DEADLINE: 14TH FEBRUARY, 2022
NIGERIAN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (NTDC)
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, AREA I, P.M.B. 167, GARKI-ABUJA
www.tournigeria.gov.ng
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE EXECUTION OF 2021 ZONAL INTERVENTION / CONSTITUENCY PROJECT
(1) INTRODUCTION
The Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) intends to carry out procurement activities to be funded from the 2021 Appropriation Act. Consequently, interested, experienced and competent consultants are hereby invited to Express Interest for the Execution of the under-listed Zonal Intervention/Constituency (ZIP) project in line with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
(2) SCOPE OF PROJECT
Interested consultants are invited to express interest for the execution of the under-listed project: –
LOT NO. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT LOCATION ZCS1 Training and Empowerment Of Youth and Women Of Surulere II Federal Constituency Surulere LGA, Lagos State
(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible to participate in this procurement exercise Interested Bidders must possess and submit all the under-listed responsive /eligibility criteria:
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC including Forms CAC2 and CAC7, or Business Name;
(b) Evidence of current Firm’s Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2021;
(c) Evidence of current Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December 2021 (applicable to bidders whose number of staff is at least 15).
(d) Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31 December 2021; (applicable to bidders whose number of staff is at least 5 or have at-least N50m annual turnover).
(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 31st December, 2021 or valid Certificate issued by Bureau of Public Procurement;
(g) A Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, Shareholder or has any financial or pecuniary interest in the bidder and to confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars;
(h) Company’s Audited Account for the last three years -2018, 2019 & 2020;
(I) 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 key staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic and Professional qualifications attached;
(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. (Knowledge of the Tourism Landscape and Cultural Values of the Community for community)
(l) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);
(m) 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 Letter Head paper must bear the names and Nationality of the Directors of the company at the bottom of the page, dully signed by the authorized officer of the firm.
(4) SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENTS
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound copies of Expression of Interest (Eol) documents, duly signed, paginated, separated by dividers and arranged in the order outlined in paragraph 3 above.
The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to, “The Director-General, Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation, Federal Secretariat, Area I, P.M.B. 167, Garki, Abuja and clearly marked with the name of the project and Lot number”. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated lender Box placed in the Procurement Unit, 1st Floor, Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation Head Office, Federal Secretariat, Area I, Garki, Abuja not later than 11:00a.m. on Monday, 14th February, 2022.
(5) OPENING OF EOI DOCUMENTS
The EoI documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 11:00a.m. on Monday, 14th February, 2022, at the Tourism Village Hall, NTDC Head Office, Federal Secretariat, Area I, Garki, Abuja.
For further enquiries, please contact Assistant Director (Procurement) on e-mail- itodosylvester@yahoo.com 08188122027
(6) GENERAL INFORMATION
(i) EOIs must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder.
(ii) EOIs submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened.
(iii) All cost will be borne by the bidder.
(iv) 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 wall be covered by video recording (invitation link will be sent to bidders to join the bid opening online) with the physical presence of two (2) representatives of private sector professional bodies and Civil Society Organisation in the areas of Anti-Corruption/Transparency;
(v) Firms can submit through Post (Courier Services)
(vi) Only shortlisted firms would be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
(vii) This advertisement shall not be construed to be a commitment on the part of the NTDC nor shall it entail any bidder to make any claim(s) whatsoever and seek indemnity from Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation by virtue that the bidder has responded to advertisement.
(viii) The Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation is not bound to short-list any bidder and reserve 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
