum qualification criteria.
7. FAAN reserves the right to waive minor deviations if, in their opinion, they do not materially affect the capability of a company to perform the contract.
Purchase & Collection of Tender Documents
8. Tender Documents in English Language (hard & soft copies) may be purchased from the address below upon payment by certified bank draft, of a nonrefundable fee of N200, 000.00 (Two hundred thousand, Naira) made out in favor of the federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.
9. Tender Documents can be collected in person, or may be delivered through a courier service arranged and paid for by the tenderer.
Preparation of Tenders
10. Tenderers are advised carefully study the General and Special Instructions to Tenderers included with Tender Documents, and comply fully with all express and implied requirements in the preparation of their tenders.
11. Tenderers are further required to complete the qualification forms included in Section 10 of the Tender Documents, and provide the supporting qualification information/documentation required therein.
12. Any tender that fails to comply fully with all express and implied requirements of the General and Special Instructions to Tenderers and/ or to provide all required supporting information/documentation shall be declared non-responsive, and will not be considered for award, of the contract by FAAN.
Pre-Tender Conference
13. A Pre-tender conference will be held at Abuja at 10:00am Nigerian time (GMT + l) on Monday 4th October 2010, i.e two weeks after the date of this invitation for tenders.
14. Tenderers are required to submit any questions in writing to the address provided below or by email to: procurement@faannigeria.org or jonathangbo@faannigeria.org on or before 23rd September, 2010.
Return of Tenders
15. Completed tender documents and qualification information/documentation should be sealed as prescribed in the Special Instructions to Tenderers and returned by hand or registered delivery on or before 12:00 noon of Monday 1st November 2010 to the address provided below.
16. Tenders must be accompanied by a tender security equivalent to 2% of the tender price.
17. Electronic tendering will not be permitted and late tenders will be rejected.
18. Note also that:
” Failure to provide information that is essential to evaluate a company’s qualifications or to provide timely clarification or substantiation of the information supplied, may result in disqualification of the company; and
” FAAN will not be liable for any failure arising from the provision of incorrect or illegible information.
Opening of Tenders
19. Tenders will be opened in the presence of the tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend in at the address below at 1:00pm of Monday 1st November 2010.
Clarification & Additional Information
20. Companies requiring clarification or additional information on anything contained in this advertisement or on any matter regarding the collection, completion and return of tenders and qualification information/documentation, must request such from the address provide below on or before 27th September, 2010.
Contact Address
21. The address referred to above is: The General Manager (Procurement), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN Headquarters, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. In the alternative, tenderers may call any of the following numbers: +234(0803)3478481 or + 234 (0803) 3063503.
Technical Queries
22. Questions related to the interpretation or meaning of anything contained in, and/or technical queries concerning the requirements or contents of, the tender document should be directed to: Ngonyama Okpanum Associates, No, 51, Lobito Crescent, Wuse II Abuja. Nk32000@gmail.com , hpmkessiena@yahoo.com , aduzex@gmail.com, +2348035450318
