Investments And Securities Tribunal (IST)- Invitation To Tender For Supply Services (5 Lots)

DEADLINE: 25TH JULY, 2022
INVESTMENTS AND SECURITIES TRIBUNAL (IST)
PLOT 1072 CADASTRAL ZONE B10, ALONG JABI – AIRPORT ROAD, OPPOSITE MAJOR OIL FILLING STATION, DAKI-BIYU, JABI, ABUJA, 
www.ist.gov.ng
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR SUPPLY SERVICES

(1) INTRODUCTION
(1.1) BRIEF BACKGROUND
The Investments and Securities Tribunal (IST) the adjudicatory arm of the Capital Market established under Section 274 of the Investments and Securities Act (ISA) 2007 invites competent and experienced Vendors/Suppliers/Service Providers to submit bids for the following Lots:

(2) SCOPE OF WORK/SUPPLY
Details of the Scope of Works/Supply for the Projects:

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

(b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31 December, 2022; with minimum average annual turnover as stated in the bid documents;

(c) 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);

(d) Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31 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 31 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 BPP.

(g) Sworn Affidavit:

• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Investments and Securities Tribunal 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) month

(h) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years -2019, 2020 & 2021, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Services (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) ICT Jobs: Evidence of current Licence/accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA);

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

(o) 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)

(p) 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) a s 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.

(4.0) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of the HOD Procurement 2nd floor, Procurement Dept., Plot 1072 Cadastral Zone Bio, Along Jabi – Airport Road, Opposite Major Oil Filling Station, Daki-biyu, Jabi, Abuja on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the Investments & Securities Tribunal’s Remita account: 1000009589 in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria.

(5.0) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, at least two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with 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 Hon. Chairman, Investments & Securities Tribunal, Plot 1072 Cadastral Zone B10, Along Jabi – Airport Road, Opposite Major Oil Filling Station, Daki-biyu, Jabi, Abuja 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 drop in the designated Tender Box 2nd ‘floor, Procurement Dept., Plot 1072 Cadastral Zone Bio, Along Jabi – Airport Road, Opposite Major Oil Filling Station, Daki-biyu, labi, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon, Monday 25 July, 2022.

(6.0) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the Technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon, Monday 25 July, 2022 in the Tribunal’s Court Room, Ground Floor right wing, (or any available venue at the time of opening), Plot 1072 Cadastral Zone B10, Along Jabi – Airport Road, Opposite Major Oil Filling Station, Daki-biyu, Jabi, Abuja, while the Financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of HOD Procurement or 2^nd floor, Procurement Dept., Plot 1072 Cadastral Zone Bio, Along Jabi – Airport Road, Opposite Major Oil Filling Station, Daki-biyu, Jabi, Abuja, as the Investments & Securities Tribunal will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the “HOD (Procurement)” on e-mail: ooyesile@ist.gov.ng

(7.0) 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 un-opened;

(c) Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots

(d) All costs will be borne by the bidders;

(e) Attendees at the bid openings shall be required to wash hands, use hand sanitiser, wear mask and observe physical distancing. The Bids Opening in the presence of observers will be covered by video recording and invitation link will be sent to bidders who choose to join the bid opening online;

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

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

(h) The investments & Securities Tribunal is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at anytime without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007.

SIGNED
THE HONOURABLE CHAIRMAN/CEO