Supreme Court Of Nigeria- Invitation For Expression Of Interest And Pre-Qualification For Construction, Rehabilitation And Consultancy Services

DEADLINE: 4TH MAY, 2021
SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA
SUPREME COURT COMPLEX
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AND PRE-QUALIFICATION

(1) INTRODUCTION
Supreme Court of Nigeria, in compliance with the Public Procurement Act, 2007, wishes to inform eligible Consulting firms/Contracting Companies and the Public that Supreme Court of Nigeria is to undertake the procurement of service and works and hereby invite consultant and contractors of good repute and relevant experience to submit Expression of Interest (EoI) and bids for this project listed below:

(2) SCOPE OF SERVICE/WORKS

(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidder shall submit the following documents failure of which shall lead to automatic disqualification:

(a) Evidence of Certificate of incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission, including forms CAC1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC 7. Business Name is acceptable for Lot 1;

(b)  Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last 3 years, (2018, 2019 and 2020) valid up to 31st December, 2021;

(c) Evidence of current Pension Clearance Certificate valid up to 31st December, 2021 (where applicable);

(d) Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid up to 31st December, 2021 (where applicable);

(e) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid up to 31st December, 2021.

(f) Evidence of Company’s or Firm’s registration on the national database of federal contractors, consultants and service providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring 31 December, 2021 or valid certificate issued by BPP.

(g) Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or net any officer of the relevant committees of the Supreme Court or the Bureau is a former or present director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and to confirm that all information in its bid are true and correct in all particulars.

(h) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years (2018, 2019 & 2020).

(i) Evidence of firms current practice license with the relevant professional bodies such as QSRBN, ARCON and COREN (Applicable to Lot 1 only).

(j) Company’s profile with the Curriculum Vitae of key staff to be deployed for the project and evidence of technical capability of at list five (5) registered professionals namely Architect, Quantity Surveyor, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, and Civil Engineers including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications.

(k) Evidence of at list three (3) similar contracts executed (as prime consultant or the Main Contractor), in the last Five (5) years (2016 to date) including letters of engagement (Lot 1 only), letters of Awards (Lot 2 only), Valuation certificates (Lot 2 only), Certificate job completion and photograph of the projects.

(l) Evidence of financial capability to execute the project by submission of reference letter addressed to the Chief Registrar SCN, Abuja from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed.

(m) Document must be transmitted with a covering/forwarding letter under the company/firm’s letter head paper bearing the its registration number (RC) as issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), company contact address, GSM, name and nationality of the directors at the bottom of the page, company email address and page duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.

(4) SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENTS (LOT 1)
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bounded copies of the documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to: Chief Registrar, Supreme Court of Nigeria and submitted to the Procurement Office, Supreme Court of Nigeria Complex, Three Arms Zone, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 4 May, 2021.

(5) SUBMISSION OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS (LOT 2)
Pre-qualification documents should be enclosed in sealed envelope mark “Pre-qualification for lot…(bidders are not to bid for more than two lots) carrying the project name, submitted in two (2) bounded copies and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to: Chief Registrar, Supreme Court of Nigeria and submitted to the Procurement Office, Supreme Court of Nigeria Complex, Three Arms Zone, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 4 May, 2021

(6) OPENING EOI DOCUMENTS AND PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
The EOI and pre-qualification documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 4 May, 2021 at Court Room 1, Supreme Court of Nigeria.

(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 time would be returned unopened.

(c) 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 bid opening will be covered by video recording with the presence of two (2) representatives of private sector professional bodies and Civil Society Organization in the areas of Anti- Corruption/Transparency;

(d) Bidders can submit through post (Courier Services).

(e) Only shortlisted firms will be contacted at the later date for collection of Request for Proposals and Tenders respectively.

(f) The Supreme Court of Nigeria is not bound to 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 2007 public procurement act.

SIGNED:
THE CHIEF REGISTRAR
SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA