Procurement of Seedlings and other Goods at Federal Ministry of Environment

Federal Ministry of Environment

Headquarters, Mabushi, Abuja

Invitation for Tender

Introduction: The Federal Ministry of Environment as part of the implementation of 2010 Budget intends to Forestry projects across the country.

The Federal Ministry Environment is therefore inviting interested Contractors to submit bids/tenders for any of the following jobs.

Projects;

LOT: A: Project Forest Resources Development, Management and Tree Planting Campaigns.

Scope of work:

i.            Plantation Establishment in Mbavaa Forest Reserve. Benue State

1. 1. Raise/Procure 24,000 seedlings for planting 20 Ha;
   2. Site preparation, pegging and pilling of 20 ha. in Mbavaa Forest Reserve;
   3. Planting of 20 ha. plantation in Mbavaa Forest Reserve ;
   4. Beating. up (20%);
   5. 1^st and 2^nd weeding;
   6. Construct rides (3m wide internal and 4m wide external) and fire tracing.

ii.            Sensitization/Publicity and Awareness Creation for National

Tree Planting Campaign

Scope of Work/Activities:

Produce Publicity Materials (Posters, Car Stickers, Brim Caps, T-Shirts, etc)

Media Publicity- Electronic and Print Media, Talk shops

Produce Jingles and Play-lets.

Air-time on Radio and TV

iii.            Procurement of seedlings for distribution to schools, NYSC, Prisons, etc for Woodlot Establishment for Tree planting campaigns:

a)     Procure   improved fruit tree seedlings and Other assorted tree seedlings

b)    Transportation / Distribution of seedlings to target groups (schools, NYSC, Prisons, etc) for establishment of 10 Ha. woodlots;

c)     Planting of 10 ha woodlots by target groups; Monitoring / Appraisal of seedlings uptake for woodlots establishment by target groups.

LOT: B: Project: Ex-situ Conservation of endangered indigenous Tree species (Mahogany, Obeche, Iroko, Mansonia, Mitragyna, etc) in Ondo and Abia States:

Scope of work:

a)     Collection of seeds of the above listed endangered indigenous tree species;

b)    Raising of 14,400 seedlings of at above listed endangered indigenous free species;

c)     Site identification and demarcation of 5 Ha. in Oluwa Forest Reserve in Abia State;

d)    Site preparation and planting of 5 ha in each of the Forest Reserves;

e)     Beating up (20%);

f)      Maintenance operations -1sr* and 2** weeding of the plantations;

(g)      Rides construction (3m internal and 4m external) in each of the plantations.

LOT: C:    Purchase of    2 Nos, of    Water Hyacinth Harvesters, Accessories and Spare parts. Scope of work:

• Supply 2 Nos. Water Hyacinth Harvesters each with Tilt-deck Trailer, Shore Conveyor and Motorized Truck for movement of the equipment on land and Spare Parts for one year’s operation;
• Install the harvesters;
• Train 4 Nos of Machine Operators;
• Provision for:

• Pre-shipment inspection
• Testing and
• Commissioning.

Tender Requirements:

Interested, suitable and reputable companies are required to submit the following Pre-qualification documents. Failure to submit any of the underlisted documents may result in the disqualification of the Contractor.

• Certificate of Registration with  Corporate Affairs Commission (Limited liability only)
• Provide details of Company’s profile including the Curriculum Vitae of the key professional staff and other resources,
• Company’s current Tax Clearance certificate for the last three (3) years,(State Tax Identification Number – TIN)
• Verifiable evidence of previous experience in the jobs of this magnitude/nature, (Attach letter of Award and Certificate of Completion)
• List of ‘Equipment Owned,
• Evidence from the. company’s Bankers as to its financial capacity/Bank Support to undertake the works, if awarded,
• Name/e-mail Address and phone number of contact person.
• Company Audited Account for the last 3 Years.
• Any other information that would be of advantage to the c A Letter authorizing the Federal Ministry of Environment to verify claims with relevant agencies or bodies.
• Evidence of VAT Registration and Remittance.

Additional Information

• Notwithstanding the submission of tender data the Federal Ministry of
• Environment is neither committed nor obligated to include your company or any kid list or award any form of contract to your company or agent
• The advertisement shall not be considered as commitment on the part of the Federal Ministry of Environment; nor shall it entitle potential companies to make any claims whatsoever or seek any indemnity from the Federal Ministry of Environment by virtue of such company having responded to the advertisement.
• The Federal Ministry of Environment reserves the right to make available the Tender documents to qualified bidders only.

Non-Refundable Tender Fee and a complete set of bidding documents are to be collected from Secretariat of MTB, Federal Ministry of Environment, Room B301, Mabushi on payment of a non-refundable Fee of Ten thousand Naira (N10,000.00) for Lots: A: and B; and Fifty thousand Naira (N50,000.00) for Lot. C

Submission Deadline: Completed Financial and Technical Tenders are to be submitted in two Separate Envelopes Marked Financial Bids or Technical Bids respectively. Each of the Envelopes are to contain one original and two duplicate copies of the Tenders respectively, and Both Envelopes Enclosed in a Larger Envelope Mark CONFIDENTIAL on the Top Left Corner and Written Tender for (Specify LOT) at the Centre, The Tender Addressed to the Secretary, Ministerial Tenders Board. Federal Ministry of Environment, Room B301 (3^rd Floor), Mabushi, Abuja. To reach him on or before 12noon on Monday, 20^th September, 2010. While the Bids will be opened by 2:00p m. on the same date at the Ministry’s Conference Room, Mabushi, Abuja.

NOTE: Only the Technical bids will be opened on the date mentioned in this publication while the Financial Bids of the Bidders that passed the Technical Evaluation would be opened on a date that would be communicated to these Companies.

(Signed) Permanent Secretary.

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