DEADLINE: 27TH MAY, 2021
NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EIO) FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 2021 PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION
1. INTRODUCTION
The Nigerian Railway Corporation and its subsidiaries invite interested and
reputable Contractors, Suppliers and Consultants with relevant and verifiable
experience to apply for pre-qualification for the following 2021 projects:
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECTS
CATEGORY A – Goods
LOT DESCRIPTION LOCATION G01 Procurement of Tools, Equipment and Materials for emergency repairs and maintenance of Tracks Nationwide G02 Procurement of Rolling Stock Consumables (Lubricants, etc.) and Spare Parts Nationwide
CATEGORY B- Works
| LOT | DESCRIPTION | LOCATION |
| W01 | Repair and Maintenance of Track, Bridges and Culverts | Nationwide |
| W02 | Renovation/Upgrade of Railway Stations and other buildings together with associated facilities | Nationwide |
| W03 | Manufacture/Supply and Commissioning of Locomotives, Coaches, Wagons, Railway Inspection Vehicles and Cranes (Narrow Gauge and/or Standard Gauge) – OEMS and/or their representatives only | Nationwide |
| W04 | Rehabilitation of Locomotives, Coaches, Wagons, Railway Inspection Vehicles and Cranes (Narrow Gauge and/or Standard Gauge) | Nationwide |
| W05 | Procurement/Rehabilitation and Installation of Equipment for Mechanical/Electrical, S&T, Security., Printing. Operations, Civil and ICT facilities | Nationwide |
CATEGORY C- Consultancy Services
LOT DESCRIPTION LOCATION C01 Provision of Facilities Management Services Nationwide C02 Provisioning of Project Management Consultancy Services Nationwide C03 Training Services and Human Capacity Development Nationwide C04 Generation of Alternative Revenue for the Corporation Nationwide C05 Provision of Insurance Services Nationwide
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders should submit the following documents in their Technical
profiles:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs
Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 &7. Business Name is
acceptable for Category C:
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal
Income Tax Clearance Certificate in case of Business Name) for the last
three (3) years (2018, 2019 and 2020) valid till 31st December, 2021;
c. Evidence of current Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December,
2021;
d. Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate
valid till 31st December, 2021;
e. Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance
Certificate valid till 31st December, 2021;
f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors,
Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration
Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2021 or valid Certificate issued by BPP:
g. Sworn Affidavit:
i. certifying that the company is not in receivership, insolvency or bankruptcy.
ii. no officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Railway Corporation or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a Director or Shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and that all information presented in the bid is true and correct in all particulars
iii. that none of the Directors of the Company has been convicted for criminal offence in relation to fraud or financial impropriety in any court in Nigeria or elsewhere.
h. Company’s Audited Account for the last three (3) years (2018, 2019 and
2020).
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 the Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications:
k. Company’s valid training license/certificate issued by Centre for Management Development (CMD) – for Lot C03;i. Verifiable document evidence of at least three (3) years similar jobs executed
in the last five (5) years including Letter of Award, Valuation Certificates,
Job Completion Certificate and Photographs of the Projects;.
m. Lot C05:
-Operational Licence issued by NAICOM
– Valid and adequate reinsurance Treaty arrangement
-Certified True Copy of Audited Accounts approved by NAICOM
n. Evidence of current registration with Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria – for Lot CO4
o. Consultancy Services: Evidence of registration with relevant regulatory
professional body(ies):
p. 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 email address. The Letter Head Paper must
bear 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. SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS – GOODS & WORKS
Prospective bidders are to submit pre-qualification documents for each of the Last desired; two (2) hard copies each of the technical bids packaged in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Prequalification”: and addressed to The Director, Procurement, Nigerian Railway Corporation, Ebute-Metta, 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 dropped in the designated Tender Box in the Office of The Director, Procurement not later than 12:00 Noon, Thursday, 27th May, 2021.
5. SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENT-CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound copies 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 Director, Procurement, Nigerian Railway Corporation, Ebute-Metta, Lagos 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 and drop in the designated Tender Box in the Office of The Director, Procurement not later than 12:00Noon, Thursday, 27th May, 2021.
6. OPENING OF EOI/PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
The Eol/Prequalification documents will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00Noon, Thursday, 27th May, 2021, at the
Directors’ Block, Nigerian Railway Corporation, Ebute-Metta, Lagos. Please,
ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of the Director
Procurement, as the Nigerian Railway Corporation 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) Lots; failure to comply is
automatic disqualification.
d. Consultancy Service:Only shortlisted firms will be contacted at a later date
for collection of Request for Proposals;
e. Goods & Works: 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:
f. Arrangement of technical documents in hard copies should follow the order
In the list above and appropriately paged. The technical document should
have a table of content indicating the pages, which these items are to be
found. Failure to comply with this directive will result in disqualification of
the bidder.
g. The Nigerian Railway Corporation is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist
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:
Management
