Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI)- Invitation To Tender (ITT) For The Supply Of Goods And Services (4 Lots)

DEADLINE: 5TH OCTOBER, 2022
NIGERIA EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE (NEITI)
60, NELSON MANDELA STREET, OFF KWAME NKRUMAH STREET, ASOKORO, ABUJA NEITE
INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) FOR THE SUPPLY OF GOODS AND SERVICES

1. PREAMBLE:
Nigeria Extractive industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), intends to undertake the procurement of services & goods approved under the 2022 Appropriation Act and hereby invites interested, competent and eligible consultants & suppliers to execute the consultancy service and tender for the supply of the following goods:

2. SCOPE OF SERVICE/SUPPLY

CATEGORY A: NON-CONSULTANCY SERVICES
LOT A1: General Insurance/Underwriting Services
LOT A2: Medical Health Insurance Service
LOT A3: Facility Management Services

CATEGORY B:GOODS

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 11 or CAC2 and CAC7
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid til 31st December, 2022 with minimum average annual turnover of N30 million;
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 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 Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative 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, NIES
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. Insurance: Operational Licence issued by NAICOM, Valid and adequate re-insurance Treaty arrangement & Certified True Copy of Audited Accounts approved by NAICOM;
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 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. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) from the office Head of Procurement Unit, No. 60, Nelson Mandela Street, Off Kwame Nkrumah Street, Asokoro, Abuja presentation of evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, payable to Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) REMITA ACCOUNT in any Commercial Bank in Nigeria. Receipt should be collected from the Accounts Department on successful payment to the Procurement Unit for collection of the tender documents.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid in two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with softcopy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid’ or “Financial Bid”. Therefore, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to The Executive Secretary, NEITI, 60, Nelson Mandela Street, off Kwame Nkrumah Street, Asokoro, Abuja and clearly marked with the name of the project and 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 Small Conference Room, No. 60, Nelson Mandela Street, Off Kwame Nkrumah Street, Asokoro, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon Wednesday, 5th October, 2022.

6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened at 12:00 noon Wednesday, 5th October, 2022, at Small Conference Room, No. 60, Nelson Mandela Street, Off Kwame Nkrumah Street, Asokoro, Abuja in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the Financial Bids will be kept un-opened. Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of the Head of Procurement Unit at NEITI, No. 60, Nelson Mandela Street, Off Kwame Nkrumah Street, Asokoro, Abuja as the NEITI will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Head of Procurement on e-mail address: aahmed@neiti.gov.ng.

7. GENERAL INFORMATION
i. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder,
ii. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened:
iii. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots:
iv. All costs will be borne by the bidders,
v. Attendees at the bid openings shall be required to wash hands, use hand santiser, 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 ink will be sent to bidders who chooses to join the bid opening online,
vi. 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;
vii. The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative is not bound to prequalify 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
The Executive Secretary, NEITI