Office Of The Auditor General For The Federation (OAuGF)- Invitation For Bidding For Projects Execution (13 Lots)

DEADLINE: 28TH JUNE, 2022
OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL FOR THE FEDERATION (OAuGF)
HEADQUARTERS, (AUDIT HOUSE) CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA
INVITATION FOR BIDDING FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION

(1) INTRODUCTION
The Office of the Auditor General for the Federation (OAuGF), in furtherance of its statutory mandate intends to procure Works, Goods and Services under the 2022 Financial Year in accordance with the Public Procurement Act 2007.

The Office of the Auditor General for the Federation by this publication hereby invites interested/competent Contractors/Suppliers and Accounting Firms to submit quotations for the supply of goods, works and expression of interest stated under the Scope of Work.

(2) SCOPE OF WORK

The scope of work to be carried out are the followings:

(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;

(b) Evidence of Company Income’s Tax Clearance Certificate 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 31^st 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^st 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^st December, 2022 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.;

(g) Sworn Affidavit:

-disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Office of the Auditor General for the Federation 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;

– 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) Category E: Evidence of Firm’s current registration with the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria;

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

(j) Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;

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

(n) 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;

(p) Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc. for Works, ICAN/ANAN for Financial Consulting, NITDA & CPN for ICT, etc.

(q) 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)

(r) 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 (CATEGORY A, B, C & D)
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of

The Secretary,
Procurement Planning Committee
Room 717B, 7th Floor, Audit House, Central Business District, Abuja.

On evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot paid into the Office of the Auditor General’s Remita account in any reputable commercial Bank in Nigeria.

Firms interested in Category E will not pay at this stage.

(5) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (Category A, B, C&D)
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of the Technical and Financial bids with soft copy 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 (2) sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the Auditor-General for the Federation with the above address; and clearly marked with (the name of the project and the Lot number). Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 28 June, 2022.

(6) SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY E)
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound 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 Auditor-General for the Federation and clearly marked with (the name of the project and the Lot number). Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the designated Tender box not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 28 June, 2022.

(7) OPENING OF BIDS
The EOIs and Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 28 June, 2022, at Audit House Conference Room 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, as the OAuGF will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. Companies or their representatives, Civil Societies, NGO’s, Professional Bodies and members of the general public are by this publication invited to witness the EOI/technical bid opening exercise.

(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 un-opened;

(c) Bidders should not bid for more than one (1) Lot;

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

(e) Attach proof of payment of Tender fee;

(f) Non-compliance to the instructions will lead to disqualification

(g) 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;

(h) Category A,B, C&D: 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 unopened

(i) Category E: Only short-listed bidders will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;

(j) The OAuGF is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist any bidder and reserves the right to annul procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007.

SIGNED:
AUDITOR-GENERAL FOR THE FEDERATION
OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL FOR THE FEDERATION