Financial Reporting Council Of Nigeria- Invitation To Tender/Expression Of Interest For 2021 Capital Projects (8 Lots)

DEADLINE: 27TH SEPTEMBER, 2021
FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL OF NIGERIA
ALEXANDER HOUSE, 4TH & 5TH FLOOR, PLOT 8, OTUNBA JOBI FELE WAY, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ALAUSA, IKEJA, LAGOS
INVITATION TO TENDER/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR 2021 CAPITAL PROJECTS

(1) INTRODUCTION
(1.1) The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of Nigeria is a regulatory agency of the Federal Government established by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria Act, No, 6 of 2011, The mandate of the FRC among other things is to promote trade and investment in Nigeria by ensuring high standards of financial reporting and corporate governance to protect investors and other stakeholders’ interests.

(1.2) Experienced and competent contractors/suppliers are invited to submit bids for:

(2) SCOPE OF SUPPLY/PROJECT TITLE

(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC2 and CAC7;

(b) Evidence of Company Income’s Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2021;

(c) Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2021;

(d) Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 31st December 2021;

(e) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 3i8t December 2021;

(f) Evidence of registration with the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria;

(g) 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:

• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria or the Bureau is a former or present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and to confirming that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars; and
• that the Company does not have any 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;

(i) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2018, 2019, 2020 duly signed and stamped by ICAN/ANAN Professionals;

(j) 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;

(k) 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;

(l) 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 letterheaded paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed.

(4) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of the Senior Manager, Procurement on the 5th floor, Alexander Building, 8, Otunba Jobi Fele Way, CBD, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos with evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria’s Remita account in any commercial bank.

(5) SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Interested Consultants are to submit two (2) bound of Expression of Interest (EOI) documents separately by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to the Executive Secretary/CEO, Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, 5th floor, Alexander Building, 8, Otunba Jobi Fele Way, CBD, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos and clearly marked “EOI FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNANCE & INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS” OR “EOI FOR BUILDING A LINKAGE ON INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (IPSAS) BETWEEN OFFICE OF ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION AND FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL OF NIGERIA.”

Furthermore, the reverse of each of the sealed envelope should bear the name and the address of the bidder and dropped into the Consultancy Services box on 5th floor, Alexander Building, 8, Otunba Jobi Fele Way, CBD, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos after its registration not later than 10.00am on Monday, 27 September 2021. Late submission would not be accepted,

(6) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested and competent bidders are requested to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with softcopy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid’’, Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to Executive Secretary/CEO, Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, 54 floor, Alexander Building, 8, Otunba Jobi Fele Way, CBD, Alausa, Ikeja, 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 dropped in the designated Tender Box at the ES/CEO Secretary’s office (same address) not later than 10:00noon on Monday, 25 October 2021.

(7) OPENING OF EOI DOCUMENTS
The EOI will be opened immediately after the submission deadline of 10:00am on Monday, 27 September 2021 at the Council Chamber on the 54th floor Alexander Building, 8, Otunba Jobi Fele Way, CBD, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, Please ensure that you sign the bid submission register in the Procurement Unit.

(8) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BID
The technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12.15am on Monday, 25 October 2021 in the Council’s Board Room, (at the address stated above) in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the Financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of the ES/CEO Secretary’s Office, 54 Floor, Alexander House, 8, Otunba Jobi Fele Way, CBD, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, as the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the “Senior Manager, Procurement” on e-mail: sbraji@financialreportingcouncil.gov.ng 

(9) GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;

(b) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;

(c) Eligibility documents listed in 3.0 above should be arranged in the order in which they are listed and separated by dividers;

(d) Ensure you sign the Bid Submission Register in the Procurement Unit, Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) Headquarters, Lagos, as FRCN would not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids;

(e) Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots (note: this maximum ceiling is important in order not to over-stretch bidder’s capacity, and cause delay in project delivery)

(f) 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;

(g) Any submission that does not meet up the requirement specified above shall be disqualified;

(h) This advertisement is published for information purposes and will not be misconstrued as a commitment or obligation on the part of Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria to award these contracts;

(i) Presence of bidders/representatives and members of the public shall not be required during the bid opening ceremony in compliance with the COVTD-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;

(j) All pre-qualified bidders will be contacted at a later date for financial bid opening, while financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;

(k) The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria is not bound to pre-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 Public Procurement Act 2007.

SIGNED:
MANAGEMENT