NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY (NPA)
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR PROVISION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY SOLUTION FOR NPA DATA CENTRE
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PUBLIC NOTICE NO:4128
DEADLINE: 15TH OCTOBER, 2020
INTRODUCTION
The Management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) hereby invites reputable and competent ICT firms to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) documents for the provision and implementation of disaster recovery solution in a collocation tie 3 data center. The essence of this solution is to align with the best technology practice concerning the availability of the disaster recovery center in line with the technology transformation objectives of the Authority.
B. SCOPE OF SERVICES
The Tier 3 data center provider is expected to house the disaster recovery equipment in their Data Center with the below specifications:
a. Provide 42 U Rack with all facilities at a tier-3 Data Centre as Co-Location.
b. Physically diverse and redundant dark Fiber Link between NPA and the tier 3 Data Center with SPF Module
c.10KW power per Rack availability.
More information on the scope of services is contained in the Request for Proposal to be issued to pre-qualified firms.
C. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Interested companies should submit bound bid documents duly signed, paginated, separated by dividers and arranged in the order outlined hereunder:
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST REQUIREMENTS
1. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC2 and CAC7.
2. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2017, 20188 2019) valid till 31st December 2020 with minimum cumulative turnover of N100 Million.
3. Evidence of Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years (2017, 20188 2019) duly signed by ANAN/ICAN licensed Auditors.
4. Evidence of Current Pension Clearance Certificate from National Pension Commission (PENCOM) valid till 31st December 2020.
5. Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (1TF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2020
6. Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSIT) Compliance certificate valid till 31st December, 2020
7. Evidence of registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2020 or valid Certificate issued by BPP
8 Sworn Affidavit disclosing:-That the Company does not have ay Director who has been convicted in any Country for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter
-Whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Or Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) is a former or present director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars.
-That the Company is not in receivership, subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings.
9. 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 (preferably GSM No.), fax and e-mail address. The Letter Head Paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company/Firm at the bottom of the page.
10. Evidence of financial capability to execute the project by submission of a reference letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide a credit facility for the execution of the project when
needed.
11. Company profile to include names, qualification (copies of relevant academic and professional qualifications of such personnel must be attached) and experience of key personnel in implementation of Disaster Recovery Solution and related projects. Firm must have staff with MSCE, CCNA, MCP or CISCO Network Engineer
12. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least two (2) similar projects on the Provision and Implementation of Disaster Recovery Solution in a Collocated Tier 3 Data Centre in the last five (5) years in Nigeria by including Letters of Award, Contract Agreements, Job Completion Certificates, etc.
13. Failure to comply with items 1-12 above will lead to disqualification of the bid. (This is applicable for non Joint Venture submission)
14. For Joint Venture (V)/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided. (Items 1-12 are compulsory for each national JV partner).
D. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) DOCUMENT
Interested bidders are to submit two (2) bound copies of EOI documents, paginated and arranged with dividers as indicated above. The EOI documents should be submitted in sealed envelopes and addressed
to SECRETARY TO THE TENDERS BOARD, NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY and clearly marked “EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR PROVISION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY SOLUTION FOR NPA DATA CENTRE” Specifying PUBLIC NOTICE NO:4128 and dropped in the designated Tender Box located on the 3rd floor of NPA annex Building, 1, Joseph Street, off Marina Lagos not later than 11:00am on Thursday, 15th October 2020.
E. OPENING OF EXPRESSION
All EOI documents received before the deadline for submission will be opened immediately at 11:00 am on Thursday, 15 October 2020 in the conference room on the 3rd floor of NPA Annex building, 1 Joseph Street, off Marina, Lagos. Representatives of Non-Governmental Organizations related to this procurement, transparency and anti-corruption Agencies are hereby invited to
witness the bid opening in compliance with Section 19 (b)(i) of the PPA, 2007. Please, ensure that you sign the bid submission register in the bid submission office on the 3rd floor of the annex building, as the Authority will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries,
please contact the General Manager (Procurement)” on e-mail: info.procurement@nigerianports.org. Bidders are excused from the bid opening, which will be attended by officials of private sector professional organisations and CSOs in the areas of anti-corruption/transparency
The event will be fully captured on video and can be provided to bidders on request.
F. GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder.
2. Late submission will be returned unopened.
|3. All costs incurred as a result of this tender invitation and any subsequent requests for information shall be borne by the bidding companies and only short-listed companies will be contacted.
4. Only Shortlisted firms will be contacted at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals
5. The Authority is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to cancel the Procurement proceedings in the public interest without inCurring liabilities to the bidders in accordance with the provisions of Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007.
6. Submissions may be made through courier service, in the stipulated format in (D) above and must not be later than the stipulated deadline.
SIGNED
MANAGEMENT
NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY
