DEADLINE: 30TH MAY, 2022
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT OF NIGERIA (NICN)
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR 2022 CAPITAL PROJECTS
(1) INTRODUCTION
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria in compliance with the Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2007, invites reputable firms with proven records to submit Expression of Interest Documents for the under listed projects appropriated in its 2022 Capital Budget:
(2) SCOPE OF SERVICE CATEGORY; CONSULTANCY SERVICES
LOT NO DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS LOCATION Lot A1 Consultancy for the Construction of Judicial Division Court complex at Kaduna Kaduna State Lot A2 Consultancy for the Construction of Judicial Division Court complex at Dutse Jigawa State Lot A3 Consultancy for the Construction Judges Quarters at Yenagoa Bayelsa State Lot A4 Consultancy for the Construction Judges Quarters at Yola Adamawa State Lot A5 Consultancy for the Rehabilitation of Akure Division Ondo State Lot A6 Consultancy For the Renovation of Judges quarters at 109 Masallachi Crescent, Kano Kano State Lot A7 Consultancy for the Renovation of Judges quarters at No 1 Hamza Abdullahi Road. Kano Kano State Lot A8 Consultancy for the Renovation of Judges quarters at No 2 Hamza Abdullahi Road, Kano Kano State
(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective firms shall submit the following documents and without any of the under listed requirements, the company will automatically be disqualified.
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), including forms CAC2and CAC7 (or CAC, Business Name is also acceptable;
(b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificate of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2022; with a minimum average annual turnover of N20m.
(c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of Staff is 15 and above).
(d) Evidence of Industrial Training Fund Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022 the bidders annual turnover is N50m and above).
(e) Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022.
(f) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31 /12/2022 or valid Certificate issued by BPR Sworn Affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Industrial Court or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, Shareholder or has any primary interest in the bidder and to confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars;
- that no Director 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; that the Company is not in receivership, the subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings;
- That the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institution or third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months;
(h) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years (2019, 2020, 2021) duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
(i) Bank reference letter addressed to The Chief Registrar, National Industrial Court of Nigeria Abuja, 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 curriculum vitae and, including copies of Academic/Professional Qualifications of at least 5 key Staff to be deployed for the Project, Registered Professionals such as, Architect, Quantity Surveyor, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer and Civil Engineer.
(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Engagement, Valuation Certificates, and Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects.
(l) Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body/bodies, such as COREN/QSRBN/ARCON etc.
(m) 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 and Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV Partner).
(n) 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 (preferable GSM No), and e-mail address. The Letter Headed paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.
(4) SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST DOCUMENTS
Interested bidders are to submit two (2) bound copies of Expression of Interest (EOI) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to The Chief Registrar, National Industrial Court of Nigeria, 1ST FLOOR ROOM 122 No 11, New Bussa Close Area 3, Garki Abuja, and clearly marked with the project Name and Lot number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the designated Tender Box not later than 12:00noon on Monday 30 May, 2022
(5) OPENING OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST DOCUMENTS
The EOI will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00noon on Monday 30 May, 2022 at the National Industrial Court 2ND FLOOR COURT ROOM 2 in the presence of Consultants or their representatives.
(6) GENERAL INFORMATION
(i) Expression of Interest documents must be in English and signed by an official authorised by the Bidder;
(ii) Late submissions will be returned un-opened.
(iii) Documents not properly bound will be disqualified.
(iv) Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots.
(v) All cost will be borne by the bidders.
(vi) If any information provided is found to be false at any stage of the exercise, it will lead to outright disqualification of the firm/Company.
(vii) Attendees at the EOl’s opening shall be required to wash hands, use hand sanitiser, wear mask and observe physical distancing. The EOl’s Opening will be covered by video recording and invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the EOl’s opening online.
(viii) Only shortlisted Firms will be invited a later date for collection of Request for Proposal;
(ix) This Advertisement for Expression of Interest shall not be construed to be a commitment on the part of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria Abuja, nor shall it entitle the submitting firm/company to make any claims whatsoever or seek any indemnity from the National Industrial Court of Nigeria by virtue of such firm/company having responded to this advert.
(x) The National Industrial Court of Nigeria is not bound to shortlist 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
CHIEF REGISTRAR
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT OF NIGERIA
