DEADLINE: 20TH FEBRUARY, 2023
SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, FCT, ABUJA
INVITATION FOR 2023 PRE-QUALIFICATION EXERCISE FOR PURCHASE OF MOTOR VEHICLES
INTRODUCTION
The Sharia Court of Appeal Federal Capital Territory Abuja is desirous of pre-qualifying competent contractors for the year 2023 projects.
The details are as follows:
LOT 1: PURCHASE OF MOTOR VEHICLES
(2) PRE-QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Prospective contractors shall be required to submit the following documents to pre-qualify.
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
(b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2023;
(c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023 (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, 2023 (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, 2023;
(f) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.;
(g) Sworn Affidavit:
-disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Sharia Court of Appeal Federal Capital Territory Abuja 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 -2020, 2021 & 2022, 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;
(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs (in size, nature & complexity) executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
(l) Only Companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorised representatives should bid for the Vehicles;
(m) 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.
(3) SUBMISSION OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
All Pre-qualification documents should be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked “2023 Pre-qualification’’ with the Lot number boldly written and must be returned to the Tenders Board Secretariat, Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT-Abuja on or before 12:00 noon, Monday, 20 February, 2023. All documents should be addressed to:
THE DIRECTOR PROCUREMENT/SECRETARY TENDERS BOARD,
FOR: CHIEF REGISTRAR
SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, FCT JUDICIARY,
P.M.B 74,Gudu District,
Abuja.
(4) OPENING OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
All pre-qualification documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon, Monday, 20 February, 2023, at the Chief Registrar’s Conference Hall Sharia Court of Appeal, Headquarters, Gudu District. FCT Abuja.
(5) DISCLAIMER AND CONCLUSION
(i) This announcement is published for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer by the Sharia Court of Appeal, FCT Abuja to transact with any party nor does it constitute a commitment or obligation on the part of the Court to Procure, Works, Goods or Services.
(ii) Any submission that does not conform to or failure to comply with the above requirements (Prequalification Requirements) would automatically disqualify a contractor while the document submitted after the closing date shall be returned un-opened.
(iii) The Sharia Court of Appeal FCT Abuja reserves the right to verify the authenticity of the claims made in the documents submitted.
(iv) The Sharia Court of Appeal FCT Abuja will not be responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested party in connection with any response to this invitation.
(v) Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of tender documents;
(vi) This also serves as invitation to Civil Society Organizations;
(vii) The Sharia Court of Appeal FCT Abuja 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:
DIRECTOR PROCUREMENT/SECRETARY TENDERS BOARD
FOR: HON. CHIEF REGISTRAR.
