Federal Ministry of Transport
Bukar Dipcharima House, Central Business District, Abuja
Invitation to Participate in the Tendering Exercise for Various Projects Under Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria
Federal Ministry of Transport, through the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria has provisions in the CRFFN 2012 Statutory Appropriation and is hereby inviting competent and interested Companies to submit Technical and Financial bids for the following:
1. Supply of (Mikano) Power Generator
2. Supply of Library books and Equipments
3. Supply of Kits for Security Personnel
(A) Technical (Pre-Qualification) Requirements
Interested Companies should forward copies of the following documents and the originals to be made available for sighting during the Tender opening:
i. Evidence of Registration with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and Articles of Memorandum of Association.
ii. Interested Companies should have up to date returns with CAC and be informed that due diligence could be conducted;
iii. Company’s Audited Account for the last three years from a Chartered Accounting Firm;
iv. Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three years; expiring in December, 2012.
v. List of verifiable documentary evidence of similar jobs successfully executed within the last three years (copies of letter of contract award, completion certificate)
vi. Current Reference Letter from a Reputable Bank and Statement of Account for the last twelve (12) months.
vii. Sworn Affidavit in line with the provisions of Part IV, Section 16, subsection 6(e-f) of the Public Procurement Act 2007;
viii. List of key staff and their Evidence of professional registration;
ix. Letter of Authority to CRFFN to cross check the company’s account;
x. Bidders should show evidence of Registration and up to date remittance of Employee Pension Fund Contribution in line with section 6d of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
xi. Letter introducing an authorized representative of bidder with his/her sample signature and position in the Company.
xii. Evidence of payment of Training contribution to the Industrial Training Fund.
(B) Collection of Tender Documents:
Interested Companies are to collect tender documents from the Director, Administration & Human Resources, Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria, 51, Khartoum Street, Zone 5, Wuse District, Abuja, upon the presentation of a payment of N10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira) only, non-refundable Tender Fee into CRFFN Treasury Revenue Account at Diamond Bank, AC/NO. 0612130000670.
(C) Submission
The pre-qualification and Financial Bid Documents should each be sealed and labeled “Technical and Financial Bids” as appropriate separately and the two separate envelopes be put in another envelope that should be sealed and labeled as “(Project Title)”. The Financial Bids should be submitted in three (3) copies (one original and two other copies) and all pages are to be duly endorsed by the Bidder.
This document is to be dropped in the Tender Box in the Office of the Secretary, Tenders Board, CRFFN, on or before 14th September 2012 by 10.00am. This Tender is for a period of six weeks. The representatives of Bidding companies are invited to witness the opening of the Tenders on the same day at 12:00pm in the conference hall of the office complex at Freight Forwarders’ House 51, Khartoum Street, Zone 5, Wuse District, Abuja.
(D) Successful companies could be requested to provide Performance Bond, whose value shall not be less than 10% of the contract sum before signing the contract.
Please Note
This is an invitation for expression of interest. Response(s) to this invitation do not place any obligation of the Authority to consider any responding company for:
1. Award of contract
2. Information of any resultant action
3. Acceptance of tender submission
4. Refund of costs incurred as a result of the EOI invitation or any subsequent requests for information from bidding companies
5. Late submission will not be entertained and only short-listed companies will be contacted
Signed
Secretary, Tenders’ Board
