DEADLINE: 4TH OCTOBER, 2022
OFFICE OF THE HEAD OF CIVIL SERVICE OF THE FEDERATION
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STAFF HOUSING LOANS BOARD (FGSHLB)
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, PHASE II, ABUJA.
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE EXECUTION OF YEAR 2022 CAPITAL PROJECTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated funds to Federal Government Staff Housing Loans B) for the execution of 2022 Capital Projects. In Compliance with the Provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2007, the FGSHLB hereby wishes to invite experienced and competent companies for the expression of interest for the following Projects:
2.0 SCOPE OF SERVICE
LOT 1: Computer Software Acquisition
3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested Companies are to submit the following documents:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name is also acceptable;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificate of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2022;
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 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);
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 Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board 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;
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 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. Evidence of current Licence/accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA);
m. 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);
n. 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.
4.0 SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
a) Interested Companies are to submit two (2) bound Expression of Interest (Eol) separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope at the address below and dearly marked with the “Name and Lot no. of the projects. An electronic copy of the submission is to be made through email to the address below. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the Name and Address of the bidder and dropped in the designated Tender Box situate at Room 1016, 10th floor, Block B, Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase II not later than 12:00 noon Tuesday, 4th October, 2022.
b) All bidders must fill the EOI Submission Register while submitting their Expression of Interest in the Tender Box situate at the designated location as the FGSHLB will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Head Procurement on email: procurement@fgshib.gov.ng or Room 1016, 10 Floor, Block B, Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase II, Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation.
c) All documents should be addressed to:
The Executive Secretary
Attention: Head (Procurement),
Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board (FGSHLB)
10th Floor, Block B,
Federal Secretariat Complex Phase II,
Shehu Shagari Way, Abuja.
5.0 OPENING OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
a) The Expression of Interest will be opened at 12:00 noon Tuesday, 4 October, 2022, at the Conference Room of the Board, Federal Secretariat Complex Phase II, 10 floor, Block B, Abuja, immediately after close of submission.
b) In line with Section 19(b) () & (ii) of the PPA 2007, relevant Professional Bodies and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are invited to witness the opening exercise accordingly.
6.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
i. Eol must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
ii. Eol submitted after the deadline for submission
iii. All CAC, PENCOM, TAX, ITF, NSITF, IRR Certificates shall be referred to issuing bodies for verification;
iv. The Publication is for information only, and not to be construed as a commitment or obligation on the part of the Management of FGSHLB;
v. 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.
vi. Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
vii. The FGSHLB will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by any interested party(ies) in connection with any response to this invitation and or the preparation or submission in response to an inquiry;
viii. The FGSHLB is not bound to 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.
Signed:
Executive Secretary
Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board (FGSHLB).
