Tenders are invited for Procure and Distribute Agricultural Machineries to Farmers for Value Chain in Kaiama, Baruten and Moro in Kwara State Date Added: April 9, 2025 Deadline: 28/04/2025 Category: Construction & Engineering, Consultancy, General Supplies & Services Prospective bidders should submit the following documents: a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC 7, with evidence of Company of Annual Returns to CAC for the immediate past 3 years (2022, 2023 & 2024). Business name with Form BN1 is also acceptable for Services; b. Evidence of Companys Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years (2022, 2023 & 2024) valid till 31st December, 2025; c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above); d. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidders annual turnover is N50m and above); e. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025; f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31st December, 2025 or valid Certificate issued by BPP; g. Sworn Affidavit: Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the holder and to confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars. That the company is not bankrupt, in receivership or under liquidation or involved in any litigation which can potentially affect the companys ability to effectively discharge their responsibility if engaged. That none of the Companys Director has been convicted of procurement fraud in any Country; h. Companys Audited Accounts for the last three (5) years (2022, 2023 & 2024); i. Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed; j. Companys Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications (in case of construction: COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc.); k. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the Project. l. Works List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement; m. Services: Evidence of Firms current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as CMD for Training etc.; n. For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs); o. For Joint Venture Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Certificate, RPA & Securitization) as representative of the Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner; p. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firms Letter Head Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No.), and e-mail address. The Letterhead Paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm. Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the Office of Principal Procurement Officer, Room 2 Procurement Block NAERLS, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria on evidence of copy of REMITA payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS), Zaria, Remita account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria. NAERLS GIFMIS CODE: 1000256138 Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids, with softcopy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes, and clearly marked as Technical Bid or Financial Bid and addressed to The Executive Director, National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS), Zaria, Ahmadu Bello University and clearly marked with the name of the project and the Lot number; Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the designated Tender Box located in ICT Building Conference Hall, NAERLS/ABU Zaria not later than 11:00am, Monday, 28 April, 2025. Note: a. EoI, prequalification/Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder; b. Late submission would be returned un-opened; c. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots; d. All costs will be borne by the bidders. e. Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services). f. Goods & Works: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un- successful bidders will be returned un-opened. g. Services: Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later for collection of Request for Proposal (RfP). h. Pre-qualification: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited for collection of tender documents. i. All Financial Submission pages must be duly initialled. j. The National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS), Zaria is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist any bidder and reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at any time in the public interest without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007. Tender Link : https://etenders.com.ng/national-agricultural-extension-and-research-liason-services-invitation-to-tender-expression-of-interest-and-pre-qualification-for-2025-capital-projects-and-zonal-intervention-project/
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