National Business And Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB)- Invitation To Tender For 2022 Projects

DEADLINE: 28TH DECEMBER, 2022
NATIONAL BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL EXAMINATIONS BOARD (NABTEB)
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, P.M.B 1747, IKPOBA HILL, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2022 PROJECTS

1. INTRODUCTION
The NATIONAL BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL EXAMINATIONS BOARD (NABTEB) hereby invites experienced and Competent Contractors, Suppliers and Consultants to submit EOI, Pre-qualification, and Tender for the execution of the following procurement:

2. SCOPE OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested Firms/Companies should submit the following verifiable Pre-Qualification Documents:
i. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
ii. Evidence of Company Income’s Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31″ December, 2022; with minimum average annual turnover as stated in the bid documents;
iii. 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);
iv. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 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 N50m and above);
v. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2022;
vi. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31 December, 2022 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
vii. Sworn Affidavit:
-disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Business and Technical Examinations 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. indicating whether the Company is/is not in receivership, insolvent or bankrupt, must not have any Director who has been convicted in any Country for any criminal offenses relating to fraud or financial impropriety
viii. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2019, 2020 & 2021, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);
ix. Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
x. 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.;
xi. 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;
xii. List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease (where applicable);
xiii. 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 bidders should collect Standard Bid Documents from the Procurement Department on evidence of payment of non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot, into the NABTEB’s TSA in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
5.1. Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the LOT desired, two (2) bound hard copies each of the Technical and Financial bids separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above and clearly marked as “Technical Bid or “Financial Bid”. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to: The Registrar/Chief Executive, NABTEB, National Headquarters, P.M.B 1747, Ikpoba-Hill, Benin City, Edo State. and clearly marked with the name of the project and Lot number.

5.2. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and shall be personally dropped in the Tender’s Box in the Procurement Unit Office, (Block B), National Business and Technical Examinations Board, National Headquarters, Ikpoba-Hill, Benin City, not later than 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 28th December, 2022.

6. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS:
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon, Wednesday, 28 December, 2022 at the Library Complex, NABTEB, National Headquarters, Ikpoba-Hill, Benin City, Edo State, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened;

6.2 Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register at the Procurement Office as the NABTEB will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact through email nabtebhqt@yahoo.com

7. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
d. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for virtual financial openings while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;
e. The NABTEB 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
CHAIRMAN,
TENDERS BOARD NABTEB,
BENIN CITY