DEADLINE: 20TH JUNE, 2022
JUDICIARY COURT OF APPEAL, ABUJA
RE: INVITATION FOR 2022 PREQUALIFICATION EXERCISE/EOI (CORRIGENDUM)

Further to our recent advertisement in Nigerian NewsDirect, The Authority Newspapers and the Federal Tenders Journals of Monday, 16th May, 2022 Vol.18 No. 10 inviting interested Contractors and Suppliers to bid for 2022 Prequalification Exercise and sequel to our notice board/website advertisement cancelling the aforementioned exercise, Court of Appeal, Nigeria wishes to notify the general public of the resumption of the exercise and the extension of the deadline for submission to 11:00a.m. Monday 20 June, 2022. The pre-qualification documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 11:00a.m. Monday 20 June, 2022. Every other information in the original advertisement remains the same.

(2) ADDITION OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES CATEGORY

LOT NO.DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Lot A1Consultancy for the Rehabilitation of Court Complex. Jos
Lot A2Consultancy for the Construction of Liaison Office, Asokoro, Abuja
Lot A3Consultancy for the Reconstruction of HPCA Guest House, Lagos
Lot A4Consultancy for the Reconstruction of Court Complex, Acdo-Ekiti
Lot A5Consultancy for the Renovation of Hon. Justices Quarters

In view of the above, interested and eligible bidders are invited to submit EOI as detailed below:

(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective firms shall submit the following documents and without any of the under listed requirements, the company will automatically be disqualified.

(i) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC2 and CAC7 (or CAC 1.1). Business name is also acceptable for services;

(ii) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or personal income tax clearance certificate of all the partners in the case of business name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2022; with minimum average annual Turnover of N30 Million naira.

(iii) 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);

(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 N50m 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 31st December, 2022 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.

(vii) Sworn Affidavit:

  • disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Court of Appeal, Abuja 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;

(viii) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years -2019,2020 & 2021, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);

(ix) Bank Reference Letter addressed to the Chief Registrar, Court of Appeal, Abuja from a reputable commercial bank 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 as such COREN, QSRBN, 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 project.

(xii) Evidence of firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body/bodies such as COREN, QSRBN, CORBON.ARCON etc.;

(xiii) 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);

(xiv) 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 authorized officer of the firm(s).

(3) SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST DOCUMENTS
Interested bidders are to submit two (2) bound copies of expression interest (EOI) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The document should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to the Chief Registrar, Court of Appeal, Complex, Three (3) Arm Zone Abuja, and clearly marked with the project name and Lot No. 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 11:00am Monday 20 June, 2022.

(4) OPENING OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST DOCUMENTS
The EOI shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 11:00am Monday, 20 June, 2022 at the Court of Appeal, Training Room, behind the office Fire Bay, Three Arms Zone, Abuja.

(5) GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) Expression of Interest Documents must be in English and signed by the official authorised by the bidder;

(b) Late submission shall be returned un-opened

(c) Document not property bound will be disqualified.

(d) All cost must be borne by the bidder.

(e) The Advertisement for “EOI” shall not be construed to be a commitment on the part of Court of Appeal, nor shall it entitle any person to make any claim whatsoever and/or seek any indemnity from Court of Appeal by virtue of such person having responded to the advert.

(f) Applicants should be very clear about their area of proven competence and interest.

(g) Only shortlisted firms will be invited at the later date for collection of Request for Proposal Document. Please note that successful Bidders will be notified via the Court Notice Board and Website (www.courtofappeal.gov.ng) for RFP.

(h) Attendees at the bids opening 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 bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;

(i) Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services).

(j) The Court is not bound to shortlist any bidder and reserves the right to annul the selection process at any time without incurring any liabilities and assigning any reason thereof in accordance with section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007.

SIGNED:
CHIEF REGISTRAR,
COURT OF APPEAL,
THREE ARMS ZONE,ABUJA

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