DEADLINE: 14TH NOVEMBER, 2022
FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL)
P.M.B. 0189 UMUNZE, ANAMBRA STATE
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES
(1.0) BACKGROUND
(1.1) The Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze, Anambra State hereby invites reputable and competent. Consultancy firms/companies with the capacity and experience for timely delivery of projects for Expression of Interest for the following proposed Consultancy Services.
(2.0) DESCRIPTION OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES
LOT Description Code S1 Construction projects FCE(T)/UMZ/22/01 S2 Insurance Services FCE(T)/UMZ/22/02 S3 Financial Services FCE(T)/UMZ/22/03
(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested firms should submit the following documents:
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation Issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form 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, 2019, 2020, 2021 valid till 31st December, 2022;
(c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022 (this requirement is only applicable to Firms 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 Firms whose number of staff is 5 and above or the Firm’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 National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring 31st December, 2022 or valid Certificate issued by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP);
(g) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (03) years – 2019, 2020, 2021, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS);
(h) Sworn Affidavit
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant Committees of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present director or shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the Firm,
- that the company is not in receivership, insolvent or bankrupt and that none of its Directors has ever been convicted by any court of law,
- that the company does not at the time of this EOI have any existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institutions or third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performing, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (04) months and to confirm
- that all information presented in the EOI are true and correct in all particulars;
(i) Lots S2 & S3: Evidence of Firm’s current registration with the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria;
(j) Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria indicating willingness to provide credit facility when needed;
(k) Lot S1: Evidence of Firm’s current registration with the relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, SURCON etc.;
(l) Lot S2: Operational Licence issued by NAICOM, Valid and adequate re-insurance Treaty arrangement;
(m) Lot S3: Evidence of Firm’s Practice Licence issued by the relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as ICAN, ANAN etc.; Curriculum Vitae of 3 Key Staff to be deployed to the Service, including copies of their evidence of registration with the relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, SURCON for Construction, NAICOM, Financial Reporting Council for insurance, ICAN, ANAN, Financial Reporting Council for Financial Services;
(n) 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;
(o) All documents for submission must be transmitted with a covering letter under the Company/Firms Letterhead paper bearing amongst others, the Registration number (RC) as issued by CAC, Contact Address, Telephone Numbers (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 authorized officer of the firm.
(4.0) SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENTS
Two bound copies of the Expression of Interest (EOI) are to be property sealed in an envelope indicating the Consultancy Services of choice, lot number and code (where applicable) and addressed to: The Provost, Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze, PMB 0189, Anambra State. The reverse of the envelope should bear the name of the Firm and dropped in the tender box stationed in the Procurement Department of Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze, Anambra State (Campus One) not later than 12:00 noon, Monday, 14 November, 2022.
(5.0) OPENING OF EOI DOCUMENTS
Only the Expression of Interest (EOI) will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at the College Council Chamber Campus 1 at 12:00 noon, Monday, 14 November, 2022.
Please ensure that you sign the EOI Submission Register in the Procurement Department of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze as the College will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted EOIs.
For further enquiries please contact the Secretary, College Tenders Board on phone number: 08037409906
(6.0) NOTE
(a) EOI must be in English Language and signed by authorised Official:
(b) EOI submitted after the deadline for submission will be returned un-opened;
(c) All costs will be borne by the Firms;
(d) Firms should not submit for more than One (1) Lot;
(e) All cost incurred as a result of this invitation and subsequent request for information shall be borne by the Companies;
(f) Attendees at the EOI openings shall be required to wash hands, use hand sanitizer, wear mask and observe physical distancing. The EOI Opening in the presence of observers will be covered by video recording and invitation link will be sent to Firms who chooses to join the EOI opening online;
(g) Only short-listed Firms at EOI evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
(h) The College is not bound to shortlist any Firm 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 (PPA) 2007.
SIGNED:
PROVOSTF.C.E (T),
UMUNZE
