FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION
(NCAM), KM 20 ILORIN-LOKOJA HIGHWAY, P. M. B. 1525, ILORIN
INVITATION FOR TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL TENDER FOR THE EXECUTION OF 2021 ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS

INTRODUCTION
The National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM) is a Federal Government Parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development with the overall mandate to mechanize Nigerian agriculture through innovative research that will lead to the development of simple and low-cost technologies for the removing drudgery in farming and improve agricultural productivity.
The Centre hereby invites interested reputable and competent Contractors/Suppliers with relevant experience and good track records to submit tenders for the following projects:

SCOPE OF WORKS/GOODS

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders must possess the under-listed requirements to be eligible to participate in these procurement:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 CAC7;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2018, 2019, 2020) valid till 31st December, 20121; with minimum average annual turnover for each project as specified in the Bid Document;
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2021;
d. Evidence of Current Industrial Training Fund (ITF)Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2021;
e. Evidence of Current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2021;
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, 2021 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
g. Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of relevant committees of National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, Shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and to confirm that all information presented in the bid are true and correct in all particulars;
h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years 2018, 2019, 2020;
i. Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
j. Company’s 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 Photograph of the projects;
l. Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease;
m. Only Companies included in the National Automotive design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of Vehicles or their authorized representatives should bid for the procurement of Vehicles;
n. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner)
o. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s 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.

COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of the Procurement Officer, Administrative Building, National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM), Ilorin on evidence of payment of a non-refundable fee of N10, 000.00 per Lot, paid into the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM’s) Remita Account in any Commercial Bank