DEADLINE: 21ST JULY, 2021
NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA (NAN)
NAN HOUSE, INDEPENDENCE AVENUE, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2021 CAPITAL PROJECTS
(1) INTRODUCTION
The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN), intends to undertake the procurement of projects approved under the 2021 Appropriation Act and hereby invites interested, competent, and eligible contractors for the execution of the following projects:
(2) SCOPE OF SUPPLIES/WORKS
(2.1) CATEGORY “A” GOODS
LOT DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS G1 Supply of Drone Cameras and Accessories in NAN, Abuja G2 Supply of Equipment for Effective and Timely Gathering and Dissemination of News in NAN, Abuja G3 Supply of COVID-19 Smart Movable Temperature and Disinfection Chamber in NAN, Abuja G4 Supply of Computers and Computer Equipment in NAN, Abuja G5 Supply of Tablets and IPADs G6 Supply of Network Equipment
(2.2) CATEGORY “B” GOODS
| LOT | DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS |
| W1 | Rehabilitation of Block D of Lagos Office Building |
| W2 | Facelift of Exterior of Block A, B and C Lagos Office |
| W3 | Procurement of Borehole and Reticulation of Water Supply for Lagos office |
| W4 | Procurement of Solar Energy Solution for the Newsroom Abuja Office |
(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
All prospective bidders are required to submit the following verifiable documents:
(i) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 orCAC2 and CAC7;
(ii) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2018, 2019 8:2020) valid till 31st December, 2021;
(iii) Evidence of current Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2021;
(iv) Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2021;
(v) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2021;
(vi) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31st December, 2021 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
(vii) Sworn Affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the News Agency of Nigeria 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 correct in all particulars;
- that the company is not in receivership or the subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy;
- that the company does not have any Director who has ever been convicted in any court in Nigeria or any other country for criminal offence such as fraud or financial impropriety;
(viii) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years-2018, 2019, 2020;
(ix) Category A: Evidence of current registration/accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA);
(x) Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
(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) Works: 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 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
Tender documents are to be obtained from the Procurement Unit of the Agency on 3rd Floor, Room 207, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Headquarters, Abuja on presentation of a copy of the original Treasury Receipts of non-refundable Tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot paid into NAN’s TSAA/C No: 0020092461018.
(5) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested contractors must submit two (2) copies, one original and one duplicate of Technical and Financial bids in separate envelope enclosed in a bigger envelope indicating the Lot and title of the project at the left hand corner of the envelope addressed to: The Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria, NAN House, Independence Avenue, Central Business District, Abuja. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box on the 3rd Floor, Room 207, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Headquarters, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 21 July, 2021.
(6) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12.00 noon on Wednesday, 21 July, 2021.
(7) NOTES
(a) This advertisement shall not be construed to be a commitment from the Agency, nor shall it entail any bidder to make any claim(s) whatsoever and seek indemnity from NAN by virtue of that bidder having responded to this advertisement.
(b) Technical and Financial bids enclosed in one and same single envelope that will expose the Technical and Financial bids at the same time of opening shall be disqualified.
(c) Submissions that do not meet up with the requirements specified above shall be disqualified.
(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 (link will be sent to bidders) with the presence of two (2) representatives of private sector professional bodies and Civil Society Organisation in the areas of Anti-Corruption/Transparency and shall be made available to bidders upon request;
(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 un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened.
(g) The Agency reserves the right to cancel the bidding process at any stage in public interest in line with the provision of Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
SIGNED:
MANAGEMENT
