THE NIGERIA FRENCH LANGUAGE VILLAGE
(INTER-UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR FRENCH STUDIES)
P.M.B. 1011 AJARA – BADAGRY, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA
TELEPHONE: 08033481993, 08033871347
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS
DEADLINE: 12TH OCTOBER, 2020
1. INTRODUCTION
The Nigeria French Language Village, Ajara-Badagry, an Inter-University Centre for French Studies hereby invites interested reputable experienced, and highly capable Contractors to submit pre-qualification documents for the proposed 2020 capital projects listed below:
2. SCOPE OF WORKS
Lot No Project Title Reference No Lot 1 Construction of Office Building Ref. No. COB Lot 2 Construction of Road Network Rel. No. CRN
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested Contractors are required to provide the following information:
i. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission including Forms CAC2 & CAC7 (or CAC1.1)
ii. Evidence of current Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three 3 years 20172018 & 2019) 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 inclusion of Interim Registration Report (IRR)expiring on 31/12/2020 or valid Certificate issued by BPP:
vii. A Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigeria French Language Village 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
viii. Unabridged Audited Account for the last three years 2017/2018/2019
ix. Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project including copies of their Academic Professional Qualifications eg. ARCON, COREN, CORBON, QSRBN etc,
x. Evidence of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease:
xi. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs (o the one interested) in the last five (5) years including Letters of Award, Valuation Certificates and Job Completion Certificates;
xii. 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;
xiii. 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 pay a non-refundable tender fee of the sum of ten thousand naira 10,000.00 only, per Lot through remita to French Language Village Treasury Single Account (TSA), in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria. Standard Bid Documents can be collected from the Procurement Unit of the Institution between Mondays and Fridays 8:00 am to 4:00 p.m.
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 Director/CEO, Nigeria French Language Village, P.M.B 1011 Ajara-Badagry Lagos 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 no later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 12th October, 2020.
6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 12th October 2020 at the Council Chamber of Nigeria French Language Village, Ajara-Badagry, Lagos State.
7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by official authorised by the bidder
b. Bids submitted after the deadline would be returned unopened
c. All expenses incurred in preparing pre-qualification response shall be borne by the bidders
d. Presence of bidders/representatives and members of the public shall not be required during the bid opening ceremony in compliance with COVID-19 Guidelines. The Bids Opening will be covered by video recording with the presence of two (2) representatives of private sector professional bodies and Civil Society Organisation in the areas of Anti-Corruption/Transparency.
e. Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);
f. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned un-opened;
g. The Nigeria French Language Village is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annul the procurement process ay time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007
Signed:
Director/Chief Executive Officer
