DEADLINE: 12TH MAY, 2022
NIGERIAN TELEVISION AUTHORITY (NTA)
HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR 2022 CAPITAL PROJECTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Nigerian Television Authority has fund provided in the 2022 Federal Government of Nigeria Appropriation Act and therefore wishes to invite interested, competent and experienced contractors/reputable Companies to submit Tender documents for the following under listed projects:
2.0 SCOPE OF WORK & SUPPLIES
2.A CATEGORY A WORKS
Lot A1: Construction and Installation of Mini Solar Grid in NTA Gashua
Lot A2: Construction and Installation of Solar Street Light in NTAGashua and other locations
Lot A3: Renovation ofNTA Headquarters Permanent Site JAGAL Building, Area 11, Abuja
2B CATEGORY B (GOODS)
Lot B1: Furnishing of Offices/Provision of 2nos Utility Vehicles to NTA Gashua
Lot B2: Computer Acquisition and Computerisation of Finance Department
Lot B3: Upgrade of Wondercube Playout Centre
Lot B4: Upgrade of Production Facilities to Digital at Zonal Centres
Lot B5: Upgrade of Satellite System to MPEG4;
Lot B6: Programmes Production and Content Acquisition, Archival Management
Lot B7: News Camera, Editing Suits, Seheizer Mícrophone
Lot B8: NTA Headquarters JAGAL Studio
Lot B9: Sustenance of Dilapidated Broadcast Equipment
Lot B10: Upgrade of Production Facilities at State Capitals
Lot B11: Digital Broadcast Equipment
Lot B12: Upgrade of Facility And Infrastructure At NTAOgbomoso, Oyo State.
3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
i. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CACi.l or CAC2 and CAC7:
ii. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2022; with minimum average annual turnover as stated in the Standard Bid Documents
iii. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31″ December, 2022 (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, 2022 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is N5Om and above);
v. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022;
vi. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/122022 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
vii. Sworn Affidavit:
-disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Television Authority 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, insolvency or bankrupt
-That the company does not have any Director who has been convicted in any court in Nigeria or any other country for a criminal offence in relating to fraud or financial impropriety;
viii. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years -2019, 2020 & 2021, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);
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 etc
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. Only companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorised representatives should bid for the vehicles,
xiv. For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
xv. Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA)
xvi. 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)xvii. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s Letterhead Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No.), and c-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 SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION
4.1. The pre-qualification should be arranged in the order listed above, enclosed and sealed and should be cleared marked “TECHNICAL” at the top left hand corner of the envelope.
4.2. Bidders are required to submit copies of their expression of intent containing the correct area of core competencies/lots and addressed to The Director General, NTA, Area 11, Garki, Abuja.
4.3. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder.
4.4. All applications should be dropped in the Bid Boxes placed in POST MORTEM HALLDOMSAT, NTA Headquarters, Area 11, Garki-Abuja.
4.5 Closing date for the submission of application is 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 4th May, 2022.
5.0 OPENING OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
Prequalification documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 4th May, 2022, at the NTA ARENA, DOMSAT, Area 11, Garki Abuja.
All inquiries should be directed to the procurement unit, NTA Headquarters Area 11, Garki-Abuja.
6.0 IMPORTANT INFORMATION
6.1 The publication is for information purpose only, and not an outright offer. or does it amount to commitment or obligation on the part of the organisation.
6.2. The Authority will not be responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested party (ies) in connection with the bid
6.3. The authority is not bound to shortlist any bidder and reserves the right to annul the selection process anytime without incurring any liability and assigning any reason thereof.
7.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
i. Bids must be in English and signed by an official authorised by the bidder
ii. Bids submitted after the deadline would be returned un-opened.
iii. All costs will be borne by the bidders.
iv. No bidder should bid more than two (2) lots;
v. 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 Organisation in the areas of Anti-Corruption/’Transparency;
vi. Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);
vii. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of tender documents;
viii. The Nigerian Television Authority 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
Engr. Alabi Olatunde Z. (FNSE)
For: Director-General
