Financial Reporting Council Of Nigeria (FRC) – Invitation To Tender/Expression Of Interest For 2022 Capital Projects (8 Lots)

DEADLINE: 18TH JULY, 2022
FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL OF NIGERIA (FRC)
ALEXANDER HOUSE, 4TH & 5TH FLOORS, PLOT 8, OTUNBA JOBI FELE WAY, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ALAUSA, IKEJA, LAGOS
INVITATION TO TENDER/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR 2022 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 issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name is also acceptable for Services;

(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 minimum average annual turnover as stated in the bid documents;

(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 (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 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 31st December, 2022 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 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 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) 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/Professional qualifications such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc.;

(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) Works List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership /Lease -Agreement;

(m) Only companies included in the National Automotive Design and Envelopment Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorised representatives should bid for the Vehicles:

(n) For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);

(o) ICT jobs: Evidence of Firm’s current registration/ accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA);

(p) 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);

(q) 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 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) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS & WORKS)
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of the Principal 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 in Nigeria. Firms interested in Consultancy Service would not pay at this stage until after shortlisting.

(5) SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (CONSULTANCY SERVICE)
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 /CFO, Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, 5th Floor Alexander Building, 8, Otunba Jobi Fele Way, CBD, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos Quantity survey/Mechanical/ Design/Plan”

Furthermore, the reverse of each of the sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and dropped into Consultancy’ Services Box, 5th floor, Alexander Building, 8, Otunba Jobi Fele Way, CBD, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos not later than 10:00am on Monday, 18 July, 2022. Late submission would be returned un-opened.

(6) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS & WORKS)
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 of 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. 5th 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 bear 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 10:00 am on Monday, 8 August, 2022.

(7) OPENING OF EOI AND TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOI and the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 10:00am on Monday, 18 July, 2022 and 10:00am on Monday, 8 August, 2022, respectively, 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 unopened. Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of the ES/CEO Secretary’s Office, 5th 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 “Principal Manager, Procurement” on e-mail: sbraji@financialreportingcouncil.gov.ng

(8) GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder:

(b) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened;

(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;

(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) Attendees at the bids opening shall be required to wash hands, use hand sanitizer, wear mask and observe physical distancing. The Bids Opening in the preserve of observers will be covered by video recording and invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;

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

(k) Service Only shortlisted Firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposal;

(l) The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria is not bound to pre-qualify/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
MANAGEMENT