Council Of Legal Education- Request For Expression Of Interest (EOI) And Invitation To Tender For 2022 Capital Projects (2 Lots)

DEADLINE: 20TH SEPTEMBER, 2022
COUNCIL OF LEGAL EDUCATION
NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL, BWARI, FCT
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) AND INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2022 CAPITAL PROJECTS

1. INTRODUCTION
In compliance with the provisions and general guidelines of the Public Procurement Act 2007, the Council of Legal Education (the Council) wishes to invite all interested, competent reliable and reputable companies to submit bids and Expression of Interest for the following Works and Consultancy Service respectively at the Nigerian Law School

2.0 SCOPE OF WORK/SERVICE
CATEGORY A: WORKS

CATEGORY B: SERVICE

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested bidders should submit the following eligibility documents
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC and CAC7 Business Name is also acceptable for Service
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificate of the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years old till 31st December, 2022;
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid 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 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 50m 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 31/12/2022 or valid Certificate issued by BPP
g. Sworn Affidavit

• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Council of Legal Education of 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 of the subject of any form of winding up petition of proceedings

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 COREN, QSREN, 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. Category A: List of Plant Equipment with proof of Ownership Lease Agreement
m. Category B: Evidence of current registration with relevant regulatory professional body is 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 partners
o. All documents for submission must be transmitted with Covering Forwarding letter under the Company Fum’s Letter Head Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number(RC) 5 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)
Tender documents can be obtained from the office of the Secretary, Procurement Planning Committee Nigerian Law School was upon payment of a non-refundable Tender te of N10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Nairs Only) into the account of COUNCIL OF LEGAL EDUCATION TSA INTERNAL GENERATED REVENUE ACCOUNT in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria The Teler for this payment should be converted to official receipt at the Accounts Department of the Nigerian Law School, Bwari Photocopy of the receipt should be attached to the Tender Documents

5. SUBMISSION OF BID DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY A)
Prospective bidders should enclose the Technical and Financial Bids in separate envelopes and the two (2) separate envelopes should be enclosed in one sealed larger envelope clearly marked “INVITATION TO TENDER A bids should be addressed to
The Secretary
Procurement Planning Committee
Nigerian Law School Headquarters, Bwari,
P.M.B 170, Garki, Abuja.
The sealed envelope on the reverse side should bear the name of the bidder and Lot number, and should be submitted not later than 12:00 noon, Tuesday, 20 September, 2022

6. SUBMISSION OF EOI
As per paragraph 5 above except the EOI should be packaged in one envelope – original 1 copy, and should be submitted not later than 12:00 noon, Tuesday, 20 September, 2022.

7. OPENING OF EOIS AND TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOI and the technical bids shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon, Tuesday, 20 September, 2022, in the Conference Room of the Nigerian Law School Bwari Abuja, while the financial bids will be kept un opened. Failure to comply with the instructions shall lead to disqualification Bidders or their representatives, Civil Society and profession are invited to be present at the opening

8. IMPORTANT NOTICE EOI
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder EOI
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. Al 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 will be opened in the presence of CSOs and Professional bodies and covered by video recording invitation link will be sent to bidders who chooses to join the bid opening online
f. Category A: Only pre-Qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned un opened
g. Category B: Only shortlisted Consultants will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals
h. This advertisement shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Council of Legal Education and no bidder is entitled to make any claim and for seek any indemnity Council or the School by virtue of such bidder having responded to the advertisement
i. The Council of Legal Education is not bound to pre-quality 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

SECRETARY PROCUREMENT PLANNING COMMITTEE
Council of Legal Education
Bwari FCT