CENTRE FOR BLACK AND AFRICAN ARTS AND CIVILIZATION (CBAAC)
NO. 36/38 BROAD STREET, LAGOS
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND CULTURE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2020 CAPITAL PROJECTS

1. INTRODUCTION
The Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization in compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Acts 2007 intends to undertake the execution of the underlisted Projects under the 2020 capital budget of the centre.  The Centre, therefore, invites reputable and interested contractors for pre-qualification in respect of the following Projects:

2. SCOPE OF WORK/SUPPLIES

LOT A:Renovation and Rehabilitation of the Centre’s Headquarters in Lagos
LOT B:Purchase of Library Books and Equipment
LOT C:Procurement of Equipment for the Centre’s Outreach Station at Igboukwu in Anambra State
LOT D:Renovation of the Centre’s Buildings at Bwari and Lugbe in Abuja

The details of the Scope of Work is as contained in the Tender documents.

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
To qualify for consideration, Applicants are required to submit the documents stated hereinafter. Failure to submit any of the underlisted documents shall lead to the disqualification of the Applicant:
(i) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC2 and CAC7;
(ii) Evidence of Company Income’s Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2020;
(iii) Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020;
(iv) Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020;
(v) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020;
(vi) 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.
(vii) Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization 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;
(viii) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years -2017, 2018, 2019;
(ix) 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;
(x) Company 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.);
(xi) 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;
(xii) List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease (where applicable);
(xiii) Lot C: Letter of Authorization as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
(xiv) 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 authorised officer of the firm.

4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) on evidence of payment of a non-refundable fee of N 10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization’s Remita account in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
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 sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the Ag. Director- General, Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization 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 drop in the designated Tender Box not later than 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 5 August, 2020.

6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 5 August, 2020 at the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization, No. 36/38 Broad Street, Lagos 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 Centre will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

7. 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 two (2) All costs will be borne by the bidders;
(d) Interested contractors are expected to submit their bids separately for each of the jobs independent of the other
(e) 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;
(f) The Centre is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007

SIGNED
AG.DIRECTOR-GENERAL