FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY
IFAD ASSISTED LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENT FAMILY ENTERPRISE IN THE NIGER DELTA (LIFE-ND) PROJECT
ABIA STATE PROJECT COORDINATING OFFICE (SPCO)
ISSUED DATE: 25TH JULY, 2024
IFAD LOAN NO: 2000002120
GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

The federal republic of Nigeria has received a loan of US$60 million equivalent from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) toward the cost of the livelihood improvement family enterprise project Niger delta (LIFE-ND), and intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, and consulting/non-consulting services to be procured under the program. Specifically, the program will undertake the following:

1. Procurement of works (rural roads, land development, water supply schemes, markets, agro buildings, processing and storage facilities) etc.
2. Procurement of goods- office stationaries and consumables, agricultural equipment, agro-processing equipment, agro-inputs etc.
3. Procurement of consultancy and related services including:- agricultural extension services, climate change and environment, rural institution strengthening, financial inclusion services and rural infrastructure services, general training and technical assistance, knowledge management and communication services.
4. Procurement of non-consultancy services- catering services, office maintenance, security services, event management etc.

The program includes the following components: (a) enhancement of economic opportunities for rural youth and women which includes support to rural agribusiness incubation, production and marketing infrastructure support to agribusiness, financial inclusion support for agric business, rural institution strengthening and knowledge management (b) program management and coordination,

All procurements financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the IFAD Procurement Guidelines 2010 and IFAD Procurement Handbook and are open to all eligible bidders as defined in the guidelines.

Specific procurement notice (SPN) for procurement of goods, works consulting and non-consulting services to be executed under the national competitive bidding (NCB) and national shopping will also be advertised in national daily newspapers.

Interested eligible firms and individuals who wish to be pre-qualified and registered under the project should submit profiles or proposals with all statutory and activity based documentary evidence to the address below: – each submission should indicate the area of interest in the top right hand corner of the envelope.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
All submissions must be accompanied with the following documents
i. Evidence of certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including forms CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
ii. Evidence of current tax clearance certificate for the last three (3) years (2021, 2022, 2023) expiring on 31st December, 2023.
iii. Evidence of current pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December 2024
iv. Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate Valid till 31st December, 2024
v. Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) compliance valid till 31st December, 2024.
vi. A sworn Affidavit Disclosing whether or not any officer of the livelihood improvement family enterprise Niger delta – (LIFE-ND project ) is a former or present Director, Shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and That no partner/Director has been convicted in any country for any criminal offence relating to fraud of financial impropriety or criminal misinterpretation or falsification of facts relating to any matter, and that all the documents presented in the bid are genuine and That the company is not under receivership, the subject of any winding up petitions or proceedings, insolvency or bankruptcy;
vii. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years -2021, 2022, 2023; stamped and signed by a duly registered auditor where applicable.
viii. Evidence of company’s financial capability to execute the project.
ix. For joint Venture/ Partnership, memorandum of understanding (MoU) should be provided. Submission of valid eligibility documents listed in (i-viii) above is compulsory for each partner.
x. All EOI/ tender 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 Cooperate Affairs Commission (CAC), contact address, telephone number(preferably GSM number ), and e-mail address.

Deadline for submission: the deadline for the submission of proposals and company profile (hard copies only) is 8th August 2024 and should be addressed to:

THE STATE PROJECT COORDINATOR,
IFAD ASSISTED LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENT FAMILY ENTERPRISE-NIGER DELTA PROJECT, K/M3 UMUAHIA/OKIGWE ROAD
ABIA STATE
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
EMAIL ADDRESS: lifendspco@life-nd.org.ng and abiaproc@gmail.com