National Judicial Institute (NJI), Abuja- Invitation To Pre-Qualification For The Year 2022 Capital Projects (7 Lots)

DEADLINE: 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2022
NATIONAL JUDICIAL INSTITUTE (NJI), ABUJA
INVITATION TO PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR THE YEAR 2022 CAPITAL PROJECTS

INTRODUCTION
The National Judicial Institute is the Training Organ of the Federal Judiciary and in compliance with the Public Procurement ACT (PPA) 2007, invites Competent and Experienced Contractors to apply for the under listed projects appropriated in its 2022 Capital Appropriation:

(2) SCOPE OF WORK
CATEGORY: WORKS

(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective Companies 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 CAC2 and CAC7 (or CAC 1.1).

(b) Evidence of Current Annual Returns to Corporate Affairs Commission.

(c) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2022; with a minimum average annual turnover of N200m for Lots B1 -B3 and N50m for Lots B4-B7;

(d) Evidence of current Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of Staff is 15 and above);

(e) Evidence of current 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);

(f) Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022;

(g) 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.

(h) Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Judicial Institute 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;

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

(j) Bank Reference Letter addressed to the Hon. Administrator, National Judicial Institute, Abuja 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 and Professional Qualifications such as Architect, Quantity Surveyor, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer and Civil Engineer;

(l) List of Plants and Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;

(m) 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;

(n) Evidence of Current NEMSA License for contractors in the Electric Power Sector issued by the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) for those applying for Lot B3

(o) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Compliance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Compliance 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) 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) SUBMISSION OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS:
Interested companies are to submit two (2) bound of Pre-qualification documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to:

The Administrator,
National Judicial Institute,
Mohammed Bello Centre,
Adjacent Jabi Junction Fly-Over,
Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Express Way,
P.M.B 5020,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 at the office of the Head of Procurement not later than 12:00 noon Monday, 5 September, 2022.

(5) OPENING OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS:
The Pre-qualification documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00noon Monday, 5 September, 2022, at the Andrews Otutu Obaseki Auditorium of the National Judicial Institute, Umaru MusaYar’Adua Express way, Abuja in the presence of observers, bidders or their representatives. Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of the Head of Procurement, 1st Floor, Admin Building, National Judicial Institute, Abuja, as the Institute will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

(6) GENERAL INFORMATION
(i) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;

(ii) Late submissions will be returned un-opened.

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

(iv) All cost will be borne by the bidders.

(v) 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;

(vi) Technical bid should be very clear about the bidder’s areas and proven competence and interest.

(vii) 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.

(viii) This advertisement shall not be construed to be a commitment on the part of the National Judicial Institute, Abuja nor shall it entitle the submitting Company to make any claims whatsoever or seek any indemnity from the National Judicial Institute by virtue of such Company having responded to this advert.

(ix) The National Judicial Institute is not bound to pre-qualify 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:
INSTITUTE SECRETARY,
NATIONAL JUDICIAL INSTITUTE, ABUJA.