Surveyors Council Of Nigeria (SURCON)- Invitation To Tender And Expression Of Interest For 2021 Capital Projects (3 Lots)

DEADLINE: 8TH FEBRUARY, 2022
SURVEYORS COUNCIL OF NIGERIA (SURCON) 10, 
YAWURI STREET, OFF JERE STREET, GARKI, ABUJA.
INVITATION TO TENDER AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR 2021 CAPITAL PROJECTS

(1.0)  INTRODUCTION
The Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON) in pursuance of its statutory function as encapsulated by CAP S18 LFN 2004 and in conformity with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act. 2007, wishes to invite seasoned and qualified contractors and consultants to submit bids for the under listed contracts:

SCOPE OF SUPPLIES

(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(i) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;

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

(iii) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December 2021 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff Is 15 and above);

(iv) Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2021 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is N50m and above);

(v) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance 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 31/12/2021 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.;

(vii) Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Surveyors Council of Nigeria or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, shareholder or

(viii) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2018, 2019, and 2020;

(ix) Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria. indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;

(x) Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, SURCON etc.;

(xi) List of Plant & Equipment with proof of ownership/lease

(xii) 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;

(xiii) Lot 3: Evidence of Firm’s current rag station with the relevant regulatory professional body(ies);

(xiv) All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under foe Company/Firm’s Letter Head Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by foe 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.

(4.0) COLLECTION OF BIDS (WORKS)
Interested bidders are to collect solicitation documents from foe Procurement Unit of Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON) 10. Yawuri Street, Off Jere Street, Garki II, Abuja within the working hours of 9am – 4pm of working days upon the presentation of evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 only per Lot The payment should be made in favour of FG – Surveyors Council of Nigeria Remita Collection Platform.

(5.0) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (WORKS)
(i) Interested bidders are to submit their documents (Both Technical and Financial Bids) in two separate envelopes enclosed in one big envelope clearly stating the Name and LOT number at the top right-hand corner of the envelope and addressed as follows:

The Registrar,
Through; The Procurement Unit 
Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON),
Yawuri Street, Off Jere Street, Garki, Abuja

(ii) The document should be deposited in the Tender Tamper Proof- Box at the Procurement Unit (2nd Floor) Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON) 10, Yawuri Street, Off Jere Street, Garki II, Abuja. within the working hours of 9am – 4pm of working days. 

(iii) Company’s name should be written at the reverse side of the envelope.

(iv) The deadline for submission is 12:00 noon Tuesday, 8 February 2022.

(6.0) SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENTS (SERVICE)
Interested Firms in Consultancy Service are to submit the Expression of Interest (EOI) for the Lot in three (3) hard copies each (one original & two copies). The EOI should be addressed as indicated above and submitted not later than 12:00 noon Tuesday, 8 February 2022.

(7.0) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS AND EOI
The Technical Bids and the EOIs will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Tuesday, 8 February 2022 at the Council Chamber (3rd Floor) Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON) 10, Yawuri Street, Off Jere Street, Garki II, Abuja.

(7.0) OTHER INFORMATION
(A) The Surveyors Council of Nigeria shall all documents attached to relevant Security Agencies, BPP, FIRS, PENCOM, ITF, and other bodies for verification.

(B) The Surveyors Council of Nigeria is not bound to accept the lowest quotation that is not responsive;

(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 Bids Opening will 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 Organization in the areas of Anti-Corruption/Transparency.

(D) Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);

(E) Works: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for virtual financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;

(F) Only shortlisted firms at EOI evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals.

(8.0) DISCLAIMER
(8.1) This announcement is published for information purpose only and does not constitute an offer by the SURCON to transact with any party for the Project, nor does it constitute a commitment or obligation on the part of the Council to procure concession on services.

(8.2) SURCON will not be responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested party(ies) in connection with any response to this invitation and or the preparation or submission in response to an inquiry.

(8.3) SURCON is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annul the selection process at any time without incurring any liabilities and assigning any reason thereof, as provided in Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.

SIGNED:
THE REGISTRAR/CEO
SURVEYORS COUNCIL OF NIGERIA