Office Of The Auditor General For The Federation – Addendum To Advertisement: Invitation For Bidding

OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL FOR THE FEDERATION
HEADQUARTERS, AUDIT HOUSE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA
ADDENDUM TO ADVERTISEMENT
INVITATION FOR BIDDING

The General Public is hereby informed that the following addendum has been made on the above subject matter, due to the effect of COVID 19 Pandemic and subsequent lockdown.

1. Closing date: The closing date of 6th April and 5th May, 2020 of the advertisement published in the media on the 23rd March, 2020 has been extended by two (2) weeks (14 days) with effect from 4th May, 2020.

2. Submission of Tender Documents (Category A, B, & C) and EOI Documents (Category D) deadline are 21st May, 2020 and 18th May, 2020 respectively.

3. Opening of EOI Documents and Bids at 12:00 Noon Monday 18th May, 2020 and Friday 22nd May, 2020 respectively

4. All other details in the said advertisement remain valid.

5. All interested Company/Firms should take note, please.

6. All inconveniences caused are regretted.

SIGNED:
AUDITOR-GENERAL FOR THE FEDERATION

BELOW IS THE TENDER REFERRED ABOVE:

OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL FOR THE FEDERATION
HEADQUARTERS, (AUDIT HOUSE) CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA
INVITATION FOR BIDDING

1. INTRODUCTION
The Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation (OF), in furtherance of its statutory mandate intends to procure Works, Goods and Services under the 2020 Financial Year in accordance with the Public Procurement Act 2007.
The Agency (OAGF) by this publication hereby invites interested/competent Contractors/ Suppliers and Accounting Firms to submit quotation for the supply of goods, works and expression of interest stated under the Scope of Work.

2. SCOPE OF WORK.
The scope of work to be carried out includes the following:

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT
a. Evidence of Business Name or Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC2 and CAC7 (or CAC 1.1);
b. Evidence of Company Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Certificate where applicable) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2020;
c. Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid 31 December, 2020;
d. Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) compliance Certificate valid till 31″ December, 2020;
e. Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2020;
f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 30/06/2020 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
g. Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation 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 its bid are true and correct in all particulars.
h. Company Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years- 2017, 2018 & 2019
i. Evidence of financial capability to execute the project by submission of Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, 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 qualification (in case of construction: COREN, OSBORN, ARCON, CARBON 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 projects; Lot 3:
l. Evidence of Registration with relevant Forensic Body;
m. List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease (where applicable);
n. Lot D1: Evidence of current Registration with Auditor General for the Federation
o. Lot D1: Evidence of current Registration with Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria;
p. B1 & C3: Letter of Authorisation as representatives of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
q. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s Letterhead 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.

4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY A, B&C)
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of
The Secretary, Procurement Planning Committee Room 717B, 7h Floor, Audit House, Central Business District, Abuja. On evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the Office of the Auditor General’s Remita account in any reputable commercial Bank in Nigeria. Firms interested in Category D will not pay at this stage until after shortlisting

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (Category A, B & C)
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”. Thereafter, put the two (2) sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the Auditor-General with the above address; and clearly marked with (the name of the project and the Lot number). Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder should have the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 4th May, 2020.

6. SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY D)
Interest firms are to submit two (2) bound of Expression of Interest (Eol) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to the Auditor-General and dearly marked with (the name of the project and the Lot number). Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the designated Tender box not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 6 April, 2020.

7. OPENING OF EOI DOCUMENTS AND TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOI documents and Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 6 April, 2020 and 12:00 noon Monday, 4″ May, 2020 respectively, at Audit House Conference Room in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register, as the OAUGF will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. Companies or their representatives, Civil Societies, NGOs, Professional Bodies and members of the general public are by this publication invited to witness the bid opening exercise.

8. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder.
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. Bidders should not bid for more than one (1) Lot .
d. All costs will be borne by the bidders; Category A, B & C:
e. Attach proof of payment of Tender fee
f. Non-compliance to the instructions will lead to disqualification
g. Category A,B & C: 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 unopened Category D: Only shortlisted bidders will be contacted at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals; The OAUGF is not bound to shortlist/pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annul procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007.

Signed
Auditor-General
Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation