NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL HEADQUARTERS INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION AND TENDERING FOR 2020 CAPITAL PROJECT.
BWARI P.M.B. 170, GARKI, ABUJA.
DEADLINE: 26TH OCTOBER, 2020

I. INTRODUCTION
In compliance with the provisions and general guidelines of the Public Procurement Act. 2007, the Council of Legal Education (the Council) wishes to invite all interested, competent, reliable and reputable companies/firms to submit Technical and Financial Bids for the under listed project

2. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested bidders are to submit the following mandatory documents:
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 years valid till 31st December 2020 (2017,2018 and 2019).
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 Provided by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 01/01/2021 or valid certificate issued by BPP.
vii. Sworn affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant Committees of the Council of Legal Education or the Nigerian Law School 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 correcting all particulars.

viii. Company Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years (z0i,2018 and z0i5).
ix. Evidence of financial capability to execute the project by submission of Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank 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: 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
xiii.  All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s Letter headed 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 Letter headed letter must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the pages, duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.

3 COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
A copy of the Tender documents can be obtained from the office of the Secretary, Procurement Planning Committee, Nigerian Law School, Bwari, upon payment af a non-refundable Tender fee of NI0,000:00 (Ten Thousand Naira Only) per Lot into the account of COUNCIL OF LEGAL EDUCATION TSA INTERNAL GENERATED REVENUE ACCOUNT in any commercial bank. The Teller for this payment should be converted to official receipt at the Accounts Department of the Nigerian Law School, Bwari. Photocopy of the receipt should be attached to the Tender Documents.

4. SUBMISSION OF BID DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders should enclose the Technical and Financial Bids in separate envelopes and the two (2) separate envelopes should be enclosed in one sealed larger envelope clearly marked “INVITATION TO PREQUALIFY AND TENDER” All bids should be addressed to:

The Secretary
Procurement Planning Committee,
Nigerian Law School Headquarters, Bwari,
PMB170, Garki, Ahuja.

The sealed envelope should rench him not later than 12:00 Noon on Monday, 26th October 2020. Any Tender received after is safe and faie shall be returned un-opened.

OPENING OF BIDS
The technical bids shall be opened at 2:30 PM after the 12:00 Noon deadline for submission on Monday, 26th October, 2020 in the Conference Roam of the Nigerian Law School, Bwari, Abuja. Failure to comply with the rendering instructions shall lead to disqualification. Bidders as well as Civil Society Organization and interested observer are requested to be present at the opening

IMPORTANT NOTICE
i. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder
ii. All costs Will be borne by the bidders
iii. Only pre-qualified bidders a technical evaluation will be contacted at a later date for financial bid opening, while financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned unopened,
iv. The Council or the Nigerian law School (thE School) is not bound to pre-quality any bidder and reserves the right to annul the procurement process at any time without incurring ary liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
v. This advertisement shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Council or the School and No bidder is entitled to make any claim and /or seek any indemnity from the Counselor the School by virtue of such bidder having responded to the advert.

SECRETARY
PROCUREMENT PLANNING COMMITTEE